DLA News Archive

July 11, 2019

Sanford assumes command of DLA Aviation

RICHMOND, VA — Air Force Brig. Gen. David Sanford became the 33rd Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander during a change of command ceremony held in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 9.

July 10, 2019

DSCR Restoration Advisory Board holds quarterly meeting

RICHMOND, VA — Community members attended the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Environmental Cleanup Program quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting July 8 at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

June 3, 2019

New top cop at DSCR

Richmond, Va — Julio Clavell said ever since he was a child growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he’s wanted to go into the law enforcement profession.

May 24, 2019

Emergency responder shares career field changes over 28 years at DSCR

Richmond, Va. — My name is Ed Rust. I’m a firefighter, emergency medical technician-paramedic and hazardous materials technician with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. May 2019 marks 28 years since I started working here — literally half my life.

May 23, 2019

National EMS Week Spotlight: Kyle Thomas

Richmond, Va. — According to the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians website, in 1974 President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession and practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public function and a vital component of the medical care continuum.

May 20, 2019

National EMS Week Spotlight: Ed Rust

Richmond, Va. — According to the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians website, in 1974 President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession and practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public function and a vital component of the medical care continuum.

May 16, 2019

Police Week 2019 Spotlight: Officer Colton Kruse

RICHMOND, VA — National Police Week takes place May 13 – 17 in 2019. As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management Richmond, Virginia, spotlight Officer Joseph Kruse, who selflessly secures and protects Defense Supply Center Richmond, its people and our neighbors every day.

May 14, 2019

Police Week 2019 Spotlight: Officer Nicholas Lang

RICHMOND, VA — National Police Week takes place May 13 – 17 in 2019. As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management Richmond, Virginia, spotlight Officer Nicholas Lang, who selflessly secures and protects Defense Supply Center Richmond, its people and our neighbors every day.

May 10, 2019

Five-Alarm Achievement: Rodgers makes history as first DLA firefighter to enter DoD Firefighter Hall of Fame

Richmond, Va. — It only took a spark, but the blaze of a career built by Fire Chief Don Rodgers, Fire and Emergency Branch, Security and Emergency Services Division, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond, has also served to illuminate his many achievements. Rodgers made local history May 3, when he became the first DLA firefighter to be inducted into the 2019 Department of Defense Firefighters Hall of Fame.

April 12, 2019

DSCR employees “pedal for prevention” during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Richmond, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees came out April 10 to “pedal for prevention” in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month .