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A B-52 Stratofortress is refueled in flight on April 2, 2014 over the Pacific Ocean near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Nov. 1, 2016

A Lofty Vintage

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The B-52, the B-1B and the MH-53 are decades old and kept aloft by DLA personnel.

Maximizing Warfighter Readiness

Nov. 1, 2016

Ready for the Next Fight

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA, DoD and industry leaders explored ways to maximize readiness in the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Expo in Columbus, Ohio.

An Iraqi Army soldier exits and Infantry Fighting Vehicle during a training scenario at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Australian and New Zealand forces are assisting the Iraqi Army to enhance the ability of Iraqi soldiers to combat Daesh.

Nov. 1, 2016

Inherent Resourcefulness: Supporting the fight in Iraq and Syria

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — To meet unique support requirements in a war unlike any other, DLA personnel use creativity and hard work to support the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of terrorists.

Test coordinator Jeff Grady demonstrates the dimensional test capability of an optical comparator.

Nov. 1, 2016

Mission: Possible — Mitigating Misfit Materials

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — To make sure critical parts are authentic and meet specifications, a team at DLA Logistics Operations does detailed testing.

A mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle was used to extract people day and night from flooded areas in Florence County, North Carolina.

Nov. 1, 2016

Shedding Light

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — As required by law, DLA makes certain excess equipment available to law enforcement on request.

Don Bruce, deputy chief of the Joint Logistics Operations Center

Nov. 1, 2016

A Conversation with ... Don Bruce

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The deputy chief of the Joint Logistics Operations Center discusses its role in planning and coordinating contingency operations and other activities for the agency.

Patricia Komondy

Nov. 1, 2016

I am DLA

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Patricia Komondy. The lead training coordinator at DLA Disposition Services at Battle Creek, Michigan, and cultural point of contact for Native American peoples.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s August 2016 Employee of the Month is Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kevin Ryan, a readiness officer for the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia. DLA Aviation's Chief of Staff Steve Kinskie presents Ryan with the certificate during a ceremony held Oct. 27, 2016 on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Oct. 31, 2016

August EOM awarded to Army CW4 in Richmond

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s August Employee of the Month Award is Aviation’s only active duty Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, Kevin Ryan, a readiness officer for the Customer Operations Directorate.

DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Director Air Force Col. Lawrence Hicks, right, briefs representatives from DLA, the U.S. military services and domestic clothing and textiles manufacturers during the 2016 Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry October 19, 2016. DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles hosted the two-day event to discuss future requirements and business opportunities for military clothing and individual equipment

Oct. 31, 2016

DLA, military brief clothing industry partners on warfighter support plans

CHERRY HILL, NJ — The Defense Logistics Agency is able to provide uniforms and equipment to warfighters with the support of the Clothing and Textiles supply chain’s industry partners, the C&T director told those partners Oct. 19.

Air Force Col. Ken Ruthardt, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander at Oklahoma City, drops off rice at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma donation box on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in support of the Feds Feed Families Program, which runs annually from June through August. Both DLA Aviation and DLA Distribution supported Feds Feed Families this year by challenging each other to a “food fight” to see who could donate the most food to the program.

Oct. 31, 2016

DLA Orgs in Oklahoma City challenge each other to raise food for families

Richmond, Va. — The Feds Feed Families Campaign is an annual event that runs from June through August of each year for federal government organizations to collect food for local food banks. This year, Defense Logistics Agency organizations at Oklahoma City took the campaign to next level with a "Food Fight Challenge” between DLA Aviation and DLA Distribution, both located on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.