DLA News Archive

Tag: logistics

American assault troops in a landing craft as it nears a beachhead in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Smoke in background is Naval gunfire supporting the landing. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army Center of Military History)

June 6, 2018

DLA honors sacrifices made, victory won on D-Day

Seventy-four years ago today, American military forces, joined by their comrades in arms from Allied nations, began the final push to liberate Europe from Nazi oppression.

Senior leaders from DLA and the Army met May 9 to discuss challenges and progress in the agency's support to various Army weapons systems.

May 14, 2018

Sustaining combat readiness, improving supply-chain management key topics at Army, DLA Day

Equipment modernization and inventory management topped the agenda during the spring Army/DLA Day at the Pentagon May 9.

Feb. 6, 2018

Former DLA Distribution commander announced as incoming director for logistics at USPACOM

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Former Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Maj. Gen. Susan Davidson has been announced as the incoming director for logistics, engineering and security cooperation, J-4, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Nov. 16, 2017

Where's My Stuff

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — What is the NUMBER ONE question DLA customers ask? It’s “Where’s my stuff?” of course. In order to answer this question, it’s important to understand how a requisition flows through DLA.

The sinking of the Lusitania was the most notorious and deadly of several German submarine attacks in early 1917 -- attacks that were a key factor in the United States' decision to abandon a policy of neutrality and enter the war.

April 1, 2017

Logistics and American entry into the Great War

Wheat and thin strips of wood: Did these benign supplies really play a role in getting America into World War I?

Feb. 6, 2017

Logistics On Location: DLA Supports Tiger Balm

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii — Logistics is key to mission success and during Tiger Balm 2016 DLA played an important role to ensure the Army had the support it needed to complete its bilateral exercise with the Singaporean Army.

A maintenance crew removes excessive rubber buildup off of an active runway at an undisclosed in Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2016. Maintenance crews had roughly 5 minutes to evacuate the runways when aircraft were landing or departing. The strategic operation successfully enabled the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to maintain its current level of support in Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Dec. 21, 2016

Expeditionary Airmen collaborate to repair active runway, continue fight to defeat ISIL

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — Over the span of 15 days 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron members successfully coordinated the removal of accumulated rubber build-up off of 560,000 square feet of an active runway at an undisclosed location, Dec. 19.

Dec. 19, 2016

Logistics On Location: LCACs RIMPAC 2016

HALE KOA BEACH, Hawaii — During RIMPAC 2016 LCACS played an important role in shore to ship movement of the marines and air gear. Watch this Logistics On Location to see LCACs in action.

Marine Corps Systems Command Combat Support Systems Equipment Exchange Initiative is exploring new ways to get Marines the equipment they need faster. MCSC initiated the program in 2014 to maximize opportunities to trade-in equipment for more modern replacements at no additional cost to the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell)

Dec. 13, 2016

Government ‘trade-ins’ help Corps modernize gear for fleet

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — Marine Corps Systems Command’s Combat Support Systems is exploring ways to get Marines the equipment they need faster and at no additional cost.

Nutan Chada (right), executive producer of the DLA Video Production Team, leads a contract crew on the “set” of Exercise Steel Knight, Twentynine Palms, California, for a Logistics On Location video December 2015.

April 12, 2016

DLA Logistics on Location videos reveal the source behind the force

DLA invites you to view its Logistics on Location videos for a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency supports our nation’s warfighters.