DLA News Archive

Feb. 16, 2022

Strategic, joint fuel planning

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Operational fuel requirements and strategic planning were the priorities of the Joint Petroleum Seminar Feb. 7-8. DLA Energy hosted the seminar for members of the military petroleum community to collaborate and plan for current, future, and emerging energy needs in the joint petroleum arena. 

Feb. 1, 2022

Energy support to Fort Hood, a Utilities Privatization success story

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new video about DLA Energy’s Utilities Privatization supporting Fort Hood, Texas, highlights the successes of a DLA Energy program to help military installations with utilities privatization and energy resiliency efforts. 

Jan. 13, 2022

New facility provides DLA Energy Aerospace and Finance employees safer, healthier workplace

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — A new operations center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will provide 104 DLA Energy Aerospace and Finance employees a well-equipped space to manage the worldwide acquisition of missile fuels, liquid propellants and other bulk industrial chemicals and gases, and separately their financial operations.

Dec. 2, 2021

DLA Energy Commander honored at Philippine Consulate

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Honoring Filipino-Americans in uniform both past and present, DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas was recognized at a Veterans Day event at the Philippine Consulate in New York City, Nov. 11. 

Oct. 19, 2021

A new leash on life

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — A dog is said to be “a man’s best friend,” but for this DLA Energy employee a dog is much more. Jason Searls and his service dog, Hawkeye, are working together to heal deep emotional wounds.

Oct. 14, 2021

DLA Energy Commander visits Texas aerostat site

EL INDIO, Texas — Two miles east of the Rio Grande, high above the desolate South Texas chaparral land, tethered surveillance balloons, filled with helium from DLA Energy Aerospace keep watch. Observing the large, low-altitude aircraft, a DLA Energy team visited the Tethered Aerostat Radar System site at El Indio, Texas, Sept. 29. 

Sept. 30, 2021

DLA petroleum lab partners with high school in Germany

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Two Ramstein High School students are getting hands-on learning at the DLA Energy Europe & Africa petroleum lab in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The six-month Department of Defense Education Activity Europe Career Practicum Student Internship Program matches a student with a professional experience based on their career interest.

Sept. 27, 2021

DLA Energy supports Hurricane Ida relief efforts

Task Force Americas is a team of DLA Energy employees who respond to and support a variety of emergency situations under the Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission. Their latest mission was providing fuel support to the FEMA following Hurricane Ida’s landfall on the Gulf Coast. 

Sept. 22, 2021

Fuel facility expands resiliency on Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management and DLA Energy South-West Pacific held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 1 to mark the completion of a new facility that will improve warfighter resiliency on the strategic Pacific air base.

June 29, 2021

Energy East Pacific changes command

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Navy Cmdr. Eric Lockett bid farewell to the DLA Energy East Pacific command June 11 as he relinquished command to Navy Cmdr. William Jakubowicz.