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March 4, 2016

DLA Distribution Acquisition shows dedication to Better Buying Power initiative with training

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Better Buying Power is the implementation of best practices to strengthen the Defense Department's buying power, improve industry productivity, and provide an affordable, value-added military capability to the warfighter.

DLA Senior Enlisted Leader, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin addresses DLA employees during his visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Bahrain, Feb. 22.

March 3, 2016

Agency senior leader visits Bahrain

BAHRAIN — Defense Logistics Agency Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin made a quick stop in Bahrain from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22 during his multi-country visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet (middle) and Jim McClaugherty, deputy commander, DLA Land and Maritime (right) listen to Navy Rear Adm. John King, commander, DLA Land and Maritime (left) during a briefing for Rowden March 2 at Defense Supply Center Columbus. Rowden visited Columbus to hear about the capabilities of DLA and ways Land and Maritime can align with Rowden's forces in support of the warfighter.

March 3, 2016

Land and Maritime hosts top Navy surface warfare officer

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Defense Supply Center Columbus March 2 to discuss the current landscape of the Navy and align the two organizations in support of the warfighter. Welcomed by Navy Rear Adm. John King, DLA Land and Maritime commander, the visit provided a chance to show Rowden the

SGT Ashley Irmak, with the U.S. Army Medical Material Center, Europe in Pirmasens, Germany, provided Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, a brief on the Optical Activities Division. Hamilton went to USAMMCE as part of his first visit to DLA Troop Support Europe and Africa.

March 2, 2016

Commander projects dignity, respect during first regional command visit

PHILADELPHIA — Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton projected dignity and respect throughout the week he spent with the Troop Support Europe and Africa workforce during his first visit there as commander

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Deputy Director Gerald Tinner (center) and his team discuss a current fuel project. Tinner and his team played a role in writing contracts for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.

March 2, 2016

DLA acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief featured in new video

Acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief in Haiti is featured in a new video released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson (center), commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma speaks with Air Force Capt. Joshua Wilkerson-Bienick and Jeff Allen, Air Force Sustainment Center, executive director. Johnson urged Wilkerson-Bienick to make the most of his logistics career broadening opportunity while at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. Johnson and Allen attended briefings with DLA Aviation senior leaders Feb. 23, 2016 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 1, 2016

Air Force senior leaders visit DLA Aviation

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation officials hosted senior leaders from the Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma Feb. 23 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Three generations of veterans with military service totaling nearly 50 years across three branches of service came together on Leap Day to continue the military tradition. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Brown reenlisted for eight more years in the Navy. He's pictured with his grandfather, Karl R. Brown, a 14-year Air Force veteran, who served during the Korean War era, and his father, Karl, who retired from the Army after 26 years and two deployments to Iraq, and now works as a welder at DSCC.

March 1, 2016

Military family comes together for Leap Day reenlistment

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three generations of veterans with military service totaling nearly 50 years across three branches of service came together on Leap Day to continue the military tradition. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Brown reenlisted for eight more years in the Navy in a ceremony Feb. 29 presided over by U.S. Navy Capt. Justin Debord, DLA Land and Maritime

A Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, Calif., plant for transfer to the flight line and a test flight before delivery to the Army.

March 1, 2016

History Highlight: World War II Logistics Lessons

Although the United States was not really ready for war when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the nation had for two years been supplying England and France in their fight against the Axis powers in Europe.

DLA Logistics Operations Director Navy Rear Adm. Vince Griffith (middle) describes the agency’s mission to Coast Guard Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, commander of the Coast Guard’s Personnel Service Center (left), and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Bruce Baffer, the Coast Guard’s assistant commandant for engineering and logistics (right).

March 1, 2016

DLA-Coast Guard partnership strong and growing

Increasing the Coast Guard’s use of tailored logistics-support programs and eliminating system and user errors during the material receipt process were among the goals Defense Logistics Agency and Coast Guard leaders discussed at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Feb. 29.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton hosted his first brown bag luncheon with civilians in the Philadelphia Room Feb. 23, 2016. Attendees included members from different supply chains and staff offices.

March 1, 2016

Commander hosts informal lunch with Troop Support employees

PHILADELPHIA — The commander of DLA Troop Support hosted a brown bag lunch, an informal session where employees were invited to share their knowledge and provide feedback about working at DLA Troop Support

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