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Category: Land and Maritime

COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 6, 2016) Air Force Master Sgt. Maggie Ladd (right) discusses the symbolism of fabric squares to Army Capt. Miracle Garcia at an information fair for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The squares are worn to show support for sexual assault survivors during "Denim Day" on April 27.

April 19, 2016

Info fair kicks off month of sexual assault awareness and prevention at DSCC

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) formally kicked off at the Defense Supply Center Columbus during an information fair held inside Building 20. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime's FMWR Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) office planned the April 6 event to showcase weekly activities taking place throughout the month.

Battelle is the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, with over 22,000 employees at more than 60 locations globally. The headquarters in Columbus hosted a group of military personnel from DLA Land and Maritime on a tour March 24.

April 15, 2016

Land and Maritime military members get inside look at research facility

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two dozen service members from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime toured Battelle Memorial Institute’s Columbus, Ohio headquarters March 24 as part of the agency’s local strategic industry engagement efforts. The regular trips seek to engage and coordinate with organizations in the community which share comparable values and goals with DLA.

Training attendees look on as John Dotchin provides a training introduction on day one.

April 5, 2016

Associates Attend Annual Automated One-Time Buy Training Session

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Automated One-Time Buy Team at DLA Land and Maritime hosted an in-depth training session in

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.

Busch visits Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 21, 2016. They discussed the challenges of being forward deployed and how forward-deployed equipment from the DLA Distribution Depot in Hawaii contributes to readiness.

March 25, 2016

DLA director visits Pacific region

Honolulu, Hawaii — The director of DLA recently traveled to DLA’s Pacific region to engage with logistics partners, senior military officials and DLA organizations — and get a firsthand, detailed update on DLA’s activities in the region.

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