DLA Energy News

Feb. 16, 2022

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Operational fuel requirements and strategic planning were the priorities of the Joint Petroleum Seminar Feb. 7-8. DLA Energy hosted the seminar for members of the military petroleum community to collaborate and plan for current, future, and emerging energy needs in the joint petroleum arena.

Feb. 14, 2022

Troop Support commander visits Air Force customers, recruit support vendors in Texas

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley visited Air Force customers and clothing and textiles vendors in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, Feb. 3-4 to better understand challenges and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders in the region.

Graphic image composed of portrait photos of Nora Steigerwalt, left, and Thomas Heleniak, right, over an enlarged portion of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. Steigerwalt, DLA Trop Support Medical director of customer operations, and Heleniak, Medical tailored vendor logistics specialist, were two of three annual award winners comprising a “sweep” of all three major annual awards: Supervisor, Employee and Team of the Year.

Feb. 10, 2022

Medical supply chain sweeps DLA Troop Support annual awards

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical team is walking a little taller after sweeping the organization’s three major annual award categories in recognition of their support to the nation in 2021. The awards recognized Thomas Heleniak, Medical Tailored Vendor Logistics Specialist, as Employee of the Year; the Operation Allies Welcome/Refuge group as Team of the Year; and Nora Steigerwalt, director of Customer Operations, as the Supervisor of the Year.

Feb. 9, 2022

DLA Energy embarks on 24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity effort

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In a partnership for clean energy, DLA Energy and the U.S. General Services Administration are working together to introduce supplying carbon pollution-free electricity to the federal government.

Pictured is Machoi Peak, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain recently provided India’s military, some of whom are stationed in North Kashmir experiencing minus 20-degree weather, with 15,000 extreme cold weather sleep systems through the government’s Foreign Military Sales program. After delays due to COVID-19 and Hurricane IDA, C&E worked with vendors, stakeholders and various army commands to improve the delivery date by more than three months. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 1, 2022

Troop Support partners to provide warmth to Indian Armed Forces

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support recently provided India’s military with 15,000 extreme cold weather sleep systems through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.

Feb. 1, 2022

Energy support to Fort Hood, a Utilities Privatization success story

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new video about DLA Energy’s Utilities Privatization supporting Fort Hood, Texas, highlights the successes of a DLA Energy program to help military installations with utilities privatization and energy resiliency efforts.

Jan. 27, 2022

DLA Troop Support celebrates retirement of three civilian employees

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the retirement of two civilian employees during a ceremony Jan. 26 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 24, 2022

First quarter employees of the quarter

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy announced its first quarter, fiscal year 2022 military, civilian and strategic goals employees of the quarter.

Jan. 21, 2022

DLA Troop Support member, team recognized for excellence

PHILADELPHIA — An acquisition specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical’s National Contracts team and the organization’s J3/5 Operations and Plans Weapon System Readiness Support Branch, were recognized for their accomplishments in fiscal year 2021 fourth quarter. Ryan Ferry was selected as DLA’s Employee of the Quarter and the J3/5 team was recognized for their contributions towards DLA Strategic Goals. The recognition period for the awards was July 1 through Sept. 31, 2021, and award selections were announced Dec. 2021.

Jan. 20, 2022

Continuous Process Improvement project improves efficiencies, effectiveness of new employees and teams

PHILADELPHIA — What are the organizational impacts of new employee onboarding delays, and how can the processes improve? That is exactly the question the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Continuous Process Improvement team asked in 2018, and ultimately answered December 2021. Six projects and a little more than two years later, the impacts are an estimated $2.7 million in cost offsets over a three-year period, and several weeks of productivity per new employee, CPI Branch Chief Maximo Ayala-Ortiz said.