DLA News Archive

Sept. 29, 2017

DLA Aviation celebrates Air Force 70th birthday

Richmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation celebrated the Air Force's 70th Birthday in an observance Sept. 18, 2017.

Sept. 29, 2017

Subsistence retiree honored for 30 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — An employee with the Subsistence supply chain was honored for his 30 years of service during a retirement ceremony Sept. 28.

Sept. 29, 2017

Red River’s Expeditionary team assists hurricane victims

RED RIVER, Texas — The DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, Expeditionary team makes up one-third of the DLA Distribution Expeditionary team. The other two-thirds are located at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania and DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California.

Sept. 28, 2017

DoD Provides Update on Hurricane Relief Efforts

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — The Defense Department continues to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's objectives to assess hospital needs in Puerto Rico and establish an island-wide commodities distribution plan, a DoD spokesman said.

Sept. 28, 2017

DLA Aviation employees donate more than 80 thousand bottles of water for hurricane relief

RIchmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Supplier Operations Directorate employees working on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, donate thousand of bottles of water to victims of Hurricane Irma which hit Florida Sept. 10.

Sept. 28, 2017

DLA Distribution senior leaders visit DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Commander Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi and members of his command staff toured the Defense Supply Center Columbus during a Sept. 26 operational assessment.

Sept. 28, 2017

Social Contract

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime’s Social Contract encourages meaningful, two-way communication between supervisors and employees that extends beyond performance.

Sept. 28, 2017

Installation Support hosts Preparedness Training

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — In support of National Preparedness Month, DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna’s Security and Emergency Services conducted a Preparedness Training session at DLA Distribution headquarters on September 19.

Sept. 28, 2017

When disaster strikes, what’s in your home, hands and head?

PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to planning for disasters, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management encourages people to know what they should have in their homes, their hands and their heads.

Sept. 28, 2017

TSP rules for hardship withdrawal relaxed for employees affected by recent natural disasters

The Thrift Savings Plan has made a temporary change to allow participants affected by Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma to make hardship withdrawals under certain circumstances.