DLA Headquarters News

DLA now has a fully operational program to detect and counter insider threats.

July 1, 2016

Teams safeguard employees against insider threats

The Defense Logistics Agency will be the first of 43 Department of Defense components to have a fully operational insider-threat program, achieving this goal well ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline.

Kristen Baldwin, Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering left poses with the DLA Value Engineering Achievement Award winners from left: Edilia Correa, DLA Logistics Operations, Technical and Quality Assurance; Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Commander DLA Aviation; Brodie Whitehead, DLA Aviation; Calvin Lee, DLA Aviation; along with Lt. Gen. Andy Busch, Director DLA; Frank Dipofi, DLA Aviation; Milton Lewis, DLA Land and Maritime; Rocky Sunday, DLA Land and Maritime; Dale Roberts, DLA Aviation; Amelia Walling, DLA Land and Maritime and Jorge Betancourt, DLA Aviation.

June 30, 2016

Agency wins 5 Value Engineering Awards

Arlington, VIRGINIA — One Defense Logistics Agency employee and four teams were awarded Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards for fiscal 2015 at a Pentagon ceremony, June 28.

Military vehicles and equipment wait to be loaded from a new seaport facility created by DLA expeditionary logistics teams at Port Arthur, Texas, for Turbo Distribution 16-4 in April 2016.

June 30, 2016

Logistics, Live and On Location

Two teams of DLA expeditionary logisticians stand ready to deploy to support global contingencies. To stay ready, they participate in any of four lifelike exercises every year.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew member assigned to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard inspects the aircraft prior to conducting night flight training at the aviation support facility in Isla Grande, Puerto Rico, Sept. 2, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Pablo Pantoja/Released)

June 30, 2016

Keep Them Flying

Fort Belvoir, VA — DLA Aviation helps sustain warfighter support and save taxpayer dollars by keeping several dependable veteran aircraft in the air and flying missions.

In order to assess the acceptability of the new torque converter as an alternate item for the present one a fit check was needed to insure compatibility with the Humvee engine and transmission. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Brown with the Ohio Army National Guard conducts a transportation bracket fit test showing the seated torque converter has the same axial relationship with the transmission flange as the current item.

June 30, 2016

A Proper Fit

Fort Belvoir, VA — A critical part was in short supply, with few replacements available. DLA Land and Maritime worked to help develop a hybrid part that is quicker to produce and meets all specifications.

Senior Airman Rory Nowosielski stands on the ramp as container delivery system bundles exit the aircraft during a high-altitude airdrop mission in a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 14 over Afghanistan. Airman Nowosielski is a C-17 loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

June 30, 2016

Factory to Foxhole

Fort Belvoir, VA — DLA and the U.S. Transportation Command collaborate to ensure supplies are where they are needed before and after shipping.

Defense Logistics Agency San Joaquin Police Chief Chuepheng Lo.

June 30, 2016

An American Story

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA Police Chief Chuepheng Lo’s journey to becoming America’s first Hmong police chief included living in a refugee camp and serving as an Army officer.

The Joint Logistics Operations Center is DLA’s full-time coordination point for global logistics activities.

June 30, 2016

Synchronizing the Effort

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA’s Joint Logistics Operations Center sustains the agency’s operational readiness around the clock and around the world.

DLA Troop Support representative Sally Pooler (right) answers questions from a soldier at the DLA Warfighter Support Initiative, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

June 30, 2016

DLA Warfighter Support Initiative Engaging Customers

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — The DLA Warfighter Support Initiative is part of DLA’s effort to bring outreach and education directly to customers.

June 30, 2016

Slick Solution

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Conventional motor oil has been blamed for environmental damage and is often sourced from foreign nations, and the Department of Defense is a major consumer. But a DLA program may help change that.

June 30, 2016

A Conversation with ... Air Force Col. Michelle Hall

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Air Force Col. Michelle Hall, who wraps up a year as DLA-USTRANSCOM Division chief in August, spoke with Loglines about what the division has accomplished in the past year and what changes are in store.

June 30, 2016

I am DLA

Fort Belvoir — I am DLA

June 30, 2016

DLA NewsWire

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — News from across the agency is highlighted through DLA Newswire.

Employees and family members sit for their caricatures at the 2016 HQC Family Day at the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 28.

June 29, 2016

McNamara HQC promotes Family Day fun and safety

Thousands of employees and guests of all ages participated in the McNamara Headquarters Complex Family Day event June 28. This year’s theme was “Stars, Stripes and Safety.”

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Vincent Coglianese, U.S. Marine Corps Installations and Logistics; Mike Scott;Tony Poleo; Jan Mulligan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration; and Kathy Cutler listen to opening remarks at the 2016 Cost Summit.

June 29, 2016

Cost summit helps build customer trust, understanding

In the spirit of providing customers financial transparency, Defense Logistics Agency finance and logistics operations leaders hosted their quarterly cost summit at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on June 27.