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Soldiers cut the Army birthday cake during DLA’s 249th Army birthday ceremony

June 13, 2024

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employees of the Defense Logistics Agency and its tenant organizations gathered in the McNamara Headquarters Complex Auditorium to celebrate the Army’s 249th birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony June 12.

Two men - one in a camo uniform - sit at a table while one gestures with his hands as he talks

June 10, 2024

DLA director to industry: Change in sustainment is imminent

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The military services are undergoing an intense transformation that requires DLA and industry to think, act and operate differently, DLA’s director told industry association leaders June 6.

A fuel truck is parked on a barren lava field above the clouds.

June 7, 2024

Agency environmentalists oversee successful Hawaii mountaintop fuel removal

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — More than 6,000 gallons of contaminated fuel was recently purged from near the 10,000-foot summit of Haleakala National Park in Hawaii.

military and civilian leaders pose for a photo at DLA Headquarters main staircase during the annual service day

June 6, 2024

Army/DLA Service Day focuses on future support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Army and civilian logistics leaders met to discuss Army transformation and methods for meeting future demands in a contested geopolitical environment May 22 at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters.

June 6, 2024

DLA, DSCA discuss information sharing at Foreign Military Sales Summit

Fort Belvoir, Va. — A Foreign Military Sales Summit brought together stakeholders from the operational and financial communities to address audit processes May 16 at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters.

A man and a woman sit at a wooden table signing documents

June 5, 2024

Coast Guard to provide liaison officer to DLA

DLA Logistics Operations — DLA's director of logistics operations and the commander of the Coast Guard Operational Logistics Command signed an agreement to place a Coast Guard liaison officer with the Whole-of-Government Division.

A man and woman pose in a creek, in front of a boulder, in a jungle.

May 30, 2024

Okinawa ops chief named Employee of the Quarter

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The retired Marine was cited for superior performance and leadership while stepping up as acting area manager during the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

May 23, 2024

Agency celebrates 2024 DLA Hall of Fame Inductees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly hosted the event in which five former Defense Logistics Agency employees were inducted. Simerly not only thanked the inductees for their past contributions, he placed heavy emphasis on the need to innovate now more than ever before due to adversarial challenges in every domain, and at every level of war.

Lt. Gen Mark Simerly stands on stage with Brad Bunn and Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer seated behind him with a background of flags

May 17, 2024

Agency’s culture and data opportunities highlighted at director’s town hall

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — An emphasis on data and culture were common themes through Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen Mark Simerly’s first global town hall May 16.

A portrait of Kenneth Winslette with an American flag behind him on a background with the DLA emblem

May 15, 2024

2024 DLA Hall of Fame inductee: Kenneth Winslette

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Over the last 40-years, America’s warfighter approach to mission success via readiness has drastically changed to meet the demands of complex deployment settings. To keep pace, the Defense Logistics Agency leverages the experience and innovation of leaders like Kenneth Winslette, a 2024 DLA Hall of Fame member and legendary contractor according to his peers.

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