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(l-r): Chaz Caldwell, Terrionna Bryan, Rayven Hodge and Isaiah Eaton display their diplomas after graduating from the DLA Land and Maritime High School Internship Program.

June 10, 2016

High school seniors hone skillsets through Land and Maritime’s internship program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four students from Eastmoor Academy High School recently completed their four month long internships

Defense Logistics Agency defines resilience, in part, as the ability to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors, deal effectively with pressure, remain optimistic and persistent, and anticipate change. DLA Aviation employee Marc Miller is a picture of resilience.

June 9, 2016

DLA Aviation Leader Commentary: Employee embodies picture of resilience

RICHMOND, Va. — Over the last year, Defense Logistics Agency has invested valuable time and resources into training employees in the four pillars of resiliency: mental, social, spiritual and physical. If you look around DLA Aviation, you can find examples of employees applying resiliency tools and overcoming obstacles; but, few portray a “picture of resilience” as well as Marc Miller.

Derrik Griner, fleet management assistant with Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, puts air in a government vehicle from a maintenance response vehicle. The activity’s Customer Support Division developed and built a MRV to respond to disabled government vehicles on Defense Supply Center Richmond. The MRV is capable of resolving minor vehicle issues that, in the past, would require coordination with contractors or other private tow companies. (May 2016 photo)

June 9, 2016

New maintenance response vehicle helps disabled GOVs get back on the road

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond’s Customer Support Division has developed and built a new General Services Administration maintenance response vehicle, known in short as a MRV, to respond to disabled government vehicles on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

DLA Forward Presence Human Resource Manager Rocky Weaver gives a resume building brief during a workshop May 23, 2016 for wounded warriors, currently undergoing treatment at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, helping them navigate civilian job application websites and prepare professional resumes.

June 2, 2016

DLA Aviation helps wounded warriors prepare resumes, navigate USA jobs website

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Equal Employment Office, along with DLA Human Resources hosted a workshop May 23 for wounded warriors.

Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, holds the DLA flag with Navy Cmdr. Daniel Bessman, the new DLA Aviation at Jacksonville site commander, during a change of command ceremony May 25, 2016 at Hangar 117, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. Bessman took command from retiring Navy Cmdr. Maurice Meagher, III.

June 1, 2016

DLA Aviation at Jacksonville welcomes new commander, retires another

In a ceremony rich with Navy traditions, Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, hosted a change of command and retirement ceremony for outgoing DLA Aviation at Jacksonville Site Commander Navy Cmdr. Maurice Meagher, III and incoming Navy Cmdr. Daniel Bessman at Hangar 117 on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, May 25.

Navy Capt. Brian Ginnane (standing at podium), DLA Land and Maritime Director of Maritime Customer Operations, shares his message with the City of Bexley residents during Bexley’s Memorial Day celebration.

June 1, 2016

Land and Maritime shares Memorial Day message with installation neighbor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Under the glare of intense sunshine DLA Land and Maritime Navy Capt. Brian Ginnane spoke to Bexley, Ohio residents on Memorial Day as part of their Memorial Day celebration. Ginnane highlighted Ohioans who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives as part of that sacred service.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation will soon begin using a new DLA Aviation Process Excellence methodology known as APEx. APEx tools, like the Leadership Model tool, enhance the way we manage, evaluate, refine, and communicate process design.

May 27, 2016

Aviation Leader Commentary: APEx model enhances DLA Aviation process design

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is continuing its journey building a process excellence culture using a new DLA Aviation Process Excellence methodology known as APEx. APEx strengthens our ties to the DLA director’s process excellence vision by implementing process management methodologies that enhance the way we manage, evaluate, refine, and communicate process design.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden employee Melissa Small receives a check from DLA Aviation Deputy Commander Charlie Lillie May 19, 2016 in a ceremony honoring her selection as the March 2016 Employee of the Month.

May 26, 2016

Small named DLA Aviation Employee of the Month

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden employee Melissa Small was honored as the March 2016 Employee of the Month in a ceremony May 19. Small works remotely from Huntsville, Alabama, as a contracting officer aligned with DLA Aviation’s Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate in Ogden, Utah.

Visitors to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, may view one of the first models of the A-10 Thunderbolt II that is on loan to Defense Logistics Agency from Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina. (Photo by Jackie Roberts, DLA Installation Support at Richmond)

May 25, 2016

DLA Aviation helps keep the Thunderbolt II mission ready

RICHMOND, Va. — Trying to maintain an antique machine is a challenge for any collector or parts provider whether it’s a bicycle, a car, or a multiple-million-dollar weapon system flying critical missions keeping Americans safe at home and abroad. The A-10 is one such system whose length of service has recently been extended until 2022.

DLA Columbus Police Division Watch Commander Edward Compton Jr. stands behind a display of tactical police tools and equipment May 18. Also on display is a collection of contraband which police officers prevented from entering the installation. The displays are a part of week-long activities to celebrate Police Week.

May 25, 2016

DSCC shows appreciation for officers during Police Week

COLUMBUS, Ohio — From the sentinels at the entry gates to the patrol cars that keep watch over the streets, police officers at Defense Supply Center Columbus are a ubiquitous sight across the installation. While most associates see them every day, many may not realize the amount of work that goes into keeping the facility safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia is part of a team that keeps the UH-60 platforms mission ready. The UH-60 Black Hawks are used for a variety of missions including medical evacuation, air assault, personnel transport and airlift. Shown here are two, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for landing at Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Sept. 7, 2008.

May 23, 2016

Teamwork key for sustaining the UH-60

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Customer Operations Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, is part of a team that keeps the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter mission ready in production, deployment, and sustainment.

DLA Installation Support Columbus Police Officer Kevin Schaefer recently participated in a military-themed episode of Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge at the Broken Skull Ranch. During the challenge elite athletes compete in head to head battles for a chance to win a $10,000 prize.

May 19, 2016

DLA Police Officer’s real-life skills benefit safety, support charity

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you’re a fan of reality-themed television shows then you might want to tune in and watch the

Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond police officers respond to a simulated active shooter during an emergency response exercise held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 2014. DLA will hold another active shooter exercise May 24, 2016.

May 18, 2016

DSCR emergency response exercise takes place May 24

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond and DLA Aviation will conduct an active shooter emergency response exercise on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, May 24. DLA Police and Fire and Emergency Services officials will participate in the exercise.

Mary Studevant, a retired Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia employee has been selected to be inducted into the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation 2016 Hall of Fame June 16. (Courtesy photo)

May 17, 2016

Studevant selected as DLA Aviation’s 2016 Hall of Fame inductee

RICHMOND, Virginia — Mary Studevant, former deputy director of what is now known as Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, has been selected for the 2016 DLA Aviation Hall of Fame. An induction ceremony will be at 1 p.m. June 16 in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center, Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

DLA Land and Maritime’s Raytheon Working Group brought home first place in the Productivity or Process Improvement Award category by a team at the 39th Annual Federal Executive Association’s Excellence in Government Awards luncheon.

May 17, 2016

Federal workers celebrated at annual luncheon

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal workers from Columbus and Central Ohio filled the ballroom at Villa Milano May 5 for the 2016 Excellence in Government Awards luncheon. Hosted by the Federal Executive Association, the awards luncheon is held annually in conjunction with Public Service Recognition Week.