DLA News Archive

March 8, 2019

Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna’s Roller named DLA Emergency Communication Center Dispatcher of the Year

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Kristine R. Roller was recognized as the DLA Emergency Communication Center Operator of the Year during DLA’s 51st Annual Employee Recognition Awards Program awards ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Dec. 13.   DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams presided over the ceremony and presented individual and

March 8, 2019

DLA Aviation-Jacksonville commander lays out her vision for future warfighter support during town hall

Richmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation-Jacksonville Commander Navy Cmdr. Monica Frey held her town hall Feb. 28. She kicked off the town hall by presenting awards and recognitions for years of service before getting into the details concerning her vision and goals for the future of DLA Jacksonville’s support to the warfighter.

March 8, 2019

DoD program helps DLA share knowledge, talent with industry

Rosslyn, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency continues to invest in innovative programs that allow acquisition professionals to engage with and learn from industry partners. Brian McGinley, a supervisor in DLA Troop Support’s Post Award Division for industrial hardware, is assigned to a six-month career-development program with Deloitte LLP in Rosslyn, Virginia.

March 8, 2019

High school students get hands-on lab learning

The petroleum lab at DLA Energy Europe and Africa is training high school students how to test aviation fuels. Students attending local high schools in the Department of Defense Education Activity Europe serve as interns in the lab through the Career Practicum Student Internship Program which matches a student with a professional experience based on their interest in a career field.

March 8, 2019

LRC Italy supports humanitarian relief efforts to Ukrainian rehabilitation center

Camp Darby, italy — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 405th Army Field Support Brigade website — The Logistic Readiness Center-Italy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program loaded a shipment of humanitarian aid supplies headed for Ukraine, at Camp Darby, Italy ,Feb. 13-14.

March 8, 2019

Bettye Ackerman-Cobb CDC welcomes readers

Richmond, Va — “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child,” Dr. Seuss.

March 8, 2019

Daylight saving time: Spring forward this Sunday

Daylight saving time returns this Sunday at 2 a.m.

March 7, 2019

Medical helps new Navy ships join the fleet

PHILADELPHIA — As the U.S. Navy continues to build new ships, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain helps the ships meet their medical requirements.

March 7, 2019

‘IH Troopers’ give added meaning to warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — Supporting the warfighter may be the first of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s main efforts, but one group of employees gave it new meaning, culminating a month-long donation drive with the preparation and shipping of care packages for deployed service members March 6 in Philadelphia. The DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware’s sensing

March 7, 2019

Bringing back the bees

Battle Creek, Michigan — Active duty military members, veterans and spouses gathered at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center March 6 to learn how they could help battle a threat, not to national security, but to the nation’s bee population.