DLA News Archive

Dec. 15, 2017

Continuous improvement: the path to process excellence

Continuous improvement is how DLA improves business processes and delivers optimal outcomes while maintaining customer focus; to that end, a new manual describes how that effort now focuses on more than just process.

Dec. 14, 2017

Maintainers Help Aircrews Deliver Bundles of Joy

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — Flying 3 C-130’s thousands of miles daily does not happen without a team of professionals to keep the sleigh in the air. Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work tirelessly around the clock to ensure the aircraft are always mission ready and fully capable.

Dec. 14, 2017

Autonomous Flight Technology to Provide Rapid Resupply for Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website — Cutting edge technology sponsored by the Office of Naval Research may one day enable the Marine Corps to resupply combat-deployed troops via unmanned aerial vehicles.

Dec. 14, 2017

Maintenance personnel behind the missions in Southwest Asia

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — On any given day it is possible to walk down to the flight line of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia and see the unsung heroes of the Air Force. And then, there are the supporters behind the curtain.

Dec. 14, 2017

Israel Security Assistance Liaison Officers visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Israel Security Assistance Liaison Officers visited the largest distribution center in the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution network, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 11 to learn about DLA’s global logistics processes and how DLA Distribution supports foreign military sales customers.

Dec. 13, 2017

Shaping The Future of 3-D Printing

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Marine Logistics Group website — Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing, has been a one of the Marine Corps' recent endeavors to eliminate the wait time it takes to receive parts for essential equipment; turning potentially months of waiting into just a few days, and ensuring Marines will be ready when duty calls.

Dec. 13, 2017

Total Force Team Takes On Runway Repair Project

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — A team of 322nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron airmen spanning six specialties has taken on an extensive runway repair project to protect aircraft from potential foreign object damage -- known on flight lines as FOD.

Dec. 13, 2017

Hot-pit refueling enables high-ops training

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — The 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Petroleum, Oil, Lubricant section kept aircraft flying around the clock by conducting the more efficient hot-pit styled refuels, Dec. 4 -7, during the 23d Wing’s Phase 1, Phase 2 exercise, here.

Dec. 13, 2017

Which is more important for career advancement — Counseling, Mentoring and Coaching?

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — I’m going to oversimplify, but I’m good like that. A counselor helps you figure out why you are. A mentor helps you become more like them. A coach helps you become more like you.

Dec. 13, 2017

San Diego command hosts FRCSW leadership

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Diego, California, hosted DLA Distribution Current Operations deputy director, Army Col. Scot Doboszenski; DLA Finance pricing strategist, Abby Ruud; and DLA Finance financial management specialist Luke White for a strategic customer engagement with the senior leadership of Fleet Readiness Center South West on Nov. 7, to discuss pricing strategy.