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Donnie Thompson, of the DLA Organizational Management directorate tests out the wireless network during the 2016 Continuity of Operations program.

Jan. 24, 2017

DLA Distribution practices the Continuity of Operations Plan

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In keeping with the efforts to strengthen our preparedness capabilities, the Continuity of Operations planners of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution recently took selected members of the Emergency Relocation Group to an alternate work site.

Jan. 23, 2017

Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 Returns to Support Operation Deep Freeze

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 deployed to Antarctica in mid-January to support the U.S. Antarctic Program, the nation's research program on the southernmost continent, which is managed by the National Science Foundation.

United States Navy Capt. Pele Bagwell assumed the position of DLA Distribution Joint Team Lead.

Jan. 23, 2017

Bagwell becomes newest DLA Distribution Joint Team Lead

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — United States Navy Capt. Pele Bagwell assumed the position of DLA Distribution Joint Team Lead in a Jan. 7 ceremony officiated by DLA Joint Reserve Force director Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Jones, boom operator assigned to the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, refuels 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon’s over Northern Japan, Jan. 18, 2017. Boom operators refuel various types of aircraft in midair, extending the amount of time spent on training or combat missions.

Jan. 20, 2017

Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.

Scholarships of $1,500-$2,500 will be awarded.

Jan. 20, 2017

Scholarships available for family members of DLA employees

A nonprofit foundation is offering scholarships to students who have a close family connection to a current or past civilian or military Defense Logistics Agency employee.

Travis Hartlaub stands with retired Navy Vice Adm. Keith Lippert in front of his completed veteran’s memorial Eagle Scout project at the Littlestown Community Park.

Jan. 19, 2017

Son of distribution employee creates veteran’s memorial at local community park

LITTLESTOWN, Pennsylvania — Travis Hartlaub, son of Maryann Hartlaub, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Future Operations, recently unveiled a veteran’s memorial as his Eagle Scout project

The Drum Major leads the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," during the Department of Defense 58th Presidential Inauguration Dress Rehearsal in Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2017. More than 5,000 military members from across all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support and Defense Support of Civil Authorities during the inaugural period.

Jan. 18, 2017

DLA supports presidential inauguration’s military participants

PHILADELPHIA — Many of the more than 5,000 service members participating in the 58th Presidential Inauguration ceremonies Jan. 20 will wear clothing items provided by DLA Troop Support.

Senior Airman Devon Guillory and Tech. Sgt. Adam Hayes, 49th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technicians, create a seal on a vacuum repair on a composite structure, Dec. 14, 2016, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Once the composite structure is repaired, it can be sanded, painted and returned to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

Jan. 18, 2017

Airmen perform bodywork, ensure capable aircraft

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Sandpaper scrapes along the wing of an MQ-9 Reaper, as debris drifts to the ground and the smell of chemical agents saturate the air. Squeals from an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine fill the temperature-controlled back shop. The Airmen are focused; there’s a job to be done, and it has to be done right.

Defense Acquisition Career Manager Robert Daugherty presents DLA’s Joy Mullori the inaugural DACM Chairman’s Award, Jan. 10, 2017, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Jan. 18, 2017

DLA employees honored with DACM Awards for service to '4th Estate'

Two Defense Logistics Agency employees stood out as the only individuals to be honored at a ceremony recognizing the achievements of Department of Defense organizations not part of the military services — otherwise known as the 4th Estate — in the training and management of DoD acquisition personnel.

DLA Distribution San Joaquin commander Marine Col. Dre Harrell administers the Oath of Office to Army Master Sgt. Scotty Mackay during his Jan. 4 promotion ceremony.

Jan. 18, 2017

San Joaquin’s Mackay promoted to Master Sgt.

TRACY, California — During a Jan. 4 ceremo­ny, Army Sgt. 1st Class Scotty Mackay put on the rank of Master Sgt. on before a small crowd of fellow soldiers and employ­ees of DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif.