DLA Headquarters News

In order to assess the acceptability of the new torque converter as an alternate item for the present one a fit check was needed to insure compatibility with the Humvee engine and transmission. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Brown with the Ohio Army National Guard conducts a transportation bracket fit test showing the seated torque converter has the same axial relationship with the transmission flange as the current item.

June 30, 2016

Fort Belvoir, VA — A critical part was in short supply, with few replacements available. DLA Land and Maritime worked to help develop a hybrid part that is quicker to produce and meets all specifications.

Senior Airman Rory Nowosielski stands on the ramp as container delivery system bundles exit the aircraft during a high-altitude airdrop mission in a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 14 over Afghanistan. Airman Nowosielski is a C-17 loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

June 30, 2016

Factory to Foxhole

Fort Belvoir, VA — DLA and the U.S. Transportation Command collaborate to ensure supplies are where they are needed before and after shipping.

Defense Logistics Agency San Joaquin Police Chief Chuepheng Lo.

June 30, 2016

An American Story

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA Police Chief Chuepheng Lo’s journey to becoming America’s first Hmong police chief included living in a refugee camp and serving as an Army officer.

The Joint Logistics Operations Center is DLA’s full-time coordination point for global logistics activities.

June 30, 2016

Synchronizing the Effort

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA’s Joint Logistics Operations Center sustains the agency’s operational readiness around the clock and around the world.

DLA Troop Support representative Sally Pooler (right) answers questions from a soldier at the DLA Warfighter Support Initiative, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

June 30, 2016

DLA Warfighter Support Initiative Engaging Customers

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The DLA Warfighter Support Initiative is part of DLA’s effort to bring outreach and education directly to customers.

June 30, 2016

Slick Solution

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Conventional motor oil has been blamed for environmental damage and is often sourced from foreign nations, and the Department of Defense is a major consumer. But a DLA program may help change that.

June 30, 2016

A Conversation with ... Air Force Col. Michelle Hall

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Air Force Col. Michelle Hall, who wraps up a year as DLA-USTRANSCOM Division chief in August, spoke with Loglines about what the division has accomplished in the past year and what changes are in store.

June 30, 2016

I am DLA

Fort Belvoir — I am DLA

June 30, 2016

DLA NewsWire

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — News from across the agency is highlighted through DLA Newswire.

Employees and family members sit for their caricatures at the 2016 HQC Family Day at the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 28.

June 29, 2016

McNamara HQC promotes Family Day fun and safety

Thousands of employees and guests of all ages participated in the McNamara Headquarters Complex Family Day event June 28. This year’s theme was “Stars, Stripes and Safety.”

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, U.S. Marine Corps Installations and Logistics; Mike Scott;Tony Poleo; Jan Mulligan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration; and Kathy Cutler listen to opening remarks at the 2016 Cost Summit.

June 29, 2016

Cost summit helps build customer trust, understanding

In the spirit of providing customers financial transparency, Defense Logistics Agency finance and logistics operations leaders hosted their quarterly cost summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on June 27.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Deputy Commander George Atwood [second to left] and other stakeholders participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with other senior officials for the large-scale renewable energy solar project at Fort Detrick, Maryland, June 17.

June 24, 2016

DLA Energy brings large-scale renewable energy solar project to Fort Detrick

FORT DETRICK, Maryland — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Deputy Commander George Atwood attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony with other senior officials for the large-scale renewable energy solar project at Fort Detrick, Maryland, June 17.

FORT A.P. HILL, Va. - Soldiers of 348th Transportation Company ground guide their trucks into the motor pool after completing their mission to deliver fuel to Langley Air Force Base, Va. About 700 Army Reserve Soldiers of the 745th Quartermaster Group provide fuel and water to various locations during the 2016 Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gary R. Yim, 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

June 24, 2016

DLA Energy Americas assists in bringing fuel, clean water to QLLEX 2016

FORT A.P. Hill, Virginia — As Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise 2016 approaches its end, the two-week training exercise has largely been a success.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch pins the Defense Superior Service Medal on Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix as Brig. Gen. John Laskodi looks on at the DLA Distribution change of command ceremony in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, June 17. Dix concluded 24 months as commander of DLA Distribution.

June 21, 2016

DLA Distribution marks transition of leadership

Employees and guests witnessed a time-honored military tradition June 17 at the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution change-of-command ceremony in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Photo caption: Participants in the DLA Semi-Annual Total Retail Sustainment Review gather at the mast of the USS Sailfish (formerly USS Squalus) at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, May 24. (Photo by James Cleveland)

June 17, 2016

Retail side of warfighter support is focus of DLA event

DLA’s Retail Operations Division, in coordination with DLA Land and Maritime, brought total focus to the retail side of DLA's warfighter support at the second Semi-Annual Total Retail Sustainment Review, May 24-25 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.