DLA Headquarters News

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May 24, 2021

DLA Director Addresses Support to Global Pandemic, Future of Work During NDTA Webinar

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Speaking to a virtual audience of over 100 attendees, Defense Logistics Agency Director Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic addressed the Washington D.C. Chapter of the National Defense Transportation Association May 20. She outlined DLA’s priorities for supporting the warfighter, the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, recent support missions and took questions.

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May 24, 2021

DLA Logistics Operations director retires with 32 years

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Air Force Maj. Gen. Allan Day, DLA's director of logistics operations, reflects on the challenges and joys of his military career.

Two masked female officers display their relay mileage totals.

May 21, 2021

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month ends with successful virtual event

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In April, more than 450 DLA employees participated in a virtual Teal Ribbon Relay to support National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

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May 21, 2021

DLA senior enlisted leader encourages military members to ‘spring into fitness’ with new video

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In a new video, DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka O’Neal encourages military members to "spring into fitness" and complete annual physical fitness tests.

May 21, 2021

Fillmore Army Health Clinic vaccinates employees

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Fillmore U.S. Army Health Clinic staff at Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna, provided over 3,500 Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to over 1,600 installation employees assigned to New Cumberland and Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg tenant organizations Jan. 7 – May 7.

May 19, 2021

Global pandemic support, future initiatives top Global Town Hall agenda

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s role in operations like the Afghanistan drawdown and its ability to provide critical supplies for Americans and other nations during the pandemic show there is an increasing awareness and demand for the agency’s capabilities, the DLA director said during a prerecorded Global Town Hall May 18.

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May 19, 2021

DLA ships Pfizer vaccines OCONUS for DOD youth

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA has shipped first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. European, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands.

Photo of Ray Martin on left, Photo of Lt. Col. Robert West on right

May 17, 2021

DLA Distribution Tobyhanna changes command

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Missouri native Army Lt. Col. Robert J. West took command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, from acting director Raymond Martin in a change of command ceremony May 17.

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May 10, 2021

DLA vice director: Resilience critical to agency’s success during pandemic

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn describes how organizational and employee resilience contributed to the agency's success during the pandemic.

May 7, 2021

McGovern departs DLA Distribution Corpus Christi and Autrey takes command

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Texas native Army Lt. Col. Cody Autrey took command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, from outgoing commander Army Lt. Col. Justin McGovern in a change of command ceremony May 7.

A soldier wearing a mask holds a small temperature monitor in one hand, formatted in a vertical portrait over a DLA emblem background

May 7, 2021

DLA reservists support vaccine cold-chain management

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Reservists at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are helping monitor COVID-19 vaccine temperatures as the agency ships thousands of doses to Defense Department employees outside the continental United States and the deployed U.S. Navy Fleet amid warmer weather.

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May 7, 2021

Industry association leaders get 2020 Supplier Survey results, new DLA Strategic Plan details

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency is upping its game in how it understands industry and leverages data to improve processes, the DLA vice director told leaders of 13 industry associations in a May 5 webinar that also focused on 2020 Supplier Survey results and demand projections.

May 4, 2021

Vertical lift modules installed at DLA Distribution Anniston bolster productivity

ANNISTON, Ala. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama, installed new vertical lift modules – a modernization effort that maximizes available cubic space, and enhances the support DDAA can provide to the Anniston Army Depot.

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April 30, 2021

DLA provides critical supplies to USAID for India pandemic response

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Rapid COVID-19 tests and N95 masks are among initial supplies from the Defense Logistics Agency being flown to India as part of the U.S. government’s effort to help meet urgent health needs there.

April 30, 2021

DLA Distribution supports ERDC to complete RAIL demo

ANNISTON, Ala. — RAIL, a program sponsored by the United States Transportation Command, began in October 2020. It was developed to provide an expeditionary railhead capability for loading and unloading tracked and wheeled vehicles.