DLA Land and Maritime News

April 5, 2016

New commanders selected for three DLA activities

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch has announced the selection of new commanders for three DLA activities: Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin, DLA Energy; Army Col. John Laskodi, DLA Distribution; and Navy Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic, DLA Land and Maritime.

Navy Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Michelle C. Skubic has been selected to serve as the next commander at DLA Land and Maritime.

April 4, 2016

Skubic named next commander of Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced

DLA Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Adm. John King hosts his final Town Hall in the Building 20 Auditorium on Defense Supply Center Columbus. The March 23 event recognized several associates for outstanding performance in the previous quarter and served as a kickoff for the 2016 DLA Culture Survey.

March 29, 2016

Land and Maritime commander conducts final town hall; announces retirement

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a March 23 town hall event reaffirming DLA Land and Maritime’s commitment to its people and workforce culture, the top ranking service member at the installation announced his upcoming retirement.

March 28, 2016

Commentary: It’s up to you and me to create culture

COLUMBUS, Ohio — At a basic level, workplace culture is the way people work together. It’s the rules — often unspoken — on what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior; the expectations people have about managing others and being managed; and the values employees are supposed to embody every day.

Ms. Kristen Baldwin, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense, systems engineering (left) presents an award for achievement in defense standardization to John Bonitatibus, electronics engineer at Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime inside the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, March 16, 2016.

March 22, 2016

DLA Land and Maritime engineer receives award at Pentagon ceremony

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An expert in ceramic capacitors from Columbus was honored in the nation’s capital for research that

Jamie Carnevale works a customer systems issue while staffing the LTC help desk. Carnevale is part of an eight person team that works in Land and Maritime’s Systems Branch.

March 16, 2016

Associates relish “huge responsibility” in systems branch

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Across the Defense Logistics Agency acquisition processes and the systems that support the mission

Deonna Coleman, a Level II Purchasing Agent at DLA Land and Maritime is featured in a video series highlighting acquisition professionals. She served two tours in Afghanistan in the Army before joining DLA, and credits that military service for her insight into the importance of the acquisition field.

March 8, 2016

DLA Land and Maritime associate draws on military experience to excel in acquisition field

COLUMBUS, Ohio — During her two tours in Afghanistan Deonna Coleman witnessed firsthand the importance of supply

Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet (middle) and Jim McClaugherty, deputy commander, DLA Land and Maritime (right) listen to Navy Rear Adm. John King, commander, DLA Land and Maritime (left) during a briefing for Rowden March 2 at Defense Supply Center Columbus. Rowden visited Columbus to hear about the capabilities of DLA and ways Land and Maritime can align with Rowden's forces in support of the warfighter.

March 3, 2016

Land and Maritime hosts top Navy surface warfare officer

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Defense Supply Center Columbus March 2 to discuss the current landscape of the Navy and align the two organizations in support of the warfighter.

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Deputy Director Gerald Tinner (center) and his team discuss a current fuel project. Tinner and his team played a role in writing contracts for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.

March 2, 2016

DLA acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief featured in new video

Acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief in Haiti is featured in a new video released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites.

Three generations of veterans with military service totaling nearly 50 years across three branches of service came together on Leap Day to continue the military tradition. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Brown reenlisted for eight more years in the Navy. He's pictured with his grandfather, Karl R. Brown, a 14-year Air Force veteran, who served during the Korean War era, and his father, Karl, who retired from the Army after 26 years and two deployments to Iraq, and now works as a welder at DSCC.

March 1, 2016

Military family comes together for Leap Day reenlistment

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three generations of veterans with military service totaling nearly 50 years across three branches of service came together on Leap Day to continue the military tradition. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Brown reenlisted for eight more years in the Navy in a ceremony Feb. 29 presided over by U.S. Navy Capt. Justin Debord, DLA Land and Maritime Chief of Staff, in Building 20. Brown is the son of a Defense Supply Center Columbus employee, Karl E. Brown, and wanted to reenlist at DSCC while in transition from his previous assignment at a recruiting battalion in Newark, Ohio, to his next assignment at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

DLA Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Adm. John King holds the flag representing DLA's recertification of Star status in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program. OSHA Columbus officials Melissa Linton and David Wilson (standing on left) presented the flag to King and DLA Columbus safety officials Amy Manbeck and Leslie Fox (standing on right) inside the Bldg. 20 auditorium.

Feb. 25, 2016

DLA Columbus recertified as “Star” worksite in Voluntary Protection Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After an extensive evaluation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over the

Three Defense Logistics Agency Senior Executive Service members provide personal testimonies about their acquisition career in this debut of nine videos profiling DLA acquisition professionals.

Feb. 24, 2016

Acquisition professionals video series debuts

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The first of nine videos profiling Defense Logistics Agency acquisition professionals debuted on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites Feb. 24.

Valerie Lee, DLA Maritime Norfolk material expediting and customer service supervisor (standing center),meets with several members of her 12 Material Expeditor Team to discuss an expediting project for one of the five boats they are currently working procurements for.

Feb. 18, 2016

Land and Maritime highlights components of workplace culture

NORFOLK, Va. — DLA Land and Maritime’s dedication to warfighter logistics excellence is evident in the work of its

Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition Director and senior procurement executive Matthew Beebe visited Land and Maritime in December to participate in a focus group that represented both Land and Maritime supply chains, multiple jobs within two career paths, and several operations directorates. This was the third Primary Level Field Activity visit by Beebe.

Feb. 17, 2016

Land and Maritime Associates Spend “Focused” Time with the DLA Senior Procurement Executive

COLUMBUS, Ohio — We sometimes fail to remember that the Defense Logistics Agency acquisition structure involves more

Whitehall SWAT team member Sgt. Chad Huntzinger explained what actions the DSCC workforce should take in the immediate moments in the unlikely event an active shooter situation unfolds in Columbus at DLA Land and Maritime.

Jan. 26, 2016

DSCC conducts active shooter response training

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Whitehall Police Department and Defense Supply Center Columbus teamed up to hold active shooter