DLA News Archive

Oct. 4, 2017

Florida National Guard Engineers clear Hurricane Irma debris from Monroe County homes

KEY WEST, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — On Sept. 25, Gov. Rick Scott activated a 400-Soldier task force, led by the newly formed 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, to conduct debris clearance and residential de-mucking for the residents of Monroe County.

Oct. 4, 2017

Local troops, supplies headed to Caribbean for hurricane relief

FT. BRAGG, N.C. — The same day more than 120 tractor-trailers filled with hurricane relief aid left Fort Bragg, officials announced that hundreds of local soldiers would be deployed to Puerto Rico to help rebuild the island.

Oct. 4, 2017

DLA delivers produce for sailors aboard USS Oak Hill on hurricane relief mission

PHILADELPHIA — When acquisition professionals at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support received an emergency order to restock the galley of a Navy ship performing hurricane-relief operations, they raced against the clock to ensure the sailors had fresh produce to fuel their efforts.

Oct. 3, 2017

DLA Energy-contracted fuel trucks headed to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than 100 Defense Logistics Agency Energy-contracted fuel trucks carrying 299,000 gallons of fuel arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico via barge in support of Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Maria relief operations, Oct. 3.

Oct. 3, 2017

Cherry Point employee retires after more than 30 years with government

RICHMOND, Va — Denise Champine has dedicated her life to the military and her nation and now she’s hanging up her hat, but not before imparting some valuable insight to those she leaves behind.

Oct. 3, 2017

Dover Airmen lifeline to hurricane survivors

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — The 3rd Airlift Squadron from the 436th Airlift Wing supported relief efforts for Katrina and Haiti and the squadron continues this tradition with the C-17 Globemaster III by transporting essential recovery supplies to the survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Oct. 3, 2017

Food, Water, Fuel Still Priorities for Puerto Rico; 9K Military Now Helping Effort

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello briefed reporters on progress the unified collaboration of commonwealth and federal officials has made in delivering aid to the people of the island following Hurricane Maria.

Oct. 3, 2017

Nominations for FY18 Executive Development Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nominations for courses under the FY18 DLA Executive Development Program (EDP) are currently being accepted.

Oct. 3, 2017

Understanding Maria's Damage and the Job Ahead for Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — To understand the problems the people of Puerto Rico face, it is important to understand the violence of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island Sept. 20 with wind, rain, storm surge and flooding, officials involved in the effort said.

Oct. 3, 2017

DLA adds deployment team as role in disaster relief increases

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Federal agencies have increasingly relied on DLA for critical support to disaster relief and humanitarian assistance in the past decade, and DLA’s commitment is now reflected in the addition of another full-time team of volunteers ready to deploy on short notice.