DLA Aviation awarded a $16.48 million contract June 17 to help the Navy automate landing gear repairs at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest in San Diego. The contract, written by DLA Aviation’s Industrial Plant Equipment Services Division, consists of six, five-axis machining centers and a pallet system, that together, form an integrated manufacturing cell.

Chris Davis, director of Strategic Acquisition Programs at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, returns to the agency June 5, 2020, after a 60-day assignment with the COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force supporting the White House Coronavirus Task Force on meeting the country’s personal protective equipment needs.

Nominations for the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s annual Hall of Fame for 2020 are open through Aug. 31. The Aviation Hall of Fame honors former employees who have made significant and enduring contributions to DLA Aviation or Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

A major subordinate command of the Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Aviation is the aviation demand and supply chain manager for DLA and much of the Defense Department. Employing more than 4,000 civilian and military personnel in 18 locations across the United States. DLA Aviation supports more than 1,800 weapon systems and is the U.S. military’s integrated materiel manager for more than 1.2 million national stock number items, industrial retail supply and depot-level repairable acquisitions.