DLA News Archive

March 20, 2023

National Reading Month: Public Speaking in a Week

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — March is National Reading Month. Everyday reading increases knowledge and develops personal and professional skills. Throughout the month, the DLA Disposition Services Pathways to Career Excellence program participants are sharing insights from books* they recently finished. *No official Department of Defense endorsement implied

March 18, 2023

Disposition Services Central region bids their director farewell

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s Army LTC Vincent Felix is saying goodbye after serving as the Director of Disposition Services Central Region for the previous seven months.

March 17, 2023

Land and Maritime claims top communicator at annual awards

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency recognized DLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs Specialist Stefanie Hauck as Communicator of the Year during the 2022 DLA Journalism Award competition. The competition is held annually and showcases DLA’s most effective journalism contributions to the DLA mission.

March 17, 2023

Quarterly leadership award recipients set the pace for their teams

Richmond, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Quarterly Leadership Award recipients for 4th quarter 2022 stand out for several reasons, and chief among them is operational excellence.

March 17, 2023

Ensuring compliance on the job and on the stage

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — When he’s not ensuring compliance, Aaron Booth, team lead for audit and compliance with Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, can be found directing or acting in local productions.

March 16, 2023

Japan firetruck reuse helps NH Air Guard

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — New Hampshire’s 157th Logistics Readiness Squadron has put millions of dollars in used DOD equipment back to work since getting familiar with the DLA property reuse mission.

March 16, 2023

Contracting staff from Richmond strengthen ties with counterparts at Cherry Point

Richmond, Va. — Several employees from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Richmond, Virginia, visited DLA Aviation at Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina in early February to strengthen relationships and to discuss daily functions and challenges.

March 15, 2023

Senior leadership synchronization focuses on the future of warfighter support

RICHMOND, Va — More than 30 senior leaders from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Richmond and DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio gathered on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia to discuss the way forward on improving upon the already strong relationship between the two organizations.

March 15, 2023

Commentary: Like ‘M.A.S.H.’ crew, DLA survived scrutiny

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In the television series “M.A.S.H.,” an army hospital staff in Korea repeatedly saves itself from being disbanded by last-minute demonstrations of its effectiveness. Like the cast’s performance in the operating room, DLA has proven it manages even ancillary tasks more efficiently than other parts of the federal government.

March 15, 2023

DLA Distribution Europe employee named in DLA top 10

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Juan Morales Martinez was selected as one of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Top 10 DLA Employees of the Year, as part of the agency’s 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards.