DLA News Archive

Sept. 30, 2019

DSCR employees help clean up along James River

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency employees from Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, participated in the James River Regional Cleanup hosted by the James River Advisory Council Sep. 14 at Falling Creek Ironworks Park in North Chesterfield County. The river clean-up, which resulted in the collecting of more than 100 bags of trash, was part of a larger initiative sponsored by the James River Advisory Council that included similar activities throughout seventeen locations around the state of Virginia.

Sept. 27, 2019

Mentoring Networks at DLA Land and Maritime

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime's Level III Mentees mentor 11 Level I mentees (protégés) during a 3-hour session on networking Sept. 19 at Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC).

Sept. 27, 2019

Exercise helps agency police prepare for threats

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters police regularly test their skills in emergencies by conducting annual exercises. By practicing their response time, they can better protect employees of the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Sept. 27, 2019

Lives saved with excess equipment in Keystone State

NEW CASTLE, Penn. — First aid kits and tourniquets help police respond to multiple incidents in Pennsylvania.

Sept. 27, 2019

Navy: Sept. 30 Is last day for blue working uniform, rank-insignia cover

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — The last day of approved wear of the Navy Working Uniform Type I is Sept. 30, as this uniform has been replaced by the NWU Type III, as announced in Naval Administrative Message 174/16.

Sept. 27, 2019

DLA Aviation welcomes new Army Customer Facing Division chief

Richmond, Va. — Army Col. Woodard ‘Buddy” Hopkins, III, joined Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in July as the new Army Customer Facing Division chief within the Customer Operations Directorate.

Sept. 27, 2019

Distribution San Joaquin’s Maldonado retires after 51 years of combined service

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Having served a combined 51 years as a federal civilian and military service member, Richard Maldonado, equal employment specialist, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, is retiring.Maldonado served four years active duty in the U.S. Air Force and then 16 years in the Air Force Reserve. While in uniform he served in the

Sept. 26, 2019

U.S. Army Alaska Gives Marine Corps a Lift during Exercise

SEWARD, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Soldiers of the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, assisted the Navy and Marine Corps during the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise in Seward Sept. 19.

Sept. 26, 2019

Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development Continues

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Planning and Industrial Support Division conducted an Industrial Support Activity training session Sept. 5 with personnel from the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama, their second iteration in a series of planned training sessions. The training is designed to strengthen partnerships, improve customer support and connect the efforts of the DLA team with the outcomes achieved at the ISA. Strong Partnerships is one of five lines of effort advanced by Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams as a roadmap to ensure victory against trans-regional multi-domain threats, in an increasingly complex global environment.

Sept. 26, 2019

Counsel speaks to local law students about federal employment, builds partnerships

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Office of General Counsel participated in a Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools consortium event Sept. 19 to engage and inform local law students about the agency’s mission and federal employment benefits. Panel member Jon Lightner, DLA Troop Support chief counsel and Villanova University School of Law graduate, spoke to students from nine local law schools about the specialized legal positions within Troop Support. As the first and only DLA legal team to pursue efforts like this according to Lightner, the engagement builds partnerships with the colleges and generates potential interest in federal service among future legal professionals.