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Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod addresses the audience during his presentation at the 15th annual Defense Logistics conference in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 2.

Dec. 7, 2015

Energy commander emphasizes commercial supply chain at Defense Logistics conference

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod spoke at a training event during the 15th annual Defense Logistics conference in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 2.

President of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1992, Lucy Lewis receives her retirement pin from her brother, retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Keiser, during a ceremony Nov. 24, 2015 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on the occasion of her retirement from federal service after 41 years.

Dec. 4, 2015

Lucy Lewis retires, but not gone….

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees gathered in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center Nov. 24 to bid farewell to Lucy Lewis, after 41 years of federal service. Though retiring, Lewis will remain a familiar face on center as she volunteers to finish out her term as president of AFGE Local 1992, which ends August 2016.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day congratulates Christopher Farrington on being selected as DLA Aviation’s October Employee of the Month during a ceremony Nov. 25, 2015. Farrington serves as a project manager for the Industrial Plant Equipment Services Division of DLA Aviation’s Engineering Directorate in Richmond, Virginia.

Dec. 1, 2015

Farrington named Aviation Employee of the Month

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s October Employee of the Month is Christopher Farrington.

Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, senior leaders pose for a photo after signing the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) commitment letter during the DSCR, Virginia Safety Stand Down Day program at the Lotts Conference Center, Nov. 19, 2015.

Nov. 24, 2015

DSCR holds first Safety Stand Down Day

RICHMOND, Virginia — Workplace safety took center stage on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia during its Safety

Nov. 23, 2015

‘Air Power – a team sport’

RICHMOND, Virginia — In many respects, in the world of defense supply chain management, the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Industrial Support Activity at Warner Robins is the center of the universe.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Bush, right, and DLA Energy Deputy Commander George Atwood, second from the left, receive a briefing on Defense Fuel Support Point Salalah, Oman, which is on schedule to open Nov. 27 to provide fuel logistical support outside the Gulf of Oman.

Nov. 23, 2015

Energy’s deputy commander visits Middle East

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN, Bahrain — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy deputy commander accompanied the DLA director on a tour of component commands in the U.S. Central Command region Nov. 3-13.

A C-5 is towed from a 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron repair facility at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia May 27, 2015. A strategic initiative between DLA Aviation and the Air Force Commodity Council developed cost effective measures of replacing the planes’ honeycomb panels.

Nov. 20, 2015

DLA Aviation overcomes logistical hurdles for C-5 honeycomb panels

RICHMOND, Virginia — According to the Department of the Air Force, the C-5 military transport airplane is one of the

DLA is America's combat logistics support agency.

Nov. 19, 2015

DLA Energy employees empowered for success

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The start of a new year is a perfect time to pick up a new skill or two, and thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency Enterprise Rotation Program three DLA Energy employees will get the opportunity while exploring another part of the agency.

Marine Corps Maj. Chris Story cuts the first slice of cake Nov. 10. 2015 during Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s ceremony celebrating the 240th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Nov. 13, 2015

Employees celebrate 240th Marine Corps birthday

RICHMOND, Virginia — Employees from around Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia gathered in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center Nov. 10 to celebrate the 240th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. They were joined by the inspector-instructor staff of Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division.

Associate Teacher Derrhyl Duncan reads a story to children at the Bettye Ackerman-Cobb Child Development Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 4, 2015.

Nov. 10, 2015

DSCR Child Development Center associate teacher strives for 2016 Olympic gold in Rio

RICHMOND, Virginia — When Derrhyl Duncan walks into a classroom at the Bettye Ackerman-Cobb Child Development Center at