DLA News Archive

Tag: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime

A group of people are looking at display cases in a museum.

Oct. 17, 2024

Workforce gains insight on DLA mission through series of immersive tours

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Defense Logistics Agency employees stood in awe of the man before them as he described in detail what a member of the Union Army experienced in the Civil War, using his weaponry and uniform buttons as a guide.

Ten women dressed in black dresses smile at the camera. They are standing on concrete steps outside in front of a large building.

Sept. 10, 2024

Music creates connection for the Defense Federal Choir

COLUMBUS, Ohio — About a dozen Defense Supply Center Columbus associates never let the pandemic stop them from singing. They hail from all over the installation and have one thing in common – they are all members of the Defense Federal Choir.

July 2, 2024

DSCC named top installation by Secretary of Defense

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III named Defense Supply Center Columbus as one of six installations to receive the 2024 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The winning installations were announced in a Defense.gov news release July 1.

A man in a tan camouflage uniform sits in a airplane cockpit seat and reaches up to touch some of the controls to show another man in business casual clothing some of the systems in a KC-135 cockpit. The man in casual business attire has glasses and a beard and is looking up.

April 15, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime engineers visit Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base

COLUMBUS, Ohio — About two dozen engineers with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Engineering and Technical Support Directorate witnessed the fruits of their labor during a site visit of the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, April 3.

Woman stands and briefs several people seated in chairs at a table - backs showing.

Jan. 30, 2024

Employee lifts voice, integrates Deaf culture into latest CPI project

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Teresa Brunotte, a Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime material planner and deaf employee, is leading the change in DLA Deaf culture. She recently led a Continuous Process Improvement project aimed to improve the ASL Interpreter Request System.

Graphic reading 'Defense Logistics Agency 56th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Columbus Winners'

Jan. 26, 2024

Columbus associates honored at DLA’s 56th Annual Employee Recognition Awards ceremony

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eight Columbus associates and three teams were recognized as top performers during the Defense Logistics Agency’s 56th Annual Employee Recognition Awards ceremony Jan. 25 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

A group of men and women sit on a large stage in a auditorium full of people. One woman is fair skinned and blonde wearing a Army camouflaged uniform. The other woman is fair skinned and dark haired wearing a Army camouflaged uniform. A man in the middle with gray hair is wearing a Navy camouflaged uniform. The other three men are fair skinned with graying hair and are wearing business attire all in dark colors. There is another woman doing sign language at the front of the stage wearing a green sweater and a black shirt. She is fair skinned and dark haired.

Nov. 2, 2023

Annual live Leader-led Ethics Training offers a scenario-based approach

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s Legal Office took what is often thought as a dry, boring subject and livened it up a little during the Annual Leader-Led Ethics Training Oct. 18.

Men and women with various costumes and life preservers on scramble to get into their cardboard boats at the beginning of a race at the edge of a pond. One man is dark skinned and one man wears a green boonie hat. A woman in a red and white Olive Oyl dress is almost out of the shot.

Oct. 18, 2023

Maritime Supplier Operations’ Spinacher cruises to victory at Navy Birthday Cardboard Regatta

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Smooth paddling by 'Popeye' and 'Olive Oyl' propelled the Spinacher to victory at the annual Navy Cardboard Regatta Oct. 11 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus Eagle Eye Golf Course pond. The boat race was hosted by Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to celebrate the Navy’s 248th birthday.

Sept. 28, 2023

Diversity reigns at DSCC multicultural event

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Embracing differences was the theme of the day at Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s Multicultural and Diversity Day celebration Sept. 27 at Defense Supply Center Columbus.

A display of posters with text white on black tells the stories of POW/MIA Day in a large vestibule area with doors to the outside on one side and a glass bottle wall on the other with an American Flag with the words We Are DLA above it. There is a table with a white cloth with a plate and other object on it. The table is empty. There is a vase with one rose as well on the table.

Sept. 21, 2023

POW/MIA observance at Land and Maritime tells the stories of the missing

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When our nation goes to war, no matter the length or severity of the conflict, there are losses, and behind each loss is a story of a life lived and a sacrifice made. Several of those stories were highlighted with Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s observance in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day from September 14 -20.