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Front, from left: Command Master Chief James Berhalter, NETPDTC; Deborah Robbins, DLA; Michael Rivers, DLA; Mike Spinks, DLA; Capt. Lee Newton, NETPDTC; Cdr. Brenda Stencil, NETPDTC; James Larkin, NETPDTC. Back, from left: Orlando Grimsley, DLA; Tom Updike, NETPDTC; Tyrone Henderson, DLA; George Terrell, DLA; Eleonore Croazzo, DLA; Charles Matthews, DLA.

April 29, 2016

Document Services supports sailors’ career advancement

Over the span of nine months, the Document Services team processed 358,686 exams in 9,767 individual print orders for the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center.

Disposition Services deputy commander, Army Col. Wayne J. Bondy visited DLA Distribution Bahrain on April 20.

April 28, 2016

Disposition Services deputy commander visits Distribution Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain — Army Col. Wayne J. Bondy Jr., deputy director of Disposition Services, visited DLA Distribution Bahrain on April 20. He was accompanied by disposition area manager, Tony Cameron and operations officer, Army Capt. Jason Arikian from Disposition Services Central, Kuwait.

Suppliers from across the United States visit Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, April 19-20, 2016 learning the latest procurement information at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Industry Day.

April 28, 2016

Supplier Industry Day provides engagement opportunities

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Industry Day kicked off April 19 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. According to DLA Aviation Director of Supplier Operations Navy CAPT Robert Keating, who provided the opening remarks, it was the largest Supplier Industry Day to date, with more than 100 vendors attending.

Jose Pereira of DLA Troop Support is featured in 'Geek Squad of Acquisition.'

April 27, 2016

DLA Troop Support employee featured in new video

A new acquisition professionals video focusing on a DLA Troop Support employee was released on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites April 27.

Airman 1st Class Michael Schulz, 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight mechanic, changes the oil of a government vehicle March 22, 2016, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Schulz was one of two Airmen tasked with changing the oil of six vehicles which will be testing a new bio-based synthetic oil which could potentially help the Air Force’s initiative to use more sustainable materials and be environmentally conscious.

April 27, 2016

DLA Aviation leads bio-based synthetic oil testing for federal vehicles

Non-tactical federal vehicles may soon become less environmentally harmful, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Hazardous Minimization and Green Products Program.

April 27, 2016

Sign language interpreter training focuses on Middle Eastern culture

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office hosted a Federal Interpreter Training Workshop April 8 in Chester, Virginia.

The DELTA Trident Project Material Support Team (l-r) Lisa Benning, Raul Davila, John Slocum, Benny Myers, all part of DLA Maritime Puget Sound. Their hard work ensures timely material is provided to maintain Ohio-class submarines while in-port for maintenance.

April 26, 2016

Urgency drives DLA Puget Sound team in maintaining ballistic-missile submarines

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The design of the Ohio-class submarine allows the vessel to operate 15 or more years between major overhauls. On average, the submarines spend 77 days at sea followed by only 35 days in-port for maintenance, creating urgency for on-shore personnel who must ensure the vessel is ready when called back to action.

Charles Elley brings in the first Regional Maintenance Center Future Use Materials into a DLA Distribution Norfolk warehouse.

April 26, 2016

Norfolk distribution center adds NAVSEA Regional Maintenance Center material to its roster

NORFOLK, Virginia — Last week Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., received the first set of Naval Sea Systems Command Regional Maintenance Center materials, marking the commencement of a new collaboration.

Erik Wetterhall, shown here aboard a UH-60M Blackhawk, is a customer logistics site specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Huntsville, Alabama. Wetterhall was part of a support team traveling to Marietta Georgia April 6, 2016 to assist a Georgia National Guard unit with a fuel cell issue.

April 25, 2016

A bird’s eye view from a Blackhawk Helicopter

RICHMOND, Virginia — Erik Wetterhall, shown here aboard a UH-60M Blackhawk, is a customer logistics site specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Huntsville, Alabama. Wetterhall was part of a support team traveling to Marietta Georgia April 6, 2016 to assist a Georgia National Guard unit with a fuel cell issue.

Defense Supply Center Columbus held its annual Shred Day April 20 on the installation. Associates were encouraged to bring anything they wanted shredded, including personal and work documents. DSCC’s Environmental Division processed 7.56 Tons of paper, which translates to saving 129 trees and 38 cubic yards of landfill.

April 25, 2016

DSCC Shred Day accomplishes goal

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Supply Center Columbus held its annual Shred Day April 20 on the installation. Associates were encouraged to bring anything they wanted shredded, including personal and work documents. DSCC’s Environmental Division processed 7.56 Tons of paper, which translates to saving 129 trees and 38 cubic yards of landfill.