DLA News Archive

March 28, 2025

Hardwood air-to-ground weapons range refreshes targets with DLA assistance

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Hardwood Air-to-Ground Weapons Range recently refreshed several targets using excess property from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services that had been deemed scrap.

March 27, 2025

Blue Ocean Leadership Program debuts at the Defense Logistics Agency

FORT BELVOIR — In an era of accelerating technology and advanced artificial intelligence, basic human skills of working alone and together are more important than ever.

March 27, 2025

PrepareAthon! Day - Are you ready for an emergency?

RICHMOND, Va. — America's PrepareAthon! Day is the perfect time to test disaster readiness.

March 27, 2025

DLA and VHA sign 10-year, $3.6B partnership agreement

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Senior leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency and Veterans Health Administration signed an interagency agreement for healthcare support at DLA Headquarters March 12.

March 27, 2025

DLA Energy Quality Assurance Representative Shadows Director, Quality Technical Directorate at DLA Headquarters

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy’s Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) Jonathan Lucas had never considered DLA’s Shadow Program. And he especially hadn’t thought about spending time at “the headquarters”. He said there had always been a bit of an unspoken friendly rivalry between people who worked at the headquarters of DLA Energy and those who worked in the field such as at a regional headquarters.

March 26, 2025

DLA Troop Support to observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April

PHILADELPHIA — Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is upheld by the military and civilian agencies during the month of April. In keeping with the SAAPM theme of previous years, “Step Forward. Prevent. Report. Advocate”, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support will hold events all month long.

March 25, 2025

PACE Spotlight: Paul Turner

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PACER’s through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate. The first year takes place at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the second year either takes place in Battle Creek for Contracting PACER’s or at an assigned field site for Property Disposal PACER’s.

March 24, 2025

Real ID Act brings new identification requirements for domestic travel, installation access

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — After years of delays and extensions, the federal government’s Real ID Act is officially in effect, bringing new identification requirements for domestic air travel and access to federal facilities and military installations.

March 21, 2025

Battle Creek updates vice director on AOP

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team members in Battle Creek, Michigan participate in a virtual brief with Brad Bunn, the vice director of DLA.

March 21, 2025

Troop Support honors dedicated service of civilian retiree

PHILADELPHIA — A quality assurance specialist with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textile supply chain was honored for his 23 years of federal service during a retirement ceremony March 18.