DLA News Archive

Category: People and Culture

From left: Air Force Maj. Brian Jorgensen, Navy Lt. Brent Cohen, Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Baah, Army Maj. Tracy Yates and Marine Lt. Col. Ian Galbraith relax after completing the event. Courtesy photo

May 24, 2018

Joint military DLA team participates in Air Force obstacle course

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A team of DLA Europe and Africa service members recently competed in an obstacle race at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Staff from the HQC Fitness Center offer information on the facility's fitness offerings at the annual Health and Safety Expo. Photo by Teodora Mocanu

May 23, 2018

Expo educates HQC employees on self-care, healthy habits

McNamara Headquarters Complex employees gleaned valuable information about overall wellness and enjoyed food, fun and fitness during the 19th Health and Safety Expo in the HQC Café, May 22.

DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams addresses the 2018 SARC Workshop, where coordinators from across DLA discussed trends and techniques. Photo by John Bell.

May 23, 2018

Director stresses importance of preventing, responding to sexual assault at annual workshop

The director of the Defense Logistics Agency and officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office were among the guest speakers at a multiday workshop for DLA’s sexual assault response coordinators, May 8-10 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches as part of "blessing bags" for the homeless in Philadelphia on May 17.

May 21, 2018

InSPIRE’d mentor program participants provide 'blessings' for homeless

PHILADELPHIA — Twenty participants in the InSPIRE mentoring program at DLA Troop Support assembled 150 lunch bags to be distributed to the homeless in southern New Jersey.

May 17, 2018

National EMS Week Spotlight: Richard Sagraves Jr.

RICHMOND, VA — As part of National EMS Week, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond is spotlighting an emergency medical technician at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to honor his dedication in providing day-to-day lifesaving services on medicine's "front line."

May 14, 2018

DBIDS Pre-enrollment Website

RICHMOND, VA — Pre-enrollment in the Defense Biometric Identification System Version 5 is now available. DBIDS is the system DLA uses to provide visitor credentials and allows access to the installation. With the recent version 5 upgrade by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). DMDC also added a pre-enrollment website.

May 9, 2018

Yokosuka’s Safety Office sponsors off-site Emergency Preparedness training

YOKOSUKA, Japan — DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s Safety Office sponsored their first off-site training tour of the Yokosuka Municipal Disaster Prevention Center “ANSHINKAN” on April 4.

Members of DLA Troop Support Medical’s operational customer facing division pose for a photo before a 5K run and walk for St. Patrick’s Day at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, March 15, 2018.

May 8, 2018

Medical team bonds despite working away from the office

PHILADELPHIA — Employees on one Medical supply chain team are making extra team building efforts since they often work away from the office.

May 8, 2018

Serino receives lifetime Fuelhandler Award

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Pam Serino is the first Department of Defense woman to be recognized for outstanding service in aviation fuels quality by the National Petroleum Management Association during its annual conference April 5.

Children participating in Bring Your Child to Work Day line up to spell D-L-A as they spend a day learning about the Defense Logistics Agency and protecting themselves.

April 27, 2018

Children learn about the agency and ways to make themselves safer

Battle Creek, Michigan — Children of Defense Logistics Agency employees in Battle Creek gathered at the Hart-Dole –Inouye Federal Center April 26 to learn more about how their parents serve the nation’s warfighters and also learned about protecting themselves during Bring Your Child to Work Day.