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Three people show their vaccination card or pose while getting a vaccine dose.

March 11, 2021

Vaccination opportunities surging for DLA employees

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency employees at sites around the world are finding ways to get inoculated and help limit the year-long pandemic’s reach.

Two masked DLA employees open sealed bid envelopes.

March 10, 2021

New nationwide DOD surplus personal property sales contracts tentatively awarded

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Commercial firm Iron Planet is set to become the sole resale source for all military surplus personal property in the U.S. and its territories, pending review and final contract award.

Two men stand on a computer keyboard with a robotic hand hovering above.

March 10, 2021

DLA leverages robotic automations to empower employees

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency’s robotics process automation program is using creative ideas and suggestions from business processes owners at DLA Aviation to better accomplish monotonous, repetitive tasks with unattended bots.

March 10, 2021

DLA Distribution Yokosuka ships COVID-19 vaccines to troops on Diego Garcia

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, is supporting the federal response to COVID-19 by distributing vaccines and ancillary kits to troops at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in an on-going mission that began Feb. 8.

A World War II ambulance sits on a trailer at the Army Museum Support Center’s outdoor storage facility at Anniston, Alabama, Jan. 28 awaiting transport to the Alabama Center of Military History.

March 9, 2021

Historic vehicle finds new home

ANNISTON, Alabama — Alabama residents and tourists will enjoy a piece of World War II history that left an Army historical program for a new home.

Two soldiers in camo uniforms and orange hard hats stand on top of a helicopter part to perform maintenance.

March 8, 2021

Customer interviews help frame upcoming DLA Strategic Plan

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Customer opinions helped shape the new Defense Logistics Agency 2021-2026 Strategic Plan set to debut near the end of March after three months of interviews facilitated by the DLA Customer Support Division.

March 8, 2021

DLA Energy debuts industry newsletter

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Industry Connections, a new quarterly DLA Energy newsletter, was released in January to DLA Energy suppliers, partners and industry stakeholders. The newsletter features upcoming procurement opportunities, business unit spotlight stories, and demand planning information.

Excess hydraulic oil from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, will help Caterpillar D4K2 Firefighting Dozers used by the South Carolina Forestry Commission deal with the extreme conditions that occur during while putting out fires, which can damage to hydraulic hoses and fittings.

March 3, 2021

Excess oil to support South Carolina forestry equipment

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — More than 800 gallons of excess hydraulic oil no longer needed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, will now help sustain equipment used by the South Carolina Forestry Commission to fight fires.

A portrait of Mike Scott on a DLA emblem background

Feb. 26, 2021

Vice director retires after 35-year DLA career

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The employee who spends an entire career working for one organization is a rarity these days, but Defense Logistics Agency Vice Director Mike Scott did just that. He retired Feb. 26, 2021, after a 35-year career with DLA, working for 12 different directors.

Feb. 26, 2021

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi – supporting warfighters and saving sea turtles

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — When cold water temperatures in the Corpus Christi Bay surrounding Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, proved too cold for endangered green sea turtles, DDCT team members joined community members to rescue them.