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A reenactor joins attendees in honoring the sacrifices of Allied forces 100 years ago during the battles of Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry in France, near the end of World War I. In the background is the Aisne-Marne Memorial.

May 31, 2018

DLA team marks Memorial Day in visit to WWI commemoration in France

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a group from DLA Europe and Africa traveled to Château-Thierry, France, to participate in the World War I Centennial Commemoration at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery.

DLA Aviation hosts Supplier Industry Day

May 30, 2018

Record attendance for Supplier Industry Days at Defense Supply Center Richmond

Richmond, Va — More than 200 defense supplier representatives converged on the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, for the annual, two-day Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Industry Days May 15 - 16.

Two airmen stand in the turbine of a C-17 Globemaster 111 aircraft.

May 30, 2018

Air Force Maintainers Play Critical Role in Operation Inherent Resolve

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website — With more than 1,000 successful missions in the last six months, the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, known as ‘The Jokers,’ supports Operation Inherent Resolve’s busiest aerial port in Southwest Asia.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas quality assurance representatives met for a two-week training workshop

May 30, 2018

Training for quality purposes

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 20 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas quality assurance representatives met for a two-week training workshop in Houston, Texas, April 23 through May 4.

Randall “Adam” Bethke, a retired Army chief warrant officer, was the keynote speaker during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans annual Memorial Day observance, May 24. Bethke spoke about the importance that Memorial Day had for his father, a Vietnam veteran who lost friends during the war. The personal connection to Memorial Day deepened when Bethke joined the Army and lost friends of his own in the Global War on Terror.

May 30, 2018

Retired Army warrant officer reflects on personal meaning of Memorial Day

PHILADELPHIA — For retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Randall “Adam” Bethke, a Memorial Day tradition, learned from his father, is to set out a finger of whiskey and a cigar for someone who cannot be there to enjoy it.

DDC’s first commanding general honored with Hall of Fame induction

May 30, 2018

DDC’s first commanding general honored with Hall of Fame induction

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Inside the DLA Distribution Headquarters building bearing his name, Retired Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, first commander of Defense Distribution Center, was formally inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame on May 11.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, left, applauds Senior Enlisted Advisor Army Master Sgt. Jose Moraga during a retirement ceremony in Moraga’s honor May 23, 2018 at DLA Troop Support. Moraga thanked his family, friends, and colleagues for their support and sacrifices throughout his military career and beyond.

May 30, 2018

Troop Support senior enlisted leader retires with nearly 26 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — On the cusp of Memorial Day, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s senior enlisted service member thanked fallen military members for their service during his retirement ceremony May 23. Army Master Sgt. Jose Moraga retired from the military with nearly 26 years of service.

Dorothy O’Connell, DLA Troop Support Customer Operations, updates employees on the status of the simulated “Hurricane Cora” during a humanitarian relief and disaster recovery tabletop exercise May 22 in Philadelphia.

May 30, 2018

Bracing for the storm: Exercise helps Troop Support prep for 2018 hurricane season

PHILADELPHIA — To prepare for the June 1 start of the hurricane season, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support conducted a two-day exercise simulating the impact of a category four hurricane on the mid-Atlantic coast. After a devastating 2017 season, Troop Support senior leaders and key personnel who supported last year’s relief operations knew that

USCG helicopter refuels

May 30, 2018

Opening Doors: Fueling relationships across the federal government

While the warfighter is the priority, non-Department of Defense partners can capitalize on Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s comprehensive supply chain network and economies of scale.

solar panels stretch across 180-acres

May 30, 2018

Energy Resiliency

Vandenberg Air Force Base in California gets environmentally-friendly upgrades including a 180-acre solar energy facility and unique water-saving equipment.