DLA Distribution News

Twila Gonzales, Senior Executive Service, deputy commander of DLA Distribution, stands with the first graduates of the Foundations of High Performing Leadership pilot at DLA Distribution Tobyhanna, Pa.

Oct. 5, 2015

Tobyhanna distribution center hosts pilot of Foundations of High Performing Leadership program

TOBYHANNA, Pennsylvania — As the first in a new pilot, leaders at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pa., recently completed the new Foundations of High Performing Leadership, a week-long training program designed to provide specific tools and knowledge to help plan, teach, and coach employees on a daily basis.

Storm clouds loom on the horizon behind Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Photo courtesy of Department of Defense)

Oct. 2, 2015

DLA Distribution focuses on hurricane and flood preparedness

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Typically, the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November, and this season the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 70 percent chance of six to 11 named storms, including three major hurricanes. As Hurricane Joaquin heads towards the east coast of the United States this weekend, DLA Distribution is urging employees to be prepared.

Ken Drover, lead partner, Global Defense Center of Excellence, Patty St. George, partner, Federal Advisory and Jeff Langley, director, Supply Chain and Logistics, visited DLA Distribution for a discussion with leadership on operational and financial supply chain transformation.

Oct. 1, 2015

DLA Distribution headquarters hosts KPMG

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — As the external audit nears, DLA Distribution continues to prepare the agency for success. Recently, the organization welcomed three executive members from KPMG’s Management Consulting Advisory practice. Ken Drover, lead partner, Global Defense Center of Excellence, Patty St. George, partner, Federal Advisory and Jeff Langley, director, Supply Chain and Logistics, visited DLA Distribution for a discussion with leadership on operational and financial supply chain transformation. KPMG is the advisory firm currently assisting DLA Distribution prepare for the independent audit.

A ‘Pets for Vets’ employee, Jackson (the Retreiver) decides to visit with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Marc Miller, a supply systems analyst for Business Process Support Directorate, as Miller visits at the Shelter in a Box table during the Combined Federal Campaign kick-off event held Sept. 23, 2015 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center, Richmond, Virginia.

Oct. 1, 2015

DSCR kicks off 2015 CFC campaign

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond employees kicked off their annual Combined Federal Campaign Sept. 23 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center. The campaign runs through Dec. 15 and this year’s campaign theme is “Serving our Country, Supporting our Community.”

Navy Lt. Jill Corrales, retail manager at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Cherry Point, N.C., has received the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

Sept. 29, 2015

Cherry Point’s Corrales awarded DLA Distribution Company Grade Officer of the Quarter

CHERRY POINT, North Carolina — Navy Lt. Jill Corrales, retail manager at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Cherry Point, N.C., has received the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for working closely with the Fleet Readiness Center-East, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and other units onboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to support the warfighter and ensure combat readiness.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett Sandman, director of DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., at New London, Conn., has been awarded the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Field Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

Sept. 28, 2015

Norfolk’s Sandman awarded DLA Distribution’s Field Grade Officer of the Quarter

NORFOLK, Virginia — Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett Sandman, director of DLA Distribution Norfolk, Va., at New London, Conn., has been awarded the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Field Grade Officer of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015.

In celebration of the 68th Air Force Birthday, DLA Aviation Commander Brig. Gen. Allan Day and the most junior DLA Aviation Airman in attendance, Staff Sgt Jimmy Pauth, inventory management specialist, Customer Operations Directorate, cut the Air Force birthday cake during a celebration September 21, 2015 at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 25, 2015

DSCR celebrates Air Force's 68th birthday

RICHMOND, Va. — On Sept. 21, the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Air Force hosted the 68th Birthday celebration in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center. The Employee Working Group who sponsors Warrior Wednesday, partnered with DLA Aviation Air Force team members to show continued support to our nation's warfighters and to build esprit de corps throughout the installation. In recognition and celebration of the event, employees wore Air Force blue that day.

Sang-Hwan So, a supply technician inspector at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea, will retire in March 2016 with 43 years of federal service

Sept. 25, 2015

DLA Distribution Korea’s So reminisces on almost 43 years of federal service

CAMP CARROLL, Korea — Sang-Hwan So, a supply technician inspector at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea, will hit a milestone in March 2016. That feat is the completion of 43 years of federal service, eight of which have been with DLA Distribution Korea.

DLA director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch toured the fire mission area during his visit to DLA Distribution San Joaquin. The mission was acquired from the U.S. General Services Administration in 2014 when it closed its Western Distribution Center located in Lathrop, Calif. (Photo by Annette Silva, DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif.)

Sept. 23, 2015

DLA Director visits DLA Distribution San Joaquin

SAN JOAQUIN, California — Defense Logistics Agency director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch visited DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., Sept. 11 to discuss command operations and tour facilities at DLA’s western Strategic Distribution Platform as well as host a town hall discussing the DLA Strategic Plan.

Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters DSS Systems Access Team has been awarded the DLA Distribution Team of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for their efforts in training and revalidating all DLA Distribution employees that require access to the Distribution Standard System.

Sept. 23, 2015

DLA Distribution’s DSS Systems Access Team wins Team of the Quarter award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters DSS Systems Access Team has been awarded the DLA Distribution Team of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for their efforts in training and revalidating all DLA Distribution employees that require access to the Distribution Standard System.

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Site Director David Gibson practices using a simulated fire extinguisher to put out a fire during the installation’s National Preparedness Fair Sept. 22, 2015 in the Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 22, 2015

National Preparedness Month Fair: Don't wait, communicate

RICHMOND, Virginia — September is National Preparedness Month and Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at

Kent Martz on the right posing with a teammate, a safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, has spent the last six months in Afghanistan supporting the MRAP Demilitarization mission.

Sept. 22, 2015

Red River’s safety specialist supports MRAP DEMIL in Afghanistan

RED RIVER, Texas — Kent Martz, a safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, has spent the last six months in Afghanistan supporting the MRAP Demilitarization mission. Arriving in March 2015, he is expected to return home to Red River at the end of September 2015.

Erwin Pacheco, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has been awarded the Employee of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for his outstanding work in accomplishing a wide variety of distribution-related duties.

Sept. 22, 2015

Norfolk’s Pacheco wins Employee of the Quarter award

NORFOLK, Virginia — Erwin Pacheco, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has been awarded the Employee of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for his outstanding work in accomplishing a wide variety of distribution-related duties.

Diane Skinnell, acquisition project officer at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters, has received the Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award for her outstanding customer support and expert knowledge.

Sept. 21, 2015

Acquisition Operations’ Skinnell wins Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Diane Skinnell, acquisition project officer at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters, has received the Global Distribution Excellence: Acquisition Civilian of the Year award for her outstanding customer support and expert knowledge.

The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters team assembled a group to test out the Continuity of Operations program in preparation for National Preparedness Month.

Sept. 21, 2015

DLA Distribution practices the Continuity of Operations Plan during National Preparedness Month

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Since 2002, the month of September has been observed as National Preparedness Month. September was chosen in memory of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and also because it coincides with the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, National Preparedness Month encourages Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, schools and communities. The national preparedness architecture encompasses prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts to prepare the United States for all hazards – whether terrorist attack or natural disaster.