DLA Headquarters News

A large hammer forge at SIFCO Industries in Cleveland uses tons of pressure to form metal into high-strength military parts.

April 20, 2016

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Casting and forging are among the oldest manufacturing methods but are still used to make some very high-tech parts needed by the military.

Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers
Inside a massive 3D printer a delicate head moves at lightning speed to precisely deposit heated plastic layer-by-layer to create a hardened part.

April 20, 2016

Parts on Demand

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, will someday enable DLA to make hard-to-obtain parts quickly and economically, starting with seven aircraft parts.

April 20, 2016

DLA’s Process Problem Solvers

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA’s Weapon System Sustainment R&D Program helps make sure customers have the parts they need, addressing process problems as they occur.

Ram Chhetri, a mechanic from Nepal, washes off an M1151 up-armored Humvee outside the 1st Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade vehicle maintenance facility at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Oct. 8. Ray Green, a mechanic from Charleston, S.C., supervises from behind the vehicle. Shipped from Iraq, ITT-contracted mechanics finished retrofitting the vehicle to Fragmentation Kit Seven configurations, upgrading it from FRAG-5.

April 20, 2016

Coming Soon to a Trail Near You … Maybe

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA is looking at several options for disposing of excess military vehicles to recoup taxpayer dollars while protecting the public.

Navy Rear Adm. Vincent L. Griffith visits with DLA personnel at Naval Support Activity Bahrain during a recent visit to the Middle East.

April 20, 2016

A Conversation with … Navy Rear Adm. Vincent L. Griffith

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA’s Director of Logistics Operations talks about DLA’s support to deployed warfighters, humanitarian relief, the nuclear enterprise and more.

April 20, 2016

DLA NewsWire

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

April 20, 2016

I am DLA

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Wallan Hashimoto, a management and program analyst for DLA Disposition Services Pacific.

April 20, 2016

History Highlights

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — “The Army marches on its stomach” is a phrase credited to Napoleon, but the need to feed a military on the move is a timeless concern.

Firefighters from DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna, Pa., Fire and Emergency Services practice a vehicle rescue during a training event.

April 19, 2016

DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna F&ES awarded international reaccreditation status

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna, Pa., Fire and Emergency Services has received Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for meeting the criteria established through the CFAI’s voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program. DLA is one of over 200 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the CFAI and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc.

April 18, 2016

Independent Public Accountant audit kicks off at DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — DLA Distribution, along with DLA Aviation and DLA Headquarters J3, J6, and J8 personnel, hosted Kearney & Company, the CPA firm that will perform the independent public audit at DLA Distribution.

Carolyn Coker, material examiner and Identifier supervisor at DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been chosen as the Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

April 18, 2016

Distribution Oklahoma City’s Employee of the Quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Carolyn Coker, supervisory material examiner and identifier at DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been selected as the Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Employees from Japan Iron Engineering work on above ground holding tanks used for storing hazardous waste materials removed from Navy at Fleet Activities, Yokuska, Japan. Photo by Yasuo Tsunoda

April 15, 2016

Agency employees help sailors ship out their hazardous wastes

Yokosuka, Japan — When used oils or fluids from Navy ships at Yokosuka, Japan, need to be disposed of, sailors turn to DLA Disposition Services for help.

As part of the DLA Strategic Goal #2 – People and Culture, DLA encourages its employees to take advantage of the resources available to become more resilient, at work and at home.

April 14, 2016

DLA encourages its workforce to become more resilient

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Daily life is constantly throwing us curve balls. Work and home life do not always go as planned. Your boss assigns you an important project with a short suspense date. Your toddler comes down with the flu and is unable to go to daycare. Now you are at home with a sick child and your work is piling up on your desk. Add to that, you are leaving for a business trip in three days.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., Stock Readiness Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter for their continuous process improvement efforts with various backlogs assigned to their team.

April 14, 2016

Distribution Oklahoma’s Team of the Quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla. Stock Readiness Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter award for their “lean” work operation.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch delivers his opening remarks to employees at the Process Excellence All-Hands Town Hall April 12. Seated left to right: Marcus Bowers, Billie Sue Goff and Heather Vickers.

April 14, 2016

DLA director stresses audit sustainment and Process Excellence to workforce

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch and members of DLA’s Strategic Plans and Policy division left no doubt that audit sustainment and Process Excellence remain a top priority for the agency. The director hosted an all-hands town hall meeting on the subject at the McNamara Headquarters Complex April 12.