DLA Headquarters News

DLA Energy recently awarded a contract for a 28.2 megawatt on-site solar energy production facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

March 15, 2017

DLA Energy, Air Force continue work toward energy security, savings

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy continues to provide comprehensive energy solutions to the military services by awarding its largest solar energy contract for the U.S. Air Force.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch speaks to customer-facing employees and agency leaders at the Global Customer-Facing Summit.

March 15, 2017

Summit provides ‘face’ time for agency leaders, customer representatives

The Defense Logistics Agency hosted a two-day Global Customer-Facing Summit March 8-9, where those who are the “face” of DLA to customers discussed plans and concerns with peers from around the world.

(Right) Matt Delles from DLA Energy Middle East earned the award in the GS 7-12 category and (left) Aybike Arslan from DLA Energy Europe and Africa earned the award in the GS 13-15 category.

March 14, 2017

First quarter of fiscal 2017 Employees of the Quarter announced

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The accomplishments of two Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 earned them DLA Energy Employee of the Quarter Awards.

DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin cuts the ribbon to officially open DLA Distribution's new material processing center in Salalah, Oman Feb. 9.

March 13, 2017

DLA Energy commander officiates DLA Distribution Salalah’s opening

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin officiated a ribbon cutting ceremony for DLA Distribution’s newest material processing center in Salalah, Oman, Feb. 9.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda S. Hurry will replace Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Richmond, Virginia.

March 10, 2017

Hurry named new DLA Aviation commander

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The Air Force General Officer Management Office announced March 9 that Air Force Brig. Gen. Linda S. Hurry will replace Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Richmond, Virginia.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch signs the 2017 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation.

March 9, 2017

Agency leaders show support for SAPR program

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — On March 8, designated as International Women’s Day, Defense Logistics Agency leaders took a break from Executive Board business to address an important issue to both women and men – sexual assault prevention and response.

Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt will succeed Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin as the Defense Logistics Agency’s command senior enlisted leader.

March 7, 2017

Brahmsteadt named DLA’s new command senior enlisted leader

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced March 6 that Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt will succeed Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin as the Defense Logistics Agency’s command senior enlisted leader.

DLA Troop Support flag room embroider Nereida Rivera, left, stitches a vice presidential flag alongside a Betsy Ross interpreter during a museum exhibit opening at the Betsy Ross House Feb. 17 in Philadelphia. Rivera is one of 16 DLA embroiders featured in “Historic Threads: 250 Years of Flag Making in Philadelphia,” which highlights the city’s centuries-long tradition of flag making.

Feb. 23, 2017

‘Flag ladies’ continue Betsy Ross legacy as museum-worthy Philadelphia flag-makers

PHILADELPHIA — Embroiderers at DLA Troop Support continue the flag-making legacy of Betsy Ross and the many needle workers who preceded them. The "flag ladies" are featured in the Betsy Ross House’s newest exhibit “Historic Threads: 250 Years of Flag Making in Philadelphia.”

Army Staff Sgt. Jenna Vaughn, 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Iraq Train and Equip Funding noncommissioned officer, inspects bulldozers received for ITEF July 12, 2016 in Southwest Asia. Armored bulldozers such as these were provided through DLA Troop Support’s Heavy Equipment Procurement Program and will allow Iraqi combat engineers to more effectively clear convoy routes of roadside bombs and other threats in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Feb. 22, 2017

C&E sends heavy equipment to support Iraq, counter ISIL

PHILADELPHIA — Armored bulldozers and track loaders provided by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are playing a role in protecting Iraq from the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

DLA senior enlisted leader Command Sgt. Major Charles Tobin (standing right) and Sgt. First Class Yadriana Kavitz from DLA’s Joint Logistics Operations Center present a DLA overview to senior enlisted soldiers from the Combined Arms Support Command in Fort Lee, Virginia, Feb. 16.

Feb. 21, 2017

DLA command sergeant major shares DLA story with CASCOM enlisted leaders

DLA's senior enlisted leader shared career insights and leadership lessons with senior enlisted personnel at the Combined Arms Support Command in Fort Lee, Virginia, Feb. 16.

The Defense Logistics Agency didn’t exist during Washington’s or Lincoln’s presidency, but history shows DLA’s services would have been invaluable to both leaders.

Feb. 17, 2017

Presidents Day: Lessons in logistics from Washington and Lincoln

As the Defense Logistics Agency celebrates Presidents Day, it’s worth a look at the logistics difficulties Washington and Lincoln endured as they led the nation to victory in wartime without the benefit of DLA.

Robert Brandt at the hospital, receiving chemotherapy.

Feb. 16, 2017

DLA employee opens up about battling cancer

An employee of DLA Information Operations discusses his recent battle with cancer and how his family, friends, and DLA coworkers helped him in the fight.

Army Capt. Demetrius Walton, DLA’s deputy command chaplain, kneels in prayer in the McNamara Headquarters Complex’s newly renovated prayer and meditation room. Above him is an LED light box that depicts a stained glass window from the Defense Distribution Susquehanna Chapel, which was built in 1941 and is one of the Defense Department’s oldest chapels.

Feb. 15, 2017

Prayer, meditation room gives HQC employees calm atmosphere to practice spirituality

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — A quiet, serene spot for prayer and reflection is just steps away for McNamara Headquarters Complex employees.

The Department of Homeland Security recently updated its lists of states that are compliant, noncompliant, or under extensions for making the ID they issue conform to the Real ID Act.

Feb. 14, 2017

Deadline for ‘Real ID’-compliant driver’s license extended to June for some states

If you have family members whose only ID is issued by one of an expanded list of non-compliant states or territories, they will not be able to use that ID for unescorted access to Department of Defense or other federal facilities after June 6, following an extension of the deadline by the Department of Homeland Security.

Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentees with the DLA Joint Reserve Force staff at the IMA All-Call event Feb. 3, 2017.

Feb. 10, 2017

DLA Hosts Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentees

The DLA Joint Reserve Force hosted 45 Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentees for a weekend of training, networking and team building at DLA Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Feb. 3-5.