DLA Energy News

Aug. 24, 2018

Energy’s Air Force officer receives DLA award

Air Force Capt. Cynthia Rodriguez received the Defense Logistics Agency Company Grade Officer of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. Rodriguez is currently deployed as the DLA Energy Middle East liaison officer to Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve where she coordinates daily fuel delivery for eight sites in Iraq and Syria.

Aug. 22, 2018

Energy honors third quarter employees

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Putting the operational needs of the warfighter first earned two Defense Logistics Agency Energy Middle East employees the honor of Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Aug. 20, 2018

Wake Island: Trans-Pacific refueling

Did you know Wake Island is a strategically positioned refueling stop for military aircraft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean located roughly 2,300 miles west of Honolulu and 1,500 miles east of Guam? When the lack of a safe and reliable coastal working boat threatened to impact tanker offload operations on the island, Defense Logistics Agency Energy tapped in to its extensive supply chain management resources to find a solution.

Aug. 15, 2018

Auf Wiedersehen, Danke Schön

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — At times, the English words didn’t come easily, but saying “Auf wiedersehen, danke schön” in his native language came naturally and understood as “good bye, thank you” to his American colleagues.

Aug. 13, 2018

2018 Energy Hall of Fame inductees announced

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Acting Commander Guy Beougher is proud to announce the inductees into the third annual DLA Energy Hall of Fame.

Aug. 13, 2018

DLA Troop Support employees strengthen partnership with FEMA reps in New York

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support employees visited the FEMA Region II office to strengthen the partnership between the agencies.

Aug. 9, 2018

RIMPAC: On the spot refueling

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Imagine being on an active runway far from an actual airport refueling military helicopters one after another while their rotors are still turning. That is exactly what the Army General Support Aviation Battalion 3-25 did during the 2018 Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii, June 25 to Aug. 3.

Aug. 7, 2018

DLA Energy Americas provides fuel support for QLLEX 2018

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas and Task Force Americas provided fuel operations support and expertise to U.S. Army Reserve’s Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise at three East Coast and one West Coast location, July 14-27.

Aug. 6, 2018

DLA Distribution hosts Initial Robotics and Automation Collaboration Meeting between DLA HQ Research and Development, DLA Distribution, industry and academia counterparts

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Distribution held a first of its kind collaborative meeting between Distribution, DLA Headquarters Research and Development, and academia partners to discuss ideas and potential opportunities in support of DLA Distribution’s Modernization Program.

Aug. 3, 2018

DLA Aviation hosts agencywide Post Award Summit

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted more than 50 contract administrators from throughout the DLA enterprise and Defense Contract Management Agency for the 3rd Post Award Summit July 24-25. The summit was held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.