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Feb. 8, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: NTC Fort Irwin

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Far out in the desert, artillery booms across the ever-shifting sands, punishing DLA-sourced used vehicles, while soldiers sweep through fabricated towns brought to life by actors and set dressed with reused military equipment.

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Feb. 8, 2024

DLA Energy contracting officers mentoring program

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA Energy kicked off a new year of the Contracting Officer Mentoring Program, Jan. 17. For the past seven years, the program has built bonds between DLA Energy’s contracting officers to support continual learning, leadership development and technical proficiency.

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Feb. 8, 2024

DLA highlights successes in new annual report

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA recently released its 2023 Annual Report, “Transforming Global Logistics.” The document details DLA’s successes and key initiatives from 2023 in several areas, including global supply chain performance, acquisition operations, financial highlights, operational environment information, innovation and growth.

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Feb. 6, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime Office of Small Business Programs exceeds goals with holistic approach

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Navigating the waters of the federal contracting space as a small business is usually daunting at best. But the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Office of Small Business Programs provides a compass to steer them in the right direction.

Feb. 6, 2024

Excess equipment to help build special operations capability

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Kaiserslautern-based property disposal specialist recently went the extra mile to transfer a valuable fabricating system from Germany to a stateside customer with an important mission.

Feb. 6, 2024

DLA, UK logisticians sign historic agreement for information sharing, furthering integrated deterrence

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new, first-of-its-kind agreement between DLA and the U.K. is expected to strengthen risk management and resilience in supply and logistics for the United States, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Christopher Lowman hands the DLA LTG Mark Simerly with VADM Michelle Skubic and CCM Alvin Dyer looking on

Feb. 2, 2024

DLA welcomes Simerly as new director, Skubic retires after 35 years of service

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic retired after 35 years of service to the Navy and handed off the role of director of the Defense Logistics Agency to Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly during a change of responsibility and retirement ceremony Feb. 2 at the agency’s Fort Belvoir, Virginia, headquarters.

Jan. 31, 2024

Three DLA Energy employees earn agency awards

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Three DLA Energy employees earned DLA 56th Annual Employee Recognition Awards. Agnes Eugenio, Army Master Sgt. Alvin Ortiz-O’Neill and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Bender.

Jan. 31, 2024

DSCC associate featured in national magazine

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For Greg Ramsey, 2023 went out with a bang and 2024 is heading in the same direction. Now, he has one more notch to add to his belt – he was featured on the cover of Careers & the disABLED Magazine released this week.

Vehicles to be used as targets lined up in the desert.

Jan. 30, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: NTTR

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Vehicles, equipment and materials sourced from DLA’s surplus equipment stocks provide a crucial element in the realistic training and preparation of America’s combat pilots at the sprawling Nevada Test and Training Range.

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