DLA News Archive

March 5, 2020

DLA Aviation town hall highlights coming changes

Richmond, Va. — A special Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander’s Town Hall March 4 brought a full house to the Frank P. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. David Sanford addressed several issues including supply chain realignment, the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Year of Accountability and a special award.

Feb. 7, 2020

Aviation commander holds first town hall of 2020

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. David Sanford held his first town hall of 2020 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 4.

Feb. 5, 2020

Aviation commander speaks to local Rotarians

RICHMOND, VA — In a small meeting room inside the Sandlot Café on the grounds of the Iron Bridge Sports Park in Chester, Virginia, Feb. 5, a relationship was forged between a local civic group and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation.

Feb. 3, 2020

Bellwood Elk get a visit from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

RICHMOND, VA — On a sunny, but slightly blistery January day, the herd of elk roaming inside the gated area on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, stared curiously at a man on the other side of the fence, who was holding a set of binoculars, pointing and scribbling something on a notepad.

Jan. 9, 2020

Construction on new east gate at DSCR on schedule for spring opening

RICHMOND, VA — If you work on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, and either heard or seen construction crews, with their cranes, forklifts and big trucks coming or going over the last close to two years, you know a change is coming.

Dec. 19, 2019

Toys for Tots donations at DLA Aviation in Richmond, Jacksonville reach close to 2,000

RICHMOND, VA — Marine Staff Sgt. Spencer Butler reflected on this season of giving as he collected two boxes overflowing with toys sitting in the front lobby of the DLA Aviation Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 16. Butler, a customer account specialist, Marine Corps Customer Facing Division, Customer Operations Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Virginia, said a total of six boxes were placed around various locations on DLA Aviation as part of this year’s Toys for Tots campaign.

Dec. 16, 2019

Giving back goes beyond brightly colored bows and wrapping paper at DSCR

RICHMOND, VA — On any given day, the bays at the fire department on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, are normally filled with giant red fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. But, once a year for a two-hour time frame on a pre-selected day in December, this year it was the 12th, children’s bikes and brightly wrapped Christmas gifts transform the bays into a Santa’s workshop as part of the 2019 Angel Tree program.

Dec. 10, 2019

DLA employees helping the local homeless, one plastic bag at a time

RICHMOND, VA — Members of the Business Process Support Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Virginia, found an eco-friendly way to rid their home kitchen and utility drawers of those small, plastic bags that seemingly accumulate after every trip to the grocery store or shopping mall.

Dec. 5, 2019

FMWR promoting resiliency and readiness on Defense Supply Center Richmond

RICHMOND, VA — At high noon, on the first Wednesday of every month, for the past five months, anywhere from two to a dozen people gathered at either Parker Pond Pavilion or the Community Center on the Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to learn different ways to recharge their mental and physical batteries.

Nov. 26, 2019

Future focused fair welcomes DLA employees

Richmond, Va. — Though the day-to-day tasks we tackle may keep us occupied from dawn til dusk, it’s still important to plan for the future. This is why the Defense Supply Center Richmond Health Benefits Fair continues to draw a sizeable crowd each year.