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May 4, 2022
DLA firefighters save lives in New Cumberland apartment fire
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As fire raged through an apartment building on 813 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Defense Logistics Agency firefighters assigned to DLA Installation Management Susquehanna Fire & Emergency Services responded to the fire alarm at 7:26 a.m. Dec. 30. Initial reports from the scene identified a fire in a first-floor apartment and multiple victims trapped on the second floor.
May 3, 2022
Mental Health Awareness: It’s okay to answer Question 21
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a good time to bring up Question 21 on Standard Form 86, which federal employees complete for initial or renewed security clearances.
May 2, 2022
DSCC named Tree City USA for the fourth consecutive year
MT VERNON, Ohio — Defense Supply Center Columbus was named a Tree City USA for the fourth consecutive year at the annual Tree City USA Awards Presentation on April 21 in the Schnormeier Event Center in Ariel-Foundation Park in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The all-day event was attended by representatives from 45 communities across 15 counties in Central Ohio.
DLA celebrates small business partnerships, connects owners with new opportunities
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA is marking National Small Business Week May 1-7 by celebrating the contributions of small businesses that make up 80% of the agency’s suppliers.
April 29, 2022
DLA shares Child Abuse Prevention Month efforts with DOD
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Lisa Grenon and Michiel DeVito, family program managers with DLA Installation Management at Battle Creek, Michigan, and Columbus, Ohio, respectively, presented the DLA’s CAPM events to Patricia Barron, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy during a virtual event on April 28, 2022.
April 25, 2022
DLA Troop Support spearheads military maternity uniform pilot program
PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is spearheading a new military maternity uniform pilot program, along with the military services, to provide pregnant members uniforms at no cost.
April 22, 2022
Employees can support Ukraine relief efforts through special round of CFC
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employees now have through June 30 to support charities serving and affected by the war in Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian and refugee crisis through a temporary reopening of the Combined Federal Campaign.
April 21, 2022
Customer-facing representatives focus on improving support at annual summit
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The third Global Customer-Facing Summit brought together over 200 DLA employees April 19-20 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for presentations and panel discussions geared toward enhancing customer support.
April 18, 2022
A conversation with DLA’s director of human resources on sexual assault prevention
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Public Affairs spoke with DLA Human Resources Director Sharyn Saunders about the success of the agency's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program and employees’ roles in prevention.
April 12, 2022
DLA leaders renew commitment to preventing sexual assault with 2022 proclamation
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA leaders reaffirmed their commitment to preventing sexual assault by signing the 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation April 12.
April is National Records and Information Management Month
The Defense Logistics Agency Records and Information Management team is leading an information clean-up initiative throughout April by helping supervisors and record coordinators organize digital files with better folder structures.
Disposal team expertise places surplus mission goods in Maryland food banks
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services personnel recently assisted Marines to clear out excess material and steer surplus COVID and humanitarian relief property to needy families in Maryland.
April 11, 2022
Employee wellness program offers free, confidential services
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA employees have easy access to free, confidential resources that can help with everyday tasks like finding a pet sitter or dealing with complex issues like depression and grief.
Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year for San Joaquin County
TRACY, Calif. — Firefighter/Engineer Joseph Guerrero and Police Sgt. Ken-Ken DeVera from Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin, California, were recognized as San Joaquin County’s 2022 Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year during a community recognition dinner hosted by the Tracy American Legion Post 172, March 26. Guerrero will now compete for Regional Firefighter of the Year honors.
April 7, 2022
Defense Supplier Conference returns to Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a four-year hiatus, Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and the National Defense Industry Association brought the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Exhibition back to downtown Columbus, Ohio, April 6-7. More than 800 defense industry representatives packed a ballroom in the Greater Columbus Convention Center for first day speakers, including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Steven Morani, DLA Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic, and DLA Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Adm. Kristen Fabry.
April 6, 2022
DLA Distribution San Diego hosts U.S. Fleet Forces Command
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, California, welcomed Navy Rear Adm. Matt Ott III, deputy chief of staff for Fleet Ordnance and Supply, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
DLA Disposition Services supports ROTC winter training in New Hampshire
UNIVERSITY OF New Hampshire — Equipment acquired from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services was used to help educate and train the next generation of military officers at the University of New Hampshire.
April 5, 2022
Lawyer, judge joins DLA Energy Hall of Fame
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Retired DLA Energy’s General Counsel Martin Harty was inducted in to the DLA Energy Hall of Fame March 22. From 1975-1988, Harty played an influential role guiding the Agency through the unprecedented petroleum marketplace.
DLA Distribution Korea hosts 403rd Army Field Support Brigade for new warehouse tour
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — U.S. Army Col. Lisa Villarreal Rennard, then Lt. Col. Rennard, was the commander of the Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia at Camp Carroll when the new warehouse for DDDK was in the planning stages.
April 4, 2022
April is Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — An American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. DLA's SAPR program manager attributes lower rates throughout the agency to prevention efforts.
March 31, 2022
CFC awards ceremony concludes 2021 campaign
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s 2021 Combined Federal Campaign Awards Ceremony recognized organizations and employees for their contributions and achievements during the campaign year in the McNamara Headquarters Auditorium March 30.
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Sigonella lauds DLA Distribution Europe support to High North
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Capt. Douglas MacKenzie, commanding officer of Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in Sigonella, Italy, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe in Germersheim, Germany, March 7. Army Lt. Col. Katie Dlugosz, and her leadership team provided a warehouse tour for MacKenzie and Navy Cmdr. Treven Feleciano, FLCSI operational officer, demonstrating the expanded support DDDE is providing to ships in Crombie, Scotland, operating in the area known as the “High North.” The tour was followed by a synchronization meeting to help ensure timely support to Crombie.
March 30, 2022
And it all started on a Tuesday
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In the first decade of the command; 1972-1982 a lot happened. Not everything could be included, some events, like the ones in Teheran we could not find a lot of information on. If you have information, pictures or personal stories that are important for the command’s history please send a copy to the public affairs office.
March 29, 2022
Employee spotlight: Senior Master Sgt. Amanda Amaya
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Amanda Amaya is among the 1% of airmen promoted to chief master sergeant and the 2021 Outstanding Logistics Readiness Staff Enlisted Member of the Year for the Air Force District of Washington.
March 25, 2022
International Students visit DLA Distribution, Norfolk, Virginia
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Nine international students participating in a course let by the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School visited Defense Logistics Agency Norfolk, Virginia, March 1.