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Current and former Marines from the Columbus area pose for a group photo at the Marine Corps’ 240th Birthday Celebration inside the Building 20 auditorium on Defense Supply Center Columbus Nov. 10.

Dec. 10, 2015

Columbus Marines celebrate Corps’ 240th birthday

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The few and the proud, along with several of their co-workers and friends, gathered inside the Building 20 Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Columbus Nov. 10 for a party.Current and former U.S. Marines from DLA Land and Maritime and around the world celebrated the 240th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.While the Corps was established on Nov. 10,

DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., staff treats OSHA staff to a tour of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) during their recent STAR recertification visit.

Dec. 10, 2015

DLA activities at Norfolk awarded VPP recertification

NORFOLK, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency Primary Level Field Activities at Norfolk, Va., have been officially recertified with the prestigious Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program Star site status. DLA activities at Norfolk include Distribution, Disposition Services, and Document Services.

Logisticians from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DLA HQs learn about and discuss DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment products and capabilities during a visit to the organization in Philadelphia Dec. 3, 2015.

Dec. 9, 2015

Partnership affirmed with Army Corps of Engineers visit to Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Partnering to solve problems early was a key takeaway for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logisticians who visited DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Dec. 3.

Children listen as Cynthia Dix, wife of DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix, reads the “The Night Before Christmas.”

Dec. 9, 2015

Susquehanna celebrates the season with 50th annual Children’s Holiday Party

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna, hosted its 50th annual Children’s Holiday Party on Dec. 7, during which local children played games, received gifts and visited with Santa. The party, held yearly at the installation’s Susquehanna Club, featured a live DJ, face painting, pizza and presentations by DLA fire and police units.

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, transportation agent Mary Frances Alvarez has been selected as one of DLA Distribution’s Employees of the Quarter for fourth quarter fiscal year 2015.

Dec. 9, 2015

Corpus Christi’s Alvarez named DLA Distribution Employee of the Quarter

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, transportation agent Mary Frances Alvarez has been selected as one of DLA Distribution’s Employees of the Quarter for fourth quarter fiscal year 2015.

Dominico Manding, motor vehicle operator at DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, has been selected as one of DLA Distribution’s Employees of the Quarter for fourth quarter fiscal year 2015.

Dec. 8, 2015

Pearl Harbor’s Manding named DLA Distribution Employee of the Quarter

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Dominico Manding, motor vehicle operator at DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, has been selected as one of DLA Distribution’s Employees of the Quarter for fourth quarter fiscal year 2015 for his superior performance, technical expertise and teamwork.

Army Brig. Gen. Richard B. Dix addresses a crowd of students, veterans and family members at the Culinary Institute of America’s Veterans Day program in Hyde Park, N.Y.

Dec. 8, 2015

DLA Distribution Commander Army Brig. Gen Richard Dix addresses culinary institute on Veterans Day

HYDE PARK, New York — United States Army Brig. Gen. Richard B. Dix addressed a crowd at the Culinary Institute of America’s Veterans Day celebration in Hyde Park, N.Y. In his opening remarks, Dix described to the audience of students, teachers, and family members, the importance of Veterans Day as a day set aside to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military.

The Defense Logistics Agency’s regional commanders expressed their gratitude for the efforts of the DLA Troop Support workforce during a visit Dec. 2. “Working in [U.S. Central Command], where there’s been active war for the last nearly 15 years, we live and die by these supply chains,” said Army Col. Derrin Williams, DLA Central commander. Williams was joined by Army Col. Elizabeth Keough, DLA Europe and Africa commander, and Army Col. Richard Ellis, DLA Pacific commander. They are DLA’s senior representatives in their respective regions. While spending the week at DLA Headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the three commanders traveled to Philadelphia to meet with representatives of DLA Troop Support’s five supply chains and tour the flag room. “We mainly wanted to come say thanks,” Keough said. “We couldn’t function without the work that Troop Support does.” Williams’s gratitude for the Clothing and Textiles supply chain was personal. He was shot by a sniper while deployed to Iraq. But thanks to body armor provided through C&T, the impact was minimized, he said. “I appreciate the time that goes into testing the [Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert] plates,” Williams told Keith Ford, C&T deputy director. “I appreciate you making sure it’s right.” Keough specifically thanked Mary Martin, with the Medical supply chain’s Plans and Integration division, by presenting her a commander’s coin for her work in support of Operation United Assistance. OUA was the Defense Department mission in West Africa to help stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus Martin oversaw the transportation of personal protective equipment for personnel from DOD, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Public Health Service. Medical provided more than 1.4 million protective suits, in addition to surgical gloves and surgical masks in support of OUA, Martin said.

Dec. 8, 2015

DLA regional commanders: We couldn’t function without Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — DLA's regional commanders expressed their gratitude for the efforts of the DLA Troop Support workforce during a visit to Philadelphia Dec. 2.

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville Material Management Cell Chief Julie Brewer cuts the ribbon Nov. 2 at the reopening of the newly renovated F/A 18 Material Support Office on Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida. Also pictured are members of DLA Aviation’s F/A 18 Production Support Team and DLA Aviation at Jacksonville Industrial Support Activity Site Commander Navy Commander Maurice Meagher.

Dec. 7, 2015

DLA Aviation celebrates opening of newly renovated F/A 18 Material Support Office in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ribbon cutting ceremony held Nov. 2 officially reopened DLA Aviation at Jacksonville’s F/A 18 Material Support Office on the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod addresses the audience during his presentation at the 15th annual Defense Logistics conference in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 2.

Dec. 7, 2015

Energy commander emphasizes commercial supply chain at Defense Logistics conference

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod spoke at a training event during the 15th annual Defense Logistics conference in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 2.