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Joe Hodgson, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Operation’s Bearings Division product specialist, saves the taxpayers $695,000 by recognizing that an automatically generated purchase order wasn’t needed.

Aug. 8, 2016

Aviation employee takes stewardship, accountability to heart

RICHMOND, Va. — Stewardship and accountability go hand-in-hand and Joe Hodgson takes it to heart in his daily job. Hodgson works for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Operation’s Bearings Division and one of his tasks in his job as product specialist is to review potential bearing vendors.

Defense Logistics Agency’s Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch speaks with DLA Aviation employees after the town hall, July 29, in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Aug. 5, 2016

DLA Director holds town hall in Richmond

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch returned to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to update employees on topics ranging from warfighter support to culture survey results during a July 29 town hall at the Lotts Conference Center.

Material handlers Danny Howard and Charles Gonzalez, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, move a cabinet for delivery to an office at Defense Supply Center Richmond. Office moves, furniture delivery and cube construction are a few of the services provided by the Customer Support Division.

Aug. 4, 2016

DLA jacks, masters of all trades help DLA Aviation, tenants move

RICHMOND, Virginia — There are nearly 3,000 employees working on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, and all of them rely on a small group of divisions known as Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond. The seven divisions of installation support provide more than 70 services that touch employees every day directly or indirectly.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City employee Randy Morningstar, Sr. likes seeing actions he takes have impact across the enterprise. (July 2016)

Aug. 4, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Randy Morningstar, Sr.

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch addresses students at the Joint Logistics Course, part of the curriculum of the Army Logistics University at Fort Lee, Virginia, July 29.

Aug. 3, 2016

DLA director stresses relationships during wide-ranging day of engagement

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch took advantage of extensive opportunities for engagement with service and industry partners, as well as with the DLA workforce, during a one-day trip to Richmond, Virginia, July 29. If one central theme emerged from all of the events, it was the importance of relationships.

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma’s B-52 team stands next to the aircraft they support July 11, 2016 at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma .

Aug. 1, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: Customer support specialists relentless in B-52 sustainment

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma — DLA Aviation's customer support specialists are tireless and creative in making sure long-serving aircraft, such as the B-52 Stratofortress, are supported without delays.

Close to 40 military service members and civilians attended the three-day Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Academy in the McKeever Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 19-21, 2016.

July 29, 2016

DLA Aviation Academy educates military and civilians about critical assets supporting the nation’s warfighters

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Academy was held in the McKeever Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 19-21.

Defense Logistics Agency’s Company Grade Officer of the Quarter for the 2nd quarter fiscal 2016, is DLA Aviation’s Air Force Capt. Broderick Morris, who is the B-2 weapons system program manager currently assigned to the Air Force Customer Facing Division in the Customer Operations Directorate.

July 27, 2016

Aviation customer service captain named DLA’s 2nd quarter CGO

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency’s Company Grade Officer of the Quarter for the 2nd quarter fiscal 2016, is DLA Aviation’s Air Force Capt. Broderick Morris, who is the B-2 weapons system program manager currently assigned to the Air Force Customer Facing Division in the Customer Operations Directorate. Morris was nominated and selected for his performance while deployed as a member of the DLA Support Team –Kuwait from January to March 2016.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Employee Spotlight of the Week is John Torrence, business process analyst, Order Fulfillment Division, Defense Logistics Aviation Business Process Support Directorate. He has 29 years of government service.

July 27, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: John Torrence

RICHMOND, VA — Organization: DLA Aviation Business Process Support Directorate Order Fulfillment DivisionYears of service: 29What is your job? Business Process AnalystHow does your work impact the overall mission of the DLA Aviation team? As a business process analyst, I provide user support to customer account and support specialists, customer support

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville’s employee Arthur Robertson, III, equipment specialist, in Customer Operations Directorate enjoys researching and finding solutions to problems. Robinson’s motto is own your processes, know your skillsets, and to be that "go to" subject matter expert.

July 22, 2016

Aviation Employee Spotlight: Arthur Robertson, III

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