DLA News Archive

Aug. 11, 2020

San Joaquin’s Lee-Haynes receives the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey Innovation Award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Distribution Process Worker Supervisor Natalie Lee-Haynes, assigned as the Bin Division deputy chief at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, was selected as the DLA Distribution 2019 Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey Innovation Award winner.

Aug. 10, 2020

DLA Distribution Norfolk hosts Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command/Chief of Supply Corps

NORFOLK, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, hosted Navy Rear Adm. Peter Stamatopoulos, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command/Chief of Supply Corps, during a visit to the organization July 28.

Aug. 7, 2020

Defense Supply Center Richmond gets a facelift

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, is currently undergoing renovations to the installation in the form of upgrades and/or additions.

Aug. 7, 2020

San Joaquin’s Kotta recognized as the DLA Distribution 2019 High Performing Leader of the Year

TRACY, Calif. — Distribution Process Worker Supervisor Nicholas Kotta of the Bin Distribution Division’s Mechanized Packing Branch at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, was selected as the DLA Distribution High Performing Leader of the Year.

Aug. 6, 2020

Millions of personal protective equipment arriving at DLA Distribution Susquehanna for FEMA’s COVID-19 response efforts

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — The Defense Department’s lead agency for logistics is processing, storing and shipping personal protective equipment for the Federal Emergency Management Agency as it assists hospitals dealing with rising COVID-19 infections across the country.

Aug. 5, 2020

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, PPP&M Team wins Defense Department Packaging Achievement Award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking team from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, received the 2019 Defense Department Packaging Achievement Award.

Aug. 5, 2020

Marine Corps Customer Facing Division deputy chief receives June Leadership Award at DLA Aviation

Richmond, Va. — Roy Drake, deputy chief, Marine Corps Customer Facing Division, has been named the recipient of the June Leadership Award at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation.

Aug. 4, 2020

San Joaquin’s Green selected as the Global Distribution Excellence Administrative Support Performance of the Year awardee

TRACY, Calif. — Administrative Assistant David Green of the Consolidation and Containerization Point at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, was selected for Global Distribution Excellence for Administrative Support Performance of the Year honors.

Aug. 3, 2020

DLA Troop Support celebrates retiring civilians

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support came together in person and via telephone to celebrate the careers of nine retiring employees during a socially-distanced ceremony July 30.

July 31, 2020

DLA Troop Support helps 1st Stryker Brigade keep its chill

PHILADELPHIA — The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colorado, requested 365 coolers for training exercises at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in San Bernardino County, California. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain made sure the coolers were delivered in preparation for the training exercise in the Mojave Desert.