DLA Headquarters News

May 22, 2020

DLA Distribution Yokosuka changes leadership via virtual ceremony

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution's first virtual change of command ceremony takes place in Yokosuka, Japan

May 22, 2020

DLA Director delivers Memorial Day message to near-virtual audience

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The words may have reached their audience differently, but the sentiment behind Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams’ keynote address at the Virtual Memorial Day Observance at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, came through May 21.

May 21, 2020

Southern Resident Office foresees on-time completion for $54 million warehouse construction project

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District southern resident office, has been at the forefront of a PH-1 Defense Logistics Agency warehouse construction project that began construction in September of 2017.

May 20, 2020

Automated data drives DLA, DOD decisions on COVID-19 medical supplies

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Automated supply and demand data on personal protective equipment needed in the COVID-19 response is giving Defense Department officials a unified picture of stock levels and requirements across DOD and federal agencies, said the Defense Logistics Agency’s metrics integration chief.

May 20, 2020

DLA Distribution Donald P. Brown award for operational cost effectiveness is awarded to Steven Pawlicki

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Steven Pawlicki, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama, equipment specialist, received the DLA Distribution Donald P. Brown award for operational cost effectiveness. Pawlicki’s straightforward thinking and aggressiveness led him to develop a program to monitor daily balances of millions of dollars’ worth of packing supplies and material stored in the organization’s consolidated supply room.

May 19, 2020

DLA’s IT modernization paved way for mass telework 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — When the COVID-19 pandemic made mass telework a necessity for many government agencies, the Defense Logistics Agency was prepared. Over 26,000 civilian employees, contractors and service members began working from home March 17, more than doubling the agency’s routine number of teleworkers. 

May 19, 2020

Team DLA averages two hour delivery time for crucial Air Force parts

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — In early March, Robins Air Force Base began to send high risk personnel home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. By the end of the month the base had emptied to critical personnel.

May 14, 2020

DLA Distribution Bahrain supplies US Central Command troops despite border restrictions

BAHRAIN, SOUTHWEST ASIA — The Defense Logistics Agency continues supplying U.S. forces in the Middle East despite COVID-19-related border restrictions by using sea routes instead of transporting via cargo trucks.

May 12, 2020

DLA R&D developing rapid disinfection systems for personal protective equipment 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Research and Development awarded a contract for disinfection systems that quickly sterilize personal protective equipment used by medical professionals who are in contact with COVID-19 patients.

May 11, 2020

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Warner Robins new director appointed

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution has appointed Joe E. Arnold as the Director of DLA Distribution Warner Robins, Georgia May 11.

May 11, 2020

New ‘Home Team’ video highlights DLA employees continuing agency mission amid COVID-19

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — This video is a shout out to thank all of our frontliners, our essential employees and all of Team DLA for their hard work and dedication in supporting the critical COVID-19 mission while also continuing to support the Warfighter and our Whole of Government partners.

May 8, 2020

San Joaquin’s Unitized Group Rations team provides 65,000 meals in support of COVID-19

TRACY, Calif. — Employees at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, have supplied over 65,000 heat-and-serve meals to warfighters and first responders in the coronavirus pandemic.

May 7, 2020

Agency’s Pacific command provides enduring support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Indo-Pacific is one of the agency’s three regional commands, coordinating operations and customer needs in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Philippines and South Korea.

May 6, 2020

DLA Distribution delivers Tyvek protective suits to Army units in Europe

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army units throughout Europe are receiving Tyvek protective suits to be worn by employees disinfecting facilities and equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 5, 2020

DLA Distribution Susquehanna commander mitigates concerns among essential workers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Leaders at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, are mitigating concerns among essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by updating them on policy changes and safety measures through on-site meetings.