DLA News Archive

Tag: Defense Supply Center Richmond Virginia

picture of pile of shredded paper with Bellwood shred at top.

Nov. 6, 2017

Richmond, Virginia — All Department of Defense identification cardholders will have the opportunity to participate in the Bellwood Shred event that will take place Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Outdoor Recreation Building 24 parking lot located on 8th street on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8 - 14, 2017 and DLA Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia's Fire and Emergency Services personnel are sending information out to Richmond employees to check smoke alarms and plan and practice two ways out, because every second counts.

Oct. 10, 2017

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8 – 14: Every second counts, plan 2 ways out

Richmond, Virginia — Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8 – 14 and to kick it off, our Fire and Emergency Services personnel handed out a pamphlet on smoke alarm safety as a reminder to help keep employees safe at work and at home.

Charlie Lilli greets attendees of the Collaborative Planning Summit with DLA and Air Force Personnel. Sept. 12-14, 2017 at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 22, 2017

Air Force, DLA Aviation rise to the challenge during summit

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted a Collaborative Planning Summit at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 12-14 to improve performance-based metrics with the Air Force.

Sept. 11, 2017

Making the most of workplace mishaps: Mishap Investigation and Reenactment Training

Vonya Lofties, an occupational safety and health specialist for the Safety and Occupational Health Division at Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, conducted a two-day Mishap Investigation and Reenactment Training on Aug. 29 – 30 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Employees deliver donated school suppliers

Sept. 5, 2017

Richmond employees help local community

Richmond, Va — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees organized a group of givers who helped students in need by contributing school supplies to the local Bensley Elementary School. Employees from the Customer Intelligence-Focused Team in the DLA Aviation Planning Process Directorate donated the items and volunteers donated their time Aug. 29 to deliver the items.

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.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry shares her background, vision and leadership philosophy with the DLA Aviation workforce at her first town hall in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center June 29, 2017 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 12, 2017

New DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Hurry holds first town hall

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry shared her vision for the future of DLA Aviation at her first town hall June 29 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Army Col. Mark Hirschinger, left, and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kevin Ryan stand at attention during the reading of their retirement orders at the joint ceremony held June 22, 2017 on Defense Supply Richmond, Virginia. Hirschinger and Ryan devoted 30 and 22 years, respectively, of dedicated service to their country

June 28, 2017

Brothers-in-arms retire together at DSCR

Richmond, Virginia — June 22, at high noon on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, was a special time for two Army officers as they marked the end of their collective 52-years of service in the Army during a combined retirement ceremony in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Col. Mark Hirschinger, chief, Army Customer Facing Division, Customer Operations Directorate, cuts the Army birthday cake June 13, 2017 with Sgt. Tom Katsiyiannis, 392nd Army Band, Fort Lee, Virginia, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The cake ceremony is a long standing Army tradition where the soldier with longest time in service cuts the cake with the soldier with the least amount of time in service using the ceremonial military saber.

June 14, 2017

DLA celebrates the Army’s 242nd birthday!

Richmond, Virginia — Soldiers and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employees celebrated the Army’s 242nd birthday with a ceremony at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Dustin Smith is a federal police officer who serves at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

May 16, 2017

Police Week Spotlight: Officer Dustin Smith

Richmond, Virginia — As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia spotlight one of their own, Police Officer Dustin Smith, who is among those who selflessly secures and protects the base, its people and our neighbors every day.