DLA Distribution News

May 24, 2019

Emergency responder shares career field changes over 28 years at DSCR

Richmond, Va. — My name is Ed Rust. I’m a firefighter, emergency medical technician-paramedic and hazardous materials technician with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. May 2019 marks 28 years since I started working here — literally half my life.

May 23, 2019

National EMS Week Spotlight: Kyle Thomas

Richmond, Va. — According to the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians website, in 1974 President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession and practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public function and a vital component of the medical care continuum.

May 23, 2019

DLA San Joaquin pays tribute to fallen officers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Employees of Defense Logistics Agency San Joaquin, California, law enforcement officers of the local

May 23, 2019

Hurry holds last town hall in Richmond

Richmond, Va. — Richmond employees gathered for a town hall hosted by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry May 16, in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. She recognized employees for their outstanding work and comically made the distinction of which military service won the most service awards.

May 22, 2019

DLA senior leaders meet with industry partners during SEPRT

Richmond, Va — The annual Senior Executive Partnership Roundtable was held at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 9. The SEPRT gathers senior executives from the agency’s strategic supplier alliances to meet with the Defense Logistics Agency leadership and military customer senior leaders to discuss general issues affecting DLA Aviation suppliers.

May 22, 2019

New designated smoking areas at Defense Supply Center Richmond

Richmond, Va — Designated smoking areas will be at least 50 feet from building entrances and air intake ducts and will not be located in areas commonly used by nonsmokers.

May 22, 2019

Distribution Norfolk hosts U.S. Army Security Assistance Command team members

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — U.S. Army Security Assistance Command team members recently visited facilities at DLA Distribution

May 21, 2019

Emergency 9-1-1 Campaign: What everyone should know

Richmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Richmond Fire and Emergency Services Division will kick off its 2019 Emergency 9-1-1 campaign May 20 and it will run through May 24. This year’s theme is “What Everyone Should Know About 9-1-1.” It’s an effort to educate the Defense Supply Center Richmond community about the Enhanced 9-1-1 system, which routes an emergency call to the appropriate 911 answering point for the caller's location and automatically displays the caller's phone number and address.

May 21, 2019

Department of Defense heads of Supply and Logistics visit DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Department of Defense heads of Supply and Logistics across the services visited Naval Air Station,

May 20, 2019

Distribution Multicultural committee hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day event

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Headquarters employees and its Multicultural Committee, paid respect to Holocaust Remembrance Day April 30, with a presentation by Retired Pennsylvania Office of Administrative Law Judge Felix Thau and music by the Cedar Cliff High School choir. The theme of this year’s Days of Remembrance is “Learning from the Holocaust: Beyond Religious Boundaries.”

May 20, 2019

National EMS Week Spotlight: Ed Rust

Richmond, Va. — According to the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians website, in 1974 President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession and practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public function and a vital component of the medical care continuum.

May 17, 2019

San Joaquin Awarded the 2019 California Employer Advisory Council Veterans Employer of the Year

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The leadership of DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California, and the American Federation of

May 17, 2019

Honoring heroes in blue: National Police Week’s Peace Officer Memorial Service marks the contributions of local law enforcement

Richmond, Va. — The ripple of law enforcement contributions were felt by over 340 attendees during a Peace Officer Memorial Service held May 15 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

May 16, 2019

San Joaquin’s Lee-Haynes selected as Employee of the Quarter

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Natalie Lee-Haynes, Receiving Branch chief at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California, was selected

May 16, 2019

Police Week 2019 Spotlight: Officer Colton Kruse

RICHMOND, VA — National Police Week takes place May 13 – 17 in 2019. As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management Richmond, Virginia, spotlight Officer Joseph Kruse, who selflessly secures and protects Defense Supply Center Richmond, its people and our neighbors every day.