DLA Energy News

Aug. 10, 2020

New DLA director outlines priorities in video message to employees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Continuing world-class warfighter support and taking care of employees are among four priorities new Defense Logistics Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic outlines in a video to employees.

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Aug. 10, 2020

DLA’s occupational health manager helps employees navigate the pandemic

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's occupational health program manager helps agency leaders and employees adjust to workplace changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug. 10, 2020

DLA Distribution Norfolk hosts Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command/Chief of Supply Corps

NORFOLK, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, hosted Navy Rear Adm. Peter Stamatopoulos, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command/Chief of Supply Corps, during a visit to the organization July 28.

Aug. 6, 2020

DLA directors use management theory to write strategic plans, find efficiency

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Management theories have helped the agency save money, improve readiness and accelerate supply transactions.

Aug. 6, 2020

DLA Energy fuels Mars rocket launch

Carrying equipment destined for Mars, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket fueled by DLA Energy blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, July 30. The rocket carried the $2.7 billion NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in to space on a 300-million-mile voyage.

Aug. 6, 2020

Millions of personal protective equipment arriving at DLA Distribution Susquehanna for FEMA’s COVID-19 response efforts

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — The Defense Department’s lead agency for logistics is processing, storing and shipping personal protective equipment for the Federal Emergency Management Agency as it assists hospitals dealing with rising COVID-19 infections across the country.

Staff Sgt. Justin Ratcliffe, an NCO in charge of fuels fixed facilities with the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, points to safety valves and introduces students to safety measures and procedures at a government vehicle fuel station at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 22, 2020. The introduction to the station and its fuel spill mitigation measures was part of a Defense Logistics Agency and 509th Civil Engineer Squadron spill response and mitigation course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

Aug. 6, 2020

Airmen, Soldiers practice emergency response during DLA fuel spill prevention, response training

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Whiteman Air Force Base website — Fuel is the lifeblood of the mission, but spills directly threaten ground water and the environment at large. To better prepare for emergencies, members of the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron and the U.S. Army’s 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion participated in a DLA Energy fuel spill exercise, July 21-22.

Aug. 5, 2020

Summer 2020 newsletter offers latest R&D news

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The summer 2020 edition of The Innovator is now available. The Innovator is electronically published quarterly with articles and information for employees on research and development projects, updates, and upcoming events and activities.

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Aug. 3, 2020

ASOC, COVID-19 Task Force integrate DLA’s pandemic support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Department’s leading logistics agency had its eye on COVID-19 before the U.S. reported its first person-to-person transmission on Jan. 30.

July 30, 2020

San Joaquin’s Cruz retires after 42 years of federal service

TRACY, Calif. — Distribution Process Worker Leader Philip Cruz Jr. of the Bin Packing Division at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, is retiring after 42 years of dedicated federal service in support of America’s warfighters.