DLA Distribution News

April 3, 2018

Retiring DLA Aviation officer honored for service

Richmond, Va. — Friends, family and colleagues recognized Air Force Col. Rod Bloker, industrial support activity commander, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Warner Robins, during his retirement ceremony March 30 held at the Museum of Aviation near Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

Navy Cmdr. Matt Sklerov, from New York, participates in a Passover Seder aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, April 10, 2017. DLA Troop Support provides annual religious support to service members across the globe for the Easter and Passover holidays. This year, Troop Support provided more than 170,000 pounds of food, 11,000 Meals, Ready-to-Eat and 115 orders of palm, wine, Jewish ceremonial Seder kits and ashes.

April 2, 2018

Troop Support provides Easter, Passover support to service members across globe

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support provides annual religious support to service members across the globe for the Easter and Passover holidays. This year, Troop Support provided more than 170,000 pounds of food, 11,000 Meals, Ready-to-Eat and 115 orders of palm, wine, Jewish ceremonial Seder kits and ashes.

April 2, 2018

TRANSCOM/DLA partnership results in transportation contract improvements

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — On February 12, DLA Distribution began utilizing one of the largest logistics contracts ever awarded by the U.S. government. The Defense Freight Transportation Services (DFTS) contract, a long-awaited collaboration between the United States Transportation Command and DLA Distribution, launched as an upgrade to the Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative (DTCI), which aimed to provide a single touch point for DoD shipments by allowing a commercial third party firm to manage and coordinate transportation.

U-2 pilot Maj. Ryan enters into a cockpit before flying a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the sortie, the aircraft completed 30,000 hours of flight. This marked the second U-2 in the USAF fleet to reach the milestone and the first overall while flying expeditionary missions under Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

March 29, 2018

DLA Aviation awards U-2 support contract for Pacer Dragon Program

Richmond, Va — Preparing to pilot the Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady is much like suiting up to go into space.The Dragon Lady is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude aircraft that provides high-altitude/ near space reconnaissance and all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, and delivers critical imagery and signals intelligence. In January, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a Pacer Dragon Program support contract for $85 million that ensures uninterrupted engine support to those who fly the U-2

March 29, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Honorable Robert McMahon, assistant secretary of defense for logistics and material readiness, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution March 12.

March 28, 2018

International Leadership course conducts annual visit to DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Students enrolled in the Navy Supply Corps School’s International Leadership Executive Advanced Development course visited DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania on March 20 to discuss the organization’s mission capabilities and tour the Department of Defense’s largest distribution facility.

March 27, 2018

Employee Spotlight: Chad Mullis

Richmond, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139.

March 27, 2018

Former Distribution commander honored with newly named Gainey Auditorium

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution commanding general, Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi dedicated the DLA Distribution Headquarters auditorium to former Distribution commanding general, retired Army Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey on March 14.

March 22, 2018

Distribution commanding general hosts town hall for Distribution headquarters, recognizes employees

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi hosted a town hall on March 6.

March 22, 2018

Army Maj. Gen. Flem B. "Donnie" Walker Jr. Visits Defense Logistics Agency Bahrain, Southwest Asia

MANAMA, Bahrain — Army Maj. Gen. Flem B. "Donnie" Walker Jr., commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) and deputy commanding general‐ Sustainment for United States Army Central, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain, Southwest Asia on Feb. 27. DLA Distribution Bahrain Commander, Navy Cmdr. Charles Tellis and his leadership team provided a command brief and a tour of the facilities.

March 20, 2018

Doboszenski selected to lead Army’s Joint Manufacturing Technology Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Col. Scot Doboszenski, DLA Distribution Global Operations director, has been named the next commander of the Army’s Joint Manufacturing Technology Center, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

March 19, 2018

DLA Aviation-Jacksonville recognized for excellence

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation-Jacksonville employees, along with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast personnel also in Jacksonville, Florida, won the 2017 Naval Air Systems Command Commander Award for Improving Fleet Readiness.

March 16, 2018

Distribution’s Lewis receives command assignment to Army’s 308th Brigade Support Battalion

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Col. Christina Lewis, DLA Distribution Future Plans, has been selected to command the 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

March 15, 2018

Adderly selected as Jacksonville distribution center deputy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Richard Adderly has been selected to serve as deputy commander of DLA Distribution Jacksonville, Florida.

March 14, 2018

Distribution Headquarters honors past deputy with newly named Campbell Conference Room

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, DLA Distribution commanding general, Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi dedicated the command conference room to a DLA Distribution legend Phyllis C. Campbell, Senior Executive Service.