DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Headquarters

DLA personnel from the Tampa area meet with DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch for lunch at the Diner’s Reef Dining Facility at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 5. DLA Central hosted the Director’s visit to meet with leaders at U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, as well as local DLA activities.

May 11, 2015

Director visits MacDill commands, DLA activities

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida — Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch traveled to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 5 for meetings with leaders at U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 5, 2015) McNamara Headquarters Complex employees from different agencies and their guests participate in a golf tournament hosted by the Defense Logistics Agency's Installation Support Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program on Fort Belvoir Virginia's Woodlawn Golf Course.

May 8, 2015

McNamara HQC employees hit links for golf tournament

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — When Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Program hosted a golf tournament May 6 at Fort Belvoir’s Woodlawn Golf Course, more than 140 McNamara Headquarters Complex employees from different agencies and their guests jumped at the chance to participate.

The May/June issue of Loglines magazine, “Two Continents, One Mission,” is now available in print and online.

May 7, 2015

‘Two Continents, One Mission:’ May/June Loglines available

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The May/June issue of Loglines magazine, “Two Continents, One Mission,” is now available in print and online. The issue takes an in-depth look at how Defense Logistics Agency Europe & Africa supports Defense Department operations on both continents

Continued collaboration, innovation and smart investments are cornerstones of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Strategic Plan for 2015 through 2022.

May 5, 2015

DLA Strategic Plan lays out goals for 2015-2022

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Continued collaboration, innovation and smart investments are cornerstones of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Strategic Plan for 2015 through 2022. DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch released the new plan May 4.

This is part of a series of articles that DLA will highlight on BBP 3.0 called "Better Buying Power in Focus."

May 5, 2015

Disposition Services contract supports Better Buying Power goals

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — A hazardous waste disposal contract awarded in January is an example of how DLA Disposition Services supports Better Buying Power by promoting competition and improving tradecraft in acquisition through increased small-business participation.

Vivian d’Alelio, a management assistant with DLA Headquarters’ Multimedia Division, is lowered down a flight of stairs in a safety chair by McNamara Headquarters Complex employees during a simulated emergency evacuation April 29. The training was designed to help employees with mobility challenges descend stairwells and develop strategies to assist them during an emergency.

May 4, 2015

HQC employees train to help evacuate coworkers with mobility challenges

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Many McNamara Headquarters Complex employees find evacuating the building a routine manner: head for the stairs and walk out an emergency exit. But for some, getting down the stairs and out of the building requires a little bit of teamwork.

Scott Bentley, a jet engine mechanic with the 548th Propulsion Maintenance Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, removes a disk from an F-110-100 engine low-pressure turbine rotor disassembly, Feb. 6.

May 1, 2015

Better Buying Power initiatives showcased in engine contract’s unique features

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s procurement strategies have continued to evolve to meet the challenges of Better Buying Power 3.0, an undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics initiative to improve Defense Department procurement.

Pictured is a conceptual image of the Aegis Ashore installation in Romania. Navy construction builders used materials provided through DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain to build a camp for support personnel there.

Oct. 2, 2014

Contracting officer ensures requirements for missile defense camp are right

The initial customer requirements for materials to build a camp in Romania were vague and incomplete, said a contracting officer with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Europe and Africa.