DLA News Archive

March 5, 2018

Disabled veteran inspires Tobyhanna Distribution employees

TOBYHANNA, Pa. — Retired Army Staff Sgt. Earl Granville stepped center stage standing to speak to DLA Distribution Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania employees. He stood on one of his own legs and one prosthetic. Granville’s story speaks boldly of resilience, passion, purpose and being a part of something greater than himself.

Feb. 28, 2018

‘Rare’ promotion to CW5 achieved by DLA Troop Support military food advisor

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly officiated the promotion of Chief Warrant Officer Five Timothy Hagans from chief warrant officer four during a ceremony in Philadelphia.

Feb. 27, 2018

U.S. Army Ordnance Corps’ 13th Regimental Command Sergeant Major visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps’ Senior Enlisted Advisor, 13th Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. Terry D. Burton, spent a day at the DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21.

Feb. 26, 2018

Point Loma celebrates fuel pier upgrade

POINT LOMA, Calif. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication was held for a new Defense Fuel Support Point at Point Loma in San Diego, California, Feb. 9. The double-decker fuel pier is the first of its kind; developed with evolving environmental and seismic standards in mind and boasting a 75-year minimum service life design.

Feb. 23, 2018

Members of the U.S. Army’s 6th Medical Logistics Management Center visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The 6th Medical Logistics Management Center is a unique, one-of-a-kind Army unit with the mission to deploy, establish, integrate, and synchronize medical logistics operations in support of any Army or Joint Forces specified mission.

Feb. 22, 2018

Alaska Tank Truck Facility strengthens readiness

ANCHORAGE, Ala. — A state of the art tank truck facility will improve capacity and readiness at the contractor owned and contractor operated Anchorage, Alaska fuel defense support point at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Feb. 15, 2018

Delivering fuel to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE, Wash. — Around the globe, Defense Logistics Agency Energy is delivering fuel to support global mobility to the warfighter.

Feb. 7, 2018

Deputy Commander DLA Europe & Africa visits DSCR on tour of agency’s MSCs

Richmond, Va. — Gordon Hackett, deputy commander of Defense Logistics Agency Europe & Africa, visited DLA Aviation on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 1 as part of a week-long familiarization tour of the agency’s major subordinate commands to find out more about their current missions.

Jan. 31, 2018

Industrial Hardware contracting officer earns DLA Troop Support Employee of the Month

Thomas Smith, a contracting officer in the Industrial Hardware supply chain, is DLA Troop Support’s Employee of the Month for December.

Jan. 26, 2018

Safely in Hand: DLA Distribution helps Army deliver new pistol to warfighters

ANNISTON, Ala. — When the Army ended its search for a new standard-issue pistol by choosing a variant of the Sig Sauer P320, the service relied on Defense Logistics Agency Distribution to safely transport the weapon to Army units.