DLA Distribution News

Oct. 24, 2018

Customer Operations director hosts New Commanders’ Round Robin

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Customer Operations director hosted a two-day New Commanders Round Robin to familiarize commanders assigned to DLA Aviation industrial support activities (ISA) on key aspects of the organization and its directorates, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 15-16.

Oct. 24, 2018

Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna participates in 2018 Feds Feed Families campaign

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna collected over 425 pounds of non-perishable food for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg as part of the 2018 Feds Feed Families campaign.

Oct. 23, 2018

DLA Aviation offers employees tools to better cope with workplace misunderstandings

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE Local 1992) Union along with the Command Support Directorate, hosted a self-help seminar for employees to help combat workplace differences, Oct. 3 at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center, Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Oct. 23, 2018

Restoration Advisory Board discusses latest cleanup results

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Operations Richmond personnel, community members, and Restoration Advisory Board members held their quarterly meeting Oct. 15 at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia, to discuss current remediation operations on Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Oct. 23, 2018

DLA Distribution celebrates 243rd Navy birthday

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — To honor the United States Navy’s 243rd birthday, DLA Distribution employees gathered together in the Distribution Headquarters lobby on Oct. 17.

Oct. 22, 2018

Susquehanna’s Davis receives Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Sally Davis, a distribution process worker at the DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania Eastern Distribution Center, Packing and Outloading Branch, has been awarded the Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award for 2018.

Oct. 19, 2018

OSD Sustainment Fellows visit DLA Distribution, tour EDC

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Office of the Secretary of Defense Sustainment Fellows visited DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, to learn about DLA Distribution’s mission and function.

Oct. 18, 2018

DLA Chief of Staff visits Distribution Headquarters, tours the installation and EDC

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Chief of Staff, Kristin K. French, visited DLA Distribution headquarters October 9 where she met and spoke with Distribution leadership, installation personnel, and toured the installation and Eastern Distribution Center.

Oct. 17, 2018

Students graduate from PACE Program Oct. 10

Richmond, Va — Friends, family and co-workers gathered Oct. 10 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate the graduation of approximately 100 students from the Defense Logistics Agency Pathways to Career Excellence Program.

Oct. 17, 2018

Globetrotting logistics champion Jerry Brown retires after 36 years

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Kuwait, Guam, Italy, Bahrain, Turkey, Germany: Each poses its own unique logistics challenges and, during his storied career, Jerry “JB” Brown tackled them all.

Oct. 16, 2018

DSCR recognizes annual Fire Prevention Week

Richmond, Va — Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia recognized National Fire Prevention Week with a huge kick-off in support of this year’s theme “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware Fire can happen anywhere,” on Oct. 9.

Oct. 15, 2018

DLA Distribution ready for the 2018 Flu Season

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Flu season is upon us and DLA Distribution is ready for it. It is the most predominant yearly obligation for the Shelf Life Special Commodities team here, with the season typically beginning in June.

Oct. 15, 2018

The Barn opens its doors once again

Richmond, Va. — After two years of renovations, the DSCR Community Center — also known as “The Barn” — is open and ready to welcome visitors once again. The 80-year-old structure at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, has hosted many recreational and professional functions including conferences, private and government ceremonies, and summer community programs.

Oct. 11, 2018

APICS Members tour DLA Distribution’s Eastern Distribution Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — As part of their professional development, members of the American Production and Inventory Control Society visited DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1.

Oct. 10, 2018

Distribution commanding officer hosts Bahrain town hall

BAHRAIN — DLA Distribution commanding officer Navy Supply Corps Rear Adm. Kevin Jones recognizes outstanding employees during a town hall at DLA Distribution Bahrain.