DLA Distribution News

DLA Distribution deputy commander Twila Gonzales, Senior Executive Service, center, cuts a cake honoring the Navy’s 241st birthday alongside DLA Distribution’s active, reserve and retired Navy sailors.

Oct. 17, 2016

Navy birthday: “Tough, Bold and Ready” for 241 years

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — To commemorate the Navy’s 241st birthday and celebrate its theme “Tough, Bold and Ready,” DLA Distribution took a look back at the service’s rich history on Oct. 13.

Navy Cmdr. Nolasco Villanueva assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, in a ceremony on October 14.

Oct. 14, 2016

Yokosuka distribution center welcomes new commander

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Navy Cmdr. Nolasco Villanueva assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, in a ceremony on October 14. The ceremony was officiated by DLA Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi.

Outgoing DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, commander Navy Cmdr. Brian Johnson has received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his achievements in leading the distribution center from June 2014 to October 2016.

Oct. 13, 2016

Yokosuka commander receives Defense Meritorious Service award

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Outgoing DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, commander Navy Cmdr. Brian Johnson has received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his achievements in leading the distribution center from June 2014 to October 2016.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Luis Alejo, is a customer support specialist at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. He is dedicated to serving the warfighter and providing them the support they need when they need it.

Oct. 12, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Luis Alejo

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, Luis Alejo, is a customer support specialist at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. He is dedicated to serving the warfighter and providing them the support they need when they need it.

DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., commander Army Col. Brad Eungard, head of table, receives an overview on DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain from Navy Cmdr. Christopher Zegley, Subsistence Customer Operations Readiness Division, far right, during a working lunch.

Oct. 11, 2016

Susquehanna commander visits Troop Support headquarters

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — To discuss how to improve vendor compliance within each of the supply chains DLA Troop Support manages, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., commander Army Col. Brad Eungard visited the Primary-Level Field Activity’s headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa., in late September.

DLA Distribution commanding general, Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi (center), joined by Thomas Kelly, U.S. ambassador to Djibouti; Navy Rear Adm. Trey Wheeler, deputy commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; Paul Brown, AFRICOM deputy director for logistics; Navy Capt. James Black, Camp Lemonnier commanding officer; Navy Capt. Christopher Parker, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center, Sigonella; Army Col. Elizabeth Delbridge-Keough, DLA Europe and Africa commander; and Navy Cmdr. Pamela Dozier, DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy, commander cuts the ribbon on the newest distribution detachment site in Djibouti, Africa on Sept. 30.

Oct. 11, 2016

DLA Distribution opens operation in Djibouti

AMBOULI, Djibouti — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution cut the ribbon on its newest facility during a ceremony with logistics partners and customers September 30.

Sparky poses with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Command Support Directorate employees, Maurice Sanabria, Command Programs Office chief; and Cathy Hopkins, public affairs specialist, while visiting offices on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 11 to spread the word to check smoke alarms during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, 2016.

Oct. 11, 2016

Don’t wait, check smoke alarm date

Richmond, Va. — Did you know that most home fire deaths happen when people are asleep between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.? During Fire Prevention Week, DLA Installation Support at Richmond Fire and Emergency Services personnel remind employees to replace smoke alarms every 10 years.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day gives opening remarks during the annual Combined Federal Campaign kick off, Oct. 4, 2016 in the Lott's Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The theme for the 2016 campaign is "show some love."

Oct. 7, 2016

“Show Some Love” theme echoed during DSCR kick-off for Combined Federal Campaign

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day hosted the annual Combined Federal Campaign kicked-off Oct. 4, in the Lott’s Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Defense Supply Center Richmond; Virginia Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day presents Deputy Chief Counsel Don Tracy, Defense Logistics Agency Counsel – Aviation with the Exceptional Civilian Service Award during Tracy’s retirement ceremony Sept. 29, 2016, at the historic Bellwood Club on DSCR.

Oct. 6, 2016

Attorney bids farewell after 36-year career

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia bid farewell to one of the installation’s legal icons at the historic Bellwood Club Sept. 29. Donald Tracy, deputy chief counsel, DLA Counsel – Aviation, bid farewell to his colleagues and friends in a retirement ceremony celebrating his 36-year legal career, all on DSCR.

A firefighter suppresses hot spots during the 2014 wildfire season in California. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support began providing firefighting and other materiel to wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service in 2014.

Oct. 5, 2016

C&E boosts support to wildland firefighters

PHILADELPHIA — More than 10 million acres in the United States burned during last year’s record-setting wildfire season. And since the 2014 season, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has provided materiel to help wildland firefighters contain the infernos.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brista Stair administers flu vaccinations to Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima.

Oct. 5, 2016

DLA Distribution issues 2016 flu vaccine

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — For the 10th year in a row, DLA Distribution is ensuring the storage and distribution of the seasonal influenza vaccine to military all over the globe.

This week’s employee spotlight shines on Sharon Parham. She’s a management and program analyst for DLA Office of Operations Research and Resource Analysis Richmond, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Oct. 5, 2016

DLA DORRA Employee Spotlight: Sharon Parham

RIchmond, Va. — DLA Aviation Public Affairs Office spotlights Sharon Parham, a DORRA analyst, who is passionate about sports.

Members of the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia's Fire Department respond to a call for Emergency Medical Services Sept. 20, 2016.

Oct. 4, 2016

Security and Emergency Services prevents, protects, responds and recovers

Richmond, Va. — On any given day, the people, places and things at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia are protected by the men and women working as police officers, firefighters and a host of other security professionals that keep the center safe and operating.

Lt. Bruce Jacobs, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond police training officer, shows Rebecca Bartlett, Virginia Dominion Power, safety chair, the best way to defend against an attacker during a National Preparedness Fair Sept. 28, 2016 at Defense Supply Center Richmond. Bartlett visited the fair to gain insight on conducting one for her organization.

Oct. 3, 2016

Fair emphasizes emergency readiness at work, home

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia’s Security and Emergency Services Division held a Preparedness Fair closing out National Preparedness Month Sept. 28 during the lunch rush at the Defense Supply Center Richmond cafeteria.

Kevin Bettis, Mapping Division chief, Customer Operations Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, speaks with Army Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Saunders, from the 83rd Civil Affairs Battalion, about mapping capabilities at the new Army Forces Command Intelligence Readiness Operations Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during an open house Sept. 28, 2016.

Oct. 3, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: Enhanced warfighter support

RIchmond, Va. — Plain and simple, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Customer Operations Directorate’s Mapping Division exists solely to serve the warfighter. It’s their passion and the passion of all DLA Aviation employees.