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Nov. 19, 2024
DLA director emphasizes people as integral to warfighter support
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly emphasized the crucial role of DLA Land and Maritime’s personnel in fulfilling the agency’s mission during a Town Hall Nov. 14 at the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.
DLA shares strategy for change, demand projections with industry
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Solving military supply challenges requires transparency, collaboration and data sharing between the DLA and industry, DLA’s director said during a Demand Forecast and Industry Association Leadership Meeting.
2024 Highlights: Southeast
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Taking a look at 2024 highlights for the DLA Disposition Services Southeast region.
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support serves up a taste of home for service members around the world in time for Thanksgiving
PHILADELPHIA — Shipping nearly 700,000 pounds of food across the globe in time for troops to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal is a complex operation, but the team at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support prepares months in advance for their version of the big game.
Nov. 18, 2024
DLA awards first competitive contract for additive manufacturing
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A newly awarded competitive contract for an additively manufactured part that prevents structural damage to F-15 aircraft reinforces DLA's commitment to collaborating with the military services on 3D printing procurement strategies.
Nov. 15, 2024
2024 Highlights: Resource Management
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Behind every successful organization is a team that ensures everything runs smoothly, often out of the spotlight. For Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, its Resource Management directorate plays a crucial role in this effort.
Nov. 13, 2024
DLA historian chronicles agency’s defining moments
COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Historian Colin Williams guided the DLA Land and Maritime workforce on a journey of change, highlighting the agency’s defining moments, during a presentation Nov. 6 in the DLA Land and Maritime Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.
Nov. 12, 2024
Battle Creek DLA employees receive awards
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Four Defense Logistics Agency employees recently earned Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center Service Awards at the 68th Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon.
TRANSCOM commander visits DLA to discuss current partnerships and future collaboration opportunities
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Challenges such as the contested logistics environment, supply chain resiliency, and data interoperability were top topics as senior leaders from U.S. Transportation Command and the Defense Logistics Agency met at the McNamara Headquarters Complex here Nov. 7.
Nov. 8, 2024
MOH recipient addresses agency personnel in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan native James McCloughan was credited with saving the lives of ten soldiers in 1969 while under fire in Vietnam.
Nov. 6, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers leverages DLA acquisition processes
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes advantage of DLA's flexible acquisition and contracting processes as it supports emergency operations ranging from flood control to hurricane relief.
Nov. 5, 2024
Leadership Spotlight: Dean Newsome
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From humble beginnings mowing yards and shoveling snow in Pittsburgh to his recent appointment as director of DLA Disposition Services -Document Services, Dean Newsome continually seeks opportunities to improve himself and others.
Nov. 4, 2024
DLA Headquarters kicks off CFC learning about the science behind ‘Give Happy’
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Givers are happier than keepers, a DOD CFC manager said in a nod to the annual fundraiser’s “Give Happy” theme during a kickoff ceremony for DLA Headquarters Oct. 31.
Oct. 31, 2024
Senior leaders, industry partners discuss solutions to logistics challenges
ARLINGTON, Va. — Contested logistics challenges, post-COVID-era supply chain conditions, and driving logistics innovation through artificial intelligence and data where some of the key topics discussed during the Defense Logistics and Support conference Oct. 29 at the Sheraton Pentagon City, in Arlington, Virginia.
Oct. 30, 2024
Breast cancer awareness: Employee shares personal journey to healing
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In March 2014, six months before turning 40, Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations Management and Program Analyst Christina Panichelle saw her obstetrician and gynecologist for a routine visit resulting in a clean bill of health. Within a month, her then-boyfriend, now husband, found a lump.