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Jose Pereira, an IH supervisor and member of the IH Culture Improvement Team, addresses attendees during an IH Academy workshop June 1 in Philadelphia. IH Academy is a one-day workshop that provides employees with an in-depth overview of all the supply chain’s disciplines.

June 14, 2016

IH Academy connects the dots for new employees

PHILADELPHIA — It is always good to know how your job fits into an organization’s big picture, a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware branch chief said during a supply chain orientation June 1.

June 13, 2016

Names of latest DLA Hall of Fame inductees announced

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch has announced this year’s DLA Hall of Fame inductees.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch addresses members of the Joint Reserve Force from throughout DLA during the Combined Drill Weekend June 11 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. JRF leadership from throughout DLA attended, which focused on readiness, training and operational support to DLA.

June 13, 2016

DLA JRF holds annual leadership meeting, reviews goals and objectives

During the DLA Joint Reserve Force's June Battle Assembly, about 75 JRF members from various locations gathered at the McNamara Headquarters Complex for the annual Combined Drill Weekend, June 10-12.

Members of the U.S. Army Silent Drill Team spin bayonet-tipped Springfield M1903 rifles in the 241st Army Birthday celebration at McNamara Headquarters Complex June 9.

June 10, 2016

‘Hooah!’ Headquarters celebrates Army’s 241st birthday

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — A standing-room audience at the McNamara Headquarters Complex displayed unabashed pride of service in celebrating the birth of the U.S. Army — still rolling along after 241 years.

Senior leaders discuss pressing technological issues during DISA/DLA Day.

June 7, 2016

Agencies partner to find IT solutions

Senior leaders from the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency discussed technological services and solutions during DISA/DLA Day at DLA’s McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 3.

Soldiers of the 66th Transportation Company upload 10-ton forklifts at the Szczecin port for delivery to Zagan Training Area May 20. From here, the forklifts are line-hauled to various raining areas within Poland.

June 3, 2016

TF Steel Knight keeps essential supplies moving for Exercise Anakonda

DRAWSKO-POMORSKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — Soldiers from 39th Transportation Battalion arrived at Drawsko-Pomorskie training area May 10 to execute onward movement for exercise Anakonda 2016 and worked to accomplish that logistics mission during subsequent weeks.

Spec. Arnold Wicker of the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) attaches cables to a power transfer box while installing generators at a Carteret, New Jersey power plant that lost power during Hurricane Sandy Nov. 6, 2012. DLA provided additional power generators to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid in the recovery effort.

June 3, 2016

Troop Support helps power FEMA with new generators contract

PHILADELPHIA — An entire region can lose electricity when a disaster strikes. A new DLA Troop Support contract for power generators aims to reduce the time affected communities are left in the dark.

The May/June issue of Loglines is now available.

May 25, 2016

‘DLA R&D’: May/June issue of Loglines available

The May/June edition of Loglines magazine, “Research and Development,” is now available in print and online.

Miniature American flags adorn headstones for Memorial Day at Alexandria National Cemetery in Virginia. The cemetery is one of the 14 original national cemeteries established in 1862.

May 23, 2016

Commentary: Our national cemeteries evoke the true spirit of Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend, with its cookouts, ball games and summer sales, is almost upon us. While there is nothing wrong with these things, Memorial Day calls for a deeper reflection on the sacrifices many Americans have made to preserve our freedom.

DLA Police Lt. James Haaf (left) and Staff Sgt. James Sprecher participated in the Law Enforcement United "Road to Hope Memorial Bicycle Ride” May 10-12, during National Police Week 2016.

May 20, 2016

DLA police officers participate in bike ride to honor the fallen, remember the survivors

Two DLA police officers participated in the Law Enforcement United “Road to Hope Memorial Bicycle Ride” from Chesapeake to Arlington, Virginia, May 10-12, during National Police Week.