DLA Headquarters News

Air Force Gen. Robin Rand (left), Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and the service component commander to U.S. Strategic Command, presided over the retirement of DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch at DLA Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Virginia May 4. The two are fellow graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1979. At the ceremony, Rand presented Busch with the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

May 5, 2017

DLA director retires after 38-year Air Force career

Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Andy Busch marked the end of his 38-year Air Force career May 4 with a retirement ceremony at DLA Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Army Maj. Gen. Darrell Williams has been confirmed as the new DLA director.

May 2, 2017

Army general officer named new DLA director

The U.S. Senate confirmed May 1, Army Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and his next assignment as Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He will replace Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch, who retires May 4.

Parents and children pose with Sultan Muhammad, deputy director of Installation Support for the HQC, on National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, April 27.

May 2, 2017

Parents, kids enjoy day of fun, fitness, education at DLA headquarters

McNamara Headquarters Complex employees recently shared with their children what they do on the job and the amenities their place of business offers during National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, April 27.

DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin, right, and Air Commodore Stephen Winterton, Director General Fuels Services Branch, Joint Logistics Command at Department of Defense of Australia, sign the new Fuel Exchange Agreement between Australia and the U.S. April 12 during the DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference.

April 18, 2017

Australia and DLA Energy sign fuel exchange agreement

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Australia and DLA Energy signed a new Fuel Exchange Agreement April 12 during the 2017 Worldwide Energy Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.

Winners of the 2017 Department of Defense Fuels Awards pose for a group photo following the awards ceremony April 11 at the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Worldwide Energy Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The awards recognized individual and unit excellence in fuels management and handling.

April 14, 2017

DLA Energy hosts 2017 DoD Fuels Awards

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Celebrating 51 years of excellence in fuels management operation and fuel handling, the 2017 Department of Defense Fuels Awards Ceremony took place at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 11.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch discusses the agency's achievements and future challenges in his last Town Hall.

April 14, 2017

DLA Director describes agency transitions, accomplishments in final Town Hall

In his last Town Hall as the Defense Logistics Agency’s director, Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch spoke to the workforce in the McNamara Headquarters Complex April 13 about the agency’s resiliency, ongoing initiatives and future mission.

Senior leaders pose with "Ladies DSW 2.0," the first-place team, at the 2017 Winter Warrior Project awards ceremony, April 12, 2017, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. From left: DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch; Anita Elum-Mason; Rowena Estrada; Ahawana Williams; Christina Darensbourg; team coach Demetrios Danis; Army Command Sgt. Major Charles Tobin, DLA senior enlisted leader; Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, DTRA senior enlisted leader.

April 13, 2017

Winter warriors wow, win awards

More than a dozen employees of the Defense Logistics Agency received trophies and recognition from DLA’s senior military leaders for meeting their fitness goals this past winter, in an April 12 ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Steven Iselin, acting assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment), U.S. Department of the Navy, spoke during the plenary session at the Worldwide Energy Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 11.

April 13, 2017

DLA Energy commander hosts WWEC plenary session

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Energy security, operational energy and energy diplomacy were the themes in a plenary session during the Worldwide Energy Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 11.

Marine Corps Cpl. Marcus Hardimon cleans a gasket on a valve cover, Nov. 8, 2016, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Marines took apart, cleaned, and assembled an engine of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. Hardimon is an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

April 12, 2017

DLA expands support to Marine Corps supply, maintenance units

Less excess materiel, reduced inventory costs and decreased lead times are among the benefits of two new Defense Logistics Agency drives to improve support to Marine Corps customers at maintenance depots and supply management units.

DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin presided at the DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference opening ceremony to a crowd of more than two thousand industry professionals gathered to refine future energy needs at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center Apr. 10.

April 11, 2017

DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference under way

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The 2017 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Worldwide Energy Conference and Tradeshow opened at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, April 10 with record attendance.

DLA leadership has made prevention of and response to sexual assault a top priority.

April 10, 2017

Agency program advocates for victims of sexual assault

DLA offers full-time, trained personnel to help victims of sexual assault, along with other resources.

Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations provides scanning services for all types and sizes of documents, and converts paper archives into an easily retrievable digital format.

April 6, 2017

DLA’s document conversion services on the rise

Scanning and document conversion is an easy answer to preserving information and saving expensive storage space while becoming audit ready. DLA Information Operations provides scanning services for all types and sizes of documents, and converts paper archives into an easily retrievable digital format.

Contractor team members conduct a system walkthrough prior to operations at Defense Fuel Support Point Charleston, South Carolina. The facility recently successfully passed an unannounced worst-case scenario oil spill exercise. Courtesy photo

April 4, 2017

DFSP Charleston excels in surprise oil spill exercise

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s Defense Fuel Support Point Charleston, South Carolina successfully passed a recent government-initiated unannounced exercise involving a hazardous material spill.

An airdrop of food delivered by the World Food Programme with support from DLA reaches recipients in Syria.

April 4, 2017

DLA division uses parachutes, partnership to support humanitarian aid

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA expanded its humanitarian efforts by teaming with agencies such as NORTHCOM and the USAID to help non-government organizations provide aid to those in need. DLA’s Whole of Government Division recently helped supply the World Food Programme by providing containers and parachutes in order to deliver food and supplies to Syrian refugees.

Army Sgt. Leon H. Bell in 1919, after returning from World War I, at the home of his half-sister Lassie and brother-in-law, F.E. Carroll, Park Street, Beaumont, Texas. The U.S. Army continued to issue this uniform into the early days of World War II. DLA Troop Support now supplies all uniforms to U.S. military service members.

April 1, 2017

History Commentary: Mementos of the Trenches

The author reflects on what the items his grandfather brought home from WWI can tell us about the life of the American doughboy, 100 years after America joined the war on the side of the Allies.