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Sailors stand by while an F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Nov. 25, 2012. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Philadelphia has stood up a tactical tiger team to ensure the F/A-18 continues supporting the needs of the fleet.

March 14, 2016

RICHMOND, Virginia — F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, flown by Navy and Marine Corps pilots, have patrolled U.S. and international airspace for more than 30 years — and will likely keep flying well into the future, with the help of a special DLA Aviation team.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to DLA Energy personnel during a meeting at the McNamara Headquarters Complex in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, March 8.

March 11, 2016

Army senior enlisted advisors visit DLA Energy

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — More than just fuel was the theme of a meeting between Defense Logistics Agency personnel and Army

Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, will participate in the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and National Weather Service annual statewide Tornado Drill March 22, 2016

March 10, 2016

DSCR participates in statewide tornado drill March 22

RICHMOND, Virginia — Devastating tornadoes hit Virginia Feb. 24, killing three in Waverly and another in Appomattox

Air Force Master Sgt. Shanon Johnson gives resiliency training March 2, 2015 for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation senior leaders during the Senior Leader Conference held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, March 1-3. The training covered the four building blocks of resiliency.

March 9, 2016

Resiliency toolkit explored during Senior Leader Conference

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation senior leaders met on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, March 1 -3, reviewing 2015 successes and missed opportunities and the activity’s way forward for 2016. But the conference wasn’t just about the mission, leaders also focused on building a culture of innovation and resiliency through the sharing of personal testimonies and learning tools to enable them and their employees to adapt to and persevere in the face of personal and professional challenges.

Nominations for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s annual Hall of Fame are being accepted March 9-31, 2016.

March 8, 2016

Aviation Hall of Fame nominations accepted through March 31

RICHMOND, Va. — Nominations for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s annual Hall of Fame for 2016 will be accepted March 9 - 31. The Aviation Hall of Fame honors former employees who have made significant and enduring contributions to DLA or DLA Aviatio

DLA Senior Enlisted Leader, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin addresses DLA employees during his visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Bahrain, Feb. 22.

March 3, 2016

Agency senior leader visits Bahrain

BAHRAIN — Defense Logistics Agency Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin made a quick stop in Bahrain from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22 during his multi-country visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Deputy Director Gerald Tinner (center) and his team discuss a current fuel project. Tinner and his team played a role in writing contracts for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.

March 2, 2016

DLA acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief featured in new video

Acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief in Haiti is featured in a new video released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson (center), commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma speaks with Air Force Capt. Joshua Wilkerson-Bienick and Jeff Allen, Air Force Sustainment Center, executive director. Johnson urged Wilkerson-Bienick to make the most of his logistics career broadening opportunity while at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. Johnson and Allen attended briefings with DLA Aviation senior leaders Feb. 23, 2016 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 1, 2016

Air Force senior leaders visit DLA Aviation

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation officials hosted senior leaders from the Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma Feb. 23 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Teresa Smith, (head of table), Defense Logistics Agency Aviation director Business Process Support and Spencer Shaffer, (front right), deputy director, meet with the directorate’s Employee Advisory Board representatives Feb. 4, 2016. The board was formed as a result of the 2014 Culture Survey and works to affect positive change within the activity.

Feb. 25, 2016

Directorate reflects on actions as agency prepares to launch new culture survey

RICHMOND, Va. — As the Defense Logistics Agency prepares to launch its 2016 Culture Survey in March, Cynthia Stinchcomb reflects back on action plans implemented in her directorate as a result of the 2014 survey.

Three Defense Logistics Agency Senior Executive Service members provide personal testimonies about their acquisition career in this debut of nine videos profiling DLA acquisition professionals.

Feb. 24, 2016

Acquisition professionals video series debuts

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The first of nine videos profiling Defense Logistics Agency acquisition professionals debuted on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites Feb. 24.