DLA Headquarters News

June 8, 2018

Assistant deputy commandant for Installation and Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps visits DLA Distribution San Joaquin

TRACY, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California’s former commanding officer, Marine Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, assistant deputy commandant for Installation and Logistics (Plans), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, recently visited the San Joaquin team May 8. He met with the distribution center’s commanding officer Marine Col. Andre Harrell and key senior staff members to discuss various initiatives to improve and sustain warfighter materiel readiness.

Group of industry leaders and DLA leaders pose before event.

June 7, 2018

DLA leaders meet with industry partners, discuss engagement strategies

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams met with several private-sector leaders at the McNamara Headquarters Complex to discuss how DLA can better engage with its industry partners during a meeting with representatives from industry associations May 31.

June 7, 2018

PA Community and Economic Development Secretary visits central PA military installation

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Dennis Davin, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, recently visited DLA Distribution, located on the Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna installation, which is also home to the Department of Defense’s largest warehouse, the Eastern Distribution Center.

June 7, 2018

Full transparency, trust are key goals of DLA’s 10th Cost Summit

Operations and finance officials from the Defense Logistics Agency renewed their goal of transparency on all things cost related with the 10th Cost Summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex June 4.

June 6, 2018

Distribution showcases FY18 operations plan to DLA Director

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — During his first trip to DLA Distribution headquarters in 2018, DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams sat down with the organization’s commander, Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi, to discuss DLA Distribution’s 2018 Dynamic Operating Plan.

June 6, 2018

DLA Director hosts town hall at Distribution headquarters

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Introducing his 2018-2026 Strategic Plan and discussing how the five lines of effort outlined in the plan apply to DLA Distribution was the main focus of DLA director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams during the May 17 town hall with headquarters staff.

American assault troops in a landing craft as it nears a beachhead in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Smoke in background is Naval gunfire supporting the landing. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army Center of Military History)

June 6, 2018

DLA honors sacrifices made, victory won on D-Day

Seventy-four years ago today, American military forces, joined by their comrades in arms from Allied nations, began the final push to liberate Europe from Nazi oppression.

June 5, 2018

Wennblom takes command at DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama

ANNISTON, Ala. — U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Martin E. Wennblom assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama, in a June 5th ceremony. The ceremony was officiated by DLA Distribution Commanding General, Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi.

June 5, 2018

2018 DLA Hall of Fame inductees announced

The Defense Logistics Agency will induct five new honorees into its Hall of Fame this summer, representing the highest level of achievement across an array of DLA locations and leadership roles.

June 4, 2018

Lindley receives DMSM for achievements as commander, DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama

ANNISTON, Ala. — Army Lt. Col. Michael L. Lindley has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his numerous accomplishments while serving as commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama.

Now is a good time to think about how to avoid and prepare for hazards to your health and safety. Courtesy graphic.

June 1, 2018

New campaign promotes employee safety as priority

On June 2, DLA will kick off its All-Season Safety Campaign to help employees recognize and anticipate seasonal safety and health risks through training, posters and social media messaging. The goal is to raise employee awareness of the importance of safety at work, at home and while traveling.

May 31, 2018

Memorial Day Observed Parade, Ceremony in Gettysburg

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — As the nation recognized its deceased veterans on Memorial Day, the up-and-coming generation showed Gettysburg the future is bright.

May 31, 2018

Sacrifices remembered at Memorial Day

TRACY, Calif. — As the sacrifices of nation’s war dead of past and present conflicts around the world were being honored on Memorial Day, the American military must continue to be ready to respond to a number of challenges in many parts of the world.

A reenactor joins attendees in honoring the sacrifices of Allied forces 100 years ago during the battles of Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry in France, near the end of World War I. In the background is the Aisne-Marne Memorial.

May 31, 2018

DLA team marks Memorial Day in visit to WWI commemoration in France

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a group from DLA Europe and Africa traveled to Château-Thierry, France, to participate in the World War I Centennial Commemoration at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery.

May 30, 2018

DDC’s first commanding general honored with Hall of Fame induction

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Inside the DLA Distribution Headquarters building bearing his name, Retired Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, first commander of Defense Distribution Center, was formally inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame on May 11.