DLA Headquarters News

Ginger Miller, president of Women Veterans Interactive, shares her story at the DLA 2015 CFC Awards Ceremony

Feb. 11, 2016

Senior leaders, guest speakers recognize CFC donors, organizers for generosity

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — At the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign Awards Ceremony, Feb. 10 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, DLA senior leaders and guest speakers gathered to thank employees for their hard work and generosity — and to pass the CFC torch for next year.

Coaches Will Chappell, Patricia Allen and Brandon Rudolph are helping DLA McNamara Headquarters Complex employees get fit and adopt healthy eating patterns through the 12-Week Winter Warrior Project.

Feb. 10, 2016

Winter Warrior Project motivates employees to get fit, eat healthy

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — More than 200 employees are participating in the Winter Warrior Project, a 12-week fitness and nutrition challenge held by DLA's McNamara Headquarters Complex Fitness Center.

DLA Distribution Europe commander Army Lt. Col. Krista Hoffman signs the last official receipt for the Intermediate Staging Base in Incirlik, Turkey, alongside Matt Merrill, chief of Operations Division, far left, Richard Holland, accountable officer, back center, and Derrick White, chief of Inventory Division, far right.

Feb. 10, 2016

DLA Distribution Europe supports Turkey humanitarian mission virtually

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — To facilitate the delivery of humanitarian supplies to millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey and surrounding areas, DLA Distribution Europe, located in Germersheim, Germany, had to verify and receipt materiel virtually- a first for DLA Distribution.

The DLA Distribution San Joaquin FY15 Deep Dive Disposal Team, comprised of, from left to right, Abelardo “Abe” Cabrera, Nyia Frisby, and Bret Goodwin, has been named the DLA Distribution Big Ideas Award winners in the “Small” category for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Feb. 10, 2016

DLA Distribution San Joaquin’s Deep Dive Disposal Team receives Big Ideas Award

SAN JOAQUIN, California — The DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., Fiscal Year 2015 Deep Dive Disposal Team has been named the DLA Distribution Big Ideas Award winners in the “Small” category for the fourth quarter of FY15.

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch hosts a Town Hall for employees during his Feb. 5, 2016 visit to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. He shared insights into the agency’s strategic goals and accomplishments, while urging employees to focus on building relationships and engaging with customers and industry.

Feb. 9, 2016

DLA director hosts Town Hall at DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch returned to his old command at DLA Aviation on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 5 meeting with senior leaders in the morning and the center’s workforce in the afternoon.

Lt. Gov. Mike Stack poses with key staff following a briefing on DLA Distribution’s operations and capabilities.

Feb. 9, 2016

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor visits DoD’s premier storage and distribution operations

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mike Stack made his inaugural visit to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution headquarters in New Cumberland on Jan. 28 to learn more about the organization’s military supply mission and witness firsthand how it provides to the local economy throughout the commonwealth.

DLA Troop Support's Subsistence supply chain is helping the U.S. Army Special Operations Command add the nutrition element of the THOR3 - Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation and Reconditioning - program to the menu of a Fort Bragg, North Carolina dining facility.

Feb. 8, 2016

Subsistence helps Army Spec Ops nutrition program

PHILADELPHIA — When the U.S. Army Special Operations Command decided to add the nutrition element of a human performance program to the menu at a Fort Bragg dining facility, they asked the Subsistence supply chain to help.

Christina Hayes, safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has received DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter award for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for her administration of the safety, environmental, and occupational health programs at one of Norfolk’s detachment locations in Portsmouth, Va.

Feb. 5, 2016

Norfolk’s Hayes receives Employee of the Quarter Award

NORFOLK, Virginia — Christina Hayes, safety specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., has received DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter award for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for her administration of the safety, environmental, and occupational health programs at one of Norfolk’s detachment locations in Portsmouth, Va.

DLA Distribution Bahrain participates in the container upload for the Army Watercraft test from Mina Salman Pier Bahrain to Disposition Kuwait on Dec. 22.

Feb. 5, 2016

Bahrain distribution center participates in Army Watercraft testing mission

MANAMA, Bahrain — Due to an increase in responsibilities, DLA Distribution Bahrain was looking to tap into agency resources within the region, coordinating with DLA Disposition Kuwait to determine if demilitarization capabilities existed within its local mission. At the same time and as part of the process to establish the Trans Arabian Network, DLA Support Team - Kuwait was looking for opportunities to test the Army Watercraft mission.

DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., deputy director Augustus Mays, Jr., retires from federal service after a 54-year career.

Feb. 4, 2016

Oklahoma City’s deputy director retires after 54-year career

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., deputy director Augustus Mays, Jr., has retired from federal service after a 54-year career.

DLA Distribution commander Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix discusses the importance of a five-year plan with Pennsylvania ROTC cadets from Penn State, Lock Haven, and Bucknell Universities

Feb. 3, 2016

Combined Arms Leadership Development Exercise at DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — University students from Penn State, Lock Haven, and Bucknell Reserve Officers Training Corps programs, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Jan. 29 to discuss how the organization delivers effective logistics solutions to customers around the globe. The visit was part of the ROTC Combined Arms Leadership Development Exercise aimed to enhance cadets ‘professional experience and leadership skills

On the left is a photo of the old Army vet provided by DLA Disposition Services as it waits transformation. On the right is the same M-915 after its total makeover by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources into a 3,500 gallon tanker truck.

Feb. 2, 2016

What DLA Disposition Services Really Does

Lansing, Michigan — A cargo truck once used by the military finds new life as a firefighting vehicle for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources thanks to the mission of DLA Disposition Services.

An officer from the King County Sheriff's Office works to clear a fallen tree out of the way of the Snowcat during the rescue operation. The Sheriff's office recently acquired the cat from DLA Disposition Services. Photo provided by the King County Sheriff's Office

Feb. 2, 2016

DLA equipment helps rescue hikers

The weather was real. The hikers were really lost. While it wasn’t a reality show there is a star in this story, a cat from DLA.

Each year Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, Calif., at Port Hueneme supports the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic research mission by participating in the yearly annual vessel load out.

Feb. 2, 2016

Port Hueneme’s team supports annual Antarctic resupply mission

PORT HUENEME, California — Each year, the Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking Team at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego at Port Hueneme, California, supports the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic research mission by helping load the NSF research ship. Due to Antarctica's harsh climate, the resupply occurs in January — summertime on the continent — when the ice is thinnest.

DLA Distribution Korea’s Audit Readiness Team has been awarded the Mission Impact Team of the Quarter award for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Feb. 1, 2016

Korea’s Audit Readiness Team named Mission Impact Team of the Quarter

CAMP CARROLL, Korea — DLA Distribution Korea’s Audit Readiness Team has been awarded the Mission Impact Team of the Quarter award for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.