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July 27, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: John Torrence

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July 22, 2016

Aviation Employee Spotlight: Arthur Robertson, III

Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams.

July 21, 2016

Commander holds Town Hall in Richmond

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day addressed a packed house at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center during his town hall July 15 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 20, 2016

DSCR receives 2016 CINC Award

Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, received the 2015 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence in a ceremony July 15, conduct by video telecast to Richmond from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

July 18, 2016

DSCR environmental cleanup program discussed at RAB meeting

Community members attended the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Environmental Cleanup Program quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting July 11 at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

July 15, 2016

Students learn about DLA careers

On July 14, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted 40 rising junior and senior students from the Hanover Regional Governor’s School for Career and Technical Advancement three-week summer program. The students came to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to learn about the various career fields that encompass the DLA Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond workforce.

July 14, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Monica Warren

Employee Spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Support at Richmond teams.

July 13, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: There is a cost for everything

We have all heard the phrase, “There is a cost for everything.” As I have gone through life, I have found it to be exceedingly true. Would you prefer sitting back while the grass cuts itself? Well, a riding mower is going to cost more than your run-of-the-mill, walk-behind mower.

July 11, 2016

Partners in Protection: Safety Tips on Barbecuing

It’s that time of the year when we pull out the grills, whether it is charcoal or gas, and start barbecuing. July is a peak month for grill fires. Here are some tips on a good safe barbecuing.

July 7, 2016

DLA Aviation Engineering Directorate wins prestigious awards

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Engineering Directorate’s Engineering and Technology Division was recently recognized by the Department of Defense for its outstanding contributions to this nation’s warfighters through cost savings or avoidances, quality improvements and efficiencies.

July 6, 2016

DLA to hold Restoration Advisory Board meeting July 11 in Chesterfield

Defense Logistics Agency officials from Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia will host a Restoration Advisory Board meeting at 7:30 p.m., July 11, 2016. The meeting is open to the public.

June 30, 2016

Agency wins 5 Value Engineering Awards

One Defense Logistics Agency employee and four teams were awarded Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards for fiscal 2015 at a Pentagon ceremony, June 28.

June 29, 2016

DSCR fire department participates in Safety Stand Down 2016

“Safety is everyone’s responsibility,” “Take two for safety,” “Safety is job one,” “Do it safely or don’t do it,” “Our goal is zero injuries,”… there are too many slogans about safety to cover here. No industry, occupation, profession or group of individuals understands the importance of safety more than the fire service. Yet, every year - it often seems that every day - there is an incident where someone is injured, and sometimes killed because a “culture of safety” fails.

June 29, 2016

Product specialist shares rotation program experience

Organic Manufacturing Product Specialist Rick Williamson, who works in Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Engineering Directorate, was accepted into the 2016 rotation program and took a three-month rotation, March – May, to DLA Distribution San Joaquin in Tracy, California. San Joaquin is DLA’s primary distribution point to the Western contiguous states and the Pacific area for materiel distribution of a wide variety of items.

June 24, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Onethia Maxwell

Employee Spotlight focuses on Onethia Maxwell. She works for the DLA Aviation Command Group in Richmond, Virginia.