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Service members observe the 2016 Passover holiday at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. DLA Troop Support provided 223 Seder kits, which contain matzah, a shank bone and other religious items, for Jewish service members who celebrate the eight-day festival of Passover.

April 13, 2017

Troop Support provides religious support during April holidays

PHILADELPHIA — Service members who celebrate Passover, Palm Sunday and Easter this month will do so with the help of DLA Troop Support.

Steven Iselin, acting assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment), U.S. Department of the Navy, spoke during the plenary session at the Worldwide Energy Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 11.

April 13, 2017

DLA Energy commander hosts WWEC plenary session

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Energy security, operational energy and energy diplomacy were the themes in a plenary session during the Worldwide Energy Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 11.

Senior leaders pose with "Ladies DSW 2.0," the first-place team, at the 2017 Winter Warrior Project awards ceremony, April 12, 2017, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. From left: DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch; Anita Elum-Mason; Rowena Estrada; Ahawana Williams; Christina Darensbourg; team coach Demetrios Danis; Army Command Sgt. Major Charles Tobin, DLA senior enlisted leader; Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, DTRA senior enlisted leader.

April 13, 2017

Winter warriors wow, win awards

More than a dozen employees of the Defense Logistics Agency received trophies and recognition from DLA’s senior military leaders for meeting their fitness goals this past winter, in an April 12 ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Michael Nelson, The Greater Richmond ARC contracted emergency dispatcher, manages multiple support programs and monitors in the Emergency Communications Center at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, during a tornado drill March 21, 2017.

April 12, 2017

More than just the voice on a phone: Dispatchers at DSCR

The Emergency Communications Center dispatchers at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, are a team of diverse individuals with personalities that complement their duties.

Marine Corps Cpl. Marcus Hardimon cleans a gasket on a valve cover, Nov. 8, 2016, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Marines took apart, cleaned, and assembled an engine of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. Hardimon is an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

April 12, 2017

DLA expands support to Marine Corps supply, maintenance units

Less excess materiel, reduced inventory costs and decreased lead times are among the benefits of two new Defense Logistics Agency drives to improve support to Marine Corps customers at maintenance depots and supply management units.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond held a ceremony, April 3, 2017, for the reopening of the Bettye Akermann Cobb Child Development Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. In celebration David Gibson, right, director of DLA Installation Support at Richmond, and the DLA Installation Support's Director Denise Miller, center, cut the cake as CCD Director Casey Chapman, back left, and Family Morale and Wellness Director Ursula Hickox, back right, share in the celebration.

April 12, 2017

DSCR’s CDC personnel transition to federal positions

Richmond, Virginia — The Bettye Ackerman-Cobb Child Development Center celebrated a reopening ceremony April 3, on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The CDC provides developmental care for the installation's military and civilian workforce's children from ages six weeks to five years. The CDC transitioned from being under Bright Horizons management to now being under the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Directorate at Installation Support at Richmond.

Scott Rosbaugh, DLA Distribution Future Plans director, left, outlines DLA Distribution’s Campaign Plan to DLA Land and Maritime commander Navy Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic, second from left, during a roundtable discussion with DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi.

April 12, 2017

Land and Maritime, Distribution leadership gather to discuss future efficiencies

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — On Apr. 5, DLA Land and Maritime senior leadership met with DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi and key staff members to discuss the duo’s partnership and ways to create efficiencies benefitting the DLA enterprise.

DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin presided at the DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference opening ceremony to a crowd of more than two thousand industry professionals gathered to refine future energy needs at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center Apr. 10.

April 11, 2017

DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference under way

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The 2017 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Worldwide Energy Conference and Tradeshow opened at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 10 with record attendance.

A retired Army locomotive sits atop a flat car for its move to Lake Providence, Louisiana and it's second career.

April 11, 2017

Used locomotives deliver economic benefits

Lake Providence, Louisiana — Former Army locomotives are driving an effort to revitalize a 90-mile stretch of rail line to foster economic benefits for Louisiana and Arkansas.

NSA Philadelphia senior leaders, including DLA Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis (right of proclamation), stand together after signing the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation during a ceremony April 4. There will be activities on base throughout the month to raise awareness about sexual assault.

April 11, 2017

Ceremony marks start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Philadelphia — A non-commissioned officer at DLA Troop Support said that going through a sexual assault ultimately made her a stronger person.