DLA Distribution News

An employee of the Defense Logistics Agency Fire Support Mission aboard DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California, prepares to ship food materiel to the US Forest Service Redding Fire Cache.

TRACY, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022

DLA Distribution San Joaquin California assists national fire readiness

TRACY, Calif. — The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, fire mission is essential to supporting firefighters across North America.

A man in camo uniform addresses men and women also wearing camo sitting in metal folding chairs in a warehouse.

Sept. 6, 2022

DLA leaders visit agency employees, Navy leaders in Bahrain

BAHRAIN — DLA's commander of regional combat support discussed DLA’s future support to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility with Navy leaders and DLA employees at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

Navy Rear Adm. Chase, SC, Commander DLA Distribution official photo.

Sept. 2, 2022

DLA Distribution Commander delivers Labor Day message

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Commander, Navy Rear Adm. Grafton Chase, and Mr. Perry Knight, SES, Deputy Commander, deliver their Labor Day message to the work force.

Sept. 2, 2022

Montana firefighters save 20 homes with former DOD equipment

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Polson Rural Fire District is one of countless around the U.S. that rely on used military vehicles and gear to help fight wildfires.

Sept. 1, 2022

DLA’s chief financial officer visits DLA Distribution – tours Eastern Distribution Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution hosted DLA Chief Financial Officer Art Hagler, senior executive service, and DLA Finance Deputy Director Shawn Lennon, SES, during a visit to the organization’s headquarters Aug. 25.

DLA Energy Utility Services team with Brig Gen Canlas at a table

Sept. 1, 2022

DLA Energy extends utility services partnership with U.S. Navy

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Department of Navy is extending its partnership with DLA Energy to privatize more government-owned utility systems on Navy installations nationwide.

A group of employees from the Defense Logistics Agency's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program pose for a photo during a recent training conference.

Sept. 1, 2022

DLA SAPR staff learns about policy updates at annual training event

Fort Belvoir, Va — Representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program learned about new policies and resources to help prevent sexual harassment and assault during the National Organization for Victim Assistance’s 48th Annual Training Event in Denver, Colorado, Aug. 1-4.

An Army Chaplain poses in front of the American flag.

Aug. 30, 2022

New DLA chaplain looks to encourage spirituality, wellness

Fort Belvoir, Va — Newly arrived Chaplain (Col.) Thomas Brooks took the reins this summer as the Defense Logistics Agency’s ecclesiastical support program manager and religious support provider.

Representative Josh Harder, from California’s 10th District, presents the Congressional Record to Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin’ Deputy Chief of Police Daniel Harrison.

Aug. 30, 2022

DLA Installation Management San Joaquin Police Department Recognized by Congress

TRACY, Calif. — The men and women of Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin’s police force received recognition during a morning ceremony at Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin for vetting over 600 commercial trucks with a 100% accuracy rate in support of the Presidential COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit initiative, providing free tests to the American public.

Fuel tanker trailer lifted out of a shipping vessel via crane

Aug. 29, 2022

Another successful Operation Pacer Goose mission for DLA Distribution Norfolk

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, employees downloaded retrograde material and equipment from Aug. 18 through Aug. 19 from the Ocean Gladiator, successfully concluding the annual resupply mission for the remote Thule Air Base, Greenland.

Twelve people - three of them women - stand side by side on a stage.

Aug. 25, 2022

DLA leaders outline joint logistics strategies for Iraqi reform team

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA shared insights into how it equips and sustains U.S. forces during a four-hour presentation for members of a military reform team from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense Aug. 23 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Aug. 23, 2022

A conversation with DLA Hall of Fame’s newest inductee Kathryn Fantasia

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Kathryn Fantasia, former head of direct delivery fuels for DLA Energy, was inducted into the 2022 DLA Hall of Fame Aug. 17. In a short discussion, she shared some of her thoughts, memories, and appreciation from her 23-year career at DLA.

Marine Col. Kevin Chunn, the DDJC Commander, gave a speech during an Employee Appreciation Day on Aug 17, 2022

Aug. 17, 2022 Aug. 22, 2022

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California leadership hosts an Employee Appreciation Day for its workforce

TRACY, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California leadership celebrated its employees during an Employee Appreciation Day at the DDJC installation Wednesday, Aug. 17.

A graphic with an image of the ID Card Office Online website.

Aug. 22, 2022

Website lets DLA employees schedule Common Access Card, ID appointments online

Fort Belvoir, VA — Defense Logistics Agency employees, retirees and family members with a Common Access Card or ID card can schedule appointments and update information online.

This year's Defense Logistics Agency inductees into the Hall of Fame pose for a group photo.

Aug. 18, 2022

DLA inducts 6 new members into Hall of Fame

Fort Belvoir — The Defense Logistics Agency inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame during an in-person ceremony at its headquarters Aug. 17.