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Defense Logistics Agency Aviation celebrated the Army’s 241st Birthday June 15, 2016 in the Center Restaurant on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Pictured cutting the cake are: Army Maj. Alex Shimabukuro, event master of ceremonies, left; Paul Hughes, deputy director DLA Aviation Customer Operations and guest speaker, center; and Army Spec. Jessica Williams, Fort Lee, Virginia 392nd Army Band member and the youngest Soldier present, right.

June 15, 2016

DSCR celebrates Army Birthday

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees gathered in the Center Restaurant June 15 to celebrate the Army’s 241st Birthday. This year’s theme is “The American Soldier – Always Ready, Always Leading.”

A contract tug begins its 12-hour journey from Kuwait Naval Base to the port of Doha, Qatar, with the retired Army tugboat in tow.

June 15, 2016

Agency successfully completes one-time tugboat sale in Kuwait

Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait — After a year of navigating tricky waters, DLA Disposition Services personnel gave an old Army tugboat its final sendoff for a post-retirement life back at sea.

Army Captain Capt. Franklin Carr receives a Defense Meritorious Service Award from Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander, during a quarterly awards ceremony June 14.

June 15, 2016

Troop Support recognizes volunteer, humanitarian efforts during awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — More than 100 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees were recognized for various achievements during the quarterly awards ceremony June 14.

An Air Force crew chief parks a B-52 Stratofortress after it landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 12, 2015. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is tasked with helping sustain the Air Force’s long-range bomber for another 30 plus years.

June 15, 2016

DLA Aviation helps sustain America’s first long-range bomber for another 30 plus years

RICHMOND, VA — If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to see an Air Force B-52 bomber up close on the ground or in the air, you fully understand its sheer magnitude. Built by Boeing, the B-52 Stratofortress is more than 40 feet high, has a wingspan of 185 feet, and is 160 feet long. To put that into perspective, that’s 25 feet wider and a little less than half the length of a regulation football field.

Army Lt. Col. Mark Wolf has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his achievements while serving as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea.

June 15, 2016

Korea commander recognized for outstanding achievements during tenure

CAMP CARROL, Korea — Army Lt. Col. Mark Wolf has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his achievements while serving as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea. During his tenure, his leadership resulted in the organization performing well above the DLA standards in quality, performance, accountability, and safety.

A reservist looks out over Central Pa. during an early morning Chinook flight from New Cumberland to Fort Indiantown Gap as part of a Reserve training mission.

June 15, 2016

Distribution’s Oehm reflects on her “day as an Army Reservist”

When DLA Distribution’s Army Reserve Element team leader and Joint Reserve Task Force commander Col. Ronnie Davis asked for civilian volunteers for an Army Reserve mission he was coordinating, Danielle Oehm says she was surprised no hands went up.

Defense Logistics Agency’s Director of Information Operations (J6) and Chief Information Officer Kathy Cutler hosted an "Ask the CIO" Town Hall, June 8, 2016, in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to provide DLA Aviation employees with insight on the agency’s current and upcoming information technology initiatives.

June 14, 2016

Cutler hosts "Ask the CIO" event

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency’s Kathy Cutler, DLA Information Operations director, and chief information officer hosted an “Ask the CIO” Town Hall June 8 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The purpose of the event was to provide insight on the agency’s current Information Technology initiatives and to answer employee’s questions.

Children identify parts that have problems during Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden, Utah’s “Bring Your Child to Work Day” Jun. 9, 2016 held at the Hill Aerospace Museum on Hill Air Force Base.

June 14, 2016

DLA kids come to work with parents at Ogden, Utah

RICHMOND, Virginia — The Customer Operations Directorate of the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden, Utah conducted a “Bring Your Child to Work Day” June 9, in the Hill Aerospace Museum on Hill Air Force Base. Forty-three children (ages 2 – 15) of DLA Aviation employees attended the event and enjoyed a day learning what their parents do to support our nation’s warfighters.

ARDENT SENTRY is the annual major U.S. Northern Command exercise program. This year's exercise features a 9.0 earthquake occurring 60 miles off the Oregon coast creating a complete rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and creating a Tsunami with wave heights 20 to 80 feet.

June 14, 2016

Simulated disasters rock western United States

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — A simulated catastrophic earthquake and tsunami marked the beginning of Defense Logistics Agency Energy support to Exercise Ardent Sentry 16, a major U.S. Northern Command annual exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities.

Jose Pereira, an IH supervisor and member of the IH Culture Improvement Team, addresses attendees during an IH Academy workshop June 1 in Philadelphia. IH Academy is a one-day workshop that provides employees with an in-depth overview of all the supply chain’s disciplines.

June 14, 2016

IH Academy connects the dots for new employees

PHILADELPHIA — It is always good to know how your job fits into an organization’s big picture, a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware branch chief said during a supply chain orientation June 1.