DLA Pacific News

Jan. 11, 2021

National capital region employees exceed CFC goal, one week left to give

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employee generosity has enabled the Defense Logistics Agency to exceed its Combined Federal Campaign goal of $260,000 for the national capital region.

Jan. 10, 2021

Largest multi-site distribution complex in Defense Department delivers for Operation Warp Speed

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As part of the Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccination mission, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution began shipping Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to Defense Department employees outside the continental U.S., the deployed U.S. Navy Fleet and a limited number of locations within the continental U.S. Dec. 22.

Jan. 10, 2021

Deputies rescue family from flood water with equipment from DLA Disposition Services

Law enforcement agencies use Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services to acquire excess military equipment they want on hand but also hope they may never need to use.

Jan. 8, 2021

Medical supply chain team achieves seemingly impossible pandemic support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Troop Support’s Dan Keefe has worked with FEMA, HHS and DOD officials since March to outline requirements and support for everything from antigen test kits for schools and nursing homes to replenishment of the Strategic National Stockpile in response to COVID-19. 

Jan. 7, 2021

DLA employee at Fort Benning helps battle the pandemic

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The Defense Logistics Agency has always focused on meeting warfighter needs, and property disposal specialists from DLA Disposition Services are playing a crucial role in supplying a new kind of warfighter in a new kind of warfare – the battle against COVID-19.

Jan. 7, 2021

First COVID-19 Vaccinations Administered on board NSA Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Bahrain began administering the Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Jan. 4.

Jan. 7, 2021

Former LNO guides DLA’s pandemic support to FEMA

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Before becoming the Military Services Support Division deputy director in October, Phyllis Erkins supported the national pandemic response by working with DLA supply chain officials to relay information like prices, shipping options, and quantities and types of supplies the agency could provide to FEMA.

Jan. 6, 2021

DLA Headquarters employees, teams snag 11 annual recognition awards

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Eleven employees and teams at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters are recipients of the agency’s 53rd Annual Employee Recognition Awards. The awards recognize leadership and hard work in support of the agency’s mission and include 54 awards in 14 categories.

Jan. 6, 2021

DLA Distribution San Joaquin supports COVID-19 test kit mission

TRACY, Calif. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California, continues to provide critical support for the Defense Department’s COVID-19 mission, supporting DLA’s partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 rapid test kit mission.

Jan. 6, 2021

DLA COVID-19 Task Force leader equips leaders with decision-making data

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — As the head of DLA’s COVID-19 Task Force, Lee Dvonch oversees the production of numerous information products that help leaders throughout the agency, Defense Department and White House Supply Chain Task Force make timely decisions on the agency's commodity support to the pandemic.