DLA Energy News

poster commemorating National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Oct. 7, 2020

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Energy Utility Services Contract Specialist Arthur Everett has a hearing impairment in both ears due to contracting spinal meningitis at age 3. He is featured in the upper right corner of this year's poster commemorating National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Oct. 6, 2020

Muñiz Air National Guard Base receives upgraded fuel capabilities

MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 156th Wing website — The 156th Wing POL (petroleum, oils and lubricants) shop is receiving a new 75,000-gallon fuel tank that is funded and built by the Defense Logistics Agency for 5.3 million dollars.

Oct. 5, 2020

Tinker completes construction for the Air Force’s largest ESPC project

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Materiel Command website — The Air Force completed construction for a $243 million energy project at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September. The Energy Savings Performance Contract project will improve energy efficiency and resiliency for the base.

Video thumbnail that says Your Voice is Our Future, Chad Carter

Oct. 1, 2020

Survey results shape agency culture

Expanded work-life programs, enhanced career development opportunities and improved agency-wide communication are a few of the impacts on Energy employees from the previous Defense Logistics Agency Culture/Climate Survey.

Sept. 28, 2020

DLA Troop Support says goodbye to civilian retiree

Philadelphia — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support said goodbye to its newest civilian retiree during a ceremony September 25 in Philadelphia. Robert Krajci of Procurement Process Support retired after 36 years of service.

Sept. 24, 2020

Culture Climate Survey starts Oct. 9

Civilians, military and local nationals, let your voices be heard! DLA is launching its 2020 Denison Culture Climate survey Oct. 9. The survey, which measures employee perceptions of agency culture, is used to improve culture to improve performance.

U.S. Army soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake out of Redding, California, put out a fire Sept. 1, 2020, near Scott’s Valley, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles team provided more than 700 boots to the Army National Guard as of Sept. 17, 2020 in support of mobilized firefighters combating West Coast wildland fires.

Sept. 21, 2020

C&T provides boots ‘on the ground’ to firefighters combating West Coast wildland fires

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles team provided boots to the Army National Guard in support of mobilized firefighters combating West Coast wildland fires.

Sept. 18, 2020

Back to school means a return to fresh fruits and vegetables for students nationwide

PHILADELPHIA — With schools back in session for the new academic year, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make sure students get healthy fruits and vegetables, whether they are back in the classroom or learning remotely.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas sitting at his desk

Sept. 16, 2020

A conversation with Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas

DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas shares his first impressions, his expectations for the coming year, and a little about himself during an interview with his public affairs staff in August.

Sept. 14, 2020

Leaders virtually examine DLA Energy organizational strategy

Communicating virtually from the four corners of the globe, DLA Energy directors, commanders, and deputies participated in a Commander’s Strategic Offsite Sept. 8-9. Using Microsoft Teams, they collaborated in real time to relook the DLA Energy organizational strategy.