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The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma’s B-52 team stands next to the aircraft they support July 11, 2016 at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma .

Aug. 1, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: Customer support specialists relentless in B-52 sustainment

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma — DLA Aviation's customer support specialists are tireless and creative in making sure long-serving aircraft, such as the B-52 Stratofortress, are supported without delays.

Pam Latker, chief of the Career Management Division of Defense Logistics Agency Human Resources, addresses a class of 80 graduating students of DLA's Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program.

Aug. 1, 2016

New graduates on pathway to success at DLA

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After two years of intense study, on-the-job training, classroom sessions, and web-based instruction, a group of students will soon begin a new stage in their careers. Eighty participants in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program were honored in a graduation ceremony at the Defense Supply Center Columbus on July

Susan Bautista-Lucio, DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy, deputy commander

Aug. 1, 2016

Bautista-Lucio selected as DLA Distribution Sigonella deputy

SIGONELLA, Italy — Susan Bautista-Lucio has been selected to serve as the deputy commander of DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy.

Duane Goodwin, equipment specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Ala., has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Vehicle/MHE Management Civilian of the Year award for his outstanding performance maintaining material handling equipment.

Aug. 1, 2016

Anniston’s Goodwin receives Global Distribution Excellence: Vehicle/MHE Management Civilian Manager of the Year

ANNISTON, Alabama — Duane Goodwin, equipment specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Ala., has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Vehicle/MHE Management Civilian of the Year award for his outstanding performance maintaining material handling equipment (MHE).

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch updates employees on progress toward the agency’s strategic plan and results of the 2016 Culture Survey during a town hall at the McNamara Headquarters Complex July 27.

July 30, 2016

DLA Director shares culture survey results, progress toward strategic plan goals

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Mission and involvement were the most improved areas of the Defense Logistics Agency’s 2016 Culture Survey, DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch said during a town hall focusing on agency goals in areas such as people and culture at the McNamara Headquarters Complex July 27.

Close to 40 military service members and civilians attended the three-day Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Academy in the McKeever Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 19-21, 2016.

July 29, 2016

DLA Aviation Academy educates military and civilians about critical assets supporting the nation’s warfighters

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Academy was held in the McKeever Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, July 19-21.

82nd Airborne Division soldiers eat Meals, Ready to Eat before a training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany June 22. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center conducted operational ration field trials in July at Fort Carson, Colorado to give service members a chance to test prospective Meals, Ready to Eat components and Unitized Group Rations.

July 29, 2016

Food safety officer gets inside look at future military rations

Philadelphia — A Subsistence chief food safety officer got an inside look into soldiers evaluating food rations during field trials at Fort Carson, Colorado. The field trials are conducted annually by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center.

Whataburger Field, home of the Corpus Christi Hooks.

July 29, 2016

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi celebrates employees at the ballfield

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, had its 4th Annual DLA Distribution night with the Corpus Christi Hooks- the AA affiliate of the Houston Astros- as they faced off with the Frisco Roughriders July 14th at Whataburger Field.

Bryan Ramirez, wood worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas., has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Special Services Civilian of the Year award for being a key member of the Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking Box Shop team.

July 29, 2016

Corpus Christi’s Ramirez receives Global Distribution Excellence: Special Services Civilian of the Year award

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Bryan Ramirez, wood worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Special Services Civilian of the Year award for being a key member of the Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking Box Shop team.

Two new one-page guides are available for employees and supervisors as a quick reference.

July 29, 2016

New quick guides help DLA team members respond to sexual assaults

Two quick guides can help DLA employees and supervisors know the steps to take after a report of sexual assault.