DLA News Archive

Tag: DLA Aviation

Patricia McCarty, program manager for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Process Excellence and Continuous Process Improvement program is leading process improvement efforts in Richmond, Virginia

Sept. 1, 2017

New manager guides DLA Aviation in the APEx journey

Richmond, Virginia — Patty McCarty is leading DLA Aviation’s process improvement efforts at Richmond, Virginia.

Jami Zanetta loads canned foods into a cart to take to Feedmore.

Aug. 28, 2017

DSCR supports local community during annual Feds Feed Families food drive

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, collected and donated more than 199 pounds of food in support of this year’s annual Feds Feed Families food drive.

photo of Commander visits DLA Aviation at San Diego

Aug. 24, 2017

DLA Aviation’s new commander tours industrial support activities

Richmond, Va — Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, began a round of tours to four of the activity’s industrial support activity sites Aug. 21-25.

Aug. 9, 2017

DLA director returns to DSCR for DLA Aviation overview

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams returned to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 31 to receive a DLA Aviation overview.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond employee, Joe Krouse, environmental engineer, said he enjoys working with a supportive team and seeing processes improved to help the organization run more efficiently.

Aug. 4, 2017

Employee Spotlight: Joe Krouse

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond employee, Joe Krouse, environmental engineer, said he enjoys working with a supportive team and seeing processes improved to help the organization run more efficiently.

Police sergeant hands DLA police badge to young girl

Aug. 2, 2017

DLA Police participate in National Night Out

Richmond, Va — Police from Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Defense Supply Center Richmond introduced their department to the community during the Chesterfield County’s National Night Out at the Bensley Park and Community Building

Eugene Marchand, physical security specialist, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, manages the Defense Supply Center Richmond Welcome Center and access control points by day and conducts raids with his wife in a virtual world by night.

July 28, 2017

Military mindset helps security specialist on, off the job

Richmond, Virginia — Eugene Marchand, a physical security specialist for Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, relies on his military experiences to manage access control points and the welcome center at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

The Animal Shelter Team, made up of employees from DLA Aviation Supplier Operations and Planning Process Directorates, poses with their display June 7, 2017. The temporary team, formed to build morale and comradery, collected almost 600 items to help four local animal shelters.

July 26, 2017

Aviation organizations team to support the community while building camaraderie

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employees joined together to build morale and comradery between the two groups, as well as help the local community.

William Bullock, Sr., emergency manager, DLA Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia (standing) facilitates a hurricane emergency tabletop exercise with employees who make up the Defense Supply Center Richmond Emergency Management and Crisis Management Teams July 20, 2017. The exercise brought key installation personnel together who would work to secure the base, perform emergency communications, respond to cleanup efforts and make sure mission essential functions and aviation logistics support continue to our nation’s warfighters in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.

July 25, 2017

Emergency exercise keeps installation prepared, ready to support the warfighter during hurricanes, other disasters

RIchmond, Va. — A hurricane emergency tabletop exercise took place July 20 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Its purpose was to bring key installation personnel together.

A Buck Company employee stirring molten metal to pull out impurities.

July 19, 2017

Anvils and Aircraft

Richmond, Virginia — The DLA Aviation Forging and Casting Assistance Team looks for ways to save time and money on contracts by improving processes and solving procurement problems. The AFCAT educates employees on casting and forging processes by taking them to visit two commercial casting and forging companies that make parts for DLA.