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March 1, 2022
Nominations for DLA Hall of Fame due April 22
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Current and former DLA employees have until April 22 to submit nominations of former employees for the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame, which recognizes those with significant, enduring contributions to the agency.
Feb. 24, 2022
DLA chemist leading efforts in alternative fuel, other DOD bulk fuel initiatives
FORT BELVOLIR, Va. — Lindsey Hicks has served the Defense Logistics Agency as a pioneering chemist for over 30 years. He is currently the program manager leading DLA Research & Development’s Energy Readiness Program supporting the Defense Department’s bulk fuel and energy supply system. ERP’s strategic focus areas are fuel refining and distribution, fuel instability and contamination issues, and alternative fuel certification efforts.
New Industry Engagement Plan maintains DLA’s focus on strong partnerships
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Enabling and supporting a secure defense industrial base remains a DLA priority according to an updated Industry Engagement Plan that outlines five focus areas expected to facilitate better acquisition outcomes.
Feb. 22, 2022
DLA packs, ships COVID-19 tests for White House mission
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency has been working with the U.S. Postal Service since mid-January to pack and distribute 500 million free COVID-19 at-home tests to American households.
Feb. 16, 2022
Strategic, joint fuel planning
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Operational fuel requirements and strategic planning were the priorities of the Joint Petroleum Seminar Feb. 7-8. DLA Energy hosted the seminar for members of the military petroleum community to collaborate and plan for current, future, and emerging energy needs in the joint petroleum arena.
Feb. 14, 2022
Reflecting on the past: The roots of DLA’s reverse logistics acumen
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The organization now known as DLA Disposition Services got its official start in Michigan 50 years ago in September.
Deployer spotlight: Anthony Barlow
TAMPA, Fla. — Blending industrial and tactical safety principles into operations is paramount to success in military operations, and a DLA Support Team-Middle East safety and occupational health specialist is helping to do just that.
Feb. 10, 2022
COVID-19 Coordination Team leads DLA workforce through pandemic
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's COVID-19 Coordination Team has worked since its creation in March 2020 to anticipate the virus’ next move and establish DLA policies that protect employees while allowing the agency to continue its mission.
Feb. 9, 2022
DLA’s charter evolves over time, mirrors the Constitution
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Like the nation it serves, DLA is governed by a foundational document that assigns authorities, lists functions and defines relationships
DLA Energy embarks on 24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity effort
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In a partnership for clean energy, DLA Energy and the U.S. General Services Administration are working together to introduce supplying carbon pollution-free electricity to the federal government.
Feb. 2, 2022
DLA Distribution Senior Chief Petty Officer named Senior Enlisted Reservist of the Year
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Ruputz, Joint Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, has been named the DLA Senior Enlisted Reservist of the Year for 2021.
Feb. 1, 2022
Oscar Montiel's great 48
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The organization we now call DLA Disposition Services celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year, but it was still just a toddler when a young farmer and Army vet from Arizona came aboard in 1974.
Energy support to Fort Hood, a Utilities Privatization success story
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new video about DLA Energy’s Utilities Privatization supporting Fort Hood, Texas, highlights the successes of a DLA Energy program to help military installations with utilities privatization and energy resiliency efforts.
Jan. 31, 2022
New Back to Basics framework emphasizes career-long learning for acquisition staff
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The one-size-fits-all approach to training used by acquisition professionals throughout the DOD is shifting to a new framework that emphasizes basic knowledge and skills followed by job- or role-specific education.
Jan. 27, 2022
DLA Distribution Susquehanna's Special Commodities Branch wins DLA’s Team Performance of the Year Award-Medium Team
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Within this dedicated group of 42 employees, over 530 years of practical floor experience and high levels of technical expertise combine to drive and shape the day-to-day operation of cold chain management for DDSP.
Jan. 25, 2022
DLA Installation Management Susquehanna Child and Youth Program wins the 2021 DLA Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facility Program Excellence Award
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna’s Child and Youth Program won the 2021 DLA Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facility Program Excellence Award.
Jan. 20, 2022
Distribution Norfolk C-PART Team wins DLA Team Performance Award
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk’s COVID-19 Pandemic Action Response Team won the DLA Team Performance Award (Small Team) in the Agency’s 54th Annual Employee Recognition program.
Joint Reserve Force empowers agency staffs to meet missions
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Behind DLA's 26,000 employees are 667 reservists providing daily mission support that translates into warfighter readiness.
Jan. 18, 2022
DLA Logistics Information Services and Disposition Services partner to accomplish more than just inventory compliance
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services and the team of analysts within DLA Logistics Information Services Department of Defense Demilitarization Coding Management Office work hand-in-hand to ensure items are assigned the proper DEMIL codes.
DLA helps grounded C-17 fly
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania’s team worked with DLA Disposition Services and DLA Aviation to ensure a grounded C-17 at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, received a part needed to fly.
Jan. 14, 2022
DLA Distribution launches re-warehousing dashboard application
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution launched a re-warehousing dashboard application within the agency’s Qlik® software in October. The application provides visibility to re-warehousing stow performance and tools to identify storage efficiencies at the agency’s 24 global distribution centers.
Jan. 13, 2022
Documentary showcases DLA’s 60 years as DOD logistics provider
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new 30-minute documentary proves wrong the early skeptics who thought a largely civilian organization could never handle the challenge of consolidating supplies and logistics services for the entire Defense Department.
New facility provides DLA Energy Aerospace and Finance employees safer, healthier workplace
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — A new operations center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will provide 104 DLA Energy Aerospace and Finance employees a well-equipped space to manage the worldwide acquisition of missile fuels, liquid propellants and other bulk industrial chemicals and gases, and separately their financial operations.
Jan. 12, 2022
DLA Distribution Susquehanna dispatcher is awarded DLA Emergency Communication Center Dispatcher of the Year award
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania Emergency Dispatcher Jack Dietrich has been awarded the 2021 DLA Emergency Communication Center Dispatcher of the Year award.
Jan. 11, 2022
DLA Energy Commander presides over Air Force graduation
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — In a ceremony steeped in military traditions and protocols, DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas presided over the graduation of the Air Force’s newest Airmen and Guardians Jan. 6.