DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Enterprisewide

Aug. 4, 2022

DLA Distribution Norfolk supports Operation Pacer Goose 2022

NORFOLK, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, employees loaded vital equipment July 23 onto the Ocean Gladiator out of New Orleans, Louisiana, in support of Operation Pacer Goose, the annual resupply of mission support items destined for Thule Air Base, Greenland.

Firefighter image with statistics on Wildland Fire Support.

Aug. 3, 2022

Groundwork by DLA, Forest Service preps firefighters for busy season

Fort Belvoir, VA — The Defense Logistics Agency works daily to support firefighters stopping fires in their tracks through planning and cooperation with firefighting agencies across the country.

Attendees of the North Pole Defense Fuel Support Point ribbon-cutting ceremony pose for a group photo

Aug. 1, 2022

DLA Energy Americas celebrates North Pole DFSP ribbon cutting

NORTH POLE, Alaska — Americas’ last frontier celebrated the operation of its newest Defense Fuel Supply Point at the North Pole, Alaska, with a ribbon cutting July 26.

Aug. 1, 2022

2022 Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise comes to a successful end

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — As July ends, so too does the latest edition of the Defense Logistic Agency’s Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise in Battle Creek, Michigan. The exercise featured different parts of the agency working together across multiple sites – simulating an expeditionary environment.

July 29, 2022

“I enjoyed every minute of my work here”

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Turkish national DLA employee Sedat Deryalar calls it a day after four decades of reverse logistics support to U.S. warfighters at Incirlik Air Base. The local air wing recently shared a short video in his honor.

A man and a tractor inside a large, inflatable warehouse.

July 28, 2022

COREX gets DLA elements collaborating

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Contributions from entities like DLA Distribution and DLA Information Operations are proving essential to increased realism and impact of the agency’s primary annual property disposal exercise.

A woman in a white sleeveless blouse and pink flowered skirt interviews a woman in Army dress blues in a park setting with military equipment. A cameraman dressed in a blue shirt and tan shorts holds a camera on a tripod in front of a large tan military vehicle on static display. The woman in the uniform stands on a sidewalk and the woman in the white blouse and pink flowered skirt stands on grass. A light for lighting the military vehicle sits behind the woman in the pink skirt. The woman in uniform has the dress pants with a gold border version of the uniform and has many ribbons and medals on the uniform coat.

July 28, 2022

ABC 6 News ‘She Serves’ features DLA Land and Maritime commander

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gail Atkins will be featured in a local news special July 29 focused on women stationed around Central Ohio currently serving in the Armed Forces.

July 27, 2022

DLA Distribution Susquehanna bids farewell to retiring commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Col. Trent Conner, who commanded DDSP from June 2020 to July 2022, retired from active service after serving over 30 years.

Chart showing percent of cases and median loss of fraud

July 27, 2022

Fraud: Trends to look for

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Office of Internal Review assists management with anti-fraud prevention and detection by conducting reviews and reporting suspected fraud to the DLA Office of Inspector General.

July 22, 2022

Leadership transfers at Defense Department’s largest distribution center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Command leadership transferred at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, when outgoing commander, Army Col. Trent Conner, relinquished command to incoming commander, Army Col. Samuel “Sam” Miller during a change of command ceremony July 22.