DLA Energy News

May 29, 2020

Second quarter military employees of the quarter

DLA Energy announces its second quarter, fiscal year 2020 military employees of the quarter.

Army soldiers get food from a food truck in Germany.

May 29, 2020

U.S. Army’s food truck program expands to Germany

DLA Troop Support — The latest food truck in the Army’s Culinary Outpost fleet was the first sent overseas, according to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain. Getting the vehicle to Germany for its grand opening celebration at the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command required coordination between DLA Troop Support and other agencies.

May 28, 2020

Predictive repairs pave way for Navy fuel tanks

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — DLA Energy is working with Naval Facilities Engineering Command to remove inefficiencies and better respond to customers' needs by streamlining processes and using “Predictive Repairs” to reduce repair time from two years down to a year.

U.S. Space Command commander Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond and Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman present President Donald J. Trump with the Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House, May 15, 2020.

May 21, 2020

DLA flag makers create first Space Force flag

PHILADELPHIA — Defense leaders presented the Space Force flag to President Donald J. Trump May 15 at the White House in Washington, D.C. The flag was created at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support flag room in Philadelphia.

Commodities at FEMA's Caribbean Distribution Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May, 30, 2018.

May 20, 2020

DLA Troop Support gets hurricane-ready amid COVID-19 response

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support stands ready to support federal partners as the 2020 hurricane season approaches amid COVID-19.

May 19, 2020

DLA Troop Support rushes blankets to customers in Europe

PHILADEPHIA — Quick action and strong ties with a vendor by Defense Logistics Agency employees helped speed delivery of 200 wool blankets to U.S. Army Europe Mortuary Affairs in Stuttgart, Germany, in response to COVID-19 in late April.

: Congressman Andy Harris visits the Federal Resources warehouse while workers pack personal protective equipment to be delivered to nursing homes May 7, 2020 in Stevensville, Maryland. The Defense Logistics Agency ordered $134 million of personal protective equipment which will be shipped to approximately 15,000 nursing homes around the U.S. in May and June. The equipment will provide medical staff members with 14-days’ worth of protective eyewear, medical gowns, masks and nitrite gloves. Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA partnered with Federal Resources to coordinate the first of two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of PPE to more than 15,000 nursing homes across the Nation. (FEMA photo by Lameen Witter)

May 13, 2020

DLA orders protective equipment for US nursing homes

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency ordered about $134 million in personal protective equipment for U.S. nursing homes amid COVID-19. The White House Coronavirus Task Force requested the items, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to equip medical staffs at approximately 14,900 Medicaid- and Medicare-certified locations with 14 days of protective gear. Nursing homes will receive the gear in two shipments, each with seven days’ worth of PPE.

May 7, 2020

Agency acquisition employees continue professional development virtually

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DLA acquisition employees are continuing professional development during the COVID-19 pandemic with virtual instruction by Defense Acquisition University. More than 200 employees – over 50 from DLA Energy – have completed DAU training since the university converted some of its face-to-face courses to online instruction March 23.

A boy on a school bus smiles after receiving bags of lunch.

April 30, 2020

DLA helps schools provide fresh produce to students, families during COVID-19

Philadelphia — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees are working with school districts, produce vendors and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program to provide fresh produce for breakfasts and lunches that are normally served to students in school cafeterias.

200422-N-NO090-0002 MEDITERRANEAN SEA- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), and ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596) conduct a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) while conducting joint operations to ensure maritime security in the Mediterranean Sea, 22 April. The frequent seamless operations between the Italian and American navies demonstrate strength and professionalism inherent in steady, practiced partnership. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

April 29, 2020

USNS Supply Refuels Italian Ship in Mediterranean Sea

MEDITERRANEAN SEA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. 6th Fleet website — Military Sealift Command Supply-Class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) completed an exercise with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 80), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), P-8A Poseidon from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 and Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596) in the Mediterranean Sea, April 23.