DLA Distribution News

Jan. 16, 2020

Career logistician emphasizes importance of DLA mission to joint military audience

To remain relevant and effective as the last remaining superpower it is essential for members of the U.S. military to remain as informed as possible on technology, processes and world events as they evolve. For that reason, reserve soldiers and sailors assigned to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s headquarters spent their January drill attending a joint training course.

Jan. 15, 2020

USAMMA team tours Distribution Susquehanna – gains insight into medical shipment process

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Tours and visits to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution are a great opportunity to build on the solid relationship between the Army and DLA.

Jan. 14, 2020

DLA Distribution Employee Spotlight-Stan Hemler

Stan Hemler, sign painter at Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna, measures the spot where he will place vinyl lettering for a recycling bin sign.

Jan. 13, 2020

DLA Distribution San Joaquin welcomes new executive officer

TRACY, Calif. — Los Angeles, California native new addition to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California command leadership team

Jan. 9, 2020

DLA Outstanding Personnel of the Year Award goes to Distribution Corpus Christi’s Beckwith

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Jeremy Beckwith, deputy commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution's Corpus Christi, Texas, receives Top Ten Outstanding Personnel of 2019 award

Jan. 8, 2020

Nine DLA Distribution employees recognized for contributions to agencywide performance award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Sustainment Solutions Division F-35 Sustainment Integration Team has been awarded the Defense Logistics Agency’s 2019 Medium Team Performance Award.

Jan. 6, 2020

San Joaquin’s Voluntary Protection Program Hazard Prevention and Control Team receives top honor

TRACY, Calif. — Team was awarded the Employee Safety/Voluntary Protection Program team award at the Defense Logistics Agency 52nd Annual Employee Recognition Program ceremony

Jan. 3, 2020

San Joaquin’s Laskowski Receives DLA’s Employee of the Quarter Recognition

TRACY, Calif. — Distribution San Joaquin distribution process worker recognized for outstanding performance

Dec. 31, 2019

Family Advocacy Program manager reflects on 18 years of federal service

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna's Walker retires from federal service

Dec. 30, 2019

Army War College class tours Eastern Distribution Center, receives firsthand look at the global logistics in action

With wars fought on multiple fronts and installations around the world, logistics plays a major role in accomplishing that mission. Fortunately for the students and staff at the war college, the Eastern Distribution Center, the largest military warehouse in the entire world, is less than 25 miles away.

Dec. 27, 2019

Pennsylvania’s Central York high school students visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Advance Placement Government students from Pennsylvania's Central York high school visit Defense Logistics Agency Distribution

Dec. 26, 2019

San Joaquin’s Urrea named one of DLA’s Top Ten Personnel

TRACY, Calif. — Guillermo Urrea, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, Consolidation & Containerization Point, was recognized as one of DLA’s Top Ten Personnel.

Dec. 23, 2019

Former Marine remembers, pays tribute to those far from home during the holidays

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As an equipment program manager with DLA Distribution Current Operations, retired Marine Maj. Paul Smith decided this year’s tribute to those deployed in harm’s way would be in the form a patriotic display in the third-floor lobby of the organization’s New Cumberland headquarters. There he and his co-workers created a display that includes an artificial holiday tree, miniature flags representing all military service branches and lights to set the whole thing off.

Dec. 20, 2019

San Joaquin’s Slater Receives Safety Professional of the Year Top Honor

SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency's Safety Professional of the Year top honors go to Distribution San Joaquin employee

Dec. 19, 2019

DLA Distribution San Joaquin’s Thimsen promoted to lieutenant colonel

TRACY, Calif. — Promotion for Distribution San Joaquin operations officer.