DLA News Archive

Jan. 25, 2023

FY23 Executive Development Program nomination extension for select courses

The nomination suspense for select FY23 Executive Development Program offerings has been extended to Jan. 27 for the following courses: The Eisenhower School, LOGTECH Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, and the Life Cycle Executive Leadership Program. 

Jan. 25, 2023

DLA Land and Maritime gives Ohio families in need a helping hand

GROVE CITY, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gail Atkins and members of her military workforce spent the morning of Jan. 18 handing out food to hundreds of needy families at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective in Grove City, Ohio.

Jan. 25, 2023

Rev. Joel King shares message of unity at Land and Maritime’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. climbed the marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered the now famous words “I Have A Dream.”

Jan. 24, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Melissa Lowe

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs.

Jan. 23, 2023

DLA leaders tour warfighter support sites in Hawaii, Guam

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA leaders toured agency and military service sites in Hawaii and Guam while meeting with senior leaders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its service components Jan. 9-12.

Jan. 23, 2023

Troop Support expedites internal onboarding process through CPI project

PHILADELPHIA — The DLA Troop Support Organizational Alignment Division, Continuous Process Improvement and Pathways to Career Excellence teams partnered to expedite internal onboarding of entry-level personnel into their new permanent roles within the organization.

Jan. 23, 2023

DLA Distribution commander visits DLA Distribution-Warner Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Rear Adm. Grafton Chase Jr., Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander, performed a site visit to DLA Distribution-Warner Robins at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 12.

Jan. 22, 2023

The Percy Jones Decade

Battle Creek, Mich. — The Percy Jones Army Hospital only existed for 10 years, but its positive impact on the lives of wounded WWII and Korean Soldiers is undeniable.

Jan. 20, 2023

Consider it done: DLA scraps aging train cars for Army

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Rail movement across the Korean peninsula has been vital for warfighter support there. DLA recently scrapped 1.6 million pounds of railcar, with more to come.

Jan. 20, 2023

DLA installation Management Susquehanna police officer donates time and creations to charity 

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Devlin Blackburn, a police officer for the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna, is also an accomplished artist who has been donating some of his creations to a nonprofit charity for the last two years.