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Feb. 20, 2026

Investing in Talent: DLA graduates latest PaCE class in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) honored its next generation of leaders Feb. 12, during a Pathways to Career Excellence program graduation ceremony. The event, held in the Defense Supply Center Columbus Operations Center Auditorium, marked a significant career milestone for 123 graduates, including 70 contract specialists, 18 quality assurance specialists, 34 general supply specialists and one finance specialist.

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Feb. 2, 2026

PaCER Spotlight: Kaylee Mills

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kaylee Mills is a current member of the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) Pathways to Career Excellence program. She began her PaCE journey in August 2024 and will graduate August 2026 as a pre-award contract specialist in the Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate.

Walter Morales is a current member of the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) Pathways to Career Excellence program. He began his PaCE journey in February 2024 and will graduate February 2026 as a post-award contract specialist.

Jan. 2, 2026

PaCER Spotlight: Walter Morales

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Walter Morales is a current member of the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) Pathways to Career Excellence program. He began his PaCE journey in February 2024 and will graduate February 2026 as a post-award contract specialist.

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Dec. 16, 2025

PACE graduates recognized at HDFIC

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services held a graduation ceremony for six interns from the Pathways to Career Excellence Program at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 4.

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Dec. 8, 2025

PaCER Spotlight: Molly Teegarden

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Molly Teegarden is a current member of the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) Pathways to Career Excellence program. She began her PaCE journey in September 2024 and will graduate September 2026 as a pre-award contract specialist.

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Oct. 2, 2025

PaCER Spotlight: Anya Herbert

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anya Herbert recently completed her first year of the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) Pathways to Career Excellence program. She began her PaCE journey in August of 2024 as a post-award contract specialist with the Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate.

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Sept. 3, 2025

PaCER Spotlight: Zane Clark Zwayer

Zane Clark Zwayer is in his second year of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Pathways to Career Excellence program. He began his PaCE journey in February of 2024 and is a contract specialist.

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July 17, 2025

Summer interns reflect on DLA sustainability project, government careers and what’s next

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As an eight-week internship with Defense Logistics Agency Research and Development comes to an end July 25, college students Peyton Coleman and Reuel Florendo learned the importance of proper data collection through an agency project aimed at reducing waste and repurposing materials found in excess Defense equipment turned in to DLA.

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July 2, 2025

PaCER recent graduate spotlight: Andrea Schneck

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Andrea Schneck is a recent graduate of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Pathways to Career Excellence program. She began her PaCE journey in June of 2023 and graduated on June 20 as a post-award contract specialist.

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June 6, 2025

PaCER Spotlight: Kaitlynne Freitas

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kaitlynne Freitas is a current member of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Pathways to Career Excellence program. She began her PaCE journey in 2023 and will graduate this fall as a contract specialist.