DLA Distribution News

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Sept. 25, 2025

DLA Intelligence and Security celebrates 15th anniversary

Defense Logistics Agency — The DLA Intelligence and Security office marked its 15th anniversary with a ceremony in the Kabeiseman Conference Center Sept. 23.

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Sept. 24, 2025

DLA Distribution Korea successfully launches new Warehouse Management System

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Korea has successfully transitioned to the new Warehouse Management System, marking a significant milestone in modernizing logistics operations and ensuring uninterrupted logistics support to U.S. Forces Korea and the Pacific theater.

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Sept. 24, 2025

Using economic attributes for strategic supply chain management

In response to the evolving challenges in military logistics, new strategies are being pioneered to enhance supply chain management, as described in the white paper, “Finding Advantage in the Economic Attributes of Supply Chain Management."

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Sept. 22, 2025

Casarez becomes agency senior enlisted leader as Dyer exits

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The new senior enlisted leader at the Defense Logistics Agency started her tenure not with a whisper, but with a roar. Promising to start things off in a different and unorthodox way, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez gave an energetic yell as she addressed the DLA workforce for the first time during a change of responsibility ceremony at the agency’s headquarters Sept. 18.

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Sept. 22, 2025

DLA director outlines transformation vision for Columbus workforce

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime welcomed DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly for a town hall and review of the agency’s 2026 Annual Operating Plan Sept. 12 at the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.

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Sept. 18, 2025

Senior enlisted leader looks back on time at DLA before departing

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer is retiring after a 30-year career with the service.

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Sept. 18, 2025

DLA director, senior enlisted leader visit DLA Energy

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Director Mark Simerly and Senior Enlisted Leader Alvin Dyer engaged with DLA Energy employees in a town hall meeting and discussed the organization’s Annual Operating Plan on Sept. 8.

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Sept. 17, 2025

DLA Director visits Distribution Headquarters, emphasizes culture, embracing change

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, visited DLA Distribution headquarters Sept. 5, emphasizing to the workforce that a strong, people-focused culture is critical to meeting the demands of a changing global environment.

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Sept. 15, 2025

DLA Vice Director visits DLA Distribution Headquarters, receives updates on modernization, strategic initiatives

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Brad Bunn, Defense Logistics Agency Vice Director, visited DLA Distribution headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21, receiving a comprehensive update on the agency’s strategic initiatives, recognizing outstanding employee contributions, and touring the Eastern Distribution Center. The visit underscored DLA’s commitment to modernizing its distribution network and leveraging data to optimize performance and support warfighter needs.

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Sept. 11, 2025

Titanium recovery furthers critical materials reuse effort

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A DLA research and development contract will turn scrap material into high-grade powder for additive manufacturing.

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Sept. 11, 2025

Communication is key in thwarting insider threats, expert says

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The saying “communication is key” may be a cliche, but simply reaching out to a co-worker may help save someone from making a life-altering bad decision, a security expert said.

Sept. 10, 2025

DLA’s Industry Collider Day serves as call to action for government, industry to collaborate and transform

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Tackling tomorrow’s logistics challenges requires the Defense Logistics Agency to transform through innovation, powered by industry that serves as architects for those solutions, the director said Sept. 3 during its Industry Collider Day.

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Sept. 9, 2025

New DLA podcast series offers venue for contested logistics discussions

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — There’s a new source for contested logistics conversations with the launch of the “DLA Dialogues: From Factory to Foxhole” monthly podcast series. In the debut episode, Peter Battaglia, DLA’s deputy director of Mission Assurance, explores the supply chain risk management implications of the September 2024 Hezbollah pager attacks.

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Sept. 8, 2025

Machine learning has potential to revolutionize agency’s planning processes

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In response to the increasing complexity and technological demands of modern warfare, the Defense Logistics Agency is pioneering new strategies to enhance military logistics.

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Sept. 2, 2025

DLA Director outlines strategy, tours DLA Distribution San Diego

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, Director, Defense Logistics Agency visited DLA Distribution San Diego, California, for a detailed tour and to provide agency updates Aug. 18 onboard Naval Base San Diego.