DLA Headquarters News

Army Master Sgt. Lewmas Laurinaitis, a culinary specialist with the 16th Sustainment Brigade cooks French toast in a mobile kitchen with subsistence items provided by DLA during Saber Strike 2018. DLA is supporting the U.S. Army, Europe-led exercise taking place in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland June 3-15. Photo by Nutan Chada

June 19, 2018

DLA forward presence enhances commodity, service support during Saber Strike

U.S. forces in the Baltics and Poland for Saber Strike 2018 have easier access to critical supplies like food, fuel and repair parts with the deployment of Defense Logistics Agency personnel to Powidz, Poland.

DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams (second from right) and (far right) keynote speaker Army Lt. Gen. Mitchell Stevenson (retired) speak with Army Maj. Jeremy Haynes (seated), who was injured while deployed to Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan. Photo by Teodora Mocanu.

June 18, 2018

Army celebrates 243 years of traditions, transitions, sacrifice

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Mitchell Stevenson, former Army deputy chief of staff for logistics, reflected on the Army's contributions to the nation at a June 14 Army birthday celebration at DLA's McNamara Headquarters Complex.

June 15, 2018

NASA Logisticians visit DLA Distribution HQ’s

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Logisticians from NASA began their late April morning visit to DLA Distribution with an overview presentation detailing the organization’s business processes and mission capabilities. After the presentation, the group proceeded to a walking tour of the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Eastern Distribution Center, the largest in the Department of Defense.

Members of DLA’s Expeditionary Contracting Cadre support the initial stages of disaster and contingency operations such as the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Joe Andrews from DLA Aviation deployed last fall to provide expeditionary contracting support for this mobile surgical hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico, while the local civilian hospital underwent repairs. Courtesy photo

June 15, 2018

Expeditionary contracting officers needed to provide global logistics support

The DLA Joint Contingency Acquisition Support Office needs contracting specialists to join its Expeditionary Contracting Cadre, a group of volunteers who deploy to establish logistics support in the initial stages of disaster relief and contingency operations around the world.

DLA's Records and Information Management program is performing an agencywide inventory of all documents that may have regulatory, legal or historical importance to the agency or the government.

June 14, 2018

DLA conducting enterprisewide records inventory

The Defense Logistics Agency is proactively taking steps to preserve information through its first-ever enterprisewide records inventory, which began June 11.

June 14, 2018

Jones takes the helm at DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Jones formally took over as DLA Distribution commanding officer during a June 12 Change of Command ceremony, when he accepted the organization’s colors from DLA director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams.

June 11, 2018

Outgoing Distribution commanding general recognized for expanding network, humanitarian efforts

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal for his numerous accomplishments while serving as commanding general of DLA Distribution in New Cumberland, Pa.

June 11, 2018

DLA Dashboard to improve readiness by giving near real-time view of service metrics, supply shortfalls

A new tool known as the Service Readiness Dashboard merges the military services’ readiness data with DLA business metrics for a near real-time view of the status of key weapon systems and platforms.

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.