DLA News Archive

Tag: People & Culture

This week’s employee spotlight shines on Sharon Parham. She’s a management and program analyst for DLA Office of Operations Research and Resource Analysis Richmond, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Oct. 5, 2016

DLA DORRA Employee Spotlight: Sharon Parham

RIchmond, Va. — DLA Aviation Public Affairs Office spotlights Sharon Parham, a DORRA analyst, who is passionate about sports.

Safety Team members from Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, perform an interview skit Sept. 6, 2016 during a Safety Town Hall in the Lotts Conference Center to show Defense Supply Center Richmond employees what to expect in upcoming on-the-spot interviews next week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs evaluation team.

Sept. 9, 2016

Commander says DSCR is ready for OSHA star at Safety Town Hall

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day hosted a Voluntary Protection Programs Safety Town Hall Sept. 6, at which he told Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees that Defense Supply Center Richmond is ready for its star.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City Customer Support Specialist Patrick Upton enjoys helping and training new employees.

Sept. 8, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Patrick Upton

RICHMOND, Va. — DLA Aviation spotlights Patrick Upton, a lead customer support specialist working in the Engines Branch at Oklahoma City.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Marco Walker, customer account specialist with the Customer Operations Directorate, DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia said the best part of working at DLA Aviation is being able to support the warfighter. As a former warfighter himself, he understands their urgency and is doing everything possible to help.

Sept. 1, 2016

DLA Aviation Employee Spotlight: Marco Walker

RICHMOND, Va. — DLA Aviation spotlights Marco Walker, a customer account specialist working in Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Annette Smith is a financial management specialist in the Finance Office at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. She enjoys working with employees to resolve pay questions and issues. She enjoys helping others and spends her free time volunteering with inner-city children and at her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Aug. 25, 2016

DLA Aviation Employee Spotlight: Annette Smith

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation spotlights Annette Smith, a financial management specialist working for DLA Finance Aviation. She said the most satisfying part of her job is helping to resolve employee pay questions and issues

Joe Hodgson, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Operation’s Bearings Division product specialist, saves the taxpayers $695,000 by recognizing that an automatically generated purchase order wasn’t needed.

Aug. 8, 2016

Aviation employee takes stewardship, accountability to heart

RICHMOND, Va. — Stewardship and accountability go hand-in-hand and Joe Hodgson takes it to heart in his daily job. Hodgson works for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Operation’s Bearings Division and one of his tasks in his job as product specialist is to review potential bearing vendors.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City employee Randy Morningstar, Sr. likes seeing actions he takes have impact across the enterprise. (July 2016)

Aug. 4, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Randy Morningstar, Sr.

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville’s employee Arthur Robertson, III, equipment specialist, in Customer Operations Directorate enjoys researching and finding solutions to problems. Robinson’s motto is own your processes, know your skillsets, and to be that "go to" subject matter expert.

July 22, 2016

Aviation Employee Spotlight: Arthur Robertson, III

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Monica Warren is the executive assistant to the DLA Aviation Deputy Commander Charlie Lilli. She has been with DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, for three months.

July 14, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Monica Warren

RICHMOND, VA — Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams.

Don Rodgers, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia’s fire chief, gives two thumbs up as he completes his run in the sprint distance duathlon at the International Triathlon Union’s Duathlon World Championship held in Avilȇs, Spain June 4 – 6, 2016.

June 21, 2016

DSCR fire chief joins USA team for ITU Duathlon World Championship

Don Rodgers, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia’s fire chief, competed on the USA Team June 4-6 in the International Triathlon Union’s Duathlon World Championship held in Avilȇs, Spain. Rodgers was one of approximately 60 competitors in his 50- to 54-year-old age group competing in the sprint distance duathlon.