DLA Distribution News

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Nov. 21, 2024

Contested logistics white paper: DLA must adapt sustainment methods now

The concepts and capabilities that have enabled the Defense Logistics Agency to sustain the nation’s warfighters must be adapted to ensure continued success, agency leaders say in a new white paper.

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Nov. 20, 2024

DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna hunt encourages safety, proper wildlife management practices

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management at Susquehanna Environmental Management Division held a mentored youth deer hunt Nov. 9 on Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

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Nov. 19, 2024

DLA director emphasizes people as integral to warfighter support

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly emphasized the crucial role of DLA Land and Maritime’s personnel in fulfilling the agency’s mission during a Town Hall Nov. 14 at the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.

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Nov. 19, 2024

DLA shares strategy for change, demand projections with industry

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Solving military supply challenges requires transparency, collaboration and data sharing between the DLA and industry, DLA’s director said during a Demand Forecast and Industry Association Leadership Meeting.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Amanda Reuter, senior enlisted advisor, 21st Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, hands a plate of food to a Soldier while serving Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers and families at the Clocktower Cafe on Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Nov. 22, 2023.

Nov. 19, 2024

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support serves up a taste of home for service members around the world in time for Thanksgiving

PHILADELPHIA — Shipping nearly 700,000 pounds of food across the globe in time for troops to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal is a complex operation, but the team at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support prepares months in advance for their version of the big game.

Nov. 18, 2024

DLA awards first competitive contract for additive manufacturing

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A newly awarded competitive contract for an additively manufactured part that prevents structural damage to F-15 aircraft reinforces DLA's commitment to collaborating with the military services on 3D printing procurement strategies.

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Nov. 15, 2024

DLA director engages with Distribution workforce, receives update on operating plan alignment

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution leaders hosted Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, DLA, and Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer, DLA senior enlisted leader, for a visit and analysis of the organization’s key priorities and review of the DLA Distribution fiscal 2025 annual operating plan Nov. 12 at DLA Distribution headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Nov. 13, 2024

DLA Distribution employee overcomes tragedy with help from four-legged companion

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Friedrich Nietzsche once famously said, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” Based on that criteria, Lisa Schirmer, Finance and Supply Branch Chief for Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, is probably stronger than most.

Nov. 13, 2024

2024 Combined Federal Campaign underway

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As the 2024 Combined Federal Campaign kicks off, members of the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution workforce are being called upon to harness the power of their generosity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those in need.

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Nov. 13, 2024

DLA historian chronicles agency’s defining moments

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Historian Colin Williams guided the DLA Land and Maritime workforce on a journey of change, highlighting the agency’s defining moments, during a presentation Nov. 6 in the DLA Land and Maritime Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, center left, addresses U.S. Transportation Command Commander Air Force Gen. Randall Reed

Nov. 12, 2024

TRANSCOM commander visits DLA to discuss current partnerships and future collaboration opportunities

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Challenges such as the contested logistics environment, supply chain resiliency, and data interoperability were top topics as senior leaders from U.S. Transportation Command and the Defense Logistics Agency met at the McNamara Headquarters Complex here Nov. 7.

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Nov. 6, 2024

DLA Distribution Europe hosts DLA Logistics Operations leadership

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Europe, leadership hosted Air Force Maj. Gen. David Sanford, director, Logistics Operations, and commander, Joint Regional Combat Support, DLA, for a visit and site tour at the distribution center in Germersheim, Germany, Nov. 1.

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Nov. 6, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers leverages DLA acquisition processes

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes advantage of DLA's flexible acquisition and contracting processes as it supports emergency operations ranging from flood control to hurricane relief.

A black man in a grey suit and a white man in camo uniform hold a large sign of a check for $300K.

Nov. 4, 2024

DLA Headquarters kicks off CFC learning about the science behind ‘Give Happy’

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Givers are happier than keepers, a DOD CFC manager said in a nod to the annual fundraiser’s “Give Happy” theme during a kickoff ceremony for DLA Headquarters Oct. 31.

Defense Logistics Agency’s Chief Information Officer Adarryl Roberts served on a panel to discuss how the agency is driving logistics innovation through artificial intelligence and data during the Defense Logistics and Support conference held Oct. 29

Oct. 31, 2024

Senior leaders, industry partners discuss solutions to logistics challenges

ARLINGTON, Va. — Contested logistics challenges, post-COVID-era supply chain conditions, and driving logistics innovation through artificial intelligence and data where some of the key topics discussed during the Defense Logistics and Support conference Oct. 29 at the Sheraton Pentagon City, in Arlington, Virginia.