DLA News Archive

Tag: customer operations

Family of three pose for group photo after motorsports event.

Jan. 21, 2025

Racing Toward Dreams: The Andrews Family’s Journey in Bahrain

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — David Andrews, a Logistics Management Specialist with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Middle East, moved to Bahrain nearly a year ago accompanied by his family to take on his current role and discovered his son’s newfound passion for motorsports in the Bahrain International Karting Circuit.

The DLA Aviation Customer Operations Directorate's weapons systems program managers, at Richmond, Virginia, strive to keep the H-53 type model series helicopter fleet maintained and up to 100 percent mission ready. The U.S. Navy's MH-53 Sea Dragon is shown performing mine countermeasures using the MK-105 tow sled during operations while demonstrating the U.S. Navy's ability to defend against mine-laying operations and ensure open access to sea lanes.

Aug. 30, 2016

Aviation’s WSPM team keeps Navy’s MH-53 flying

RICHMOND, Virginia — The U. S. Navy’s MH-53E Sea Dragon became operational in 1986 and is the only heavy-lift helicopter in Naval Aviation. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Navy Customer Facing Division in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is part of the team helping keep the MH-53 helicopter mission ready.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s May Employee of the Month Award is presented to Keith McEachern during a ceremony Aug.18, 2016, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. DLA Aviation’s Deputy Commander Charlie Lilli presents the award to McEachern who is a weapon systems program manager of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles for DLA Aviation’s Customer Operations Directorate.

Aug. 23, 2016

DLA Aviation awards May and June EOM recipients

RICHMOND, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's May Employee of the Month is Keith McEachern, inter-continental ballistic missiles weapon system support manager for DLA Aviation’s Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, and the June EOM is Shante’l Wyche, an acquisition specialist in DLA Aviation’s Supplier Operations Commodities Directorate.