DLA Aviation News

Eugene Marchand, physical security specialist, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, manages the Defense Supply Center Richmond Welcome Center and access control points by day and conducts raids with his wife in a virtual world by night.

July 28, 2017

Military mindset helps security specialist on, off the job

Richmond, Virginia — Eugene Marchand, a physical security specialist for Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, relies on his military experiences to manage access control points and the welcome center at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

The Animal Shelter Team, made up of employees from DLA Aviation Supplier Operations and Planning Process Directorates, poses with their display June 7, 2017. The temporary team, formed to build morale and comradery, collected almost 600 items to help four local animal shelters.

July 26, 2017

Aviation organizations team to support the community while building camaraderie

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employees joined together to build morale and comradery between the two groups, as well as help the local community.

William Bullock, Sr., emergency manager, DLA Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia (standing) facilitates a hurricane emergency tabletop exercise with employees who make up the Defense Supply Center Richmond Emergency Management and Crisis Management Teams July 20, 2017. The exercise brought key installation personnel together who would work to secure the base, perform emergency communications, respond to cleanup efforts and make sure mission essential functions and aviation logistics support continue to our nation’s warfighters in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.

July 25, 2017

Emergency exercise keeps installation prepared, ready to support the warfighter during hurricanes, other disasters

RIchmond, Va. — A hurricane emergency tabletop exercise took place July 20 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Its purpose was to bring key installation personnel together.

A Buck Company employee stirring molten metal to pull out impurities.

July 19, 2017

Anvils and Aircraft

Richmond, Virginia — The DLA Aviation Forging and Casting Assistance Team looks for ways to save time and money on contracts by improving processes and solving procurement problems. The AFCAT educates employees on casting and forging processes by taking them to visit two commercial casting and forging companies that make parts for DLA.

Carolynn Michel, (formerly Carolynn Montgomery) a Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Virginia retiree will be inducted into the DLA Aviation 2017 Hall of Fame in a ceremony Sept. 21 on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

July 17, 2017

Michel selected for DLA Aviation 2017 Hall of Fame

Richmond, Virginia — Carolynn Michel, (formerly Carolynn Montgomery) a Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Virginia retiree will be inducted into the DLA Aviation 2017 Hall of Fame in a ceremony Sept. 27 on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Cathy Contreras, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s acquisition executive and head of contracting agency, discusses acquisition policies with Matthew Beebe, DLA Headquarters Acquisitions director, former DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, and Miquel Zayas, far right, supervisory procurement analyst, DLA Headquarters Acquisitions, March 10, 2017 during an Agency Management Review March 6 – 10, 2017 at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 14, 2017

A Conversation with ... Cathy Contreras

Cathy Contreras explains her role as DLA Aviation’s acquisition executive and head of contracting activity as three components: acquisition workforce development, acquisition compliance and tactical and strategic procurement execution

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry shares her background, vision and leadership philosophy with the DLA Aviation workforce at her first town hall in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center June 29, 2017 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 12, 2017

New DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Hurry holds first town hall

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry shared her vision for the future of DLA Aviation at her first town hall June 29 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Readiness Cell team members from the Army Customer Facing Division discuss Army aviation readiness with members of the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group Mississippi Army National Guard, Gulfport, Mississippi, during their outreach site visit June 26-27, 2017. Pictured left to right: Ronald Balius, sheet metal mechanic, and Army Maj. Wangson Sylvien. logistics maintenance officer from the 1108th, Bob Johnson, UH-60 weapons system program manager and Army Maj. Alex Shimabukuro, operations officer from DLA Aviation; and Army Capt. Jeremy Forrest, a logistics officer with the 1108th.

July 12, 2017

DLA Aviation team visits Army National Guard in Mississippi

Richmond, Va. — Readiness Cell team members from the Army Customer Facing Division, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation planned for two months with the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group Mississippi Army National Guard in Gulfport, Mississippi to arrange an outreach site visit June 26-27.

Air Force Master Sgt. Nikki Broomfield, military human resources specialist, Resource Management Division, Command Support Directorate, DLA Aviation, attaches a pin to Henry Pleasants, a World War II veteran who suffers from Alzheimer’s, after an Independence Day ceremony to honor veterans at the Dunlop Home assisted living facility, in Colonial Heights, Virginia July 6, 2017.

July 11, 2017

DLA military members honor veterans during an Independence Day ceremony

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Fort Lee military members honor veterans during an Independence Day ceremony held at the Dunlop House, an assisted living facility, in Colonial Heights, Virginia, July 6.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams passes the DLA flag to Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry as she assumes command of DLA Aviation June 28, 2017 during a ceremony on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 6, 2017

DLA director hosts DLA Aviation change of command

Richmond, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees filled the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center to capacity June 28 during the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Change of Command ceremony to bid farewell to Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day and welcome Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry as the next commander.

The Civilian Welfare Fund sponsored a dunk tank fundraiser at the Bellwood Bash event held May 18, 2017. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Deputy Commander Charlie Lilli did his part by volunteering to get dunked. All funds raised are deposited into an CWF managed account, then returned to the workforce in the form of morale building activities.

July 5, 2017

CWF raises funds in support of recreational and welfare activities

Richmond, Va. — The Civilian Welfare Fund is the counterpart to Morale Welfare and Recreation and is a non-appropriated fund activity which finances or subsidizes recreational and morale building activities for federal and NAF employees assigned to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Bellwood Chapter of Blacks in Government conducted a Juneteenth Observance ceremony on June 23, 2017 at the African-American gravesite on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony celebrates African-American Emancipation Day, which is June 19, 1865.

June 30, 2017

Juneteenth observance held in Richmond

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Bellwood Chapter of Blacks in Government conducted a Juneteenth Observance ceremony on June 23, at the African-American gravesite on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Supply Center Richmond employees throw paper at a mock active shooter, then run away to demonstrate how to disrupt and disorient his thought processes during Active Shooter Awareness and Response Training on DSCR in Virginia, June 23, 2017 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center. (Photo by Jackie Roberts)

June 30, 2017

Partners in Protection: Active Shooter Awareness and Response Training held on DSCR

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Security and Emergency Services Office held Active Shooter Awareness and Response Training at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, June 23 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center.

Air Force Lt. Col. James Malec, right, assumes command of Defense Logistics Agency at Oklahoma City from Air Force Col. Kenton Ruthardt. Former DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, left, officiated the ceremony held at the Tinker Aerospace Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 23, 2017.

June 28, 2017

DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City celebrates change of command and retirement

Richmond, Virginia — Employees at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City celebrated two ceremonies, the organization’s change of command and Col. Kenton Ruthardt’s retirement, June 23.

Army Col. Mark Hirschinger, left, and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kevin Ryan stand at attention during the reading of their retirement orders at the joint ceremony held June 22, 2017 on Defense Supply Richmond, Virginia. Hirschinger and Ryan devoted 30 and 22 years, respectively, of dedicated service to their country

June 28, 2017

Brothers-in-arms retire together at DSCR

Richmond, Virginia — June 22, at high noon on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, was a special time for two Army officers as they marked the end of their collective 52-years of service in the Army during a combined retirement ceremony in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center.