DLA News Archive

Oct. 23, 2018

Change of Season Brings Some New Faces

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The September New Employee Orientation brought in six new employees to the DLA Land and Maritime Installation.

Oct. 23, 2018

DLA employees ‘show some love’ during 2018 CFC kickoff

The Defense Logistics Agency kicked off the 2018 Combined Federal Campaign season Oct. 22 with a goal to raise $300,000 to support causes ranging from cancer research to homeless veterans.

Oct. 22, 2018

109th Airlift Wing commences annual support for National Science Foundation support in Antarctica

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Pacific Air Forces website — Five hundred Airmen and 6 LC-130 Hercules assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing began their annual mission at McMurdo Station, Antarctica this week in support of the 31st season of Operation Deep Freeze.

Oct. 22, 2018

Hydrogen fuel tech used for HIANG training

KALAELOA, Hawaii — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 154th Wing website — Fuel cell technology has been integrated into a Hawaii Air National Guard exercise for the first time September 8, at Kalaeloa. as part of a bilateral training event with Indonesian Forces.

Oct. 22, 2018

Setting the PaCE

The latest group of Defense Logistics Agency Pathways to Career Excellence Program participants, known as PaCE, graduated from the two-year program in which is designed to prepare entry-level associates for success in their chosen career fields. Through comprehensive formal training, participants are provided an enterprise perspective of logistics support.

Oct. 22, 2018

Susquehanna’s Davis receives Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Sally Davis, a distribution process worker at the DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania Eastern Distribution Center, Packing and Outloading Branch, has been awarded the Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award for 2018.

Oct. 22, 2018

916th Airmen Equipped to Innovate

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 916th Air Refueling Wing website — Master Sgt. Duane Edwards, Master Sgt. Ritchie Post new test drogue stand has proven invaluable to the unit. It reduced overall inspection time by two hours per drogue and interface unit and eliminated a hazard present in the old testing process.

Oct. 19, 2018

Employees can now donate to 2018 Combined Federal Campaign

PHILADELPHIA — Employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are able to make charitable contributions through the Office of Personnel Management’s Combined Federal Campaign now through Jan. 11, 2019. The CFC, a 57-year and running campaign, is the world’s largest workplace giving campaign, garnering more than $8.2 billion for charitable organizations.

Oct. 19, 2018

OSD Sustainment Fellows visit DLA Distribution, tour EDC

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Office of the Secretary of Defense Sustainment Fellows visited DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, to learn about DLA Distribution’s mission and function.

Oct. 19, 2018

Culture/Climate Survey results show positive trend for DLA

The results for the 2018 DLA Culture and Climate Survey are in, and they show overall favorable trends for the agency.