DLA News Archive

Category: Resiliency

Two former military trucks, issued by DLA Disposition Services through the 1033 program to Texas law enforcement, depart the Texas Federal State Property San Antonio Office as the sun sets. The next morning the trucks were operating on the east side of Houston rescuing people from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Sept. 8, 2017

Former military equipment aids hurricane relief efforts

Boats and vehicles that once supported U.S. armed forces personnel are now giving aid to those responding to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

San Carlos Park Fire Fighters use a former military cargo truck to navigate flooded streets from heavy rains to rescue 210 people and 50 animals.

Sept. 8, 2017

DLA Disposition Services equipment to the rescue

San Carlos Park, Florida — Before Hurricane Irma began to move, before Harvey made landfall, equipment from DLA Disposition Services was already in action rescuing people from floodwaters in Southwest Florida.

Sept. 7, 2017

DLA Distribution Expeditionary lends support to FEMA Hurricane Harvey relief

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — A DLA Distribution Expeditionary team recently deployed to Texas to provide support to U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s wide range of services, supplies, and disaster relief following Hurricane Harvey, a Category-4 hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas with wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour.

Sept. 6, 2017

Current events make September 2017 particularly relevant as National Preparedness Month begins

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.”

Army Col. Wil McCauley paddles his sea kayak out of Dogue Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, on the way to his home in Maryland from Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Sept. 1, 2017

Fit For Duty

Three employees in the agency’s headquarters discuss how their noteworthy exercise habits keep them strong — mentally and physically.

Aug. 23, 2017

DLA Distribution Susquehanna honors employees, family members during 3rd Annual Organization Day and FMWR SummerFest: Local legislators, media invited to learn more about DDSP mission

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — On Aug. 16, under a cloudless sky with temperatures creeping toward the 90s, employees and family members of the Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania installation enjoyed recreation and samplings of food from more than a dozen different cultural food vendors, at the 3rd Annual DLA Distribution Organizational Day & Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation SummerFest.

Members of the Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka community come together to participate in a “Line of Honor,” honoring the crew and families of the USS Fitzgerald.

Aug. 2, 2017

DLA Distribution Yokosuka aids USS Fitzgerald after tragedy strikes

YOKOSUKA, Japan — DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, has been working to move critical supplies to support the USS Fitzgerald after a deadly crash that left seven sailors dead and major damage to the destroyer.

William Bullock, Sr., emergency manager, DLA Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia (standing) facilitates a hurricane emergency tabletop exercise with employees who make up the Defense Supply Center Richmond Emergency Management and Crisis Management Teams July 20, 2017. The exercise brought key installation personnel together who would work to secure the base, perform emergency communications, respond to cleanup efforts and make sure mission essential functions and aviation logistics support continue to our nation’s warfighters in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.

July 25, 2017

Emergency exercise keeps installation prepared, ready to support the warfighter during hurricanes, other disasters

RIchmond, Va. — A hurricane emergency tabletop exercise took place July 20 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Its purpose was to bring key installation personnel together.

Army Capt. Demetrius Walton began his Army career as an enlisted soldier, in the intelligence field.

July 6, 2017

Deputy command chaplain broadens religious support to DLA reservists, HQC employees

DLA's deputy command chaplain says his work, whether with a group of service members on the firing range or a sole employee in the halls of the agency headquarters, boils down to one thing.

During a recent active shooter exercise at Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna, installation Police arrive on the scene of the activity.

June 28, 2017

Installation active shooter exercise tests crisis response

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — To test the installation’s emergency and crisis response capabilities, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, hosted an active shooter exercise June 8.