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Officer in Charge United States Marine Corps Maj. John Simpson, far left, at the port of Buchanan in Liberia.

June 25, 2015

Help Wanted: Stories from Distribution in West Africa

LIBERIA, West Africa — If you were flown into a rainforest in one of the poorest countries in the world and tasked with receiving, storing and issuing items to support the construction and operation of treatment units to battle the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, what would be your first step?

111114-N-KD852-121 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 14, 2011) The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) departs Naval Base San Diego on its first operational deployment to the western Pacific region. Makin Island is the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Lill/Released)

June 24, 2015

DLA Energy’s Pacific pivot begins in the Americas

SAN PEDRO, California — The Department of Defense is continuing to move forward with its strategy to reposition and rebalance its assets in the Pacific area of responsibility to better support the warfighter and preserve security. DLA Energy regional offices, including DLA Energy Americas, will serve as a jumping off point for the organization of that logistical undertaking.

Pictured are members of the inventory and special assistant staff that helped to achieve positive results during the recent DoD Inspector General Audit that took place over three days beginning June 1, at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif.

June 24, 2015

San Joaquin achieves positive results during recent DoD IG Audit

SAN JOAQUIN, California — The DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., team is doing their part in helping DLA remain on track to comply with DoD Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness, or FIAR, guidance. The team successfully completed their DoD Inspector General Audit, which focused on substantive testing on the Plan to Stock business cycle and San Joaquin’s inventory profile.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix volunteers with the Junior Achievement Program of Central Pennsylvania at New Cumberland Middle School.

June 24, 2015

DLA Distribution commander mentors local middle school students through Junior Achievement Program of Central Pennsylvania

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Late last month, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix took time out of his busy schedule to volunteer with the Junior Achievement Program of Central Pennsylvania.

A motor transport operator with the Army Reserve’s 705th Transportation Company prepares to offload his fuel carrier June 12 during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. QLLEX is an annual logistical movement event in which service members transport petroleum and purified water throughout the U.S.

June 23, 2015

Army Reserve fuelers support DLA Energy during nationwide exercise

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Army Reserve Soldiers from 18 states participated in the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise June 7-20 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. About 1,100 Soldiers came from as far away as Michigan and Puerto Rico and as near as North Carolina to haul fuel for the Defense Logistics Agency.

Navy Lt. j.g. Michael Aragon, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, removes blasting caps from a detonation cord while dressed in a bomb suit during a training exercise in Bahrain in November 2012. DLA Troop Support provides equipment to Navy EOD customers through its Special Operations tailored logistics support program

June 23, 2015

C&E employee receives award during Navy EOD customer visit

PHILADELPHIA — Three DLA Troop Support employees recently saw how their work impacts the explosive ordnance disposal customers they support.

Royelle Simmons, a stock clerk at DLA Distribution Jacksonville, Fla., picks items for the warfighter. Simmons is an employee of the small business that operates the distribution center.

June 23, 2015

Distribution promotes Better Buying Power goals with effective competition

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Working to increase small business competition across its network of 24 centers around the globe, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is supporting Better Buying Power goals through more effective use of market research.

Brian P. Laird, deputy director of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s Future Plans Directorate, graduated from the Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program on May 21.

June 22, 2015

DLA Distributions Laird graduates from 2015 Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Brian P. Laird, deputy director of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s Future Plans Directorate, graduated from the Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program on May 21.

Army Lt. Col Milton G. Kelly addresses the crowd gathered in the Texarkana College’s Truman Arnold Student Center for a Hail and Farewell ceremony June 11.

June 22, 2015

A community celebrates DLA Distribution’s incoming and outgoing leaders with Hail and Farewell

TEXARKANA, Texas — Friends, family, coworkers and local government officials gathered together inside the Texarkana College’s Truman Arnold Student Center for the Hail and Farewell ceremony of Army Lt. Col. Anthony A. Stoeger and Army Lt. Col. Milton G. Kelly June 11. The ceremony was hosted by the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce.

(From left) Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch and FEMA Deputy Administrator Joseph Nimmich meet June 12 at FEMA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Busch toured the agency’s 24/7 National Response Coordination Center, the focal point for national disaster coordination, where he learned firsthand about the support DLA provides to FEMA.

June 19, 2015

DLA director visits FEMA headquarters, discusses shared missions

Washington, D.C. — DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch met with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, FEMA Deputy Administrator Joseph Nimmich and Assistant Administrator for Logistics Jeffrey Dorko June 12 during a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington.