DLA News Archive

May 16, 2018

Emigration to education, a Troop Support student trainee’s six-year career vision comes to life

PHILADELPHIA — When someone is asked where they see themselves in ten years, the answer rarely involves a trans-global relocation to a country whose language and culture is unfamiliar. But with a solid work ethic and dedication to succeed, Hue T. Nguyen, a student trainee with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, is making that vision a success story.

May 15, 2018

DLA Aviation hosts DLA and CTMA partners meeting in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted a DLA, Commercial Technology Maintenance Activities and CTMA’s partner, National Center Manufacturing Sciences supply chain and sustainment partners meeting on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 7-9.

May 15, 2018

SRM plans for future after record year

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization Division updated efforts for restoring and maintaining Department of Defense fuel storage assets at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, April 19.

May 15, 2018

Disposition reps share ideas, training

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The DLA Disposition Services 2018 Disposal Service Representative Workshop kicked off in Battle Creek, Michigan, May 15, offering a packed schedule to more than 50 front-line agency reps from all around the world.

May 15, 2018

CENTCOM helps DoD logisticians and engineers “sustain the fight, set the theater"

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — Logisticians and engineers throughout the Department of Defense converged at the U.S. Central Command Forward Headquarters to attend the Joint Logistics Coordination Board conference here May 6-10, 2018.

May 14, 2018

Police Week underway at DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police Sergeant Joseph Rocha recites a proclamation announcing the start of National Police Week during a May 14 ceremony at the Defense Supply Center Columbus.

May 14, 2018

DBIDS Pre-enrollment Website

RICHMOND, VA — Pre-enrollment in the Defense Biometric Identification System Version 5 is now available. DBIDS is the system DLA uses to provide visitor credentials and allows access to the installation. With the recent version 5 upgrade by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). DMDC also added a pre-enrollment website.

May 14, 2018

Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) — Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.

May 14, 2018

DLA Distribution announces Military of the Quarter

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Four military members assigned to DLA Distribution have been recognized as the DLA Distribution Military of the Quarter for second quarter, fiscal year 2018.

May 14, 2018

A close call for a DLA Land and Maritime associate

COLUMBUS, Ohio — What would you do if you knew today was your last day alive? Going to work would likely not be on the top of your list. Brenda Minnema, a management and program analyst for the People and Culture Directorate at DLA Land and Maritime, almost experienced just that April 11.