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Sept. 22, 2025
Casarez becomes agency senior enlisted leader as Dyer exits
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The new senior enlisted leader at the Defense Logistics Agency started her tenure not with a whisper, but with a roar. Promising to start things off in a different and unorthodox way, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez gave an energetic yell as she addressed the DLA workforce for the first time during a change of responsibility ceremony at the agency’s headquarters Sept. 18.
DLA director outlines transformation vision for Columbus workforce
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime welcomed DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly for a town hall and review of the agency’s 2026 Annual Operating Plan Sept. 12 at the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.
Sept. 18, 2025
Senior enlisted leader looks back on time at DLA before departing
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer is retiring after a 30-year career with the service.
DLA director, senior enlisted leader visit DLA Energy
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Director Mark Simerly and Senior Enlisted Leader Alvin Dyer engaged with DLA Energy employees in a town hall meeting and discussed the organization’s Annual Operating Plan on Sept. 8.
Sept. 17, 2025
DLA Director visits Distribution Headquarters, emphasizes culture, embracing change
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, visited DLA Distribution headquarters Sept. 5, emphasizing to the workforce that a strong, people-focused culture is critical to meeting the demands of a changing global environment.
Sept. 11, 2025
Titanium recovery furthers critical materials reuse effort
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A DLA research and development contract will turn scrap material into high-grade powder for additive manufacturing.
Communication is key in thwarting insider threats, expert says
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The saying “communication is key” may be a cliche, but simply reaching out to a co-worker may help save someone from making a life-altering bad decision, a security expert said.
Sept. 10, 2025
DLA’s Industry Collider Day serves as call to action for government, industry to collaborate and transform
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Tackling tomorrow’s logistics challenges requires the Defense Logistics Agency to transform through innovation, powered by industry that serves as architects for those solutions, the director said Sept. 3 during its Industry Collider Day.
Sept. 9, 2025
New DLA podcast series offers venue for contested logistics discussions
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There’s a new source for contested logistics conversations with the launch of the “DLA Dialogues: From Factory to Foxhole” monthly podcast series. In the debut episode, Peter Battaglia, DLA’s deputy director of Mission Assurance, explores the supply chain risk management implications of the September 2024 Hezbollah pager attacks.
Sept. 8, 2025
Machine learning has potential to revolutionize agency’s planning processes
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In response to the increasing complexity and technological demands of modern warfare, the Defense Logistics Agency is pioneering new strategies to enhance military logistics.
Aug. 29, 2025
Battle Creek hosts annual excess property training for law enforcement
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office and DLA Disposition Services personnel welcomed 35 states to the annual event in mid-August.
Aug. 28, 2025
DLA R&D’s expanded strategic materials program helps reduce critical materials risks
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As administrator of the National Defense Stockpile, the Defense Logistics Agency recognizes that the availability of strategic and critical materials is a national issue, not just a defense issue, the DLA Acquisition director said during a collaboration forum here Aug. 21 to launch the strategic materials research and development program of record.
Aug. 25, 2025
Excess military materials critical to answering contested logistics challenges
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In an era where global conflicts are increasingly defined by technological advancements and strategic complexities, the Defense Logistics Agency is turning its focus to a critical aspect of military logistics: material disposition.
Aug. 22, 2025
Vice director visits Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s top civilian received briefs from Michigan-based personnel and provided keynote remarks at the annual DOD Law Enforcement Support Office conference Aug. 18-19.
DLA employees graduate from leadership enhancement program
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Fourteen Defense Logistics Agency employees returned to work with enhanced leadership skills as graduates of the 2025 Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program Aug. 7.
Aug. 20, 2025
Internet of Behavior has implications for DLA supply chain security
A Defense Logistics Agency paper warns that while the "Internet of Behavior" offers potential for supply chain security, its use must be exercised with intention.
Aug. 19, 2025
DLA revolutionizes performance award processing
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA HR Awards Tool transforms performance award processing, replacing a spreadsheet-driven manual process, and cutting the average processing time from 100 days to 45 days.
Aug. 13, 2025
Assistant secretary of defense visits DLA to discuss current challenges, future collaboration opportunities
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Transforming future capabilities rely on understanding the role of a combat support agency and its expertise in supply chain management, the Defense Logistics Agency director said while meeting with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment July 30.
Aug. 12, 2025
Commentary: DLA’s F-16 support began before fielding, continues today
Those who know the Defense Logistics Agency won’t be surprised to learn it provides parts for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. What may be surprising is that DLA has been supporting the lightweight fighter for half a century.
Aug. 5, 2025
Naples satcom materials get swift removal
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Aviano-based property disposal team oversaw the July removal of more than 26,000 kilos of obsolete Navy communications equipment.
Podcast series to increase data acumen training engagement
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A collaboration between the Defense Logistics Agency’s human resources and information technology experts is expanding the agency’s current data acumen modules beyond traditional online training to a podcast.
July 30, 2025
DSCC, DLA Land and Maritime welcomes new commander
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Navy Rear Adm. Julie Treanor assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime during a ceremony July 28 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, taking over from acting commander Kenneth Watson, who will continue in his role as deputy commander.
Senior logisticians discuss Navy’s Combat Surge Ready initiative, supply chain
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Navy senior logisticians are working together to provide seamless logistical support by prioritizing requirements, overcoming supply chain challenges, and driving transformational change.
July 29, 2025
Diplomat to logisticians: Diplomacy and logistics makes victories happen
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Diplomacy and military logistics may seem like distant cousins, but the nation was founded on this partnership, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Operations told Defense Logistics Agency employees July 17.
July 25, 2025
Excess equipment deployed in Texas flood response
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hard-hit communities conduct highwater rescues with MRAPs received through the agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office.