DLA News Archive

March 17, 2023

Quarterly leadership award recipients set the pace for their teams

Richmond, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Quarterly Leadership Award recipients for 4th quarter 2022 stand out for several reasons, and chief among them is operational excellence.

Oct. 21, 2022

High performance leaders awarded for 3rd quarter

RICHMOND, Va. — George Watson, chief of the Material Management Division, DLA Aviation at San Diego, California, and Linwood “Lenny” Rogers, deputy chief counsel, DLA Aviation Richmond, Virginia, were named as DLA Aviation Quarterly Leadership Award winners for the 3rd quarter.

March 30, 2022

DLA Aviation January Leadership Award recipients invest in employee growth

Richmond, Va. — Good leaders recognize potential in their employees, and great leaders find ways to help employees fulfill that potential. Robert “Bob” Kish, supervisor of the Marine Corps Customer Facing Division’s Aviation Customer Relationship Management Cell and Sarah Wright, chief of Strategic Contracts within the Program Management Division, Strategic Acquisition and Programs Directorate, are the January Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Leadership Award recipients and honored for their dedication to helping employees reach their professional potential.

Feb. 22, 2022

Dynamic frontline leadership leads to branch chief’s selection as DLA Aviation’s top leader for December

RICHMOND, Va. — Selfless attitude and willingness to accept all challenges with confidence are attributes that earned Rodney Dunson the DLA Aviation Leadership Award for December. He’s the Hardware/Nuclear Reactors Program Branch chief within the Planning Material Division of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Planning Programs Directorate in Richmond, Virginia.

Feb. 9, 2022

Kind and caring leader awarded DLA Aviation November Leadership Award

RICHMOND, Va. — Oscar Moore , was awarded the DLA Aviation Leadership Award for November 2021. Moore is a supervisory inventory management specialist in the Component/Indirect Material Planning and Support Branch at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Cherry Point on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Jan. 18, 2022

Transformative and dynamic leader awarded DLA Aviation October Leadership Award

RICHMOND, Va. — Douglas Williams, branch chief in the Commodities Branch in the Material Management Division at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, was awarded the DLA Aviation Leadership Award for October.

Dec. 21, 2021

Highly recognized leader and subject matter expert awarded DLA Aviation September Leadership Award

RICHMOND, Va. — Christy Crumpler, branch chief in the Industrial Plant Equipment Services Division in the Engineering Directorate at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, was awarded the DLA Aviation Leadership Award for September.

Oct. 29, 2021

Kimbrough receives leadership award for being coach, role model

Richmond, Va. — DLA Aviation’s Leadership Working Group recognized Rennae Kimbrough with its August Leadership Award for her individualized consideration and inspirational motivation skills, two of the four dimensions of transformative leadership

Dec. 16, 2020

Hard work and humility guides branch chief

RICHMOND, VA — “Audrey is a caring and compassionate leader who acts as a role model for those around her. Her faith in her employees to carry out tasks, whether large or small, garners a work group full of confidence and drive.”

Sept. 8, 2020

DLA Aviation supervisor at Corpus Christi keeps team together, maintains warfighter support during pandemic

RICHMOND, VA — As the senior Defense Logistics Agency Aviation representative at Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas, Melissa Lopez said she has embedded herself with Army aviation leadership there to understand their issues and concerns.