DLA Headquarters News

Angela Sakryd standing in front of equipment

Feb. 23, 2021

Fort Meade disposal specialist recalls protective suit transfer to FEMA

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Angela Sakryd helped transfer 40,000 excess protective suits from DTRA to FEMA.

Pieces of excess building materials arrive at the DLA Disposition Services site at Bagram, Afghanistan.

Feb. 22, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees have been serving in Afghanistan in support of U.S. forces deployed there and noted significant milestones for DLA in the past few weeks.

A warehouse worker prepares kitchen equipment for movement.

Feb. 19, 2021

Puerto Rico school rebuilds with surplus property

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A small K-12 academy in the island territory looked to the states and federal government for vehicles and equipment after Hurricane Maria losses.

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Feb. 18, 2021

Adaptive acquisition: Unifying the interagency

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Acquisition University speaks with two Defense Logistics Agency leaders to discuss their efforts to unify the interagency with agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, integrating procurement and industrial base expansion, and best practices for succeeding as a joint agency.

Feb. 18, 2021

DLA Team Ensures U.S. Troops in Africa Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As COVID-19 continues to plague the planet, the Defense Logistics Agency fully supports the federal response by distributing vaccines across the world to austere Defense Department locations, including the Horn of Africa.

Feb. 17, 2021

DLA lays historic Great Lakes watercraft to rest

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The mighty “Paul Bunyan” helped Soo Locks operators hold back Lake Superior since the WWII era.

Feb. 17, 2021

Winter storm no match for COVID-19 federal response team at DLA Distribution Susquehanna

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Despite hazardous conditions, the COVID-19 federal response mission of receiving and shipping Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and ancillary supply kits to 21 DOD overseas locations continued during a recent multi day storm Feb. 1 – 2, 2021. The entire installation contributed a tremendous amount of effort to ensure mission success.

Teresa Cowell operates a rough terrain container handler to move a container that arrived Jan. 27 at the Battle Creek Michigan Air National Guard Base.

Feb. 15, 2021

Battle Creek team helps equip Central operations

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees at global sites often count on colleagues in Battle Creek, Michigan, to ensure essential equipment they need like the team who helps keep the specialized equipment site staffs rely on getting to where it is needed.

Feb. 11, 2021

One-time sale benefits DLA, Portuguese

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A thousand pieces of furniture were recently removed from remote Lajes Field facilities in the Azores, saving taxpayers from substantial disposal costs.

Graphic shows a hand and dial in white and blue tones with the text Robotic Process Automation: Playing a prominent role in reducing interruptions and the negative impact errors have on buying power.

Feb. 11, 2021

Software bot adoption adds efficiencies to DLA processes

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations is improving accuracy, cycle time and productivity in supply chain management practices through software bots.

White man in a black suit, white shirt and red/white tie sits in front of the US and DLA flags.

Feb. 10, 2021

Bunn named new DLA vice director

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Brad Bunn has been selected as the next Defense Logistics Agency vice director.

Feb. 10, 2021

Leading the way: Pacific Leadership Academy

HONOLULU — Two DLA Energy East Pacific employees graduated from the Pacific Leadership Academy Senior Leaders Class of 2020 in Honolulu, Jan. 29. John Reed attended the Senior Leaders program and Tony Scales attended the Emerging Leaders program.

forklift operator moving a pallet of equipment

Feb. 9, 2021

Collaboration and understanding improves national supply chain

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — When an opportunity arose to improve the national supply chain, DLA Distribution Deputy Commander (former Chief of Staff) Perry Knight, Senior Executive Service, tasked Improvement Specialist, Sherry Amrhein, to put a team in place to start researching a solution to a U.S. General Services Administration export transshipment issue.

Graphic displays washing machines to show how many washes surgical gowns are put through. Also shows temperature gauges to indicate various water and heat temperatures are used in testing.

Feb. 9, 2021

Product Test Lab verifies conformance of COVID-19 supplies, military gear

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A Defense Logistics Agency laboratory known for burning boots, crushing helmets and ripping combat uniforms is also putting COVID-19 surgical gowns through 25 cycles of wash – all in the name of safety and product conformance.

Dennis Keener, one of the 116 team members honored, operates a forklift to unload a Hummer turned into the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services at Red River, Texas, Feb. 25, 2020

Feb. 8, 2021

Mid-America team honored with agency award

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency employees from DLA Disposition Services’ Mid-America region were among the personnel honored in the DLA Director's Strategic Goals Award for the 4th Quarter of fiscal 2020.