DLA News Archive

March 29, 2022

Employee spotlight: Senior Master Sgt. Amanda Amaya

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Amanda Amaya is among the 1% of airmen promoted to chief master sergeant and the 2021 Outstanding Logistics Readiness Staff Enlisted Member of the Year for the Air Force District of Washington. 

March 28, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Mark Miskin

Get to know the area manager for DLA Disposition Services operations in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

March 28, 2022

Tour provides DLA Aviation glimpse into their role in keeping Virginia Army National Guard helicopters flying

RICHMOND, Va. — More than a dozen members of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Operations Original Equipment Manufacturer Directorate toured the Virginia Army National Guard’s Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Virginia, March 17.

March 25, 2022

Airmen recognized for leadership, excellence by DLA enterprise

Richmond, Va. — Two Defense Logistics Agency Aviation airmen win enterprise-level recognition for their performance and leadership.

March 25, 2022

International Students visit DLA Distribution, Norfolk, Virginia

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Nine international students participating in a course let by the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School visited Defense Logistics Agency Norfolk, Virginia, March 1.

March 24, 2022

Newly minted CPI Green Belts save time, man-hours with improved Subsistence processes

PHILADELPHIA — Continuous process improvement isn’t just a heady concept thrown around by think tanks and executives. It’s a real, painstaking, value-added effort – and it pays off, said Rene King, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support CPI division chief. Two recent CPI projects completed in the Subsistence supply chain are proof of its effectiveness, with a combined savings of $1.9 million in time and costs.

March 24, 2022

Six things you might not know about the Defense Supply Center Columbus in Whitehall

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Shielded by barbed-wire fencing, the massive facility's rows of parked military vehicles and dozens of nondescript buildings lend it a slightly menacing allure not unlike the covert military bases of a Hollywood spy film. A passerby may wonder: What goes on within the grounds of the Defense Supply Center Columbus on the northern borders of Whitehall?

March 24, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Jeff Livingston

Get to know the Kaiserslautern area manager for DLA Disposition Services' warfighter support in Europe.

March 23, 2022

Modernization efforts continue at DLA Distribution Eastern Distribution Center 

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Eastern Distribution Center at the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, location continues to see progress with ongoing modernization efforts.

March 23, 2022

DLA Troop Support employee retires after 31 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Shirley Kyser retired from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support after 31 years of service during a ceremony March 21 in Philadelphia.