DLA News Archive

Oct. 13, 2016

Domestic Violence Awareness Month a call to prevent, assist

One in four women and one in seven men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every October, National Domestic Awareness Month is observed to prevent domestic abuse and intimate-partner violence.

Oct. 13, 2016

DLA Profiles in Resiliency, Howard Jenkins

Employee resiliency is something we can all support. This Profile in Resiliency video highlights Howard Jenkins, DLA Land and Maritime, sharing his story and what he did to stay strong and resilient.

Oct. 13, 2016

Brad Bunn, Director, DLA Human Resources, Resiliency Address

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Brad Bunn, Director, DLA Human Resources talks to employees about resiliency and the services available to them through the Employee Assistance Program.

Oct. 12, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Luis Alejo

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Luis Alejo, is a customer support specialist at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. He is dedicated to serving the warfighter and providing them the support they need when they need it.

Oct. 12, 2016

Speaker shares advice for living with disability, working with disabled coworkers

A manager from the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shared her agency’s advice on what to do if you become disabled and offered tips for interacting courteously with people who have disabilities, in an Oct. 11 presentation at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Oct. 12, 2016

DLA Energy provides fuel support to Hurricane Matthew relief

Defense Logistics Agency Energy is providing essential fuel support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to ongoing Hurricane Matthew relief operations in the United States and Haiti.

Oct. 12, 2016

Document services offer wide variety of printing, online needs

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fort Riley website — The personnel of the Defense Logistics Agency offers document services worldwide with the mission to transform the Department of Defense from high volumes of printing to on-demand documents, electronic content and records management.

Oct. 11, 2016

Travis Milton: Material expeditor by day, writer by night

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — It can be quite easy to let your career overwhelm you, to never really “clock out” at the end of the day. Whether you physically bring work home with you, or you bring the attitude that work gives you home with you, many people struggle with leaving it all at the door.

Oct. 11, 2016

JTF-PO delivers humanitarian aid to Matthew's victims

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Task Force-Bravo website — Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and interagency partners arrived at Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti, Oct. 6, in support of a larger Department of Defense effort to support the government of Haiti’s request for assistance after Hurricane Matthew made landfall Oct. 4.

Oct. 11, 2016

Susquehanna commander visits Troop Support headquarters

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — To discuss how to improve vendor compliance within each of the supply chains DLA Troop Support manages, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., commander Army Col. Brad Eungard visited the Primary-Level Field Activity’s headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa., in late September.