DLA Headquarters News

June 6, 2024

DLA, DSCA discuss information sharing at Foreign Military Sales Summit

Fort Belvoir, Va. — A Foreign Military Sales Summit brought together stakeholders from the operational and financial communities to address audit processes May 16 at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters.

A man and a woman sit at a wooden table signing documents

June 5, 2024

Coast Guard to provide liaison officer to DLA

DLA Logistics Operations — DLA's director of logistics operations and the commander of the Coast Guard Operational Logistics Command signed an agreement to place a Coast Guard liaison officer with the Whole-of-Government Division.

Leigh Method, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics, presents Army Lt. Col. Timothy Owens, commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, and Jeremy Beckwith, deputy commander, DDCT, the 2023 the National Institute of Packaging, Handling and Logistics Engineers Corporate/Agency of the Year Award on behalf of the DDCT Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking Team. Beckwith also received a Logistics Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the DoD logistics enterprise via his technical expertise and selfless leadership during his 28-year military and civilian career.

June 5, 2024

DLA Distribution leaders, employees recognized at industry awards

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution leaders and employees provided their perspectives on contested logistics and were recognized for their hard work and dedication during the recent National Institute of Packaging, Handling and Logistics Engineers training conference at Picatinny, New Jersey, May 6-9.

Navy officer at retirement and change of command.

June 4, 2024

DLA Distribution bids farewell to Rear Adm. Chase, welcomes Rear Adm. York

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Rear Adm. Grafton D. Chase, Jr., relinquished command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution to Navy Rear Adm. Michael A. York, during a change of command ceremony Friday, May 31. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, officiated the ceremony.

June 4, 2024

Naval Postgraduate School students visit DLA Distribution San Joaquin for capstone project

TRACY, Calif. — Four students from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Depot San Joaquin, California, May 23 to gather information as part of their school’s capstone project.

June 3, 2024

Message from Rear Adm. Michael A. York, SC, USN, DLA Distribution Commander May 31, 2024

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Message from Rear Adm. Michael A. York, SC, USN, DLA Distribution Commander May 31, 2024

Navy Rear Adm. Chase, SC, Commander DLA Distribution official photo.

May 30, 2024

Farewell and BZ! - DLA Distribution Commanding Officer's Departing Message 2024

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As I reach my last day as your commander, I am filled with tremendous pride and gratitude as I reflect on the two-year journey we have shared. Leading this exceptional team has been a highlight of my career, and I want to take this opportunity to reflect on what the DLA Distribution family has accomplished.

May 28, 2024

DLA Distribution commander delivers remarks during New Cumberland Memorial Day event

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Navy Rear Adm. Grafton D. Chase, commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, spoke as part of the 2024 New Cumberland Memorial Day event, May 27. These are his remarks as prepared.

May 23, 2024

Agency celebrates 2024 DLA Hall of Fame Inductees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly hosted the event in which five former Defense Logistics Agency employees were inducted. Simerly not only thanked the inductees for their past contributions, he placed heavy emphasis on the need to innovate now more than ever before due to adversarial challenges in every domain, and at every level of war.

Lt. Gen Mark Simerly stands on stage with Brad Bunn and Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer seated behind him with a background of flags

May 17, 2024

Agency’s culture and data opportunities highlighted at director’s town hall

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — An emphasis on data and culture were common themes through Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen Mark Simerly’s first global town hall May 16.

May 17, 2024

San Joaquin’s Loyd selected as Defense Logistics Agency Fire Service Instructor of the Year

TRACY, Calif. — Christopher Loyd, Security and Emergency Services fire department training captain, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management, San Joaquin, was selected as the 2023 DLA Fire Service Instructor of the Year.

May 17, 2024

Expeditionary teams close out DEFENDER ’24 field ops

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Agency expeditionary civilians and servicemembers share perspectives on exercise accomplishments, their teams, and visiting Germany during the largest U.S. Army-led exercise in Europe.

May 15, 2024

DEFENDER ’24 tests DDXX European theater familiarity

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Expeditionary personnel continue rehearsing forward operations during the waning days of a roughly two-week deployment to Germersheim, Germany, that began in early May as part of the U.S. Army’s DEFENDER 2024 exercise.

A portrait of Kenneth Winslette with an American flag behind him on a background with the DLA emblem

May 15, 2024

2024 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Kenneth Winslette

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Over the last 40-years, America’s warfighter approach to mission success via readiness has drastically changed to meet the demands of complex deployment settings. To keep pace, the Defense Logistics Agency leverages the experience and innovation of leaders like Kenneth Winslette, a 2024 DLA Hall of Fame member and legendary contractor according to his peers.

DLA Director Mark Simerly addresses the workforce on culture action plans after analyzing employee data from the 2023 DLA Culture Survey and Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

May 14, 2024

DLA Takes Action: LTG Simerly Addresses Culture Survey Feedback

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, addresses next steps after analyzing employee data from the 2023 DLA Culture Survey and Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.