DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Headquarters

The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is assembled in a line, with various positions of a wave of rifle flips going down the line

Nov. 13, 2023

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Can the birth of the Marine Corps be tied to the history of the Defense Logistics Agency? The Marine Corps was born at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia Nov. 10, 1775. DLA Troop Support traces its roots to 1799, when it acquired land to build the Schuykill Arsenal, just down the street from the Tun Tavern.

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Nov. 8, 2023

DLA mission, employees honor America’s veterans

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Once a soldier, always a soldier. And for warfighters fed, clothed, fueled and equipped by DLA, the odds are increasingly good that while that support changes shape as a troop crosses into veteran status, it endures.

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Nov. 7, 2023

New defense industrial strategy, DLA demand forecast to chart road map for logistics partners

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new National Defense Industrial Strategy set to debut in early December establishes four priorities: resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition and economic deterrence.

Woman stands with a city in her background

Nov. 6, 2023

Trapped: Navy reservist escapes Israel after Hamas attack

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A Navy officer with DLA's Joint Reserve Force shares how her dream vacation to Israel turned into a marathon to escape.

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Nov. 2, 2023

DLA employee makes exceeding expectations a way of life

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Vivian d’Alelio is a management and program analyst with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management. In October, she received the Outstanding Defense Department Employee with a Disability Award at the 43rd Annual Secretary of Defense Disability Awards Ceremony at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon.

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Oct. 31, 2023

DLA, Space Force leaders discuss strategic partnership in first meeting

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency, its Nuclear and Space Enterprise Support Office and the Space Force discussed how they can work together to help the new service grow its approach to logistics during their first meeting Oct. 24 at DLA’s headquarters.

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Oct. 31, 2023

DLA’s commander of joint regional combat support connects with Indo-Pacific warfighters

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's commander of joint regional combat support worked with warfighters Oct. 19-27 to set future requirements in the Indo-Pacific.

Oct. 25, 2023

DLA Headquarters kicks off CFC with $300K goal

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Headquarters employees kicked off the 2023 Combined Federal Campaign with a $300,000 goal and reminder of the many ways their contributions make a difference in peoples' lives.

Command Chief Master Sergeant Alvin Dyer speaks to reservists seated in an auditorium

Oct. 24, 2023

Enlisted call focuses on recruiting, readiness

FORT BELVOIR, Va., — Recruiting and readiness were the standout topics at a Joint Reserve Force enlisted call held in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium Oct. 20.

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Oct. 23, 2023

Commentary: World War II developmental, formative for first 5 DLA directors

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — When the Defense Supply Agency became the Defense Logistics Agency in 1977, it marked the end of an era. For a decade and a half, agency directors had based organizational and operational decisions on their World War II experiences.