DLA News Archive

Nov. 9, 2023

Year in Review: Resource Management

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Every successful organization relies on a team that makes it go, and important aspects of that work take place behind the scenes. For Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, the Resource Management directorate plays a key supporting role.

Nov. 9, 2023

Active shooter training raising awareness on DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — Reinforcing to the DSCR workforce that active shooter incidents can occur with little or no warning, at any place and at any time and how to be prepared should the unthinkable occur.

Nov. 9, 2023

DLA Distribution Commander delivers Marine Corps birthday message

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The United States Marines Corps will celebrate its 248th birthday November 10th.

Nov. 8, 2023

Honoring Veterans: Past and Present

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In this year's Veterans Day program video, we bring you a heartfelt message from the DLA Disposition Service Director and hear from several veterans within DLA organizations at HDIFC. With nearly 60% of our workforce having a background in military service, our agency stands as a testament to the enduring values of duty, honor, and sacrifice.

Nov. 8, 2023

DLA mission, employees honor America’s veterans

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Once a soldier, always a soldier. And for warfighters fed, clothed, fueled and equipped by DLA, the odds are increasingly good that while that support changes shape as a troop crosses into veteran status, it endures.

Nov. 8, 2023

DLA Distribution Commander delivers National American Indian Heritage Month message

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Nay Rear Adm. Grafton Chase, commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution delivers his National American Indian Heritage Month message to the workforce.

Nov. 8, 2023

DLA Aviation at Ogden staffer helps coworkers navigate VA claims process at Hill Air Force Base

RICHMOND, Va. — Air Force veteran Stan Craig knows firsthand the challenges of navigating the claims process at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, which is why he is working to help the 12,000-plus veterans working at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, by hosting quarterly workshops that help veterans understand their benefits and how to receive them.

Nov. 7, 2023

New defense industrial strategy, DLA demand forecast to chart road map for logistics partners 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new National Defense Industrial Strategy set to debut in early December establishes four priorities: resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition and economic deterrence.

Nov. 6, 2023

Trapped: Navy reservist escapes Israel after Hamas attack

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A Navy officer with DLA's Joint Reserve Force shares how her dream vacation to Israel turned into a marathon to escape.

Nov. 6, 2023

Year in review: Business Support

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From tech-focused research and development projects to the fielding of DLA’s Warehouse Management System, the Battle Creek-based Business Support team helped bolster mission effectiveness across the spectrum in 2023.