DLA News Archive

Nov. 5, 2019

Installation management director retires with vision of an exciting future for DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Though he’s only been with DLA for less than three years, Holz has left an impression on everyone who has worked with him. In a letter presented to Holz on his last day in the office, Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Jones, commanding officer, DLA Distribution, wrote “As you begin your well-deserved retirement, please take with you my best wishes for the future. You will be sorely missed by your supervisors, peers and friends at DLA Distribution.”

Nov. 5, 2019

Knowledge is power

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Nuhu Kashalla, a Property Disposal Service Representative with Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services at Barstow, California, conducted a training session for customers at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, also known as 29 Palms.

Nov. 4, 2019

Land and Maritime Commander discusses leadership development principles

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Adm. John Palmer shared some essential management principles with Land and Maritime associates during a Leadership Development Council sponsored event Oct. 30 in the Building 20 Auditorium.

Nov. 4, 2019

DLA Maritime Mechanicsburg wears pink in honor of family, friends affected by breast cancer

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and pink is the color associated with creating awareness for this disease. DLA Maritime Mechanicsburg, located on the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, showed their support recently by gathering for a photo Oct. 16 with everyone wearing pink.

Nov. 4, 2019

Distribution’s Diggs participates in a once in a lifetime event

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Distribution's Diggs, a graduate of the Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, participates in wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Nov. 4, 2019

Navy, DLA officials discuss readiness, new Agency Synchronization Operations Center

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Navy and DLA leaders discussed cost transparency, material availability, forward stock positioning and DLA's ASOC mission during Navy/DLA Day.

Nov. 4, 2019

Finding ability beyond disabilities in the workforce

Richmond, Va. — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other legislative actions before it, have helped individuals with disabilities make great strides in being considered as equals alongside their professional peers. Despite these changes in the law, changes in thinking among employers remains a challenge.

Nov. 4, 2019

Parade goers in Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna’s annual “Spooktacular” Halloween Parade step off dressed to impress

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna's Child and Youth Program host annual Halloween parade Oct. 31.

Nov. 3, 2019

MWR hosts first DSCR trunk or treat event

Richmond, Va — Ghost, goblins, superheroes, princesses and many other costumed characters came out for the first installation Halloween Trunk or Treat event Oct. 31 in the Community Recreation Center.

Nov. 2, 2019

Signs may not say DRMO anymore, but sites still have same great service

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — People are creatures of habit, so it is not unusual for people who remember when some Defense Logistics Agency sites were known as the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office: the place to go when a unit had something that was no longer needed.