DLA Headquarters News

Feb. 13, 2020

Williams recognizes Battle Creek personnel

Battle Creek, Mich. — The agency director gave personal thanks for good work during a visit to Michigan.

Four men hold a ceremonial check presented to DLA for meeting its monetary goal during the CFC awards ceremony Feb. 11.

Feb. 12, 2020

Successful charity campaign earns agency DOD kudos

Arlington, Virginia — No other DOD agency won in each category and no medium-sized agency won in as many categories as DLA did, according to DLA Combined Federal Campaign manager Watt Lough. Winners throughout DOD were announced in a Pentagon ceremony Feb. 11.

Feb. 12, 2020

Distribution agency review scores high marks/identifies efficiencies to improve overall agency productivity

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency subject matter experts completed an intensive, week long comprehensive internal review at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution to evaluate compliance and identify best practices to apply across the agency Feb.

Feb. 9, 2020

Distribution Susquehanna implements voice technology in its Eastern Distribution Center

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Distribution process workers use voice technology in the pick and pack process

Feb. 4, 2020

Logistics on Location: Operation Deep Freeze

San Diego, California — DLA receives, stores, packs and ships crucial supplies to customers in Antarctica and the South Pole during Operation Deep Freeze.

A silhouette of a person jumping toward a sign saying "2020" with a sunrise

Feb. 3, 2020

Leaning Forward Into the New Year

Arlington, Virginia — A new year has begun for OUR team. We continue using the momentum built thus far to propel us forward. Take a look at where we have come from.

Two women and four men at table during the 13th Cost Summit.

Jan. 31, 2020

Transparency, cost-saving approaches discussed at 13th Cost Summit

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Twice a year DLA hosts the Cost Summit, a forum that allows senior logisticians and budget officials to maintain transparency by sharing information on cost-related topics.

Jan. 30, 2020

Port Hueneme’s team supports annual Antarctic resupply mission

PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, California’s satellite site at Port Hueneme, California, completed its annual packing, packaging, preservation and marking mission in support of the National Science Foundation’s “Operation Deep Freeze.”

Warehouse Supervisor Willie Anderson (left center), Area Manager Mike Kelly (center) and Operations Supervisor Willie Mitchell (right center) accept the first place site award from South-East Deputy Director Audrey Weber (far left) and South-East Director Kathy Atkins-Nuñez (far right).

Jan. 30, 2020

Regional site personnel honored for performance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services South-East took time to reinforce part of the DLA Strategic Plan during the region’s tenth annual Leadership Training Seminar.

Graphic with Assistive Technology in the center with several other words around it.

Jan. 30, 2020

Reasonable accommodations help agency workers thrive

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Agencywide use of reasonable accommodations is one reason DLA continually leads the way as an employer of choice regarding equal employment opportunities. Not everyone who has a disability requires an RA and some who do require one have invisible disabilities.

Jan. 29, 2020

DLA Distribution Flag Raising for 1st Sgt. Larry Marcantel

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania flew a flag over Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna, formerly the New Cumberland Army Depot, in memory of Army 1st Sgt. Larry Marcantel, who recently passed away.

Person signals for a fighter jet to take off the runway of a ship.

Jan. 28, 2020

DLA puts F-35 parts close to source of repair at military industrial facilities

FORT BELVIOR, Virginia — Time-tested warehousing processes and customer relationships are enabling the Defense Logistics Agency to improve readiness and sustainment of the F-35 joint strike fighter.

Three women and three men stand in front of a Fedex model plane.

Jan. 27, 2020

IT program manager sharpens skills at FedEx

Memphis, Tennessee — Information Technology Project Manager Anthony Buto discovered his leadership, project management, IT and problem-solving skills transferred easily into his six-month Training with Industry assignment with FedEx.

Navy Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Tomas Vasquez prepares a syringe with the influenza vaccine before administering annual Flu Shots at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi.

Jan. 23, 2020

Sorry flu, not this year

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain teamed with Department of Defense partners to provide 3.4 million doses of the influenza vaccine to service members, dependents and retirees.

Logistics data expertise from the Defense Logistics Agency recently helped investigators confirm a piece of wreckage may be from a Vietnam-era RF-4C Phantom aircraft like the two shown in flight during a Gallant Eagle exercise in 1988.

Jan. 23, 2020

Agency data still solving mysteries

Battle Creek, Michigan — There are millions of items no longer used by the Defense Department that still have some value – that is the data about them still serves a purpose.