DLA Aviation News

March 27, 2024

Air Force customers get inside look at DLA customer service

RICHMOND, Va. — To improve coordination and understanding, a team from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation held a supply chain operations sync with their counterparts from Joint Base Langley-Eustis at Defense Supply Center Richmond March 5. Coined as a “DLA Support to the Warfighter Sync” by Air Force Lt. Col. Heather McDaniel, deputy chief, Air Force Customer Facing Division, DLA Aviation, the organizers used this event to educate their customers from the 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron and 438th Supply Chain Operations Group at JBLE.

March 27, 2024

Tinker transformation team ditches paper, leaps into digital efficiency

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Amidst the daily bustle at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City’s Shop Service Center on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, there's a palpable shift in the air.

March 22, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime Small Business office to offer matchmaking sessions at supply chain conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Small businesses who attend the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition, April 23-24 in Columbus, Ohio, will have several opportunities to participate in matchmaking sessions with large prime contractors and the Land, Maritime, Aviation and Troop Support supply chains of DLA.  

March 21, 2024

DLA Aviation at Warner Robins team goes the distance for excellence

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — In the midst of everyday excellence, the Storage and Distribution and Material Management teams within Defense Logistics Agency at Warner Robins still manage to go above and beyond to support mission partners, playing a crucial role in addressing time-sensitive needs for the warfighter.

March 6, 2024

DLA Aviation’s top civilian privately controls small aircraft squadron

RICHMOND, Va. — A love of aviation that took root early in Charlie Lilli’s life stemmed from his father, a doctor who enjoyed flying planes in his private time.

March 4, 2024

Reminder: Change smoke alarm batteries when clock springs forward

RICHMOND, Va. — The upcoming March 10 Daylight Saving time change marks the perfect biannual reminder to change all smoke alarm batteries, according to the DLA Fire Prevention Office team.

Feb. 26, 2024

DLA brings Air Force, industry together to keep T-38 Talons airworthy

RICHMOND, Va. — To address maintenance challenges of the T-38 Talon, a crucial trainer aircraft most Air Force pilots fly early in their careers, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted a landmark collaborative forecasting event at its headquarters here Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 aimed at ensuring the right parts are available to T-38 maintainers – where and when they need them.

Feb. 26, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime gears up for annual supply chain conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, in partnership with DLA Aviation and the National Defense Industrial Association, is gearing up to host the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition in downtown Columbus, Ohio, April 23-24, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Feb. 13, 2024

Reviving the Giants: The unsung heroes behind military machinery

RICHMOND, Va. — Nestled within the bays of a modest facility at Defense Supply Center Richmond lies an integral component in the advancement of the Defense Department’s industrial metalworking capabilities – an organization dedicated to revolutionizing defense manufacturing through the procurement of new equipment and refurbishment of old equipment.

Feb. 12, 2024

Former DLA Aviation leader to head agency’s small business focus

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Daniele Kurze, former director of DLA Aviation's Supplier Operations Commodities Directorate, will help the agency foster growth and long-term success of America's small business sector as DLA's new executive director of Small Business Programs.

Feb. 7, 2024

Employee Spotlight: Diane Hernandez

RICHMOND, Va. — The DLA Aviation Spotlight shines on Diane Hernandez, an inventory management specialist within DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK.

Jan. 29, 2024

Aviation, Richmond personnel recognized at annual DLA awards ceremony

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management at Richmond personnel took top honors in several categories of the agency’s 56th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony, held at its Fort Belvoir-based headquarters Jan. 25.

Jan. 26, 2024

Employee Spotlight: Jeremy Craft

RICHMOND, Va. — The Spotlight shines on Jeremy Craft, an inventory management specialist within DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK.

Jan. 11, 2024

Airman reaffirms commitment during reenlistment ceremony

RICHMOND, Va. — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Maurice Jones – assigned to Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Operations Directorate, Post Awards Division as part of the Air Force Enlisted Career Broadening Program – renewed his commitment to the U.S. Air Force during a reenlistment ceremony here at Defense Supply Center Richmond Jan. 8.

Jan. 9, 2024

FRCE leading organic manufacturing efforts across Defense Department

CHERRY POINT, N.C. — When supply chain constraints make it challenging to source parts for aircraft maintained at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the depot’s organic manufacturing capabilities allow FRCE to continue to return mission-ready aircraft to the Fleet.