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Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day (center), commander of DLA Aviation visited DLA Distribution Feb. 22 for an overview of DLA Distribution, and a tour of Distributions largest warehouse, the Eastern Distribution Center at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

Feb. 27, 2017

Distribution headquarters hosts Aviation commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day, commander of DLA Aviation visited DLA Distribution Feb. 22 for an overview of DLA Distribution, and a tour of DoD’s largest warehouse, the Eastern Distribution Center at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

Airman 1st Class Josiah Massari, 92nd Communication Squadron base equipment custodian, places a pallet of equipment in the 92nd CSS warehouse Feb. 17, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Accountability of items in Information Technology Asset Management is done by scanning numbers on the items and making sure they line up with the numbers in the Automatic Information Manager program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)

Feb. 24, 2017

Asset management: keeping mission accountable

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington — Managers for Air Force information technology assets rely on DLA Disposition Services for support when hardware meets the end of its life cycle.

Melinda Charles, a management and program analyst at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., has been awarded the Edward Sweger DLA Distribution Systems Innovation and Automation Award.

Feb. 1, 2017

Susquehanna’s Charles awarded Edward Sweger DLA Distribution Systems Innovation and Automation Award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Melinda Charles, a management and program analyst at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., has been awarded the Edward Sweger DLA Distribution Systems Innovation and Automation Award for her accomplishments as the lead architect and developer of a mission critical business intelligence suite of applications.

From left to right, David Freidman, former acting assistant secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy presents the award to John Carson, former DLA Installation Support for Distribution site director; Andrew During, DLA energy manager; Ryan Taylor, DLA Installation Support for Distribution, general engineer; and Don Juhasz, DLA Installation Energy and Fire Protection chief, while Dr. Timothy Unruh, Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program director, looks on.

Jan. 26, 2017

DLA Distribution honored with Energy award

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., was honored with the 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Award in December for implementing a process to convert existing steam heating to a more efficient natural gas heating system in eight of its facilities.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named the Global Distribution Excellence: Barbara Doornink Distribution Center of the Year in the large category.

Jan. 17, 2017

Oklahoma City presented Phyllis C. Campbell Award for Superior Performance

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been presented the Global Distribution Excellence: Phyllis C. Campbell Award for Superior Performance.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named the Global Distribution Excellence: Barbara Doornink Distribution Center of the Year in the large category.

Jan. 9, 2017

Oklahoma City named Barbara Doornink Distribution Center of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named the Global Distribution Excellence: Barbara Doornink Distribution Center of the Year in the large category.

Bituminous coal is removed from a shuttered power plant at U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center Indian Head in Maryland. The DLA Disposition Services assistance in finding a new home for the coal saved an estimated $6 million in removal costs.

Jan. 6, 2017

You load 9k tons and what do you get?

NSWC Indian Head, Maryland — It’s not “another day older and deeper in debt.” It’s actually more than $6 million in cost avoidance, thanks to the agency's disposal pros.

Nora Steigerwalt (left), Medical supply chain director of customer operations, meets with Lt. Col. Christopher Estridge (center) and Maj. Blake Smith, both Air Force medical service corps officers from the Defense Health Agency, at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Nov. 16.

Dec. 28, 2016

DLA, DHA save millions on military medical materiel through ECAT

PHILADELPHIA — Anyone who has been in a big-box retailer knows two-gallon buckets of mayonnaise have lower per-unit prices than 20-ounce jars. It’s just basic bulk purchasing power at work. And as interagency collaboration within DOD is proving, it applies to more than just condiments.

Sergeant Jerry King, a pilot with the Michigan State Police Aviation unit, looks over the controls of the UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois helicopter that came from the Army via the DLA Disposition Services Law Enforcement Support Office.

Dec. 2, 2016

The last of the Army Hueys fly off to active retirement

Battle Creek, Michigan — After six decades of service, the Army is retiring what are thought to be the last of its flying UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois helicopters.

Boy Scouts from Peyton, Colorado, Troop 444 show off some of the tools they have acquired from DLA Disposition Services at Fort Carson. The troop uses the items from the Defense Logistics Agency to earn merit badges and to "be prepared" for what ever comes their way. Photo by Troop 444

Oct. 26, 2016

Colorado scouts practice “reuse is recycling” mantra with used military goods

Peyton, Colorado — Boy Scout Troop 444 of Peyton, Colorado, takes the motto “be prepared” very seriously, and its scouts rely on DLA Disposition Services to acquire needed equipment.