DLA Energy News

May 28, 2019

Energy EOQ, Strategic Awards

Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees received second quarter of fiscal year 2019 awards for their contributions to the organization’s mission and Warfighter support.

May 24, 2019

2019 WWEC Wraps Up

Drawing a record number of attendees and an action-packed agenda, the Defense Logistics Agency Energy 2019 Worldwide Energy Conference succeeded in its efforts to bring together industry, government and military fuel experts and share ideas May 20-22.

May 24, 2019

Emergency responder shares career field changes over 28 years at DSCR

Richmond, Va. — My name is Ed Rust. I’m a firefighter, emergency medical technician-paramedic and hazardous materials technician with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. May 2019 marks 28 years since I started working here — literally half my life.

May 23, 2019

2019 DoD Fuels Award Ceremony

Celebrating 53 years of excellence in fuels management operation and fuel handling, the 2019 Department of Defense Fuels Awards Ceremony took place at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, May 21.

May 23, 2019

National EMS Week Spotlight: Kyle Thomas

Richmond, Va. — According to the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians website, in 1974 President Gerald Ford authorized Emergency Medical Services Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession and practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. EMS is now firmly established as an essential public function and a vital component of the medical care continuum.

May 23, 2019

Hurry holds last town hall in Richmond

Richmond, Va. — Richmond employees gathered for a town hall hosted by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry May 16, in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. She recognized employees for their outstanding work and comically made the distinction of which military service won the most service awards.

May 22, 2019

DLA senior leaders meet with industry partners during SEPRT

Richmond, Va — The annual Senior Executive Partnership Roundtable was held at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 9. The SEPRT gathers senior executives from the agency’s strategic supplier alliances to meet with the Defense Logistics Agency leadership and military customer senior leaders to discuss general issues affecting DLA Aviation suppliers.

May 22, 2019

New designated smoking areas at Defense Supply Center Richmond

Richmond, Va — Designated smoking areas will be at least 50 feet from building entrances and air intake ducts and will not be located in areas commonly used by nonsmokers.

May 21, 2019

DLA Energy 2019 Worldwide Energy Conference Underway

The 2019 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Worldwide Energy Conference and Tradeshow opened at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, with record attendance May 20.

May 21, 2019

Emergency 9-1-1 Campaign: What everyone should know

Richmond, Va — Defense Logistics Agency Richmond Fire and Emergency Services Division will kick off its 2019 Emergency 9-1-1 campaign May 20 and it will run through May 24. This year’s theme is “What Everyone Should Know About 9-1-1.” It’s an effort to educate the Defense Supply Center Richmond community about the Enhanced 9-1-1 system, which routes an emergency call to the appropriate 911 answering point for the caller's location and automatically displays the caller's phone number and address.