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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.

A recent walkthrough shows about half of the material in the old Defense Commissary Agency facility in Iwakuni, Japan, has been cleared.

July 28, 2016

Iwakuni personnel help clear the way for new commissary

Iwakuni, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Japan are helping the Defense Commissary Agency, or “DeCA,” to make way for a new facility by providing disposal support for the removal of an old commissary.

Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) is celebrating the diversity of its 9,000-plus member workforce at the 2016 DSCC Installation People and Culture events Aug. 3.

July 28, 2016

Embrace diversity with the 2016 DSCC Installation People and Culture

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) is celebrating the diversity of its 9,000-plus member workforce at the 2016 DSCC Installation People and Culture events Aug. 3. The theme is “E Pluribus Unum,” “Out of Many One,” a phrase that captures the symbolism of unity. The purpose of the event is to bring the virtual workforce together to embrace our diversity, enhance cultural understanding, and strengthen the unity of the DSCC workforce.

Students with DLA Troop Support's Workforce Recruitment Program are pictured after meeting with Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, commander. The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

July 28, 2016

Commander to summer hires: you directly impact warfighter

Philadelphia — Students in the Workforce Recruitment Program make a direct impact on the troops they support, the DLA Troop Support commander told the summer hires when he met with them July 20. The WRP connects federal and private sector employers with college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

Susan Hogan, materials examiner and identifier at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Ala., has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Material Management Civilian of the Year award for her contributions to the distribution center during Care of Supplies in Storage process.

July 28, 2016

Anniston’s Hogan receives Global Distribution Excellence: Material Management Civilian of the Year award

ANNISTON, Alabama — Susan Hogan, materials examiner and identifier at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Ala., has been awarded the Global Distribution Excellence: Material Management Civilian of the Year award for her contributions to the distribution center during Care of Supplies in Storage process.