DLA Headquarters News

DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, employees Vivian Ahsam, center, and LS3 Brianna Glynn, right, present a check to Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua Plato, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, regional point of contact for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

Feb. 12, 2016

Pearl Harbor employees extend the giving season

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Despite the end of the holiday season and arrival of a new year, employees at DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have stayed in the giving spirit.

As the tax filing season continues, it is critical that all Defense Logistics Agency employees be guarded against unsolicited telephone calls and emails from individuals claiming to be Internal Revenue Service or U.S. Treasury Department employees.

Feb. 12, 2016

Beware of criminals impersonating IRS, Treasury employees in email, phone calls

Criminals are using telephone and email scams to pose as IRS employees and solicit money from taxpayers, including government employees. Knowing how these criminals present themselves and how you should respond if you receive a suspicious call will help you protect yourself.

Select Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., Unit Material Fielding Point employees, along with employees from Troop Support in Philadelphia, visit Dover Air Force Base to see what happens to their work after it leaves the distribution center.

Feb. 12, 2016

Susquehanna’s Unit Material Fielding Point team follows pallets to the customer

DOVER, Deleware — Select Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., Unit Material Fielding Point employees, along with employees from Troop Support in Philadelphia, visited Dover Air Force Base to see what happens to their work after it leaves the distribution center.

Feb. 12, 2016

Strategic Goals Award winners announced for fourth quarter, fiscal 2015

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch announced the winners of the DLA Strategic Goals Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.

Army Brig. Gen. Richard Dix honors Joseph Spielbauer during a ceremony at DLA Distribution Jan. 28.

Feb. 11, 2016

Vietnam Veteran recognized as beacon of support to New Cumberland installation

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Some may say that the recent civilian retirement of Joseph Spielbauer, executive director, Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission is bittersweet. For Spielbauer, it means more personal time; for those who worked with him and relied on his support and expertise, it means a huge void. At the New Cumberland installation, Jan. 28, one day prior to Spielbauer’s retirement, senior leaders honored the Vietnam Veteran for his support to his country, both in uniform and out.

Scott Cole, traffic management specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for his involvement with the Transportation Protective Service program.

Feb. 11, 2016

Yokosuka’s Cole wins employee of the quarter award

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Scott Cole, traffic management specialist at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for his involvement with the Transportation Protective Service program.

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.