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Sept. 13, 2023
Innovation will help shape future of military logistics
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Innovation in logistics is key to the nation’s ability to deter aggression as it meets new and growing threats, a DOD leader said at Industry Collider Day on the anniversary of 9/11.
Partnerships, sustainment in Indo-Pacific theater focus of annual DLA/Air Force Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Two weeks shy of the Air Force’s 76th birthday, Defense Logistics Agency Director Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic welcomed senior logistics leaders from across the service and DLA to the annual Air Force/DLA Day.
DLA Distribution Korea employee named DLA Employee of the Quarter
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Chong Pil Ho, with Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea, is one of three recipients of the DLA Employee of the quarter award, for the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Agency risk team aligns efforts at Michigan summit
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Risk experts from across DLA met in Battle Creek in August to strengthen the agency’s A-123/Enterprise Risk Management program.
Sept. 12, 2023
Industry Collider Day sparks collaboration on supply chain challenges
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Today’s global security environment highlights the need for logistics solutions that allow the world’s mightiest military to maintain its upper edge in lethality, DLA's director said Sept. 11 at the fourth annual Industry Collider Day.
The life of a uniform: from contracting to customer
PHILADELPHIA — From coordinating with contractors to testing boots on an open flame, the Defense Logistics Agency ensures uniforms meet military customers’ needs and are durable.
Sept. 11, 2023
Remembering 9/11: DLA Distribution operations director recalls morning at Pentagon
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, was sunny and clear at the nation’s capital. Paul Abel, then an Army lieutenant colonel working in Army logistics at the Pentagon, put the top down on his convertible for the short commute to work. He even called his father, who worked in the same building in the 1960s, to brag that he would enjoy the late summer day through a window in his recently relocated office.
Sept. 7, 2023
‘You matter’ DLA Energy leader says at Air Force birthday event
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Air Force isn’t just a fleet of advanced aircraft or a set of strategic plans on paper. It’s the collective heartbeat of those willing to defend the nation, DLA Energy’s director of customer operations said at a recent event.
Sept. 6, 2023
DLA Distribution Puget Sound leadership visits USS Barry
PUGET SOUND, Wash. — In his first official site visit to Everett since taking command of DDPW, DDPW Commander, Navy Cmdr. Marcus Craig, shared his command priorities, and was briefed by the team on key aspects of the Everett operation.
DLA Energy continues to expand utilities support to U.S. Navy
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy Utility Services worked with Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command to award its second utility services contract on Aug. 15 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, for the water and wastewater utility systems.
Sept. 5, 2023
DLA interns learn about agency, provide input during visit
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Interns from across the Defense Logistics Agency had a chance to visit the agency’s headquarters and get an in-depth overview of the enterprise Aug. 29.
Sept. 4, 2023
DAISY to DSS to WMS: Shifting Systems at DLA Disposition Services Columbus
WMS will impact the Columbus field site in the way they think about their roles, and how they accomplish their tasks.
Sept. 1, 2023
DLA Distribution hosts incoming DLA Indo-Pacom deputy commander
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution briefed Bruce Blank, incoming DLA Indo-Pacific deputy commander, Aug. 8 about the role, skills and logistics knowledge DLA Distribution brings to warfighter support.
Seminar in Battle Creek host representatives from around the nation
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Law Enforcement Support Office, also known as the 1033 Program, hosted the 22nd annual national training seminar in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Aug. 31, 2023
DLA Distribution participates in Talisman Sabre 2023
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 kicked off July 22 and concluded Aug. 4. It was the 10th and largest iteration of the exercise to date, consisting of field training exercises incorporating force preparation activities, amphibious landings, ground force maneuvers and air combat and maritime operations.
Aug. 30, 2023
Humble hero receives prestigious military award
RICHMOND, Va. — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Corey-Allen Becker says when he is required to physically be in the office one day a week, his morning routine is action-packed, but he tries to make as little noise as possible, so he doesn’t wake up his wife and two toddlers.
DLA warehouse management system deploys in Bahrain
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain is the first DLA site outside the continental United States to deploy the new warehouse management system, and the first distribution center to go live a day earlier than planned.
Two fire departments in Georgia use DLA Disposition Services to breathe easier
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Georgia's volunteer fire departments in Taliaferro and Warren counties have expanded their operational capabilities, thanks to the DoD Firefighter Property Program and the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.
Aug. 29, 2023
Vice director outlines DLA’s strategy for managing logistics in contested environments
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Assessing whether the right material is pre-positioned appropriately and near optimal distribution nodes is at the heart of DLA's efforts to posture itself for future operational challenges, DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn said at NDIA's Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference.
DLA’s director of small business programs to co-lead federal council
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA’s director of small business programs was unanimously selected to serve as vice chairman for a federal council that addresses issues affecting America’s small business sector.
Aug. 28, 2023
DLA Energy works to align talent management with National Defense Strategy
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy senior leaders closely examined the agency's Talent Management Program against National Defense Strategy priorities during a workshop at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Aug. 22.
Commentary: DLA’s support for the Abrams as involved, critical as ever
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Historian Colin Williams chronicles the agency's long and storied relationship with the Abrams tank, which it helped develop in the 1970s.
DDJC Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Memorial Monument Unveiling
TRACY, Calif. — Members of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, came together to pay heartfelt tribute to employees who lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic in a ceremony Aug. 18, at the DDJC installation in Tracy, California.
Aug. 24, 2023
DLA to explore advanced technologies, small business innovation at R&D Industry Collider Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA R&D team will host Industry Collider Day Sept. 11 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. This year’s theme is “Forging Tech-Forward Connections to Enable Proactive Global Logistics.”
Deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment tours DLA Distribution, EDC
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Radha Iyengar Plumb, deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Aug. 18, along with Leigh Method, deputy assistant secretary of defense for logistics and Brad Bunn, vice director of DLA.