NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. –
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, leadership welcomed Army Col. Michelle Agpalza, Commander, DLA’s regional command for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, and her team for a visit and tour Nov. 17.
Navy Cmdr. John Olabode, commander, DLA Distribution, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, welcomed the DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM team and provided an operations brief. Agpalza utilized the engagement to introduce DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM’s new deputy commander, Janice Rice.
The DLA Distribution, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, team also provided the DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM team with an overview of the site’s operations and warehouse functions. During the tour of the Schmidt Complex, subject matter experts provided detailed insights into the distribution center’s distribution operations to include receipt, storage, shipment, issue, inventory control, care of stock in storage, packaging and preservation.
DLA Distribution, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, provides tailored distribution services through its Material Processing Center. These core business functions on fleet requisitioned materiel include receiving, customized sorting, temporary storage, customized delivery options, expedited shipment tracking and freight forwarding functions.
DLA Distribution, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, maintains forward-positioned stock and provides multi-modal distribution to all branches of service operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. Distribution Bahrain serves as the single Theater Distribution Platform within CENTCOM.