DLA Distribution News

Feb. 6, 2018

Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet commander visits DSCR

RICHMOND, VA — Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, traveled to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to meet with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry and other top DLA Aviation leadership Jan. 31.

Feb. 6, 2018

Former DLA Distribution commander announced as incoming director for logistics at USPACOM

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Former Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commander Army Maj. Gen. Susan Davidson has been announced as the incoming director for logistics, engineering and security cooperation, J-4, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

DLA Distribution San Diego, California, in conjunction with the Department of Defense’s Operation Warfighter internship program, recently hosted Navy Petty Officers Heather Fournier and Christine Broadhurst.

Feb. 5, 2018

San Diego Distribution center participates in Operation Warfighter internship program

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Diego, California, in conjunction with the Department of Defense’s Operation Warfighter internship program, recently hosted Navy Petty Officers Heather Fournier and Christine Broadhurst.

Feb. 2, 2018

Distribution leadership hosts Gen. Darren McDew, USAF, USTRANSCOM Commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew, commander, U.S. Transportation Command and members of his team visited DLA Distribution Jan. 30 for a DLA Distribution update.

DLA Distribution Expeditionary Team commander, Army Maj. Jesse Holmes (left) escorts BG Laskodi through the Lockheed Martin Kitting operations where the DLA Distribution Expeditionary Team together with DLA Aviation built a total of 2,422 kits.

Feb. 1, 2018

Distribution Commanding General visits Oklahoma City distribution center

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — On the afternoon of Jan. 17, DLA Distribution commanding general Army, Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi visited DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Oklahoma employees in Warehouse 469 at Tinker Air Force Base.

DLA Distribution Hill, Utah’s, new director, Jim McArthur (right) meets with AJ Brandt, to discuss the DLA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program during his visit to the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, headquarters the week of Jan. 23 to 26.

Jan. 30, 2018

New Hill Distribution Center director visits DLA Distribution Headquarters

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution Hill, Utah’s, new director, Jim McArthur visited DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania for orientation the week of Jan. 23 to 26.

Jan. 29, 2018

DLA HR director rolls out People and Culture Plan to Distribution workforce

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Human Resources director Brad Bunn, Senior Executive Service, paid a visit to the DLA Distribution workforce on Jan. 18 to unveil the Agency’s first independent People and Culture Plan.

Jan. 29, 2018

DLA Aviation sustains Air Force B-2 bomber, supports the Global War on Terrorism

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation manages more than 52,621 national stock numbers in the B-2 supply chain, helping to ensure the B-2’s support of the U.S. Nuclear Triad, the system of delivery vehicles comprised of sea, land, and air deterrent capabilities based on submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and heavy bombers.

Jan. 26, 2018

Safely in Hand: DLA Distribution helps Army deliver new pistol to warfighters

ANNISTON, Ala. — When the Army ended its search for a new standard-issue pistol by choosing a variant of the Sig Sauer P320, the service relied on Defense Logistics Agency Distribution to safely transport the weapon to Army units.

Jan. 25, 2018

Aviation commander shares mission, economic impact with Chesterfield Chamber

RICHMND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry served as the keynote speaker during the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting Jan. 10, 2018 held at the Chesterfield Career and Technical Center Hull Street Campus in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Members of DLA’s rapid deployment Red Team brave the gas chamber to conduct a functions test on personal protective equipment during nuclear, biological and chemical training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Jan. 16-20.

Jan. 25, 2018

Rapid deployment ‘Red Team’ completes training, ready for future missions

The Defense Logistics Agency Rapid Deployment Team that spent five weeks in Puerto Rico helping orchestrate critical support to victims of Hurricane Maria has completed mobilization training in preparation of supporting other military and humanitarian missions around the world.

International Security Assistance Liaison Officers assigned to the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command tour DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania’s Eastern Distribution Center.

Jan. 24, 2018

DLA Distribution hosts USASAC international partners to foster foreign sales

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — International officers hailing from U.S. partner countries visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 22 to discuss DLA’s global logistics processes and how DLA Distribution supports Foreign Military Sales customers.

Jan. 23, 2018

NATO partners visit DLA Aviation, discuss performance-based logistics initiatives

Richmond, Va. — NATO partners from Germany traveled to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 9-10 to exchange knowledge with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation acquisition professionals on performance-based logistics and long-term contracting initiatives.

Jan. 22, 2018

OSD Logistics Fellows visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Office of the Secretary of Defense Logistic Fellows visited DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11, to learn about DLA’s global logistics processes and operations.

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas commander Army Lt. Col. Daniel Bidetti, along with his accountable officer and Stock Readiness team, provide a collaborative presentation to the DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, leadership team about the functionality and way-ahead for continued development and implementation of the Distribution Standard System dashboard at Red River.

Jan. 18, 2018

Texarkana distribution center hosts benchmarking visit with Corpus Christi sister site

TEXARKANA, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas commander Army Lt. Col. Daniel Bidetti, along with his accountable officer and Stock Readiness team visited Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chamberlain, commander of DLA Distribution Red River, Texas and team on Jan. 10 and 11 to share information about their dashboard and stock readiness best practices.