DLA News Archive

Category: Warfighter Always

Kelly Clabbers, a Fort Benning-based disposal service representative uses the Mobile Office equipment to print labels for the all-terrain vehicles she is receiving in place at the supported unit.

Nov. 14, 2019

New Mobile Office equipment aids processing

Battle Creek, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at sites across the country began testing a new way of doing business with the recent arrival of their Mobile Office equipment.

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Transport Support Battalion guides an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle out of a cave during an exercise in central Norway. DLA Disposition Services personnel recently visited underground storage sites there to assist with the removal and reuse of obsolete equipment.

Oct. 1, 2019

Reps support USMC mission in Norway

NORWAY — DLA helps divest aging equipment in Scandinavian caves filled with supplies prepositioned for NATO defense.

A Marine conducts tests to ensure fuel meets military specifications

Oct. 1, 2019

Supporting the forces in Arctic exercise

Operating in an Arctic environment requires planning and preparation for the harsh conditions, extreme cold temperatures and often limited resources. During the 2019 Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise in the Aleutian Islands, South Central Alaska and Southern California, Sept. 15-24, fuel quality assurance and technical support were the focus for DLA Energy.

Gunnery Sgt. Michael E. Longoria, 2ND Marine Force Storage Battalion, Marine Force Storage Command, conducts a joint inspection with Mr. James Ogden, disposal service representative, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) while at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, August 2019. Marine Corps Logistics Command and DLA are working together to dispose of thousands of obsolete pieces of equipment in support of the Marine Corps’ Equipment Optimization Plan.

Sept. 4, 2019

Agency and Marine Corps partner to move an “iron mountain”

Albany, Georgia — Changing operational needs means keeping up with the latest equipment and getting rid of what’s obsolete and unserviceable, and Marines have been working hard with the Defense Logistics Agency to do so over the past 18 months.

military and civilian testing fuel samples

Aug. 16, 2019

Supporting QLLEX

During the U.S. Army Reserve’s 2019 Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey, July 22-31, DLA Energy experts shadowed Army Reserve fuel handlers, transporters, and laboratory specialists as they demonstrated their skills in real-world fuel support using military fuel tankers to transfer the DLA Energy-capitalized bulk petroleum products from Defense Fuel Support Points to DoD installations across the nation.

Aug. 12, 2019

Joint Base San Antonio privatizes base utilities

A new 50-year fixed-price utilities privatization contract will upgrade Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, electric and natural gas distribution systems and improve installation mission readiness. In the privatization process, military installations shift from the role of owner operators to utility service customers.

Navy Cmdr. Robert Kurkjian (center), commander of the DLA Support Team – Afghanistan, listens as Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steve Harrell, officer in in charge of DLA Disposition Services-Afghanistan; briefs Army Maj. Gen. John Sullivan, new commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command.

Aug. 9, 2019

New commander tours Bagram site

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, recently welcomed the new commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command for a visit.

Environmental Protection Specialist Cliff Williams poses near Thule Air Base in Greenland. Williams supports the DLA Disposition Services support mission to the U.S. military's northernmost base as part of DoD's annual Operation Pacer Goose resupply mission there.

Aug. 8, 2019

Pacer Goose unique among disposal missions

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A yearly pilgrimage to the U.S. military’s northernmost installation offers consistent challenges to a Norfolk-based disposition pro.

July 24, 2019

Fired up

When a serious fire involving two commercial tank trucks shut down a strategic defense fuel support point in Carson, California, June 5, DLA Energy Americas at San Pedro logisticians deployed several mitigation strategies employing five different supply chains to minimize Warfighter service disruption.

A new food truck purchased by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for the Army's Joint Center of Culinary Excellence stopped at the DLA headquarters in Philadelphia on July 9, 2019.

July 19, 2019

New crop of Army food trucks to serve up healthy, fast meals for more soldiers

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support recently purchased six state-of-the-art food trucks for the Army’s Joint Culinary Center of Excellence. The first of these new vehicles rolled through the Troop Support headquarters in Philadelphia while on its way to Fort Drum, New York July 9, where it will be used for training before it goes into service.