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Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day presents a certificate of appreciation to Bobby Tyler during the Air Force’s 69th birthday ceremony held at the Lotts Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 22, 2016. Tyler, a Richmond native, was a sergeant who served in the Air Force from 1969 until 1971. He was a guest speaker for the ceremony.

Sept. 26, 2016

Air Force celebrates 69 years of flying high into the wild blue yonder

Richmond, VA — In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the major league baseball color barrier, the United Nations voted in favor of the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union began, and President Harry S. Truman signed The National Security Act of 1947, creating both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of the Air Force.

Army 1st Lt. Kyle Fortner, an environmental officer from Fort Lee, Virginia’s Kenner Army Health Clinic, installs a battery-operated mosquito collection system near the child development center July 19, 2016 on the Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, while Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond environmental staff members assist. Two traps collect mosquitos for Zika virus testing each week during the mosquito season.

Sept. 23, 2016

Prevention key to staying ahead of Zika virus

RICHMOND,VA — Defense Supply Center Richmond is one of four federal installations in Central Virginia collecting mosquitoes to test for the Zika virus. Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Environmental Office is working with Kenner Army Health Clinic’s Preventive Medicine Clinic to prevent the spread (or reduce the risk) of the microcephaly causing disease in the commonwealth. Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the brain does not develop properly during pregnancy resulting in a smaller than normal head.

Storm clouds gather over Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, earlier this year, highlighting the need to be prepared for unexpected weather and events.

Sept. 22, 2016

Disasters are unpredictable; be prepared

Richmond, Va. — We all know we can’t predict when a natural disaster will occur. We also can’t predict when man-made events such as an active shooter will take place. However, we can plan and prepare to respond to these types of events

The Spotlight of the week shines on Kevin Savage, an information technology specialist for DLA Information Operations in Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 21, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Kevin Savage

RICHMOND, VA — Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams.

In recognition of National Preparedness Month, September 2016, the Defense Logistics Agency Security and Emergency Services Office with Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia urge all employees to stay alert and vigilant in reporting suspicious activities and take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for all emergencies including their own physical security.

Sept. 21, 2016

Do your part, report suspicious activity

Richmond, Virginia — DLA Richmond’s Security and Emergency Services Office asks DSCR employees to stay aware and if you observe suspicious activities, please contact local law enforcement immediately and provide details of what you have witnessed.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, works intently building a toy house from interconnecting blocks to demonstrate communication, common goals, and constraint resolution during an Aviation Process Excellence training exercise in the Lotts Conference Center Sept. 8-9 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 21, 2016

DLA Aviation poised for process excellence

Richmond, Va. — Sixty key leaders and subject matter experts throughout Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Headquarters Strategic Plans and Policy attended the first-ever Senior Process Excellence Course at the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 8 - 9.

Flight Information Publications Program Manager Julio Bultron, right, hands off an aeronautical map that was printed on demand to Army Captain Joel Castro from the 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Sept. 14, 2016. Bultron is helping to staff the new Geospatial Intelligence - Forward Presence Team on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Directorate's Mapping Division will host a facility open house Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the U.S. Army Forces Command Intelligence Readiness and Operations Center on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Sept. 16, 2016

DLA celebrates with open house at Fort Bragg facility

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Directorate’s Mapping Division will host an open house Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the U.S. Army Forces Command Intelligence Readiness and Operations Center on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Clara Griffin, customer account specialist in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia supports the Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy and the C-17 Globemaster aircraft weapon systems. As a retired 1st sergeant, responsible for logistics support to soldiers in the U.S. Army, Griffin is proud to work for the very same organization that served as a major source of supply when she was enlisted.

Sept. 14, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Clara Griffin

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Clara Griffin is a customer account specialist in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia. Griffin supports the Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy and the C-17 Globemaster aircraft weapon systems. As a retired Army first sergeant, responsible for logistics support to soldiers, Griffin is proud to work for the very same organization that served as a major source of supply when she was enlisted in the U.S. Army.

William Bullock, Sr., left, emergency manager, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, answers an employee’s questions about the AtHoc Emergency Notification System during a National Preparedness Month Forum held Sept. 8, 2016, on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Sept. 12, 2016

Forums aim to improve employee readiness during emergencies

Richmond, VA. — National Preparedness Month Open Forum held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, provides employees with information and open dialogue with DLA officials from the police, fire and emergency services, criminal intelligence, physical security and antiterrorism offices.

Safety Team members from Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, perform an interview skit Sept. 6, 2016 during a Safety Town Hall in the Lotts Conference Center to show Defense Supply Center Richmond employees what to expect in upcoming on-the-spot interviews next week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs evaluation team.

Sept. 9, 2016

Commander says DSCR is ready for OSHA star at Safety Town Hall

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day hosted a Voluntary Protection Programs Safety Town Hall Sept. 6, at which he told Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees that Defense Supply Center Richmond is ready for its star.