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DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer Matt Ligato is a Level III certified in contracting and is featured in the fifth video series highlighting DLA acquisition professionals.

March 23, 2016

Troop Support contracting officer follows Amazon model

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A new acquisition professionals video focusing on a DLA Troop Support employee who finds acquisition solutions for his customers was released on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites March 23.

Nicole Byrd, who is Level II certified in contracting, is featured in the fourth video in the series highlighting DLA acquisition professionals.

March 16, 2016

DLA acquisition professional challenges the status quo

RICHMOND, Virginia — A new acquisition professionals video focusing on a DLA Aviation employee in the program management acquisition career field was released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites March 16.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to DLA Energy personnel during a meeting at the McNamara Headquarters Complex in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, March 8.

March 11, 2016

Army senior enlisted advisors visit DLA Energy

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — More than just fuel was the theme of a meeting between Defense Logistics Agency personnel and Army

DLA Senior Enlisted Leader, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin addresses DLA employees during his visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Bahrain, Feb. 22.

March 3, 2016

Agency senior leader visits Bahrain

BAHRAIN — Defense Logistics Agency Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin made a quick stop in Bahrain from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22 during his multi-country visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Deputy Director Gerald Tinner (center) and his team discuss a current fuel project. Tinner and his team played a role in writing contracts for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.

March 2, 2016

DLA acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief featured in new video

Acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief in Haiti is featured in a new video released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites.

Three Defense Logistics Agency Senior Executive Service members provide personal testimonies about their acquisition career in this debut of nine videos profiling DLA acquisition professionals.

Feb. 24, 2016

Acquisition professionals video series debuts

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The first of nine videos profiling Defense Logistics Agency acquisition professionals debuted on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites Feb. 24.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Strategic Programs and Initiatives Director Army Col. Doug Henry, left, provides an overview of worldwide challenges and the current status of the fuel supply chain to Business Executives for National Security in a roundtable meeting at the BENS office in Washington, D.C., Feb. 9.

Feb. 23, 2016

DLA Energy leverages commercial best practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been three years since Business Executives for National Security found Defense Logistics Agency Energy ahead on efficiency operations, a study that continues to leverage commercial best business practice solutions.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts a channel into a field of fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. During Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the U.S. military's logistical support to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program, the Polar Star's mission is to create a navigable channel to McMurdo Station for several resupply vessels.

Feb. 22, 2016

Annual Operation Deep Freeze delivers fuel to Antarctica

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — Defense Logistics Agency Energy continued its annual support of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica with this year’s delivery of fuel.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Rohling (center), U.S. Forces Afghanistan Deputy Deputy Commanding General-Support, receives a briefing from Anham personnel during a recent facility tour. Anham provides all the food that warfighters consume in Afghanistan.

Feb. 16, 2016

DLA provides range of services to support the warfighter

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan — When it comes to supporting the warfighter across the Combined Joint Operations Area-Afghanistan, no organization does it better than the Defense Logistics Agency.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Installation Energy Director Pam Griffith, second from far left, and other stakeholders break ground on the Army’s first-ever hybrid solar and wind energy project at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 28. DLA Energy supported the Army’s renewable energy goals through a contract awarded Jan. 15.

Jan. 29, 2016

DLA Energy helps Army shape first large-scale renewable energy portfolio at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Energy and other stakeholders broke ground Jan. 28 on the Army’s first-ever hybrid solar and wind energy project at Fort Hood, Texas.