DLA News Archive

March 20, 2019

Troop Support employees recognized at quarterly awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were honored for their achievements during a quarterly awards ceremony March 14 in Philadelphia.Employees were recognized for various achievements including time in federal service, superior service and humanitarian efforts.Kelsi MacMurray, an acquisition specialist with the Construction and

March 20, 2019

Air Force policy leader: Troop Support is ‘lifeblood of U.S. military’

PHILADELPHIA — An Air Force policy leader commended Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s supply chain logistics during a visit to the organization March 14.

March 20, 2019

Having their pi and eating it too

Battle Creek, Michigan — Runners from the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center and Battle Creek’s Michigan Air National Guard Base tracked the numbers in their time March 14 as they honored one of the world’s most famous numbers -- 3.14.

March 20, 2019

DFSP Selma Railcar Replacement

Newly leased 30,000 gallon railcars with improved safety features are providing increased fuel capability at the Defense Fuel Support Point Selma, North Carolina.

March 20, 2019

Mass. Air Guard maintainer views sheet metal work as art

ARLINGTON, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr. believes aircraft structural maintenance is more than just repairing physical damage.

March 20, 2019

Director of the Office of the Chief Management Officer, Department of the Navy, visits DDNV

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Alaleh Jenkins, director, Office of the Chief Management Officer, Department of the Navy, participated in her first visit to DLA Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, where she had the opportunity to meet the team and learn of some of the warehouse processes in place.      Jenkins serves as the principal executive to the Under Secretary of the Navy on

March 20, 2019

Osan logisticians support presidential movement

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Osan Air Base website — While all eyes were on the world’s stage, U.S. Air Force logisticians helped pave the way for the successful execution of the second U.S. and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 27-28, 2019.

March 19, 2019

DSCR Readies for Statewide Tornado Drill

Richmond, Va. — Tornados might seem out of place in Virginia, which is nowhere near America’s so-called Tornado Alley, but they do happen here. And when they do, the aftermath can be devastating, which is why Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees participate in a Statewide Tornado Drill each year.

March 19, 2019

DLA Distribution announces quarterly award winners

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Deputy Commander Twila Gonzales, Senior Executive Service, has announced the organization’s first quarter, fiscal year 2019 Employee/Team of the Quarter, Military of the Quarter, Mission Impact, and Strategic Goals winners.

March 18, 2019

Butler embraces sea change in joint reserve force

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Navy Master Chief Petty Officer James Butler will replace Navy Command Master Chief Bill Sherman as senior enlisted leader in the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force April 1.