DLA News Archive

April 14, 2020

DLA Aviation monitors, expands contract to include COVID-19 combatants

RICHMOND, Va. — In February, DLA Aviation started looking at its chemical, petroleum, oils and lubricants contract with Science Applications International Corporation to review products available to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

April 13, 2020

DLA Aviation at Ogden employee first to graduate from Air Force Leadership School

RICHMOND, Va. — When Tara Sugimoto, materials expediter supervisor, Storage and Distribution Division, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden, Utah, graduated from the six-week course held at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on Mar. 24, she was not only the lone civilian amongst 42 uniformed personnel, she also became the first DLA Aviation at Ogden employee to ever do so.

April 10, 2020

Aviation signs contract to certify engine part built through additive manufacturing process for airworthiness

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, the Air Force and General Electric signed a contract March 17 to construct and evaluate an engine part for airworthiness produced using additive manufacturing processes. It is a first for DLA and the Air Force.

April 7, 2020

Employee created boards help visualize warfighter support goals

RICHMOND, VA — A few months ago, Daniele Kurze, director, Supplier Operations Commodities Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, came up with a creative way of sustaining, as well as improving on the directorate’s already outstanding support to the nation’s warfighters.

April 6, 2020

DSCR East Gate temporarily closes effective April 8

RICHMOND, Va. — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and decreased traffic on the installation, the East Gate, accessible from Jefferson Davis Highway on the Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, will close effective April 8 until further notice.

April 1, 2020

DLA Aviation Employee Spotlight: Cherokee Frye

RICHMOND, VA — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. 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.

March 30, 2020

Natural gas brings environmentally friendly heat to DSCR

Richmond, Va. — Benjamin Franklin once said that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Those words of wisdom hold especially true in the world of environmental protection.

March 25, 2020

DSCR Visitor Center moves to appointment only for CAC, retiree, dependent ID cards

Richmond, Va. — Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and guidance regarding social distancing, the Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Visitor Center will begin issuing common access cards, retiree and military dependent identification cards by appointment only effective March 26.

March 24, 2020

Tornado Safety emphasized in March

Richmond, Va. — As spring approaches, so does changes in weather. One weather event you need to make a plan of action for is Tornados!   According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s National Climate Data Center, the Commonwealth of Virginia has an average of 18-20 tornado events per year. The season usually starts in April and ends in November.  

March 20, 2020

Customer operations support extends to Fort Rucker

Richmond, Va. — The mission of supporting the warfighter through interagency sustainment has been embodied to the fullest by members of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Richmond, Virginia’s customer service specialists.