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Members of the U.S. Army Silent Drill Team spin bayonet-tipped Springfield M1903 rifles in the 241st Army Birthday celebration at McNamara Headquarters Complex June 9.

June 10, 2016

‘Hooah!’ Headquarters celebrates Army’s 241st birthday

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — A standing-room audience at the McNamara Headquarters Complex displayed unabashed pride of service in celebrating the birth of the U.S. Army — still rolling along after 241 years.

Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix, DLA Distribution commander, stands with 19 newly-commissioned 2nd lieutenants from the Bison Battalion.

June 10, 2016

Distribution’s commander delivers commencement address to 19 new 2nd lieutenants

BUCKNELL, Pennsylvania — Marking the 100th year of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix commissioned 19 new 2nd lieutenants from the Bison Battalion at Bucknell University

Satoru Matsuda, a forklift operator at DLA Disposition Services at Okinawa looks over one of the extra-large items that had to arrive late at night to meet local road restrictions.

June 9, 2016

Staff burns midnight oil to support “big” requirement

Okinawa, Japan — Just as the “dark of night” does not deter the U.S. Postal Service, Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Okinawa, Japan, recently showed that they will not let the lateness of the hour nor the size the property keep them from supporting the warfighter.

Defense Logistics Agency defines resilience, in part, as the ability to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors, deal effectively with pressure, remain optimistic and persistent, and anticipate change. DLA Aviation employee Marc Miller is a picture of resilience.

June 9, 2016

DLA Aviation Leader Commentary: Employee embodies picture of resilience

RICHMOND, Va. — Over the last year, Defense Logistics Agency has invested valuable time and resources into training employees in the four pillars of resiliency: mental, social, spiritual and physical. If you look around DLA Aviation, you can find examples of employees applying resiliency tools and overcoming obstacles; but, few portray a “picture of resilience” as well as Marc Miller.

Derrik Griner, fleet management assistant with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, puts air in a government vehicle from a maintenance response vehicle. The activity’s Customer Support Division developed and built a MRV to respond to disabled government vehicles on Defense Supply Center Richmond. The MRV is capable of resolving minor vehicle issues that, in the past, would require coordination with contractors or other private tow companies. (May 2016 photo)

June 9, 2016

New maintenance response vehicle helps disabled GOVs get back on the road

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Customer Support Division has developed and built a new General Services Administration maintenance response vehicle, known in short as a MRV, to respond to disabled government vehicles on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

After the Navy took ownership of the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the supply department works to feed sailors aboard the destroyer May 20 in Bath, Maine. The Zumwalt’s inaugural dinner included lobster tail, crab and filet mignon.

June 9, 2016

Subsistence delivers lobster tails for inaugural dinner aboard USS Zumwalt

PHILADELPHIA — The inaugural dinner aboard the Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer included 160 pounds of lobster tails that were delivered just in time, thanks to the DLA Troop Support Subsistence team.

Dix recognized Eartha Beaty, a 90-year-old Montford Point Marine, one of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps, with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Montford Point Marine Association.

June 9, 2016

Distribution commander delivers keynote address at Midland Cemetery Memorial Service

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix delivered the keynote address at the Friends of Midland Cemetery annual memorial service Saturday, May 28, 2016.

DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix, left, presents Master Sgt. Michael J. Clayton with the Defense Meritorious Service Award.

June 9, 2016

Clayton receives Defense Meritorious Service Medal for service to DLA

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Prior to departing DLA Distribution following one year with the organization, Army Master Sgt. Michael J. Clayton received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his service from July 2015 to June 2016.

Boy Scout Troop 82 hosts a United States flag retirement ceremony in New Cumberland, Pa.

June 8, 2016

DLA Distribution flag retired as part of Eagle Scout project

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — This spring, a local Boy Scout from Troop 82 in New Cumberland, Pa., led a United States flag retirement ceremony, during which a DLA Distribution flag was officially retired.

Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix, commander, DLA Distribution, speaks to 11 joint reservists who worked a special HAZMAT mission at DLA Distribution Susquehanna.

June 8, 2016

Reservists assist in special HAZMAT mission at Susquehanna

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — In a ceremony officiated by Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix, 11 Navy and Air Force reservists were presented awards for their time spent at DLA Distribution Susquehanna assisting with hazardous material packing.