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Photo of Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora

Feb. 4, 2019

‘The American dream is real’: Once a desperate refugee, now a US Army general

Richmond, Va — Stars and Stripes reporter features Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora inspirational journey from refugee to US Army General.

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Feb. 4, 2019

Black History Month Spotlight: Latasha McGee

This year's Black History month theme is “Black Migrations” honoring African Americans in motion. Just like their ancestors, these DLA Energy employees are driving forward, progressing their lives and careers in positive ways.

F35 team meeting at DLA Distribution Headquarters

Feb. 4, 2019

Historical F-35 global transportation and distribution planning meeting kicks off at DLA Distribution HQs

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. —  The Department of Defense recently assigned F-35 global transportation and distribution and North American regional warehousing to the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Transportation Command.   The DLA Distribution team along with more than 50 attendees from the Joint Program Office Product Support Manager and Hybrid Product Support Integrator,

Plow truck clearing the road

Feb. 1, 2019

Snow Warriors working hard to reopen the installation

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DSCC might be closed today, but the installation’s Snow Warriors are hard at work clearing the roads and sidewalks.

Five students from the University of Virginia’s Hacking for Defense course presented their recommendations from their final research project to Pentagon staff at the end of last year. The Hacking for Defense course provides university students an opportunity to work with DOD and the intelligence community to address the nation’s cybersecurity threats and security challenges.

Feb. 1, 2019

Subsistence enlists the help of UVA students to provide feedback to improve information security operations for DOD food industry partners

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain enlisted the help of five students from the University of Virginia’s Hacking for Defense course to communicate new Department of Defense information security requirements and resources to food industry partners.

DLA employee stands behind an expo event table sharing information with a male and female college student

Feb. 1, 2019

DLA Land and Maritime resources the enterprise

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime attended a local career event at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.

Patriot: from intern to inspiration

Jan. 31, 2019

Patriot: from intern to inspiration

Richmond, Va. — From his first day as an intern nearly eight years ago, to today as Division Chief, Efrain ‘Ace’ Acevedo, Tactical Aviation Division, Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Huntsville, Alabama, has found numerous ways to better the lives of his co-workers and active duty service members.

A graphic of two men in suits standing on an oversize keyboard with a robot hand approaching, accompanied by the text Robotic Process Automation: Accomplishing computer-based activities with bots that mimic human action

Jan. 31, 2019

The BOTS are coming

Computer-programmed Robotic Process Automation, or BOTS, can be developed to perform routine tasks done by humans and eliminate repetitive, manual data-entry tasks. DLA Energy is in the forefront of employing this technology to improve the quality and increase productivity of routine automated processes.

It may be sunny, but it's still minus 25 degrees as Disposal Service Representative Rob De Long uses a Bobcat with a snow blower to clear snow from the truck scale.

Jan. 31, 2019

A cold day in New York

Ft. Drum, New York — A cold visitor from far north brought work to a halt at the DLA Disposition Services site in upstate New York.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles director Air Force Col. Melvin Maxwell describes the end-to-end logistics process for C&T materiel to a group of officers from the Logistics Officer Association Pudgy Chapter from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Jan. 24, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 31, 2019

Troop Support hosts JBMDL Logistics Officers Association chapter

PHILADELPHIA — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted members of the Logistics Officer Association’s Pudgy Chapter from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to educate the members on its mission and warfighter impact during the visit Jan. 24 in Philadelphia. LOA members were provided an overview of DLA and DLA Troop Support, as well as detailed presentations from each of Troop Support’s five supply chains: Subsistence, Clothing and Textiles, Construction and Equipment, Medical and Industrial Hardware.