DLA News Archive

April 1, 2025

A Conversation with Brad Bunn

DLA’s vice director describes how the agency’s role as a logistics combat support agency makes it indispensable to warfighter success, ways it’s changing to meet new challenges and opportunities for continued growth.

March 28, 2025

DLA Energy Americas West Welcomed New Commander

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy Americas West welcomed new Commander Navy Cmdr. Brandon Palmer and bid farewell to outgoing Commander Navy Capt. Anas Maazouzi during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Golf Course at Cypress, CA, March 21.

March 27, 2025

DLA Energy Quality Assurance Representative Shadows Director, Quality Technical Directorate at DLA Headquarters

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy’s Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) Jonathan Lucas had never considered DLA’s Shadow Program. And he especially hadn’t thought about spending time at “the headquarters”. He said there had always been a bit of an unspoken friendly rivalry between people who worked at the headquarters of DLA Energy and those who worked in the field such as at a regional headquarters.

March 20, 2025

Troop Support provides Medal of Honor decorations to American heroes

PHILADELPHIA — The highest military honor awarded by the United States, is procured by a team of logisticians at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia.

March 13, 2025

Troop Support hosts DLA vice director for quarterly meeting, employee recognition event

Philadelphia — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn for a Major Subordinate Command Quarterly Engagement meeting on March 11. Troop Support leadership took this opportunity to share the organization’s progress towards DLA Annual Operating Plan initiatives.

Feb. 21, 2025

DLA Distribution Yokosuka adapts to meet critical blood supply mission

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, successfully navigated a U.S. Transportation Command policy change to ensure critical blood shipments make it to customers across Japan and the Philippines.

Feb. 14, 2025

DLA director, DLA Distribution commander engage with workforce at Guam town hall

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Rear Adm. Michael York, commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, visited DLA Distribution Guam, Marianas, for a tour of the center Jan. 27-28.

Feb. 11, 2025

DLA’s Automated One Time Buy Team earns agencywide accolades

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency’s Enterprise Automated One Time Buy Procurement Team made significant strides in supporting the defense industrial base and meeting warfighter requirements, issuing over 400,000 solicitations and resulting in approximately 151,311 awards valued at $1.086 billion from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The team – comprised of 30 personnel from DLA Aviation, Land and Maritime and Troop Support – was recently recognized with the Acquisition Workforce Team Achievement during the 57th Annual Employee Recognition Program held Jan. 23 at DLA headquarters on Fort Belvoir.

Feb. 3, 2025

A college injury led to a 45-year federal service career

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — William Cochran, a former Defense Logistics Agency Energy Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist took a walk down memory lane to share how his federal service career began and culminated with retirement after more than 40 years of service to the nation.

Jan. 31, 2025

DLA Citizen Developers collaborate to build better bots

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees from four major subordinate commands shared ideas and capabilities for automating manual processes with software robotics during a Multi-MSC Robotic Process Automation Collaboration Workshop Jan. 22-23 at DLA Aviation.