DLA Energy News

Category: Small Business, Strong Partnerships

Several members of the DLA Energy Korea team stand in front of a man made from pipeline and petroleum pumping nozzles known as Pipeline Pete.

March 15, 2018

CAMP WALKER, Korea — Defense Logistics Agency Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin focused on strategic customer engagement and employee recognition during his visit to South Korea, Feb. 25-27.

March 13, 2018

New pipeline revitalizes Guam fuel infrastructure

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — A new $63 million underground pipeline is open for business and increasing military readiness on the U.S. territory of Guam.

March 9, 2018

Commanding an acquisition career

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Taking charge of her career, Defense Logistics Agency Energy employee Callie Lake jumped at the opportunity to shadow the DLA Energy Acting Director of Procurement Process Support Kevin Ahern to witness first-hand the role of a DLA Energy senior leader.

March 9, 2018

New plan, ombudsman focus on strengthening industry engagement

For many years, the Defense Logistics Agency has sought opportunities to engage with its industry partners and adopt their best practices. Now DLA’s Acquisition Directorate has a new DLA Industry Engagement Plan and an ombudsman to help implement the plan’s features.

Don Peschka speaks to a group of people.

March 2, 2018

Energy legend shares wisdom

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Hall of Fame member Donald Peschka shared his experiences and words of wisdom with the workforce during a brown-bag mentoring session, Feb. 20.

Center: Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Thompson, 412th Mission Support Group superintendent, and James Judkins, 412th Civil Engineer Group director, cut the ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the completion of major repairs and upgrades to the main base military gas station at Edwards Feb. 26. The completion of the project is the last of nine projects funded by the DLA for repairs and upgrades to facilities on Edwards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

March 1, 2018

Upgraded facilities to keep Edwards vehicles running for years to come

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Edwards Air Force Base website — The 412th Civil Engineer Group celebrated the completion of repairs and upgrades to the main base military gas station Feb. 26. Base civil engineers and contractors from Gilbane Federal got together to cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the completion of the $1,187,000 project.

A sign depicting the Defense Fuel Supply Point, Point Loma, Calif.

Feb. 26, 2018

Point Loma celebrates fuel pier upgrade

POINT LOMA, Calif. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication was held for a new Defense Fuel Support Point at Point Loma in San Diego, California, Feb. 9. The double-decker fuel pier is the first of its kind; developed with evolving environmental and seismic standards in mind and boasting a 75-year minimum service life design.

Four individuals cut a ceremonial ribbon for the opening of a new tank truck fueling station.

Feb. 22, 2018

Alaska Tank Truck Facility strengthens readiness

ANCHORAGE, Ala. — A state of the art tank truck facility will improve capacity and readiness at the contractor owned and contractor operated Anchorage, Alaska fuel defense support point at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Every year, for over six weeks, Document Services employees maintain a ‘round-the-clock pace to ensure critical documents reach their recipients before the year ends.

Feb. 20, 2018

End-of-year printing completed early and on budget

The Defense Logistics Agency completed the 2017 end-of-year printing for Defense Finance and Accounting Service ahead of schedule and on budget, marking the fifth year the agency has done the job. Over 4.8 million tax and account statements, 2.6 million ACA statements, and 2 million Retired and Annuitant newsletters were produced and packaged by DLA over just six and a half weeks.

Feb. 16, 2018

Spreading the Word

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Selling the benefits of doing business with Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Marc McConahy reached out to federal and non-Department of Defense customers at the General Services Administration’s FedFleet 2018 conference Feb. 1.