DLA News Archive

May 20, 2025

2025 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Air Force Lt. Gen. Earl Hedlund

The Defense Logistics Agency director who led the Standard Automated Material Management System implementation, worldwide bulk petroleum management efforts and transcontinental subsistence delivery in Europe is a member of the 2025 DLA Hall of Fame.

May 19, 2025

DLA Distribution hosts ‘Industry Day’, fostering collaboration, innovation

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution hosted an Industry Day event on May 14 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, bringing together more than 100 industry partners and logistics experts to discuss current and future collaborations

May 19, 2025

2025 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Larue Scott Rosbaugh

A senior logistician known as a strategic thinker, creative problem-solver and visionary behind numerous continuous improvement initiatives across Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is a 2025 DLA Hall of Fame member.

May 16, 2025

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville connects with warfighters at Kings Bay event

KINGS BAY, Ga. — The team at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Jacksonville recently sponsored a "Meet the Warfighter" event, offering its team a valuable opportunity to connect with service members at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia.

May 16, 2025

Leaders emphasize complexity of change in Global Town Hall

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency director addressed the current era of change during a Global Town Hall at the McNamara Headquarters Complex May 14.

May 16, 2025

WMS goes live at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California

TRACY, Calif — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, is the latest distribution center to make the transition to the new Warehouse Management System from the old Distribution Standard System, providing the site a modernized platform, enhancing auditability and efficiency.

May 16, 2025

DLA Distribution Europe fuels African Lion 25

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe played a key logistics role in supporting African Lion 25, the largest U.S. led military exercise in Africa, by providing vital food supplies to thousands of military personnel as they participate in the month-long event spanning four countries.

May 16, 2025

2025 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Jeffrey Curtis

A leader known as an expert in supply chain and operations research as well as for turning the Defense Logistics Agency’s wealth of data into actionable information is a 2025 DLA Hall of Fame member.

May 15, 2025

Holistic Health and Fitness: Streamlining access to equipment

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s construction and equipment supply chain is contributing to military readiness through the Holistic Health and Fitness program, or H2F, by streamlining access to commercial fitness supplies that support physical and mental preparedness across the services.

May 15, 2025

Defending the Triad: Sustaining the Nuclear Sea Leg

The Defense Logistics Agency has helped sustain the “sea leg” of the U.S. nuclear triad since the Cold War began. It is one of the agency’s first and most continuous efforts directly supporting the nation’s defense.