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Storm clouds loom on the horizon behind Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Photo courtesy of Department of Defense)

Oct. 2, 2015

DLA Distribution focuses on hurricane and flood preparedness

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Typically, the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November, and this season the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 70 percent chance of six to 11 named storms, including three major hurricanes. As Hurricane Joaquin heads towards the east coast of the United States this weekend, DLA Distribution is urging employees to be prepared.

Ken Drover, lead partner, Global Defense Center of Excellence, Patty St. George, partner, Federal Advisory and Jeff Langley, director, Supply Chain and Logistics, visited DLA Distribution for a discussion with leadership on operational and financial supply chain transformation.

Oct. 1, 2015

DLA Distribution headquarters hosts KPMG

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — As the external audit nears, DLA Distribution continues to prepare the agency for success. Recently, the organization welcomed three executive members from KPMG’s Management Consulting Advisory practice. Ken Drover, lead partner, Global Defense Center of Excellence, Patty St. George, partner, Federal Advisory and Jeff Langley, director, Supply Chain and Logistics, visited DLA Distribution for a discussion with leadership on operational and financial supply chain transformation. KPMG is the advisory firm currently assisting DLA Distribution prepare for the independent audit.

Guest speaker David McKernan offers tips and advice on making an emergency plan during the National Preparedness Month closing ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Sept. 29. McKernan serves as the operations manager for the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management in Virginia.

Oct. 1, 2015

‘Be Strong, Be Prepared, Be Ready’ takeaway of National Preparedness Month

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Being prepared for a disaster involves making an emergency plan and knowing how to execute it when and if a disaster strikes, the emergency management coordinator for Fairfax County, Virginia, said Sept. 29 during the National Preparedness Month closing ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

DLA Land and Maritime is working with service logisticians to expand support for land-based heavy bombers, many of which need modernization and haven’t been exercised in a nuclear capacity for years.

Oct. 1, 2015

Revitalizing Support to the Nuclear Enterprise

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Having a nuclear arsenal at the ready is a key part of America’s national security strategy, and maintaining the health of those weapons systems is a growing concern for the Defense Logistics Agency.

Air Force Senior Airman John Myer pushes a tow bar under the tire of a B-52H Stratofortress at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Oct. 1, 2015

Critical Partnerships

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime are strengthening their partnerships with customers involved in the nuclear mission.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Misenheimer, a nuclear weapons technician, performs routine maintenance on a rotary launcher at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. DLA’s past support focused on the Defense Department’s nuclear enterprise shooters. The agency has recently expanded its support to the enterprise’s transport and support system functions as well.

Oct. 1, 2015

Synchronizing Support

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Nuclear Enterprise Support Office was created to allow DLA to synchronize its efforts for the nuclear enterprise.

The Cold War Nuclear Triad has evolved to a more “capabilities-based” posture to deal with multiple aggressors across a spectrum of contingencies.

Oct. 1, 2015

History Highlights: The Nuclear Triad

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — History of the Nuclear Triad

Navy Lt. Jill Corrales, retail manager at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Cherry Point, N.C., has received the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

Sept. 29, 2015

Cherry Point’s Corrales awarded DLA Distribution Company Grade Officer of the Quarter

CHERRY POINT, North Carolina — Navy Lt. Jill Corrales, retail manager at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Cherry Point, N.C., has received the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for working closely with the Fleet Readiness Center-East, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and other units onboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to support the warfighter and ensure combat readiness.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett Sandman, director of DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., at New London, Conn., has been awarded the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Field Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

Sept. 28, 2015

Norfolk’s Sandman awarded DLA Distribution’s Field Grade Officer of the Quarter

NORFOLK, Virginia — Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett Sandman, director of DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., at New London, Conn., has been awarded the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Field Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

Sang-Hwan So, a supply technician inspector at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea, will retire in March 2016 with 43 years of federal service

Sept. 25, 2015

DLA Distribution Korea’s So reminisces on almost 43 years of federal service

CAMP CARROLL, Korea — Sang-Hwan So, a supply technician inspector at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea, will hit a milestone in March 2016. That feat is the completion of 43 years of federal service, eight of which have been with DLA Distribution Korea.