DLA News Archive

Tag: Foreign military sales

Photo is of a group of people, some in military uniform, standing around a large metal pallet in a large warehouse.

Feb. 28, 2024

Australian foreign liaison officers tour DLA Eastern Distribution Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As part of a week-long visit to the area, the group met with DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, representatives to learn more about DLA's supply chain, material release, shipping processes and consolidation procedures.

Two male soldiers do mechanical work on a piece of equipment.

Feb. 21, 2024

DLA strengthens allies, international security through foreign military sales

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A program that transfers America’s defense equipment to international partners gives the U.S. and its allies an upper hand on the battlefield.

Man wearing a reflective vest and hard hat in a field of what looks to be metal moves a boxy looking item.

Feb. 20, 2024

Commentary: Foreign military sales reflect national policy, expand customer base

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has long provided goods and services to allied nations. From NATO cataloging in the 1960s to today’s worldwide crises, the agency has used the Foreign Military Sales program to advance national policy and realize economies of scale.

Oct. 25, 2022

DLA Distribution hosts Hellenic Army finance and sustainment directors

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The positive partnership between the Hellenic Army and Air Force and DLA Distribution is long-standing – since 2013.

Peter Skillings, DLA Troop Support Medical’s Collective and Foreign Military Sales branch chief, left, and Abin Mathai, DLA Troop Support Medical’s Dressing, Tools and Instruments integrated support team chief, second to left, pose for a photo in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 2019.

June 20, 2019

Medical helps strengthen U.S. partnerships through readiness

PHILADELPHIA — Two Defense Logistics Agency employees attended a U.S. Army’s Office of the Program Manager - Saudi Arabian National Guard summit last month to inform the host nation’s military about Medical’s services, demonstrate products and evaluate protocols as a way to help strengthen the medical readiness on the battlefield.

Feb. 26, 2019

DLA Troop Support expedites urgent order for armored bulldozers

Contract specialists at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are meeting a Foreign Military Sales customers’ urgent need for 16 armored bulldozers in four months rather than the year it would normally take.

July 20, 2018

New Distribution commander visits Corpus Christi site

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — DLA Distribution commander Navy Supply Corps Rear Adm. Kevin Jones recently made his first trip to DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, which serves as the primary wholesale distribution point for major components to support helicopter repair missions for Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales customers worldwide.

Scott Rosbaugh, director of DLA Distribution’s Strategic Plans directorate, discusses DLA Distribution’s core capabilities with Israel Security Assistance Liaison Officers on December 11.

Dec. 14, 2017

Israel Security Assistance Liaison Officers visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Israel Security Assistance Liaison Officers visited the largest distribution center in the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution network, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 11 to learn about DLA’s global logistics processes and how DLA Distribution supports foreign military sales customers.

Nov. 28, 2017

Tobyhanna offers array of Firefinder services to foreign customers

TOBYHANNA, Pa. — Interest in excess defense articles continues to bolster relationships between Tobyhanna Army Depot and many of the Army’s international partners through the Foreign Military Sales Program.