DLA Aviation News

Army 1st Lt. Kyle Fortner, an environmental officer from Fort Lee, Virginia’s Kenner Army Health Clinic, installs a battery-operated mosquito collection system near the child development center July 19, 2016 on the Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, while Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond environmental staff members assist. Two traps collect mosquitos for Zika virus testing each week during the mosquito season.

Sept. 23, 2016

Prevention key to staying ahead of Zika virus

RICHMOND,VA — Defense Supply Center Richmond is one of four federal installations in Central Virginia collecting mosquitoes to test for the Zika virus. Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Environmental Office is working with Kenner Army Health Clinic’s Preventive Medicine Clinic to prevent the spread (or reduce the risk) of the microcephaly causing disease in the commonwealth. Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the brain does not develop properly during pregnancy resulting in a smaller than normal head.

Storm clouds gather over Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, earlier this year, highlighting the need to be prepared for unexpected weather and events.

Sept. 22, 2016

Disasters are unpredictable; be prepared

Richmond, Va. — We all know we can’t predict when a natural disaster will occur. We also can’t predict when man-made events such as an active shooter will take place. However, we can plan and prepare to respond to these types of events

The Spotlight of the week shines on Kevin Savage, an information technology specialist for DLA Information Operations in Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 21, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Kevin Savage

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

In recognition of National Preparedness Month, September 2016, the Defense Logistics Agency Security and Emergency Services Office with Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia urge all employees to stay alert and vigilant in reporting suspicious activities and take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for all emergencies including their own physical security.

Sept. 21, 2016

Do your part, report suspicious activity

Richmond, Virginia — DLA Richmond’s Security and Emergency Services Office asks DSCR employees to stay aware and if you observe suspicious activities, please contact local law enforcement immediately and provide details of what you have witnessed.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, works intently building a toy house from interconnecting blocks to demonstrate communication, common goals, and constraint resolution during an Aviation Process Excellence training exercise in the Lotts Conference Center Sept. 8-9 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 21, 2016

DLA Aviation poised for process excellence

Richmond, Va. — Sixty key leaders and subject matter experts throughout Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Headquarters Strategic Plans and Policy attended the first-ever Senior Process Excellence Course at the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 8 - 9.

Flight Information Publications Program Manager Julio Bultron, right, hands off an aeronautical map that was printed on demand to Army Captain Joel Castro from the 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Sept. 14, 2016. Bultron is helping to staff the new Geospatial Intelligence - Forward Presence Team on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Directorate's Mapping Division will host a facility open house Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the U.S. Army Forces Command Intelligence Readiness and Operations Center on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Sept. 16, 2016

DLA celebrates with open house at Fort Bragg facility

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Directorate’s Mapping Division will host an open house Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the U.S. Army Forces Command Intelligence Readiness and Operations Center on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Clara Griffin, customer account specialist in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia supports the Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy and the C-17 Globemaster aircraft weapon systems. As a retired 1st sergeant, responsible for logistics support to soldiers in the U.S. Army, Griffin is proud to work for the very same organization that served as a major source of supply when she was enlisted.

Sept. 14, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Clara Griffin

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Clara Griffin is a customer account specialist in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia. Griffin supports the Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy and the C-17 Globemaster aircraft weapon systems. As a retired Army first sergeant, responsible for logistics support to soldiers, Griffin is proud to work for the very same organization that served as a major source of supply when she was enlisted in the U.S. Army.

William Bullock, Sr., left, emergency manager, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, answers an employee’s questions about the AtHoc Emergency Notification System during a National Preparedness Month Forum held Sept. 8, 2016, on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Sept. 12, 2016

Forums aim to improve employee readiness during emergencies

Richmond, VA. — National Preparedness Month Open Forum held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, provides employees with information and open dialogue with DLA officials from the police, fire and emergency services, criminal intelligence, physical security and antiterrorism offices.

Safety Team members from Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, perform an interview skit Sept. 6, 2016 during a Safety Town Hall in the Lotts Conference Center to show Defense Supply Center Richmond employees what to expect in upcoming on-the-spot interviews next week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs evaluation team.

Sept. 9, 2016

Commander says DSCR is ready for OSHA star at Safety Town Hall

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day hosted a Voluntary Protection Programs Safety Town Hall Sept. 6, at which he told Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees that Defense Supply Center Richmond is ready for its star.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City Customer Support Specialist Patrick Upton enjoys helping and training new employees.

Sept. 8, 2016

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Patrick Upton

RICHMOND, Va. — DLA Aviation spotlights Patrick Upton, a lead customer support specialist working in the Engines Branch at Oklahoma City.

Sept. 6, 2016

Partners in Protection: The insider threat, you are the first line of defense

While considering the current threat environment, we must ask ourselves, who is the greater threat…the trained, international, state-sponsored intelligence officer or an employee holding a position of public trust with access to the agency’s sensitive information?

Kathy Tilbury poses with Duke Roscoe, a retired Marine from Atlanta, Georgia. Both received gold medals after competing in handle ball during the National Veterans’ Wheelchair Games June 26 – July 2, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tilbury is a retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class working for Defense Logistics Agency’s Office of Operations Resource and Research Analysis on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 2, 2016

DSCR employee wins gold in 2016 National Veterans’ Wheelchair Games

RICHMOND, VA — Kathy Tilbury brought home four gold medals after competing in the 2016 National Veterans’ Wheelchair Games June 26 – July 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She medaled in three swim events, the 100-meter backstroke, 100- and 200-meter freestyle, and Handle Ball bowling.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Marco Walker, customer account specialist with the Customer Operations Directorate, DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia said the best part of working at DLA Aviation is being able to support the warfighter. As a former warfighter himself, he understands their urgency and is doing everything possible to help.

Sept. 1, 2016

DLA Aviation Employee Spotlight: Marco Walker

RICHMOND, Va. — DLA Aviation spotlights Marco Walker, a customer account specialist working in Richmond, Virginia.

The DLA Aviation Customer Operations Directorate's weapons systems program managers, at Richmond, Virginia, strive to keep the H-53 type model series helicopter fleet maintained and up to 100 percent mission ready. The U.S. Navy's MH-53 Sea Dragon is shown performing mine countermeasures using the MK-105 tow sled during operations while demonstrating the U.S. Navy's ability to defend against mine-laying operations and ensure open access to sea lanes.

Aug. 30, 2016

Aviation’s WSPM team keeps Navy’s MH-53 flying

RICHMOND, Virginia — The U. S. Navy’s MH-53E Sea Dragon became operational in 1986 and is the only heavy-lift helicopter in Naval Aviation. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Navy Customer Facing Division in the Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is part of the team helping keep the MH-53 helicopter mission ready.

The three-minute video offers a glimpse of just one way DLA supports the warfighter every day.

Aug. 29, 2016

DLA support praised by logisticians from Army global-response aviation unit in new video

RICHMOND, Va. — A new video in the Defense Logistics Agency’s “Logistics On Location” series highlights the support DLA Aviation personnel provide the Army’s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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