DLA Headquarters News

Three-star Army general, facing viewer, at lecturn, wearing fatigues.

Sept. 12, 2017

Director, senior leaders offer personal guidance to leaders of tomorrow

Senior leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency shared their guidance and experiences with employees at the GS-14 level Aug. 29-31, in the “Building your Roadmap to Success” forum at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Three fuel trucks being filled at Fort Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sept. 8, 2017

DLA Energy Americas transitions to Hurricane Irma

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia — Preparing for Hurricane Irma, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas and Task Force Americas personnel deployed to Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 7.

Sept. 8, 2017

DLA Intelligence: Be wary of personal info on people-search websites

DLA Intelligence cautions employees and their families to be aware of websites that collect, retain and make available a variety of personal information.

Sept. 7, 2017

DLA Distribution Expeditionary lends support to FEMA Hurricane Harvey relief

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — A DLA Distribution Expeditionary team recently deployed to Texas to provide support to U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s wide range of services, supplies, and disaster relief following Hurricane Harvey, a Category-4 hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas with wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour.

Sept. 6, 2017

Preparedness: more than just a month-long effort

Preparedness is a year-round activity, but September is designated as National Preparedness Month. Across the enterprise, the Defense Logistics Agency has several related activities planned.

Sept. 5, 2017

JBSA-Seguin ISB supports Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — In support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the 502nd Air Base Wing, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency stood up an Incident Support Base at Joint Base San Antonio-Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Aug. 24.

Man in civilian attire explaining to Marine in fatigues an item on the computer monitor.

Sept. 1, 2017

DLA Aviation employee finds job satisfaction through deployment

A DLA Aviation employee has volunteered for deployments around the world, from Kosovo to Haiti to Djibouti and more.

Soldier in fatigues secures pallet of water with tie-down strap, facing viewer's half-left.

Sept. 1, 2017

Troop Support provides food, generators for Hurricane Harvey relief

DLA Troop Support is providing food, water, generators and other materials to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Northern Command to support state and local relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Sept. 1, 2017

DLA Energy staged more than 600,000 gallons of fuel at Fort Hood to support FEMA emergency responders

(Originally published on the Fort Hood website) DLA Energy Americas East, based in Houston, staged 160 trucks filled with diesel and gasoline at Hood Army Airfield, here, to be used as a Federal Emergency Management Agency fuel staging area in support of disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Group of military members in jumpsuits/fatigues conversing on airport pavement.

Sept. 1, 2017

FEMA stands up support base at JBSA-Randolph

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — An Incident Support Base led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency stood up and began Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Aug. 31, 2017.

Food and fuel like these being transferred during a replenishment at sea on the African coast are among items DLA buys from African businesses to decrease customers’ storage costs and support the local economy.

Sept. 1, 2017

Djibouti First

Fort Belvir, VA — DLA Europe & Africa uses local procurement programs such as Djibouti First to supply troops while also supporting local economies.

U.S. Marines in France head to training camp after a long sea voyage. Photo Courtesy Library of Congress

Sept. 1, 2017

Doughboy Distribution

America entered World War I 100 years ago, and DLA Distribution’s cutting-edge support of modern warriors is in stark contrast to the haphazard supply systems of yore.

Marines use a dump-truck variation of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to level the ground and create a staging area for their equipment.

Sept. 1, 2017

Moving the Future

DLA Land and Maritime now has responsibility for the ongoing logistics support of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, relied on in almost every theater of military operations.

Pharmaceuticals are refrigerated at the 35th Medical Operations Squadron clinic at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Military healthcare providers at Misawa and other installations throughout the world rely on acquisition professionals at DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain to provide pharmaceuticals in life-or-death emergencies.

Sept. 1, 2017

Saving Lives

When military healthcare providers stationed overseas don’t have the medication they need in life-or-death emergencies, they turn to a small team of contracting officers with DLA Troop Support.

At Fort Belvoir, Virginia, senior leaders in DLA Information Operations listen as a team presents its project via video teleconference.

Sept. 1, 2017

Innovation Invasion

DLA Information Operations uses a novel approach to recruit and develop ideas for improving the agency’s information technology services across the workforce.