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(Center) Navy Rear Adm. Valerie Huegel, U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center director, poses for a photograph with Defense Logistics Agency personnel at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Sept. 17. During her trip, Huegel toured multiple DLA Energy Middle East buildings and spoke to DLA Energy Middle East employees.

Sept. 24, 2015

CENTCOM senior leader visits DLA Energy Middle East

BAHRAIN — The U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center director visited Defense Logistics Agency Energy Middle East facilities at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Sept. 17.

Members of the Air Force Junior ROTC OH-871 present the colors to kick off DLA Land and Maritime’s Air Force 68th birthday celebration Sept. 17 in the Building 20 auditorium. In the foreground is Navy Rear Adm. John King (left), Land and Maritime commander, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Bartman, Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard.

Sept. 24, 2015

Land and Maritime celebrates 68 years of air power

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime celebrated the 68th birthday of the U.S. Air Force Sept. 17 in the Building 20 auditorium.Airmen, past and present, along with associates and guests of Defense Supply Center Columbus gathered to honor the day Pres. Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, establishing the Department of the Air ForceSince that

Navy Capt. Christopher Mosher, DLA Troop Support Subsistence director, presents John Bulovas, a former World War II POW, with a token of appreciation for sharing his experience during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee’s annual POW/MIA Remembrance ceremony Sept. 15 in Philadelphia. Bulovas was captured in 1943 by German forces and was liberated in 1945.

Sept. 24, 2015

Former POW shares story of capture, liberation during remembrance ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Employees at NSA Philadelphia experienced living history as the story of a former World War II prisoner of war was told during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 15.

The first Task Force Americas poses for a picture during Hurricane Sandy relief operations in November 2012. The primary objective of the task force is to ensure the effective and efficient execution of the DLA Energy Federal Emergency Management Agency contingency contract.

Sept. 23, 2015

DLA Energy Americas prepares for natural disasters

Houston — DLA Energy Americas employees frequently deal with hurricanes and tropical storms in their area of operation. With the Atlantic hurricane season beginning in June every year, it is their policy to fill DFSPs along the East Coast and Gulf Coast to the maximum extent possible.

DLA director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch toured the fire mission area during his visit to DLA Distribution San Joaquin. The mission was acquired from the U.S. General Services Administration in 2014 when it closed its Western Distribution Center located in Lathrop, Calif. (Photo by Annette Silva, DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif.)

Sept. 23, 2015

DLA Director visits DLA Distribution San Joaquin

SAN JOAQUIN, California — Defense Logistics Agency director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch visited DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., Sept. 11 to discuss command operations and tour facilities at DLA’s western Strategic Distribution Platform as well as host a town hall discussing the DLA Strategic Plan.

Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters DSS Systems Access Team has been awarded the DLA Distribution Team of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for their efforts in training and revalidating all DLA Distribution employees that require access to the Distribution Standard System.

Sept. 23, 2015

DLA Distribution’s DSS Systems Access Team wins Team of the Quarter award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters DSS Systems Access Team has been awarded the DLA Distribution Team of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for their efforts in training and revalidating all DLA Distribution employees that require access to the Distribution Standard System.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Site Director David Gibson practices using a simulated fire extinguisher to put out a fire during the installation’s National Preparedness Fair Sept. 22, 2015 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 22, 2015

National Preparedness Month Fair: Don't wait, communicate

RICHMOND, Virginia — September is National Preparedness Month and Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond conducted a National Preparedness Fair Sept. 22, at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia. The Federal Emergency Management Agency states knowing what to do before, during and after an emergency is a

Kent Martz on the right posing with a teammate, a safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, has spent the last six months in Afghanistan supporting the MRAP Demilitarization mission.

Sept. 22, 2015

Red River’s safety specialist supports MRAP DEMIL in Afghanistan

RED RIVER, Texas — Kent Martz, a safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, has spent the last six months in Afghanistan supporting the MRAP Demilitarization mission. Arriving in March 2015, he is expected to return home to Red River at the end of September 2015.

Erwin Pacheco, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has been awarded the Employee of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for his outstanding work in accomplishing a wide variety of distribution-related duties.

Sept. 22, 2015

Norfolk’s Pacheco wins Employee of the Quarter award

NORFOLK, Virginia — Erwin Pacheco, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has been awarded the Employee of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for his outstanding work in accomplishing a wide variety of distribution-related duties.

Diane Skinnell, acquisition project officer at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters, has received the Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award for her outstanding customer support and expert knowledge.

Sept. 21, 2015

Acquisition Operations’ Skinnell wins Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Diane Skinnell, acquisition project officer at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters, has received the Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award for her outstanding customer support and expert knowledge.