DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Headquarters

Group of military members in jumpsuits/fatigues conversing on airport pavement.

Sept. 1, 2017

FEMA stands up support base at JBSA-Randolph

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — An Incident Support Base led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency stood up and began Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Aug. 31, 2017.

Food and fuel like these being transferred during a replenishment at sea on the African coast are among items DLA buys from African businesses to decrease customers’ storage costs and support the local economy.

Sept. 1, 2017

Djibouti First

Fort Belvir, VA — DLA Europe & Africa uses local procurement programs such as Djibouti First to supply troops while also supporting local economies.

U.S. Marines in France head to training camp after a long sea voyage. Photo Courtesy Library of Congress

Sept. 1, 2017

Doughboy Distribution

America entered World War I 100 years ago, and DLA Distribution’s cutting-edge support of modern warriors is in stark contrast to the haphazard supply systems of yore.

Marines use a dump-truck variation of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to level the ground and create a staging area for their equipment.

Sept. 1, 2017

Moving the Future

DLA Land and Maritime now has responsibility for the ongoing logistics support of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, relied on in almost every theater of military operations.

Pharmaceuticals are refrigerated at the 35th Medical Operations Squadron clinic at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Military healthcare providers at Misawa and other installations throughout the world rely on acquisition professionals at DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain to provide pharmaceuticals in life-or-death emergencies.

Sept. 1, 2017

Saving Lives

When military healthcare providers stationed overseas don’t have the medication they need in life-or-death emergencies, they turn to a small team of contracting officers with DLA Troop Support.

At Fort Belvoir, Virginia, senior leaders in DLA Information Operations listen as a team presents its project via video teleconference.

Sept. 1, 2017

Innovation Invasion

DLA Information Operations uses a novel approach to recruit and develop ideas for improving the agency’s information technology services across the workforce.