DLA Distribution News

Dec. 31, 2019

Family Advocacy Program manager reflects on 18 years of federal service

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna's Walker retires from federal service

Dec. 30, 2019

Army War College class tours Eastern Distribution Center, receives firsthand look at the global logistics in action

With wars fought on multiple fronts and installations around the world, logistics plays a major role in accomplishing that mission. Fortunately for the students and staff at the war college, the Eastern Distribution Center, the largest military warehouse in the entire world, is less than 25 miles away.

Various-sized bars of titanium sit on a pallet awaiting shipment.

Dec. 27, 2019

Molesworth site recovers $60k in titanium

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A contractor’s raw element excess will be added to National Defense Stockpile.

Dec. 27, 2019

Pennsylvania’s Central York high school students visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Advance Placement Government students from Pennsylvania's Central York high school visit Defense Logistics Agency Distribution

Military officer stands in front of a sign

Dec. 26, 2019

Agency’s nerve center improves Warfighter support

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Under the lights of a massive video wall, all eyes focus on the monitors as the battle captain’s voice echoes through the microphone in the DLA Synchronization Operations Center, Dec. 20. It’s standing room only in the 24/7 center as uniformed and civilian logisticians from across the DLA enterprise are briefed on defense missions around the world.

Dec. 26, 2019

San Joaquin’s Urrea named one of DLA’s Top Ten Personnel

TRACY, Calif. — Guillermo Urrea, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, Consolidation & Containerization Point, was recognized as one of DLA’s Top Ten Personnel.

Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams stands at a lectern on stage with three Army Command and General Staff School officials seated behind him applauding

Dec. 23, 2019

DLA Director delivers commencement address to the Army Command and General Staff School

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams delivered the commencement address to graduates of the four-month long Army Command and General Staff Officers Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Dec. 19. The students were comprised of 118 mid-career Army officers and one civilian from diverse professional military backgrounds.

Megumi Ikeda poses in front of the Japanese and U.S. flags.

Dec. 23, 2019

EOQ winner vital to Japan site annual inventories

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Megumi Ikeda first began working with DLA Disposition Services as a college student in the ‘90s.

Dec. 23, 2019

Former Marine remembers, pays tribute to those far from home during the holidays

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As an equipment program manager with DLA Distribution Current Operations, retired Marine Maj. Paul Smith decided this year’s tribute to those deployed in harm’s way would be in the form a patriotic display in the third-floor lobby of the organization’s New Cumberland headquarters. There he and his co-workers created a display that includes an artificial holiday tree, miniature flags representing all military service branches and lights to set the whole thing off.

Dec. 20, 2019

San Joaquin’s Slater Receives Safety Professional of the Year Top Honor

SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency's Safety Professional of the Year top honors go to Distribution San Joaquin employee

Dec. 19, 2019

DLA Distribution San Joaquin’s Thimsen promoted to lieutenant colonel

TRACY, Calif. — Promotion for Distribution San Joaquin operations officer.

Man in Navy uniform stands in front of U.S. and DLA flags.

Dec. 18, 2019

New DLA Joint Reserve Force leader to keep focus on readiness

FORT BELVOIR — New DLA Joint Reserve Force Director Navy Rear Adm. Grafton Chase describes his background and challenges for the agency's reservists.

Dec. 18, 2019

DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s Master Labor Contract employees presented Length-of-Service Awards by the Japanese Government

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Japanese government present DLA Distribution Yokosuka employees with length of service awards

Two people look at granite slab suspended by cable as it is moved into position

Dec. 17, 2019

Texas museum finds new use for donated granite slab from DLA Disposition Services

VEGA, Texas — DLA Disposition Services at Susquehanna and Texas work together to donate granite slab to Milburn Price Culture Museum.

Dec. 17, 2019

DLA Distribution Commanding Officer lauds audit readiness with challenge to worldwide leadership team

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Distribution Commanding Officer underscores the importance of audit readiness