DLA Distribution News

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March 6, 2024

Distinguished speakers to share strategic insight at supply chain conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attendees of the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for April 23-24 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, will have the opportunity to hear from dynamic speakers from across the Defense Department and industry with expertise in logistics and acquisition.

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March 4, 2024

DLA director has first look at mission, transformation efforts during visit to DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark T. Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, and Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin R. Dyer, senior enlisted leader, DLA, visited DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and toured the facilities at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29.

March 1, 2024

Lightening the fuel load

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Shallow-water ports make getting fuel the military needs a challenge. While an offshore mooring system is ideal, this method isn’t always available. As an alternative, DLA Energy Korea exercised a method called “lightering."

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Feb. 29, 2024

Standardization and improving the customer experience are focus at second Customer Service Management Summit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s Customer Support Division recently hosted its second enterprise-wide Customer Service Management Summit in Lorton, Virginia.

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Feb. 28, 2024

Australian foreign liaison officers tour DLA Eastern Distribution Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As part of a week-long visit to the area, the group met with DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, representatives to learn more about DLA's supply chain, material release, shipping processes and consolidation procedures.

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Feb. 26, 2024

Scholarships available for students of DLA employees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA Foundation is offering scholarships to students who have a close family connection to a current or past civilian or military Defense Logistics Agency employee.

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Feb. 26, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime gears up for annual supply chain conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, in partnership with DLA Aviation and the National Defense Industrial Association, is gearing up to host the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition in downtown Columbus, Ohio, April 23-24, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Feb. 26, 2024

Commentary: DLA’s historic, current support covers 14 of 15 executive departments

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has long been a whole-of-government provider and has supplied all but one of the nation’s 15 executive departments.

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Feb. 21, 2024

DLA strengthens allies, international security through foreign military sales

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A program that transfers America’s defense equipment to international partners gives the U.S. and its allies an upper hand on the battlefield.

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Feb. 20, 2024

Defense Logistics Agency flu program protects DOD beneficiaries worldwide, meets Defense Health Agency needs

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support’s medical supply chain flu team and DLA Distribution Center Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, successfully completed the 2023-2024 flu vaccine program Feb. 1 with a total shipment of over 3.2 million doses to military service customers.

Feb. 20, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: JRTC

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The creative application of DLA’s used equipment stocks is allowing Army brigades training in Louisiana to maneuver in ways they never have before.

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Feb. 20, 2024

Commentary: Foreign military sales reflect national policy, expand customer base

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has long provided goods and services to allied nations. From NATO cataloging in the 1960s to today’s worldwide crises, the agency has used the Foreign Military Sales program to advance national policy and realize economies of scale.

Feb. 18, 2024

Innovating at lunch: Employees learn about DLA Tech Accelerator Program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Learning how to leverage innovation methodologies to drive change and desired outcomes was the focus of a DLA Energy Lunch and Learn session Jan. 31. More than 100 employees joined the conversation about DLA’s Tech Accelerator and Innovation Navigator Course.

Feb. 14, 2024

Love and logistics: DLA Energy couples

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Be mine… and my coworker? Some couples may say working together is a recipe for disaster, but four DLA Energy couples say it’s a recipe for marriage. While dozens of couples can be found across DLA, these DLA Energy employees shared their story of how working for the same agency is a perfect match.

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Feb. 13, 2024

PaCE program prepares entry-level associates to be tomorrow’s leaders

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Pathways to Career Excellence Program graduation ceremony on Feb. 6 in the Operations Center Auditorium marked the end of two years of hard work for 85 newly minted logistics professionals ready to tackle new challenges throughout the agency.