DLA News Archive

Dec. 10, 2019

Key West Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration

APRA HARBOR, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — USS Key West (SSN 722) conducted a mobile logistics demonstration with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) in Apra Harbor, Guam Dec. 10 in the second forward-deployed logistics demonstration designed to evaluate supply ships’ ability to sustain submarine operations in an expeditionary setting.

Dec. 10, 2019

Theodore Roosevelt, Omaha Conduct First-of-Kind Refueling at Sea

PACIFIC OCEAN — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) held an at-sea refueling, Dec. 2, a first between a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Independence-variant LCS.

Dec. 10, 2019

DLA employees helping the local homeless, one plastic bag at a time

RICHMOND, VA — Members of the Business Process Support Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Virginia, found an eco-friendly way to rid their home kitchen and utility drawers of those small, plastic bags that seemingly accumulate after every trip to the grocery store or shopping mall.

Dec. 10, 2019

DLA employees, teams honored during annual awards ceremony

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency held its 52nd Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony Dec. 6 to honor team and individual achievements throughout the year.

Dec. 10, 2019

Local community officials visit DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Area economic and community officials visited the Defense Supply Center Columbus Dec. 3 and met with leadership from the base’s two largest tenants – the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service – Columbus.

Dec. 9, 2019

Employees help ease holiday shortage in blood supply

Battle Creek, Michigan — Agency employees gave some of their gifts early as they helped decrease the holiday shortages in the blood supply.

Dec. 9, 2019

DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment’s Culture Improvement Team celebrates the holidays

DLA Troop Support — The holiday season is here, and with that goes the many ways that the workforce comes together to show appreciation for each other and what we do all year. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment supply chain’s Culture Improvement Team held its annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 5, where team members celebrated the end of the year with a festive lunch.

Dec. 9, 2019

J8 Inventory Finance Workshop--An End to End partnership to pass audit

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — First of many inventory finance workshops kick's off at Defense Logistic Agency Distribution headquarters.

Dec. 7, 2019

Program participants start new career path

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Prior to administering the oath, Cannon and his senior leadership team took a moment to get to know the new associates and provide words of wisdom as they start their new career path. A common theme of advice to the class members was to be open to opportunities -- whether it be a new area of interest or moving site locations—to get outside of their respective comfort zones, to grow, to find mentors and be mentors themselves.

Dec. 6, 2019

McNamara Headquarters Complex employees celebrate holiday traditions

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — McNamara Headquarters Complex employees united to celebrate holiday traditions including the annual tree lighting ceremony and holiday social Dec. 5.