DLA News Archive

Feb. 22, 2017

Langley one of four AFBs to test bio-based grease

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight was chosen to participate in a 12-month long experimental testing of a new bio-based grease to lessen the base's impact on the environment.

Feb. 22, 2017

Alaska's extreme cold tests soldiers, equipment

LACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Newcomers to the interior of Alaska are often taken aback by the extreme cold and its effects on the body and equipment, according to Steve Decker, a training specialist at the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Feb. 22, 2017

C&E sends heavy equipment to support Iraq, counter ISIL

PHILADELPHIA — Armored bulldozers and track loaders provided by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are playing a role in protecting Iraq from the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Feb. 22, 2017

Aviation team member shares importance of leadership, resiliency with Army officers

Army Maj. Alex Shimabukuro, DLA Aviation Army Customer Facing Division operations officer, served as the keynote speaker for the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department’s Aerial Delivery Materiel Officers Course (ADMOC) graduation class Feb. 16 at Fort Lee, Virginia.

Feb. 22, 2017

Red River’s Merrell retires with almost 51 years of federal service

TEXARKANA, Texas — Shirley Merrell, a supply system analyst with DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, recently retired with nearly 51 years of federal service.

Feb. 21, 2017

DLA Troop Support service members salute veteran patients

PHILADELPHIA — Soldiers, sailors and airmen assigned to DLA Troop Support met with military veteran patients at the Michael J. Crescenz Veteran Medical Center in Philadelphia Feb. 17 as part of the U.S. Veterans Affairs National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.

Feb. 21, 2017

DLA command sergeant major shares DLA story with CASCOM enlisted leaders

DLA's senior enlisted leader shared career insights and leadership lessons with senior enlisted personnel at the Combined Arms Support Command in Fort Lee, Virginia, Feb. 16.

Feb. 17, 2017

Heavy Repair Branch keeps Wright-Patterson open for business 24/7

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Did you ever wonder how the roads, parking lots, and sidewalks get cleared during the winter months or how the grass gets mowed, and the trees trimmed of the over 8,000 acres at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

Feb. 17, 2017

DLA Distribution headquarters hosts new Air Force National Account Managers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — The newly assigned Defense Logistics Agency Air Force National Account Managers visited DLA Distribution headquarters and its largest distribution center in the network, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 15 to discuss DLA’s global logistics processes.

Feb. 17, 2017

From expeditionary to enduring: 386th ECES conducts base improvements

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — The 386th, in conjunction with U.S. Air Forces Central Command and its subordinate units, has set about executing a long-term strategy to upgrade its facilities and make them more enduring. These projects will improve the quality of life for Airmen and, more importantly, the wing’s ability to execute wars against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, as well as other adversaries.