DLA Headquarters News

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June 14, 2023

Human resources helps employees affected by retirement payment mistakes

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — More than 23,000 Defense Department employees, including 2,100 from the Defense Logistics Agency, over- or under-paid into their retirement funds.

DL Aviation Marine Aviation Wholesale Resident Course brought in 39 military and civilian individuals who are attached to or work with Marine aviation units across the country and as far away as Okinawa, Japan.

June 13, 2023

Maintaining critical support to the Marine aviation fleet worldwide takes center stage on DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — The Defense Logistics Aviation Marine Aviation Wholesale Resident Course took place June 6-8 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

Locals tour mobile field clinics donated to aid in hurricane recovery in Honduras through the US Southern Command's humanitarian aide program. DLA Troop Support procured six mobile field clinics that were delivered in April.

June 12, 2023

DLA provides mobile field clinics to Honduras

PHILADELPHIA — To help restore medical infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain provided six mobile field clinics to Honduras through a US Southern Command humanitarian donation in April.

June 12, 2023

Call open for nominations for annual awards program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 11 for DLA's 56th Annual Employee Recognition Program.

The Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce alongside Defense Logistics Agency senior leaders and the family of Stephen Byus officially opened the Stephen Byus Central Issue Facility Warehouse June 8 during a memorialization ceremony at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

June 9, 2023

Fallen DLA Land and Maritime logistician honored with Army memorialization

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Future Defense Department civilian deployers will now receive vital equipment — including boots and protective gear — inside a new facility at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, dedicated to fallen Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime logistician Stephen Byus.

Combined PaCEr graduation ceremony held on DSCR.

June 9, 2023

DLA Aviation Pathways to Career Excellence program graduates combined classes

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate’s Training Division and Business Process Support Directorate’s Supply/Tech Training Division celebrated the graduation of 45 people from the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence program June 7.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Shirley hosts his last town hall event for Troop Support employees in Philadelphia on May 6. Army BG Eric P. Shirley assumed command of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on June 17, 2021. Under his leadership, DLA Troop Support annually provides more than $19 billion worth of food, clothing and textiles, construction and equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment, as well as industrial repair parts for America’s warfighters and other valued customers worldwide.

June 9, 2023

Brig. Gen. Shirley hosts last DLA Troop Support town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Shirley hosted a town hall event for Troop Support employees in Philadelphia on June 6.

A collage of military standard diagrams accompanies text saying Military Standards and Specifications: The Defense Logistics Agency's Support for Standardization Documents

June 7, 2023

DLA supports military standards, specifications documents

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — “MIL-STD” and “MIL-SPEC” are “mil-speak” for military standards and military specifications that define thousands of products and processes across the Defense Department.

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June 5, 2023

DLA Energy Industry Summit brings together agency, industry partners

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Reconnecting in person with industry partners to advance efforts on climate challenges and clean energy was the focus of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Industry Summit, May 24-25 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia.

A man in a hardhat constructs a temporary shelter from metal poles.

June 2, 2023

ACOR to bring deployment skill training to Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — This summer’ expeditionary readiness will help get civilian property disposal personnel and new agency reserve military members “back to basics” on reverse logistics know-how.

Amritpal Singh packs components into an Express Ration box on May 22, 2023 inside of a distribution warehouse.

June 2, 2023

DLA Distribution San Joaquin adds E-ration to its distribution repertoire

TRACY, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California, employees started to pack, store and ship express rations in support of DLA Troop Support requirements in May 2023. E-Rations, utilized by the Marine Corps and the Army, replace the need for kitchen equipment and allow warfighters to have a hot meal in any combat or training environment.

People visit a stand at a farmers market.

June 2, 2023

Farmers Market returns June 7

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Farmers markets return to the McNamara Headquarters Complex June 7.

DLA Aviation at Ogden "Ironman" still going strong after more than three decades of powerlifting.

June 1, 2023

Ogden’s “Mr. Fitness” proves age is just a number

RICHMOND, Va. — At first glance, you would never guess Terry Baldwin, with his chiseled frame, is not some sort of comic book superhero.

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June 1, 2023

Digital-Business Transformation focuses on modernizing technology, processes through lifespan

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Gone are the days when DLA IT specialists linked logisticians to systems and then tinkered for workarounds or customizations when system and business processes clashed. Now, the agency is modernizing IT tools and reengineering business processes through D-BX.

People standing in a circle on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship.

May 30, 2023

DLA R&D and the Navy Postgraduate School visit DLA Distribution Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia, hosted staff from DLA Research & Development’s strategic distribution and disposition team, DLA Distribution Headquarters and the Naval Postgraduate School.