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June 27, 2023
Joint Reserve Force: ready, responsive, and flexible, worldwide
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA reservists participate in joint exercises around the word to better support the DLA mission.
DLA to undergo DOD quadrennial review
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DOD-led review will assess whether DLA meets its chartered mission efficiently and effectively. Possible focus areas include contingency demand planning, depot-level reparables and warehouse utilization.
June 26, 2023
Leadership Spotlight: Nicholas (Nick) Janik
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Nick has served the country for 21 years, is a proud father and husband, and enjoys woodworking.
June 23, 2023
DLA team works through weekend to ensure readiness for Navy Fleet Readiness Center Southeast
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Jacksonville, Florida, deployed the first full retail DLA Warehouse Management System, May 30. DDJF supports the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, and with the full support of various DLA teams, FLRCSE’s readiness was maintained when the new WMS went live.
DLA helps with digital scanning of century-old glass pathology slides
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Joint Pathology Center possesses the nation’s oldest pathology tissue repository and one of the largest in the world with over 55 million glass slides and 30 million tissue blocks. For more than a century, its specialists have collected diseased tissue samples, preserving them for medical researchers of the future.
June 22, 2023
Disposition Services efforts in Jacksonville encompass even the largest of items
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site in Jacksonville, Florida, recently assisted in the demilitarization efforts of 72 individual aircraft center barrels.
DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce Symposium
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy welcomed 440 employees in person and virtually for the 2023 Acquisition Workforce Symposium at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 13-15.
June 21, 2023
Commentary: First agency director sketches, foretells growth in commodity management
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Before his tour as first director of the Defense Supply Agency ended, Army Lt. Gen. Andrew T. McNamara shared his ideas for improving military logistics with Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara.
DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, command changes hands
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Col. Joseph J. Lee took command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, from outgoing commander Army Lt. Col. Sonia I. Huertas during a change of command ceremony June 14. DLA Distribution Commander, Navy Rear Adm. Grafton D. Chase, Jr., officiated the ceremony.
“Lifeless” breakroom redone with regional Italian flair
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Massimo’s Bistro, named for a longtime local national agency employee at the Aviano site, opened to critical acclaim in May.
June 20, 2023
DLA Joint Reserve Force Leaders collaborate to elevate joint logistics
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Over 60 Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force leaders gathered to discuss the importance of collaboration during their Annual Leadership Review.
Aviation procurement analyst recognized as emerging leader within DOD
RICHMOND, Va. — Alicia Jackson, a supervisory procurement analyst with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate’s Training Division, recently graduated from the 2023 Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program.
June 19, 2023
Editorial: DLA helps DOD meet digital records requirements by June 2024
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services - Document Services is helping the Defense Department digitize paper records to meet National Archives and Records Administration requirements by June 2024.
June 18, 2023
PaCE Spotlight: Ryan Kirby
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Ryan Kirby is an Environmental Operations Monitor for Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Disposal Services Directorate Europe and Africa region in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program from 2015 to 2017.
June 16, 2023
Commander reflects fondly on time at DLA, wishes Troop Support continued success
PHILADELPHIA — Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley completed his tenure as the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander during a change of command ceremony on June 15 in Philadelphia.