DLA Distribution News

April 7, 2023

San Joaquin’s Kingham selected as Defense Logistics Agency Emergency Communication Center Operator of the Year

TRACY, Calif. — Supervisory Emergency Services Dispatcher Noah Kingham of Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin, Security and Emergency Services Branch, was selected as the 2022 DLA Emergency Communication Center Operator of the Year.

April 7, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Mark Tippit

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.

April 6, 2023

DLA Distribution and Troop Support team up for palm distribution to overseas troops

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Each March, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, and DLA Troop Support prepare for the arrival and shipment of palm leaves for worldwide distribution before Palm Sunday and Easter.

April 6, 2023

DLA Aviation recognizes 2023 January Employees of the Month

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation December 2022 Employees of the Month Rebertha O’Neal and Donna Cruz have tackled additional tasks and challenges with success and demonstrated a superior ability to exceed expectations within their sections at DLA Aviation.

April 5, 2023

Aviation commander receives briefing on aggressive cleanup efforts of contaminated groundwater on DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond Environmental Cleanup Program’s quarterly Restoration Advisory Board met Apr. 4 at Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield, Virginia.

April 4, 2023

DLA Installation Management Susquehanna begins annual April PrepareAthon information campaign

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Each week in April, DLA Installation Management Susquehanna’s Emergency Management will provide topics to assist employees in preparation for emergency incidents or disasters at work or at home.

March 31, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Jay Holt

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.

March 29, 2023

MWR connecting the local Richmond business community with the workforce

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation hosted an Information Expo Mar. 22, in the dining area on the first floor of the DLA Aviation Operations Center (Bldg. 46) on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 28, 2023

British Royal Navy strengthening strategic partnership with DLA

RICHMOND, Va. — British Royal Navy RAdm. Andy Kyte, third from left, met with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Sean Tyler and other senior DLA Aviation leaders during his visit to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, March 23, 2023.

March 28, 2023

MBA student becomes valued DLA employee through Workforce Recruitment Program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Allexas Kirchgessner already had a full plate when she came to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Workforce Recruitment Program. The busy wife and mother of two went back to school six years ago to earn her associate and bachelor’s degrees. She was in the middle of a one-year Master of Business Administration program at Elizabethtown College and already had another job when she learned about the WRP.

March 27, 2023

FEMA logisticians leaders, DLA Distribution, share quest for speed

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Logistics leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Headquarters for an overview of DLA Distribution capabilities, focused on the expeditionary logistical support to FEMA and U.S. Northern Command for hurricanes, and a tour of the Eastern Distribution Center.

March 23, 2023

DLA Aviation delivers readiness lethality to warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The mission of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is to ensure total part supportability to the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex sustainment processes.

March 22, 2023

Bellwood elk ace annual inspection with flying colors

RICHMOND, Va. — The twenty-four elk roaming freely within their designated pastures on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, were given a clean bill of health by the Commonwealth of Virginia during their annual inspection on February 27.

March 21, 2023

DLA Aviation Honors 2022 Award Winners during Town Hall

Richmond, Va. — The best of the best in Defense Logistics Agency Aviation were once again honored for their contributions to their roles and larger teams, as well as the warfighter mission, during a town hall which included the Fiscal 2022 annual awards ceremony held Mar. 16.

March 20, 2023

San Diego personnel get a firsthand look at supporting the USS Boxer

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at San Diego partnered with personnel onboard the USS Boxer (LHD-4), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego, California, in a cross-collaborative effort to enhance teamwork and business culture through an “End Game” perspective and paradigm.