DLA Europe And Africa News

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Col. Thomas Seeker, 821st Contingency Response Group deputy commander and Joint Task Force-Port Opening commander, briefs participants in Exercise Turbo Distribution 16-02, March 15, 2016, at Amedee Army Airfield, California

March 22, 2016

DLA joins Air Force, Army to test skills in expeditionary logistics

Amedee Army Airfield, California — A group of 10 DLA personnel joined 125 airmen and 50 soldiers to test their expeditionary-logistics skills in the latest Turbo Distribution exercise.

Nicole Byrd, who is Level II certified in contracting, is featured in the fourth video in the series highlighting DLA acquisition professionals.

March 16, 2016

DLA acquisition professional challenges the status quo

RICHMOND, Virginia — A new acquisition professionals video focusing on a DLA Aviation employee in the program management acquisition career field was released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites March 16.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Director of Business Process Support, Teresa Smith, first row, second from the left, stands with team members as they prepare for a 10-mile Ruck March on July 28, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Smith used the physical resiliency building block to help cope with the stress when she deployed in 2015 as the DLA Support Team Afghanistan deputy commander.

March 15, 2016

DLA supervisor shares deployment experience as resiliency lesson

RICHMOND, Virginia — A DLA Aviation supervisor recently shared her experiences from her 2015 deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, where she served for six months as the DLA Support Team deputy commander.

From left: Donald Liles, DLA liaison to U.S. Africa Command; Air Force Maj. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM director for logistics; and Army Col. Elizabeth Delbridge-Keough, commander of DLA Europe and Africa sign a three-year agreement to extend DLA support to AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany, Feb. 18, 2016.

March 15, 2016

DLA, AFRICOM extend partnership

Stuttgart, Germany — DLA and U.S. Africa Command in February signed a three-year agreement that outlines and extends DLA's support to the regional command.

Sailors stand by while an F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Nov. 25, 2012. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Philadelphia has stood up a tactical tiger team to ensure the F/A-18 continues supporting the needs of the fleet.

March 14, 2016

DLA Aviation keeps F/A-18 jets soaring

RICHMOND, Virginia — F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, flown by Navy and Marine Corps pilots, have patrolled U.S. and international airspace for more than 30 years — and will likely keep flying well into the future, with the help of a special DLA Aviation team.

Osamu Takaura’s quick thinking saved the life of an elderly woman.

March 11, 2016

Yokosuka employee’s quick thinking saves a life

YOKOSUKA, Japan — On a recent evening, Osamu Takaura, a cargo shipment clerk at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Sasebo detachment, happened upon an apartment in his neighborhood where he noticed black smoke coming from the roof.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch (far left, front) discusses equipment and budget reductions with Army officials during Army/DLA Day at the Pentagon March 8.

March 11, 2016

Army, DLA officials plan way ahead for equipment reductions, sustained readiness

The Pentagon, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency leaders outlined how the agency will continue assisting the Army as it removes more than 2 million pieces of equipment from its inventory, during an Army/DLA Day event at the Pentagon March 8.

From left: Command Sgt. Major James Sims, senior enlisted advisor at the Army Materiel Command; Command Sgt. Major Charles Tobin, senior enlisted advisor at DLA; and Command Sgt. Major John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed several areas of cooperation at DLA Headaquarters March 8.

March 10, 2016

DLA leaders welcome JCS senior enlisted advisor

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency senior leaders hosted the new senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Chiefs

DLA current and future customers are invited to join in the Warfighter Support Initiative March 22-23 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

March 10, 2016

DLA to host warfighter support forum at Fort Bragg for customers

DLA representatives will be at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 22-23 to provide training and information to current and prospective military and DoD customers from the base and other military installations.

OSD and DLA senior leaders meet with military service representatives to discuss cost-saving approaches during the Cost Summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex March 7.

March 9, 2016

Budget, cost-saving approaches discussed at DLA Cost Summit

FORT Belvoir, Virginia — Senior leaders from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Logistics Agency and the military services discussed efficiencies in the DLA budget and ways to deliver value to customers at lower costs during the Cost Summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex March 7.