DLA News Archive

Dec. 26, 2016

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — A new DLA Distribution center in Djibouti promises to boost the agency’s support to warfighters in the region.

Shannon Woodyard from DLA Distribution New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, helps a 10th Mountain Division supply sergeant turn in excess optical sighting devices at Fort Drum, New York.

Dec. 26, 2016

Out with the Excess

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA is helping the Army remove up to 1.2 million pieces of equipment from unit inventories so soldiers can focus on readiness.

Army Pfc. Guillermo Armendariz and Pfc. James Vail change an engine in a Bradley fighting vehicle in Hit, Iraq. The transmission of the Bradley is a critical part the DLA Warstopper Program makes sure is available.

Dec. 26, 2016

Rare But Ready

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Since 1993, the Warstopper Program has helped DLA guarantee on-time delivery of critical wartime materials.

Dec. 26, 2016

DLA NewsWire

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — News from across the agency is highlighted through DLA Newswire.

Deputy Executive Director for Mission Support David Koch

Dec. 26, 2016

A Conversation with ...

The deputy executive director of DLA Mission Support talks about the ways this directorate supports the warfighter and other DLA customers

Dec. 26, 2016

I am DLA

Highlighting Randle McClendon, DLA Distribution process worker with DLA’s deployable depot at Red River Army Depot, Texas.

From left: Tony Acosta, Reggie Burks, Bill Farmer, James Reed, Mike Johnson and George Gray prepare the ingredients for cookies the team made from scratch Dec. 21, 2016, at the USO Warrior and Family Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Dec. 23, 2016

DLA volunteer bakers help USO bring cheer to staff working holidays; drivers wanted

Thanks to volunteers from the Defense Logistics Agency, installation support personnel working Dec. 24-25 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, will have homemade cookies to let them know they’re appreciated.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, presents Russ Brooks, Subsistence field representative, with a certificate of retirement during a ceremony Dec. 15. Brooks was accompanied by his wife Denise, whom he thanked for standing beside him during his career.

Dec. 22, 2016

Subsistence field rep, who helped introduce DoD school produce program, retires

PHILADELPHIA — Russ Brooks noticed in the early 1990s that poor quality produce was being served in the Denver public schools. He later helped user in the DOD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to provide produce to schools.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Mapping employee, Kevin Bettis, division chief, reads to children of Mapping employees Dec. 20, 2016. The children came to the installation to make Christmas cards to attach to gifts purchased by employees. The gifts are being donated to the children who are patients at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dec. 22, 2016

DLA Aviation Customer Operations Mapping employees' kids – helping kids

Richmond, Virginia — Employees of DLA Aviation Customer Operations Mapping held a holiday luncheon for many of their children, Dec. 20, in their office on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The children enjoyed music, and snacks while they made Christmas cards to attach to the gifts, purchased by employees, to donate to the children who are patients at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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.