DLA Headquarters News

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Sept. 5, 2023

DLA interns learn about agency, provide input during visit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Interns from across the Defense Logistics Agency had a chance to visit the agency’s headquarters and get an in-depth overview of the enterprise Aug. 29.

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Sept. 4, 2023

DAISY to DSS to WMS: Shifting Systems at DLA Disposition Services Columbus

WMS will impact the Columbus field site in the way they think about their roles, and how they accomplish their tasks.

Sept. 1, 2023

DLA Distribution hosts incoming DLA Indo-Pacom deputy commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution briefed Bruce Blank, incoming DLA Indo-Pacific deputy commander, Aug. 8 about the role, skills and logistics knowledge DLA Distribution brings to warfighter support.

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Sept. 1, 2023

Seminar in Battle Creek host representatives from around the nation

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Law Enforcement Support Office, also known as the 1033 Program, hosted the 22nd annual national training seminar in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Aug. 31, 2023

DLA Distribution participates in Talisman Sabre 2023

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 kicked off July 22 and concluded Aug. 4. It was the 10th and largest iteration of the exercise to date, consisting of field training exercises incorporating force preparation activities, amphibious landings, ground force maneuvers and air combat and maritime operations.

DLA Aviation Gunnery Sgt. is proof not all heroes wear a cape.

Aug. 30, 2023

Humble hero receives prestigious military award

RICHMOND, Va. — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Corey-Allen Becker says when he is required to physically be in the office one day a week, his morning routine is action-packed, but he tries to make as little noise as possible, so he doesn’t wake up his wife and two toddlers.

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Aug. 30, 2023

DLA warehouse management system deploys in Bahrain

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain is the first DLA site outside the continental United States to deploy the new warehouse management system, and the first distribution center to go live a day earlier than planned.

View of the front door of a house and porch. visible through the front door and through the house's roof is orange flame. The fire has completed engulfed the house except the doorway and porch.

Aug. 30, 2023

Two fire departments in Georgia use DLA Disposition Services to breathe easier

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Georgia's volunteer fire departments in Taliaferro and Warren counties have expanded their operational capabilities, thanks to the DoD Firefighter Property Program and the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

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Aug. 29, 2023

Vice director outlines DLA’s strategy for managing logistics in contested environments

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Assessing whether the right material is pre-positioned appropriately and near optimal distribution nodes is at the heart of DLA's efforts to posture itself for future operational challenges, DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn said at NDIA's Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference.

Aug. 29, 2023

DLA’s director of small business programs to co-lead federal council

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA’s director of small business programs was unanimously selected to serve as vice chairman for a federal council that addresses issues affecting America’s small business sector.

Glenn Lamartin talks to DLA Energy senior leaders

Aug. 28, 2023

DLA Energy works to align talent management with National Defense Strategy

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy senior leaders closely examined the agency's Talent Management Program against National Defense Strategy priorities during a workshop at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Aug. 22.

Aug. 28, 2023

Commentary: DLA’s support for the Abrams as involved, critical as ever

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Historian Colin Williams chronicles the agency's long and storied relationship with the Abrams tank, which it helped develop in the 1970s.

A monument dedicated to six employees who lost their lives to the COVID pandemic is unveiled during a a ceremony dedicated to the families of the employees who lost their lives to the COVID pandemic on Aug. 18, 2023, at the DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California, installation. DLA photo by Julian Temblador.

Aug. 28, 2023

DDJC Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Memorial Monument Unveiling

TRACY, Calif. — Members of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, came together to pay heartfelt tribute to employees who lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic in a ceremony Aug. 18, at the DDJC installation in Tracy, California.

Aug. 24, 2023

DLA to explore advanced technologies, small business innovation at R&D Industry Collider Day

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA R&D team will host Industry Collider Day Sept. 11 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. This year’s theme is “Forging Tech-Forward Connections to Enable Proactive Global Logistics.”

Aug. 24, 2023

Deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment tours DLA Distribution, EDC

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Radha Iyengar Plumb, deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Aug. 18, along with Leigh Method, deputy assistant secretary of defense for logistics and Brad Bunn, vice director of DLA.