DLA Energy News

May 21, 2021

DLA senior enlisted leader encourages military members to ‘spring into fitness’ with new video

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In a new video, DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka O’Neal encourages military members to "spring into fitness" and complete annual physical fitness tests.

May 21, 2021

Fillmore Army Health Clinic vaccinates employees

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Fillmore U.S. Army Health Clinic staff at Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna, provided over 3,500 Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to over 1,600 installation employees assigned to New Cumberland and Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg tenant organizations Jan. 7 – May 7.

May 20, 2021

DLA Energy Americas North bids farewell to its commander

In a virtual ceremony stretching from Houston, Texas, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Air Force Maj. Marcus McWilliams relinquished command of DLA Energy Americas North May 18.

May 19, 2021

One-of-a-kind Battle Creek training facility turns 10

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Training and Operations Simulation Center has provided countless hours of hands-on and classroom instruction to aspiring reverse logisticians from around the world.

May 19, 2021

DLA Energy supports Northern Edge 21 exercise

DLA Energy Americas North provided fuel solutions for Air Force and Marine Corps units operating at remote Alaskan sites during exercise Northern Edge 21, May 3-17. NE21 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise designed to provide war fighter training, test joint interoperability, and enhance the combat readiness of participating forces while utilizing Alaska's strategic location.

May 19, 2021

Global pandemic support, future initiatives top Global Town Hall agenda

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s role in operations like the Afghanistan drawdown and its ability to provide critical supplies for Americans and other nations during the pandemic show there is an increasing awareness and demand for the agency’s capabilities, the DLA director said during a prerecorded Global Town Hall May 18. 

May 19, 2021

DLA ships Pfizer vaccines OCONUS for DOD youth

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has shipped first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. European, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. 

May 19, 2021

Truck from DLA helps Garrison Volunteer Fire Department lead with heart

GARRISON, Texas — The Garrison VFD said they wanted to share hope and support for the community by literally showing their colors when they converted the excess 6x6 military truck they acquired from DLA. The truck honors individuals and bears their names on ribbons, stressing hope and awareness.

May 18, 2021

III MEF: Transforming How We Fuel the Fight

CAMP HANSEN, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — Bulk fuel Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conducted training on revolutionary new equipment during the two-day procurement training of the Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability from June 13 through June 14 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.

May 17, 2021

DLA Distribution Tobyhanna changes command

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Missouri native Army Lt. Col. Robert J. West took command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, from acting director Raymond Martin in a change of command ceremony May 17.