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DLA Distribution chief of staff Perry Knight talks with students from Central York High School about setting life goals.

Dec. 22, 2016

Local students meet with chief of staff, learn how the warfighter receives supplies at DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — On Dec. 13, 26 students from Central York High School’s advanced placement U.S. Government and Politics class visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters for an overview on how the Department of Defense supplies its men and women in uniform.

DLA Energy employees and retired Marines, from left to right, Dan Martineau, Richard “Tony” Rabak and Jason Hayungs place new, unwrapped toys in the Toys for Tots drop boxes at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Dec. 15.

Dec. 21, 2016

DLA Energy employees give through Toys for Tots

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Toys for Tots drop boxes are full and will make children happy this holiday season thanks to the generous donations of Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees and retired Marines.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Miranda A.A. Ballentine speaks at the ground breaking at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Dec. 21. The 16.5 megawatt solar energy project will be the largest military solar installation in the Northeast and will include more than 50,000 solar panels when it’s completed in 2017.

Dec. 21, 2016

Largest military solar energy project in Northeast breaks ground on JB MDL

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst website — The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Miranda A.A. Ballentine and the Adjutant General of New Jersey Brig. Gen. Michael Cunniff helped break ground on a 98-acre solar farm here Dec. 20.

Soldiers enjoy Christmas dinner in Cameroon Dec. 25 with food provided by DLA Troop Support's Subsistence supply chain. U.S. service members are serving in Cameroon to enhance the capability of partner nation militaries like the Cameroonian Defense Force to promote regional security and stability.

Dec. 21, 2016

DLA delivers Christmas meals to deployed service members

PHILADELPHIA — Service members deployed this Christmas will still enjoy a traditional holiday meal, with all the trimmings, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.

A maintenance crew removes excessive rubber buildup off of an active runway at an undisclosed in Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2016. Maintenance crews had roughly 5 minutes to evacuate the runways when aircraft were landing or departing. The strategic operation successfully enabled the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to maintain its current level of support in Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Dec. 21, 2016

Expeditionary Airmen collaborate to repair active runway, continue fight to defeat ISIL

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — Over the span of 15 days 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron members successfully coordinated the removal of accumulated rubber build-up off of 560,000 square feet of an active runway at an undisclosed location, Dec. 19.

Col. Christopher Sage (left), 4th Fighter Wing commander, and Maj. Brian Privette (right), 4th Fighter Wing executive officer, prepare to take off for Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 30, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Sage flew an F-15E Strike Eagle to Robins AFB for a programmed depot maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)

Dec. 20, 2016

One team, one fight: Seymour Johnson, Robins AFBs keep Strike Eagles in flight

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 9th Air Force website — Team work between two units located at two separate bases keep the 4th Fighter Wing's F-15E Strike Eagles ready for whatever missions come the wing's way.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch presents DLA Energy Supervisory Contract Specialist Cynthia J. Obermeyer with an award for Excellence in Acquisition Management during DLA's 49th Annual Employee Recognition Awards ceremony Dec. 15.

Dec. 20, 2016

DLA Energy employees receive annual DLA awards

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees were recognized for excellence during DLA’s 49th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Program awards ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia Dec. 15.

DLA Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., commander Navy Capt. Harry Thetford, and deputy commander Denise Cordeiro cut the ribbon on newly renovated office space during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 28.

Dec. 20, 2016

DLA Distribution Norfolk cuts ribbon on renovated building

NORFOLK, Virginia — DLA Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., commander Navy Capt. Harry Thetford, and deputy commander Denise Cordeiro cut the ribbon on newly renovated office space during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 28.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee Jason Thompson receives certificate honoring his selection as the September 2016 Employee of the Month from DLA Aviation Deputy Commander Charlie Lillie Dec. 15, 2016 in a ceremony held in Richmond, Virginia. Thompson is a procurement analyst in the Procurement Process Support Directorate.

Dec. 19, 2016

DLA Aviation honors September and October employees of the month

RICHMOND, Va. — Two DLA Aviation employees received Employee of the Month Awards in a ceremony Dec. 15, 2016, hosted by DLA Aviation Deputy Commander Charlie Lilli.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Chung, left, a crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Esteban Ramirez, right, an engines technician, both with the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, perform maintenance underneath an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2016. Several shops from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work with each other to perform their specialized craft on the aircraft. Airmen performed maintenance through engine panels in an F-16, allowing personnel to troubleshoot an engine without removing it.

Dec. 19, 2016

Crew Chiefs Secure Airpower, Presence

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — Dedicated crew chiefs with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron play a role in sustaining the 35th Fighter Wing’s investments to project airpower and meet its security commitments in the Pacific region by ensuring jets are fully mission capable.