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Brad Bunn, Director, DLA Human Resources takes questions from the Columbus Land and Maritime audience during his ongoing DLA Human Resources Roadshow. Bunn is visiting DLA organizations to further discuss the implementation of the new DPMAP system and other HR related issues impacting the DLA workforce.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA HR director’s road show makes stop in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Human Resources Director, Brad Bunn brought his human resources roadshow to Land and Maritime Nov. 4 to personally discuss several high visibility human resource issues with the Columbus workforce.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Army Maj. Alex Shimabukuro (left), operations officer, Customer Facing Division in the Customer Operations Directorate and Army Logistics University’s Basic Officer Leadership Course student, Army 2nd Lt. Nickole Kaple (right) visit veterans at Appomattox Health and Rehab Center in Hopewell, Virginia Nov. 9, 2016 for a Veterans Day celebration. World War II Air Force Veteran Paul Boyett (center) was among those presented with a pin and certificate for his service during a "pinning and certificate" ceremony held at the facility.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA Aviation and Ft. Lee military celebrate Veterans Day with local veterans

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation military members from Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, and students from the Army Logistics University’s Basic Officer Leadership Course and the Army Instructor Training Course from Fort Lee, came together to visit veterans at local facilities in Hopewell on Nov. 9 and Nov. 11. The visit was to honor and remember the former and current veterans for their sacrifices in preserving our freedoms. The group visited and presented certificates to 15 veteran residents at Gentiva Hospice Center’s River View on the Appomattox facility.

Navy Capt. Mike Wettlaufer, commanding officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), serves turkey during a Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26, 2015. DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain provides service members around the world a taste of home for Thanksgiving every year.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA delivers Thanksgiving meals to troops overseas

PHILADELPHIA — American troops serving around the world will be able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency. More than 14,968 pounds of turkey and 8,712 pies, including sweet potato and pumpkin, have been delivered to troops in Afghanistan.

Defense Logistics Agency volunteers from the audience help build the components of the resiliency pillars during an interactive game Nov. 15, 2016, as the activity celebrated Resiliency Day in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA Aviation celebrates Resiliency Day, moves into training sustainment phase

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, received a glass pebble as they filled the Lotts Conference Center Nov. 15, celebrating the past year’s accomplishments in training the workforce in resiliency tools to succeed personally and professionally in ever-changing environments.

Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith is the director of DLA Logistics Operations.

Nov. 21, 2016

Commentary: DLA Regional Commanders shift to touch points for geographic combatant command

In September, I presided over DLA Pacific’s change of command, in which Navy Capt. Tim Daniels took the reins of that outstanding organization from Army Col. Richard Ellis. The ceremony marked more than one change for that team. As Capt. Daniels accepted the unit colors, he initiated a shift in the way DLA Pacific and our other regional commands work with our partners around the world.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jorge Lares, left, and Kendal Kleinhenz, right, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, use a walk behind concrete saw to simulate repairs to a damaged runway during unit level training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17, 2016. The training focused on base recovery exercises to better prepare the Marines for scenarios that could arise while on station or during deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Nov. 20, 2016

Sentinels practice restoring runway

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni website — U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 conducted base recovery after attack response training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15-18, 2016.

Rear Adm. Deborah P. Haven

Nov. 20, 2016

New Director assumes command of DLA Joint Reserve Force

Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven assumed command of the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force Oct 1. Haven is now assigned as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Joint Reserve Force.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day discusses the framework of the Department of Defense, where DLA fits in with DoD, and the DLA and DLA Aviation missions with students from the Chesterfield County Public Schools Career and Technical Education Center (Hull Street Road location). Day visited the CTC Nov. 3, 2016.

Nov. 18, 2016

Commander speaks to CCPS Tech Center students about logistics, leadership

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day visited the Chesterfield County Public Schools Career and Technical Education Center (Hull Street Road location) Nov. 3, where he spoke to approximately 70 students.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mathews helps to set up a grey water sanitation soakage pit during Preventative Medicine Exercise 2016 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016. The pit is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet deep filled with small rocks and pipes to safely transfer waste to the ground. Grey water is any substance that could potentially be harmful to the environment and special precautions are made to keep the exercise’s area safe. Matthews is a preventive medical technician with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Sorci)

Nov. 17, 2016

Gear Check: 1st Medical Battalion trains for deployed environments

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Marine Logistics Group website — U.S. Navy preventative medicine technicians with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in Preventative Medicine Exercise 2016 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., from Nov. 7-11, 2016.

Owen Hassig, a contracting officer with DLA Energy, uses American Sign Language to sign his name during a brown bag session at the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 27.

Nov. 17, 2016

DLA members learn to communicate using ASL

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Learning how to communicate with others who may not communicate the same way as you is important, especially in the workplace.