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DLA Forward Presence Human Resource Manager Rocky Weaver gives a resume building brief during a workshop May 23, 2016 for wounded warriors, currently undergoing treatment at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, helping them navigate civilian job application websites and prepare professional resumes.

June 2, 2016

DLA Aviation helps wounded warriors prepare resumes, navigate USA jobs website

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Equal Employment Office, along with DLA Human Resources hosted a workshop May 23 for wounded warriors.

Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, holds the DLA flag with Navy Cmdr. Daniel Bessman, the new DLA Aviation at Jacksonville site commander, during a change of command ceremony May 25, 2016 at Hangar 117, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. Bessman took command from retiring Navy Cmdr. Maurice Meagher, III.

June 1, 2016

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville welcomes new commander, retires another

In a ceremony rich with Navy traditions, Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, hosted a change of command and retirement ceremony for outgoing DLA Aviation at Jacksonville Site Commander Navy Cmdr. Maurice Meagher, III and incoming Navy Cmdr. Daniel Bessman at Hangar 117 on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, May 25.

Visitors to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, may view one of the first models of the A-10 Thunderbolt II that is on loan to Defense Logistics Agency from Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina. (Photo by Jackie Roberts, DLA Installation Support at Richmond)

May 25, 2016

DLA Aviation helps keep the Thunderbolt II mission ready

RICHMOND, Va. — Trying to maintain an antique machine is a challenge for any collector or parts provider whether it’s a bicycle, a car, or a multiple-million-dollar weapon system flying critical missions keeping Americans safe at home and abroad. The A-10 is one such system whose length of service has recently been extended until 2022.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia is part of a team that keeps the UH-60 platforms mission ready. The UH-60 Black Hawks are used for a variety of missions including medical evacuation, air assault, personnel transport and airlift. Shown here are two, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for landing at Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Sept. 7, 2008.

May 23, 2016

Teamwork key for sustaining the UH-60

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is part of a team that keeps the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter mission ready in production, deployment, and sustainment.

Mary Studevant, a retired Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia employee has been selected to be inducted into the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation 2016 Hall of Fame June 16. (Courtesy photo)

May 17, 2016

Studevant selected as DLA Aviation’s 2016 Hall of Fame inductee

RICHMOND, Virginia — Mary Studevant, former deputy director of what is now known as Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, has been selected for the 2016 DLA Aviation Hall of Fame. An induction ceremony will be at 1 p.m. June 16 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center, Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Warren Berry, vice commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, shares lunch with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's military cadre during his visit to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 4, 2016.

May 10, 2016

AFMC vice commander visits DLA Aviation

RICHMOND, Va. — Air Force Maj. Gen. Warren Berry, vice commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visited Defense Logistics Agency Aviation May 4 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Officer Randall Guratosky, a federal police officer who serves at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, poses for a photo as part of Police Week Recognition May 4, 2016.

May 10, 2016

Police Week Spotlight: Officer Randall Guratosky

RICHMOND, Va. — As part of National Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond will spotlight police officers at Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia, who selflessly secure and protect the base, its people and its neighbors.

Michael Beeskau, an aircraft engine mechanic repairs a TF-34 engine March 4, 2015 at the Crinkley Engine Facility on Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville, Florida. The engine powers the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" aircraft

May 4, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: Warfighter First

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency's No. 1 goal is to deliver innovative and responsive solutions to warfighters first. To me, that means ensuring my fellow service members always have the advantage.

Defense Supply Center Richmond's annual "Bring Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day" was held April 28, 2016, in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center in Richmond, Virginia. During the activities, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Senior Enlisted Advisor Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Phu Cao and his sons Huy, center, and Trung, right, share positive messages. The event, titled "Sparkling Aha! Moments,” was open to children ages 8-19, and over 160 children participated.

May 2, 2016

DLA employees bring daughters and sons to work for annual event

RICHMOND, Virginia — “Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day” was celebrated at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, April 28. More than 160 children from various Defense Logistics Agency activities on DSCR participated in the annual event, which was sponsored by the Strategic Acquisitions Directorate and the Equal Employment Opportunity Office.

Suppliers from across the United States visit Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, April 19-20, 2016 learning the latest procurement information at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Industry Day.

April 28, 2016

Supplier Industry Day provides engagement opportunities

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Industry Day kicked off April 19 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. According to DLA Aviation Director of Supplier Operations Navy CAPT Robert Keating, who provided the opening remarks, it was the largest Supplier Industry Day to date, with more than 100 vendors attending.