DLA Energy News

realistic Lego model of a complete Defense Department fuel receipt and distribution system

Oct. 31, 2023

Lego model bridges gap in fuel systems training

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — One man’s passion for building with Lego is bridging a gap in fuel systems training for entry-level employees and students. Carl Drechsel, a DLA Energy project engineer, used the interlocking bricks, gears and minifigures to assemble a realistic model of a complete DOD fuel receipt and distribution system.

Defense Logistics Agency employees gathered on October 5, 2023. DLA Troop Support delivers optimal, global supply chain solutions to enable ready, lethal Warfighters and providing the right item at the right time at the right place. (DoD photo by Nutan Chada)

Oct. 30, 2023

Clothing & Textiles Increases Chart Completeness Rate

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Clothing & Textile supply chain in Philadelphia accomplished a continual process improvement project that aimed to address missing required information discrepancies on their management review charts in August, 2023.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a DLA Subsistence supply chain Field Representative Summit where members posed for a photo October 17-19 in Philadelphia. Field representatives work directly with customers at military bases, schools and American Indian reservations to ensure they receive quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

Oct. 20, 2023

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosts subsistence field representative summit

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a DLA Subsistence supply chain Field Representative Summit October 17-19 in Philadelphia. Field representatives work directly with customers at military bases, schools and American Indian reservations to ensure they receive quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

United States Army Central Command Food Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 5 George Davis visited the Subsistence supply chain of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia on Oct. 19, 2023. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce a longstanding relationship between ARCENT and Troop Support.

Oct. 20, 2023

DLA Troop Support hosts US Army Central Command Food Advisor visit

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted a visit from United States Army Central Command Food Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 5 George Davis in Philadelphia on Oct. 19, 2023. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce a longstanding relationship between ARCENT and Troop Support.

an auditorium full of people and two speakers on the stage

Oct. 12, 2023

DLA Energy leaders address workforce, telework

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — An upcoming adjustment to the DLA’s telework posture was the main discussion topic during the DLA Energy All Hands in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 10.

Oct. 10, 2023

DLA Medical ECAT turns 25

PHILADELPHIA — For the past 25 years, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Electronic Catalog system has been providing customers with a user-friendly capability to order approximately 1.3 million medical items.

a man talks from a podium in front of an audience

Oct. 5, 2023

DLA, European partners reconcile fuel accounts worth $81.2M

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A DLA Energy Finance team worked with European partners to collect payment of reciprocal fuel sales that is expected to reimburse more than $81 million to the Defense Department’s Working Capital Fund.

man in Army uniform and football jersey talks to crowd of seated people

Oct. 4, 2023

Communication with a purpose, key theme of Troop Support town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Sports comradery and friendly opposition filled the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support town hall September 28, along with addressing ongoing organizational challenges and congratulating teammates.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deployable Tactical Operating System (DTOS) communications units or Engineer Command and Control Vehicle from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District ECCV7 was pre-staged in Puerto Rico for rapid emergency response during Hurricane Season. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain recently awarded a contract that will provide the USACE with six new ECCVs with upgraded communications systems and military air transport capabilities.

Oct. 4, 2023

Troop Support helps modernize USACE’s disaster response

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for six DTOS emergency command and control vehicles worth approximately $9.7 million in July. Deliveries are scheduled to begin February 2024.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Col. Landis Maddox, poses with retirees Robert Panichelle, DLA Troop Support competition advocate and chief of pricing, his wife Christina, Isabelle Duvak, contract specialist with a senior contracting officer warrant in DLA Troop Support construction & equipment supply chain, and her husband Douglas, on September 28, 2023, in Philadelphia. Panichelle and Duvak finished their careers with a combined total of 80 years to the warfighter. (DoD photo by Edward Maldonado)

Oct. 3, 2023

DLA Troop Support Celebrates Two Retirements

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony in honor of Robert Panichelle, DLA Troop Support competition advocate and chief of pricing, and Isabelle Duvak, contract specialist with a senior contracting officer warrant in DLA Troop Support construction & equipment supply chain, on September 28, 2023.