DLA News Archive

May 17, 2024

Expeditionary teams close out DEFENDER ’24 field ops

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Agency expeditionary civilians and servicemembers share perspectives on exercise accomplishments, their teams, and visiting Germany during the largest U.S. Army-led exercise in Europe.

May 15, 2024

DEFENDER ’24 tests DDXX European theater familiarity

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Expeditionary personnel continue rehearsing forward operations during the waning days of a roughly two-week deployment to Germersheim, Germany, that began in early May as part of the U.S. Army’s DEFENDER 2024 exercise.

May 7, 2024

Expeditionary personnel support DEFENDER ’24 

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Agency civilians and servicemembers have established field operating sites in Germany to participate in the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe.

April 22, 2024

DLA leaders sync with EUCOM partners on Ukraine, exercise support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations director and executive director engaged with U.S. European Command warfighting partners and toured operations central to deterring Russian aggression during visits to Germany and Poland April 15-19.

March 28, 2024

DLA Distribution Expeditionary team readies equipment for DEFENDER EUROPE 2024 exercise

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Expeditionary team performed an agricultural wash of vehicles and equipment, March 14 and 15, bound for Germany as part of the U.S. military participation in the DEFENDER EUROPE ’24 exercise.

Oct. 6, 2023

DLA Distribution Expeditionary commander receives end of tour award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Col. Ed Strzalkowski was honored at an award ceremony Sept. 26, at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Aug. 14, 2023

DLA Distribution Expeditionary team trains mobile readiness

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Expeditionary participated in the Agency Contingency Operation Readiness Exercise, targeted at mobile and rapid deployment capabilities, simultaneously across different geographic sites from July 24 - 28.

May 10, 2023

DLA Joint Reserve Force director explores where reservists fit in global logistics environment

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Maj. Gen. Tripp Bowles, Defense Logistics Agency director of the Joint Reserve Force, visited DLA Distribution to gain insight into the overall DLA Distribution mission and learn where reservists fit into the scope of that mission.

April 25, 2023

DLA Distribution hosts the DDXX Academy

TRACY, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California hosted the Distribution Expeditionary Academy for DLA reservists for the first time in over three years on April 17, at DLA Distribution San Joaquin in Tracy, California. During the academy, DLA reservists undergo training that prepares them to conduct distribution activities on a deployment in support of the warfighter or natural disaster response.

April 20, 2023

DLA Distribution Expeditionary Always on call

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Expeditionary has a role and mission capability beyond disaster relief and in direct support of the warfighter anywhere in the world.