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DLA Land and Maritime News

June 7, 2017

Land and Maritime recognizes mentoring program graduates

Graduates from two classes of the Defense Logistics Agency Land Mentoring Program received recognition during separate events May 24.

June 2, 2017

2017 FEA awards

Land and Maritime associates recognized at Federal Executive Association’s annual awards luncheon.

May 30, 2017

Factory tour shows how an Abrams comes to life

A lot has changed at the Lima Army Tank Plant since the first combat vehicles rolled off its assembly line nearly 75 years ago. During World War II, the Ohio installation had more than 5,000 employees and processed tens of thousands of vehicles for overseas shipment.

May 25, 2017

Land and Maritime honors its 2017 Hall of Fame class

Seven associates representing 153 years of service to the nation’s warfighters were honored with

May 18, 2017

School garden at the DSCC Child Development Center helps kids learn better and eat healthier.

School is almost out for the summer, but the children in the Kindergarten Preparatory class at Defense Supply Center Columbus’ Child Development Center just dug into a summer project – a garden with vegetables and flowers.

May 18, 2017

EMS Week Salute at DSCC

DSCC highlights a few of our EMTs and paramedics as a part of National EMS Week (May 21 - 27) as a way to thank the DSCC EMS team for answering the call and providing quality care to our associates in their time of need. This year's theme: "EMS Strong: Always in Service," a reminder of how committed EMTs and paramedics are to the tough work that requires passion, purpose and heart to carry out well every day, often in difficult circumstances.

May 17, 2017

Defense Supply Center Columbus recognized for installation excellence

Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced Defense Supply Center Columbus as a 2017 recipient of the Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence on May 8.

May 15, 2017

Columbus Federal Defense Community celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at DSCC

Federal employees at Defense Supply Center Columbus celebrated the history and diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during their annual heritage event on the installation.

May 12, 2017

DSCC Police Officers are celebrated during Police Week

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Today, DSCC highlights a few of our officers to celebrate Police Week.

May 12, 2017

Land and Maritime Commander visits detachments for operational assessment

Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Admiral Michelle Skubic is engaged in a demanding travel schedule that recently included Army and Navy operations in Pennsylvania. While there, Skubic also visited two Land and Maritime detachments for operational orientations to help accelerate her assessment of Land and Maritime operations.

May 2, 2017

Summer discounts, adventures and safety tips offered at DLA Land and Maritime

Summer is here and you know what that means: vacation. As we enter the busiest vacation period of the year known as the 101 critical days of summer (Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend), DLA Land and Maritime would like to help make your getaway the best ever, whether you are staying local, heading to the beach or traveling abroad. Here is all the information you need from safety tips and vacation reminders to discount options for your summer adventures.

May 1, 2017

DSCC celebrates ‘Take our daughters and sons to work day’

Defense Supply Center Columbus hosted more than 100 children of federal defense workers April 27 during its annual “Take our daughters and sons to work day” event.

April 25, 2017

Land and Maritime engineer honored for fiber optics work

The Department of Defense is engaged in a continual effort to improve operational efficiencies of

April 24, 2017

Local high school students visit DSCC

Students from Whitehall-Yearling High School visited Defense Supply Center Columbus on Apr. 20 to learn about the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime during “A day in the life of a mentor” event.

April 19, 2017

Acquisition executive temporarily joins Land and Maritime team

Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Roxanne Banks, deputy director of Acquisition (J7) for DLA at Ft. Belvoir, VA.