DLA Energy News

Oct. 5, 2021

DLA stands down industrial hardware supply chain, moves half a million items to DLA Aviation

Richmond, Va — For the last year, the Defense Logistics Agency has been preparing to phase out one of its nine supply chains, the industrial hardware supply chain. Dissolving the supply chain aligns those items more closely with the appropriate supporting activities while driving efficiency and cutting costs.

Oct. 4, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency 60th Anniversary

Defense Logistics Agency 60th Anniversary - Aviation Edition

Oct. 1, 2021

Learn the sounds of fire safety

Richmond, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Fire Prevention Office is observing National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 3 - 9.

Sept. 30, 2021

DLA petroleum lab partners with high school in Germany

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Two Ramstein High School students are getting hands-on learning at the DLA Energy Europe & Africa petroleum lab in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The six-month Department of Defense Education Activity Europe Career Practicum Student Internship Program matches a student with a professional experience based on their career interest.

Sept. 29, 2021

Chesterfield County toasts DLA Installation Management Richmond’s wastewater treatment efforts at DSCR with Platinum Award

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond received the Platinum Award from Chesterfield County, Virginia, officials Sept. 20 for achieving 100% compliance with the county’s industrial wastewater regulations on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Sept. 27, 2021

DLA Energy supports Hurricane Ida relief efforts

Task Force Americas is a team of DLA Energy employees who respond to and support a variety of emergency situations under the Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission. Their latest mission was providing fuel support to the FEMA following Hurricane Ida’s landfall on the Gulf Coast. 

Sept. 27, 2021

National Preparedness Month includes emergency prepping for our pets

RICHMOND, Va. — Being prepared for an emergency means thinking about the needs of all family members—including pets.

Sept. 23, 2021

DLA Acquisition connects employees, industry, academia

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Since its inception in 2018, the DLA Industry Academia Program has helped acquisition professionals strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the government and industry relationship.

Sept. 22, 2021

Fuel facility expands resiliency on Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management and DLA Energy South-West Pacific held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 1 to mark the completion of a new facility that will improve warfighter resiliency on the strategic Pacific air base.

Sept. 22, 2021

June leadership award recipient leads with innovation

Richmond, Va. — Measurable results are key to understanding how successful a program can be, and results are a valuable tool for the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Business Process Support Directorate team. Strategic Business Analytics Division Chief Dean Gilbert’s team’s efforts to refine business case analysis, or BCA, along with other innovative approaches, have earned him the June DLA Aviation Leadership Award.