DLA News Archive

June 22, 2020

Team Hill Frontlines: James Silverstrim

James Silverstrim works in Ogden Defense Logistics Agency as an inventory management specialist. He is from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, and his hobbies include golfing, shooting, and reading.

June 22, 2020

DLA Distribution San Joaquin firefighters assist in mutual aid to the city of Tracy

TRACY, Calif. — Firefighters understand that high winds with extreme heat is a disaster waiting to happen. This proved true for the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin Fire Department located in Tracy, California June 5.

June 19, 2020

Army teams with DLA for property purge

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Defense Logistics Agency employees in Hawaii recently partnered with the Army’s 25th Infantry Division based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to clean house during Operation Lightning Purge.

June 19, 2020

DLA Land and Maritime leader closes out stellar career supporting nation’s military

COLUMBUS, Ohio — From teaching high school mathematics in Mission, Texas, to juggling the demanding responsibilities as a member of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s senior leadership team, the professional journey has taken Ben Roberts on a 33-year experience as a member of the U.S. Civilian Service that ends with his June 30 retirement.

June 19, 2020

Exit Interview with Land and Maritime Chief of Staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime will complete a changeover this month in its Chief of Staff position, a critical leadership component in ensuring successful daily operations. Outgoing Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force Col. Janette D. Ketchum is transitioning to her next command challenge as the pace of military moves picks up amid the COVID-19 environment.

June 19, 2020

DLA Distribution brings proven sustainment to the F-35 and the future warfighter arsenal

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The F-35 Lightning II is soon poised to enter full operational capability in 2021, almost 25 years after initial development and testing. The long and troubled history of the F-35, a product of the Joint Strike Fighter program initiated in 1995, is most notably known in the public eye as being over budget and behind schedule.

June 19, 2020

DLA Energy Commander bids farewell to workforce in a video town hall

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Albert G. Miller held his final all hands town hall with employees through a video recorded, June 17.

June 18, 2020

JCASO helps ARNORTH contracting team provide commercial support to medical units assisting U.S. hospitals

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Military medical teams that augmented U.S. hospital staffs providing COVID-19 care had commercial lodging, food, laundry support and more with help from the Defense Logistics Agency mid-March through May.

June 18, 2020

DLA Troop Support helps keep lunchtime going during COVID-19

DLA Troop Support — At the height of schools closing around the country due to COVID-19 in mid-March, the Defense Logistics Agency’s Subsistence supply chain added 200 schools from Illinois to a program that would help them get fresh fruits and vegetables into lunches for students and eventually the community.

June 18, 2020

Process improvements speed parts delivery

RICHMOND, VA — Metrics don’t always tell the whole story and successful organizations welcome customer feedback and areas to improve. Back in January, the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron leadership at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex reached out to the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Warner Robins’ Storage and Distribution team about issue and delivery delays for raw materials not being delivered to their mechanics quickly enough.