DLA Europe & Africa News

Aug. 1, 2018

Logistics on location, everywhere you go

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency partners with military and civilian organizations around the world to sustain operations with critical supplies during war and peacetime. Below are summaries of videos demonstrating how DLA provided outstanding logistics support during two recent European exercises.

Army Master Sgt. Lewmas Laurinaitis, a culinary specialist with the 16th Sustainment Brigade cooks French toast in a mobile kitchen with subsistence items provided by DLA during Saber Strike 2018. DLA is supporting the U.S. Army, Europe-led exercise taking place in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland June 3-15. Photo by Nutan Chada

June 19, 2018

DLA forward presence enhances commodity, service support during Saber Strike

U.S. forces in the Baltics and Poland for Saber Strike 2018 have easier access to critical supplies like food, fuel and repair parts with the deployment of Defense Logistics Agency personnel to Powidz, Poland.

A reenactor joins attendees in honoring the sacrifices of Allied forces 100 years ago during the battles of Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry in France, near the end of World War I. In the background is the Aisne-Marne Memorial.

May 31, 2018

DLA team marks Memorial Day in visit to WWI commemoration in France

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a group from DLA Europe and Africa traveled to Château-Thierry, France, to participate in the World War I Centennial Commemoration at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery.

From left: Air Force Maj. Brian Jorgensen, Navy Lt. Brent Cohen, Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Baah, Army Maj. Tracy Yates and Marine Lt. Col. Ian Galbraith relax after completing the event. Courtesy photo

May 24, 2018

Joint military DLA team participates in Air Force obstacle course

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A team of DLA Europe and Africa service members recently competed in an obstacle race at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Commander meets with DLA Europe and Africa deputy commander

Feb. 7, 2018

Deputy Commander DLA Europe & Africa visits DSCR on tour of agency’s MSCs

Richmond, Va. — Gordon Hackett, deputy commander of Defense Logistics Agency Europe & Africa, visited DLA Aviation on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 1 as part of a week-long familiarization tour of the agency’s major subordinate commands to find out more about their current missions.

Army Maj. Tracy Yates and a reenactor portraying a U.S. Army soldier who fought in the Battle of the Bulge pose with a period-correct 48-star American flag, Dec. 16 near Bastogne, Belgium. (Photo courtesy DLA Europe & Africa)

Dec. 22, 2017

DLA personnel brave Belgian cold, honor WWII heroes in memorial walk

Members of the DLA Europe & Africa team braved winter weather Dec. 16 to participate in the 40th Annual Bastogne Memorial Walk in Belgium, commemorating the heroic stand made by U.S. and British forces during the Ardennes Offensive — also known as the Battle of the Bulge.

Nov. 16, 2017

New DLA Strategic Plan lays out goals for 2018-2026

DLA is reaffirming its commitment to support warfighter readiness with its new 2018-2026 Strategic Plan, which supports DoD priorities to build a more lethal force, reinforce alliances with industry and government partners, and reform business practices.

U.S. Air Force Col. Bradford Coley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa chief of the logistics readiness division, (center), tours U.S. Air Force resources in Luxembourg, Sept. 14, 2017. The Luxembourg government’s Warehouse Service Agency manages the facility, but the 86th Material Maintenance Squadron is responsible for keeping accountability of the resources stored in the compound. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

Sept. 15, 2017

A base in a box: 86th MMS keeps Air Force ready for action

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Base website — Somewhere in the Luxembourg countryside, armed guards keep watch over a compound of non-descript warehouses and storage containers. Each warehouse in the facility holds a different surprise, but those coming in will find that most of these treasures are kept hidden under lock and key.

Sept. 6, 2017

Troop Support commander addresses workforce in Germany

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The commander of DLA Troop Support was in familiar territory when he addressed the workforce in Kaiserslautern, Germany Aug. 28. Col. Mark Simerly graduated from high school in Frankfurt and had two assignments in Germany.

Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right, prepares a syringe at Misawa Air Base, Japan. DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain provides more than 25,000 pharmaceuticals to military healthcare providers around the world. Mendoza is a medical technician with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron.

Sept. 1, 2017

Saving Lives: DLA ensures military gets meds in emergencies

PHILADELPHIA — Lorinda Ferraiolo isn't a doctor or a nurse. But when there was a life-or-death medical emergency at an Air Force base in Japan, she got the urgent message.

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