DLA Distribution News

May 28, 2020

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — Shawn Carter works in the Defense Logistics Agency as a distribution facilities specialist. He is from Morgan, Utah, and his hobbies include hunting, fishing and bowling.

May 28, 2020

“Get Out Challenge” keeps employees active, connected

RICHMOND, VA — Virtual workouts, picking strawberries, mountain walks and volunteering at a local food bank are activities McKesia Hester said took place during the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate’s “Get Out Challenge.”

May 27, 2020

Robins Frontlines: Linette Pierce

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Robins Air Force Base website — Linette Pierce, Defense Logistics Agency, Emergency Supply Operations Center specialist, supports distribution process workers in moving critical items through the distribution process amidst the fight against COVID-19.

May 22, 2020

DLA Distribution Yokosuka changes leadership via virtual ceremony

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution's first virtual change of command ceremony takes place in Yokosuka, Japan

May 21, 2020

DLA Aviation Spotlight: Jennifer Child

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.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) warehouse construction project,
Camp Carroll, South Korea. (FED File photo)

May 21, 2020

Southern Resident Office foresees on-time completion for $54 million warehouse construction project

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District southern resident office, has been at the forefront of a PH-1 Defense Logistics Agency warehouse construction project that began construction in September of 2017.

May 20, 2020

Multi-party communication resolves delay in contracts

RICHMOND, Va. — Warfighter success depends on efficient teams and when one Defense Logistics Agency Aviation team experienced process delays, they set out to correct the issue in January and get things moving again.

May 20, 2020

DLA Distribution Donald P. Brown award for operational cost effectiveness is awarded to Steven Pawlicki

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Steven Pawlicki, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama, equipment specialist, received the DLA Distribution Donald P. Brown award for operational cost effectiveness. Pawlicki’s straightforward thinking and aggressiveness led him to develop a program to monitor daily balances of millions of dollars’ worth of packing supplies and material stored in the organization’s consolidated supply room.

DLA Aviation leader communicates with staff

May 19, 2020

DLA Aviation leader uses virtual fist bump to connect with staff

RICHMOND, Va. — Roy Drake knows greetings matter and can change the course of someone’s day and outlook. Communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic remains a priority for him in combating stress, uncertainty and social distancing among his staff.

May 19, 2020

Team DLA averages two hour delivery time for crucial Air Force parts

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — In early March, Robins Air Force Base began to send high risk personnel home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. By the end of the month the base had emptied to critical personnel.

May 18, 2020

Virtual cookbook exemplifies resiliency among Aviation employees

RICHMOND, VA — The cookbook concept is a perfect example of teamwork to improve morale and implements the social pillar of DLA’s resiliency model during COVID-19.

May 15, 2020

DLA Aviation lends one of its own to national COVID-19 response

RICHMOND, Va. — A Defense Logistics Agency contracting officer with firsthand experience responding to a crisis is helping the agency’s Rapid Deployment Blue Team support U.S. Army North medical and logistics units responding to COVID-19.

May 14, 2020

DLA Aviation expedites part, enabling USS Nimitz to make on time deployment schedule

RICHMOND, Va. — While the rest of the world seems to be shutting down, Defense Logistics Agency employees are ramping up their efforts in support of our nation’s ever-evolving warfighting mission.

May 14, 2020

DLA Distribution Bahrain supplies US Central Command troops despite border restrictions

BAHRAIN, SOUTHWEST ASIA — The Defense Logistics Agency continues supplying U.S. forces in the Middle East despite COVID-19-related border restrictions by using sea routes instead of transporting via cargo trucks.

Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing a $3.28 million restoration of Bellwood Manor House at the military supply depot in Richmond, Virginia. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. Restoration work is expected to begin later this month and the project should be completed in a year. (Courtesy photo)

May 13, 2020

Bellwood Manor House set for $3.28M renovation

NORFOLK, Va. — The historic Bellwood Manor House at Defense Supply Center Richmond is getting a face-lift. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $3.28 million contract to Facility Support Services for renovation of the house, which was built between 1790 and 1804 and is listed as a national and state landmark.