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April 23, 2026

Joint review marks milestone in DLA supply chain transformation

RICHMOND, Virginia and COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a significant demonstration of cross-locational collaboration, leaders and subject matter experts from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Weapons Support in Columbus, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia, concluded a two-day pulse check geared towards refining synchronization efforts as the new major subordinate command approaches final operating capability.

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April 13, 2026

DLA senior leaders review DLA Energy’s strategic progress, innovation

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency senior leadership conducted a mid-year review of the annual operating plan at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on April 10. DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly and DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez met with DLA Energy Commander Navy Rear Adm. George Bresnihan and his team to assess the agency's progress toward its strategic objectives.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, center, speaks to DLA Disposition Services staff during a recent visit to the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center on April 2.

April 8, 2026

Simerly encourages readiness and transformation in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The DLA director reiterated agency focus areas during an annual operating plan review in Michigan April 2.

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March 13, 2026

Strategic Integration: The Role of DLA Energy's Joint Petroleum Seminar

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy hosted its annual Joint Petroleum Seminar, during Joint Petroleum Week, held Feb. 23–27, 2026, at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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March 11, 2026

Custom tool reshapes contract management

RICHMOND, Va. — A Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support at Ogden employee recently developed a custom set of digital tools, converting a once-confusing process into a streamlined, data-driven operation, revolutionizing how post-award administrators handle contracts.

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March 9, 2026

Weapons Support (Richmond) hosts annual H-60 End-to-End Summit

RICHMOND, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Richmond) Naval Aviation Customer Facing Directorate hosted this year’s H-60 End-to-End Summit, a critical meeting focused on ensuring the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s Seahawk helicopter fleet, held Feb. 10-12 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

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Feb. 25, 2026

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps asks DLA ‘What if?’

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz was the latest speaker at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Warfighter Talk series Feb. 18 at the agency’s headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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Feb. 24, 2026

DLA CIO discusses logistics, where AI potential meets reality

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s chief information officer cautioned that successfully integrating artificial intelligence requires more than just finding a use case and deploying a new tool. It demands a significant investment in the workforce and a shift in organizational culture.

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Feb. 23, 2026

DLA leadership emphasizes AI, partnerships as critical to warfighter readiness

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association's annual logistics forum Feb. 17, Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly underscored the critical, transformative role he said artificial intelligence will play in defense operations.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sean Kelly, commanding general of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, and two Soldiers speak with a U.S. military veteran at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11, 2026. The visit was part of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week, during which a delegation from DLA Troop Support met with patients to honor their service and reaffirm the lifelong bond between generations of service members.

Feb. 19, 2026

Generations of service connect at VA hospital during DLA Troop Support visit

PHILADELPHIA — A delegation of military members from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, led by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sean Kelly, DLA Troop Support commanding general, visited veterans at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, marking National Salute to Veteran Patients Week by underlining the enduring bond between generations of service members and the partnership between the two organizations.