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Distribution Commanding Officer speaks at Support Ships 2019 conference

March 21, 2019

Distribution Commanding Officer speaks at Support Ships 2019 conference

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Commanding Officer Navy Supply Corps Rear Adm. Kevin M. Jones was one of several guest speakers at the 2019 Support Ships conference held in London Feb. 19 to 21.

DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment supply chain employees pose for a photo during the spring clean-up event in Building 3 March 20, 2019 in Philadelphia. The employees participated in the housekeeping component of the VPP program, an OSHA led initiative, that encourages cooperative efforts between management, employees and unions to reduce mishaps, pest and improve workplace safety. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray).

March 20, 2019

C&E employees conduct spring cleaning to demonstrate VPP program commitment

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment supply chain employees conduct spring clean-up event in Building 3 March 20, 2019 in Philadelphia. The leaders implemented a supply chain wide housekeeping event to demonstrate the directorate’s commitment to the VPP program, an OSHA led initiative that promotes good housekeeping in the office environment as a major part of its mishap, pest management and fire prevention efforts.

Members of the DLA Executive Board watch as DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams signs the signs the 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation.

March 20, 2019

DLA Director signs sexual assault awareness, prevention proclamation

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams signed the 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation in the presence of agency senior leaders during the March 20 executive board meeting.

DLA Troop Support team of the quarter award winners pose with DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly at a quarterly awards ceremony March 14, 2019 in Philadelphia.

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

Air Force officer Maj. Gen. LaBrutta and Army officer Gen. Simerly talk about DLA Troop Support

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.

Don Phillips, DLA Installation Support at Battle Creek site director, uses a treadmill in the Federal Center’s Fitness Center to complete his run.

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.

DFSP Selma Railcar Replacement

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.

Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr., a sheet metal technician with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, removes rivets to repair cracks on an F-15 Eagle tail cone in Westfield, Massachusetts, March 3, 2019. Lozada, who also has automotive body and repair jobs on the civilian side, said that even after a little more than a year of working in aircraft structural maintenance, the thrill of being around F-15s still hasn't worn off. "Working on a jet still leaves me speechless," he said. "Just to even think that I went from something so small [automobiles] to working on something so big."

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.

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

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

President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26. (Courtesy photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images)

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.