DLA Energy News

Dec. 4, 2018

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees who earned Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certifications and Defense Acquisition Corps inductions were recognized during a ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Navy Cmdr. Shani LeBlanc, DLA Troop Support Pacific commander, pose with Soldiers from the Public Health Activity Hawaii, Schofield Barracks after presenting them awards for their contributions to RIMPACT 2018, Nov. 21, 2018 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Hawaii. RIMPACT is the world's largest international maritime exercise that takes place in the Hawaiian Islands every two years.

Dec. 4, 2018

Troop Support Pacific commander awards soldiers for maritime exercise contributions

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Pacific commander awarded nine soldiers from the Public Health Activity Hawaii, Schofield Barracks, the Joint Service Achievement Medal and five soldiers’ certificates of achievement for their contributions to the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise, Nov. 21, 2018 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Hawaii.

Men from the DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain pose for a photo to commemorate the final days of No Shave November, Nov. 28, 2018 in Philadelphia. No Shave November is an annual campaign to bring awareness to cancer and encourage participants to donate the money typically used for shaving supplies to a local charity.

Dec. 4, 2018

Subsistence supply chain employees grow beards to raise cancer awareness

PHILADELPHIA — As the leaves changed colors on nature’s trees, beards with shades of red, brown, white, gray, black and even a few multi-colored, appeared on the faces of nearly 20 men from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain during “No Shave November.”

Dec. 3, 2018

Former DLA Energy deputy commander hosts mentoring session

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — “I had no idea where my career would go,” said George Atwood, Senior Executive Service, Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations (J3) executive director during a mentoring brown bag session at the McNamara Headquarters Complex Nov. 27.

Nov. 29, 2018

Quality Assurance managers meet to collaborate

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy quality assurance representatives met for their biannual Quality Managers Policy Council Meeting at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 29-Nov. 1.

Joanmarie Grace, a Medical supply chain National Contracts contracting officer, poses for a photo at DLA Troop Support Nov. 27, 2018 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 29, 2018

Contracting officers are key to national contracts savings

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Medical’s National Contracts team members rely on their established relationships with industry and customers to maximize savings on pharmaceutical drugs.

Martin Bollinger, visiting executive lecturer at the Darden Business School and former senior partner with Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the history of the defense industrial base with DLA Troop Support employees Nov. 20 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nov. 27, 2018

Event promotes dialogue on defense industry, future sustainment

PHILADELPHIA — Employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support gained insight on industry’s corporate

Nov. 26, 2018

Recycling Used Oil in Hawaii

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — When Daniel Muranaka learned the Navy was spending a lot of money to dispose of its used fuel oil, he decided to do something about it – and found a way to not only save up to $1 million per year but actually generate a revenue.

DLA provides Marines new female dress blue coat

Nov. 22, 2018

C&T provides Marine Corps recruits new female dress coats for graduation

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles team members witnessed the fruits of their labor as Marines debuted the new female dress uniform during a recruit graduation ceremony at the Marine Corp Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina Nov. 16.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jason Galka, a Medical Customer Pharmacy Operations Center pharmacist, left, and Sooyun Kim, a Medical CPOC pharmacist, right, pose for a photo at DLA Troop Support, Nov. 21, 2018 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 21, 2018

Troop Support employees learn about Distribution’s support to Medical’s mission

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain Culture Improvement Team sponsored a tour to DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania for employees to learn about the agency’s support to Medical operations.