DLA News Archive

Aug. 24, 2023

Deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment tours DLA Distribution, EDC

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Radha Iyengar Plumb, deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Aug. 18, along with Leigh Method, deputy assistant secretary of defense for logistics and Brad Bunn, vice director of DLA.

Aug. 18, 2023

DOD leader visits Troop Support, learns about capabilities, warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics Leigh Method visited Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on August 14 to learn more about the organization’ s capabilities and warfighter support.

July 7, 2023

Coast Guard leaders visit Troop Support to discuss uniforms, challenges, opportunities

PHILADELPHIA — Fielding current and future Coast Guard uniforms were among key topics discussed by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles leaders and Coast Guard representatives during a visit to the organization June 29 in Philadelphia.

May 10, 2023

DLA Joint Reserve Force director explores where reservists fit in global logistics environment

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Maj. Gen. Tripp Bowles, Defense Logistics Agency director of the Joint Reserve Force, visited DLA Distribution to gain insight into the overall DLA Distribution mission and learn where reservists fit into the scope of that mission.

Nov. 14, 2022

DLA Energy Hall of Fame inductee honored for 50 years of fuel experience

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As a result of his dedicated 50 years of federal and military fuel service, DLA Energy Pacific Command Planner Paul Dupoise was inducted in the DLA Energy Hall of Fame in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 31.

Nov. 1, 2022

DLA Distribution leadership hosts Spanish delegation, imparts logistics lessons

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution leadership met with logistics support leadership from Spain at DLA Distribution headquarters, Oct. 13. The Spanish delegation was there to learn how DLA Distribution manages sustainment operations.

Oct. 13, 2022

Troop Support Europe and Africa quality assurance specialist earns Team Member of the Month award

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A quality assurance specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Europe and Africa was awarded September Team Member of the Month for his dedication to the organization’s warfighter support mission.

May 19, 2022

Defense Department official visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Work is underway to redesign the physical network of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s worldwide distribution centers to reduce costs and improve performance, the leadership team at DLA Distribution Headquarters told Leigh Method, the Defense Department’s deputy assistant Defense Secretary for logistics, during a May 5 visit to the agency’s headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

July 2, 2019

U.S., Japan logistics team equip Misawa forces for RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force logistics team members came together to load supplies and prepare for RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 27 to 31.

April 1, 2019

Troop Support, joint service panel discuss future of warfare, sustainment solutions

PHILADELPHIA — Dialogue on the future of warfare and how the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s sustainment solutions will enable service strategies was the focus of a conversation between military service planners and DLA Troop Support senior leaders March 21 in Philadelphia.