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Leaders from DLA share a light moment during Land and Maritime’s Annual Operating Plan presentation Aug. 17 inside Building 20 at Defense Supply Center Columbus. DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch (third from left) was at DSCC with other DLA leaders to review the plan and assess performance initiatives and operating forecasts while offering his feedback. Pictured are (l-r): Milton Lewis, Land and Maritime’s acquisition executive; Navy Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith, DLA’s director of logistics operations; Busch; and James McClaugherty, Land and Maritime’s acting commander.

Aug. 19, 2016

DLA Land and Maritime presents annual plan to agency director

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senior leaders at Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime presented their Annual Operating Plan to the director of the agency Aug. 16 during a morning presentation at Defense Supply Center Columbus. Land and Maritime directors and supervisors presented DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch with detailed information demonstrating their progress in achieving his five stated goals for mission success.

Linda Thomas, an acquisition specialist in the Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate at DLA Land Maritime, also writes and produces plays in her local community.

Aug. 5, 2016

DLA associate entertains community with theatre productions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Linda Thomas is an acquisition specialist in the Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate at DLA Land Maritime, but outside the office she has another passion that involves a bit of mystery.Thomas works during her off-time producing plays for various churches and community organizations in central Ohio.“I began writing vignettes, characteristics

Channel 10 sports anchor Dom Tiberi spent an hour with associates from Defense Supply Center Columbus inside the Building 20 auditorium July 21 sharing the story of his own 21-year-old daughter Maria, who was killed on Sept. 17, 2013, in an accident that was likely the result of distracted driving.

Aug. 3, 2016

Following tragedy, local TV personality shares message

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dom Tiberi, a local Columbus Channel 10 sports anchor, spent an hour with associates from Defense Supply Center Columbus inside the Building 20 auditorium July 21 delivering a powerful message.

Pictured are (l-r): LS2 Gregory Garcia; LS2 Alvaro Gonzalez; LS2 Chanell Edwards; and LS1 James Trovato.

Aug. 2, 2016

Enlisted Excellence at DLA Maritime Pearl Harbor

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The current enlisted workforce at DLA Maritime Pearl Harbor is comprised of 10 Sailors, whose primary mission is to support the material needs of more than 30 shops at the Intermediate Maintenance Facility of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

Pam Latker, chief of the Career Management Division of Defense Logistics Agency Human Resources, addresses a class of 80 graduating students of DLA's Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program.

Aug. 1, 2016

New graduates on pathway to success at DLA

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After two years of intense study, on-the-job training, classroom sessions, and web-based instruction, a group of students will soon begin a new stage in their careers. Eighty participants in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program were honored in a graduation ceremony at the Defense Supply Center Columbus on July

SAIC staff in the Fort Worth, Texas warehouse celebrating the Millionth tire delivered. (from left to right) Jeff Wynn, Lisa Miller, David Dahman and Brad Weaver. Photo courtesy of SAIC.

July 19, 2016

Million-tire milestone

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime’s Tires Successor Initiative achieved a major milestone June 28 when a 16.00R20 radial tire sent to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, in support of the HEMTT retrofit program became the millionth tire shipped since contract performance began.

Brad Sparks, a pest controller at DLA checks a mosquito trap to see if any live specimens have been captured. Each week Sparks collects the samples and sends them to a laboratory to test for the presence of the Zika virus.

July 12, 2016

DLA joins fight against Zika

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime health officials are working with Army entomologists to collect mosquito samples on its installation in Columbus, Ohio, to test for the Zika virus.

Former Defense Logistics Agency Vice Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Loren Reno shares his experiences with a group of associates in the Level I Mentoring Program. The program instructs associates in areas such as emotional intelligence, behavior based interviewing, stress management and how to conduct meetings.

July 11, 2016

Mentoring program welcomes former DLA vice director

COLUMBUS, Ohio — During a recent visit to Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, former DLA Vice Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Loren Reno shared his experiences with a group of associates in the Level I Mentoring Program. 

Kristen Baldwin, Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering left poses with the DLA Value Engineering Achievement Award winners from left: Edilia Correa, DLA Logistics Operations, Technical and Quality Assurance; Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Commander DLA Aviation; Brodie Whitehead, DLA Aviation; Calvin Lee, DLA Aviation; along with Lt. Gen. Andy Busch, Director DLA; Frank Dipofi, DLA Aviation; Milton Lewis, DLA Land and Maritime; Rocky Sunday, DLA Land and Maritime; Dale Roberts, DLA Aviation; Amelia Walling, DLA Land and Maritime and Jorge Betancourt, DLA Aviation.

June 30, 2016

Agency wins 5 Value Engineering Awards

Arlington, VIRGINIA — One Defense Logistics Agency employee and four teams were awarded Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards for fiscal 2015 at a Pentagon ceremony, June 28.

Current and former service members from all military branches along with federal civilians and contractors gathered at Defense Supply Center Columbus June 16 to celebrate the Army’s 241st birthday.

June 29, 2016

DLA Land and Maritime celebrates Army birthday

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, the audience shouted their approval with the Army’s universal expression – “hooah!”Current and former service members from all military branches along with federal civilians and contractors gathered at Defense Supply Center Columbus to celebrate the Army’s 241st birthday. The event took place