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Public Affairs Office: DLA Land and Maritime Operations Center, Room B527N 

Office Phone and E-mail:  614-692-2328  |   DLA.Land.and.Maritime.Public.Affairs@dla.mil

Public Affairs Officer: Kristin Molinaro |  614-692-4610  |   kristin.molinaro@dla.mil

Land and Maritime Public Affairs

Mission

Provide effective and efficient worldwide support to warfighters, suppliers and customers. To best support the DLA mission, DLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs provides guidance to the commander, senior leadership, directorates, staffs and detachments, as well as all tenants of Defense Supply Center Columbus. The office develops and administers proactive command information, media relations and public outreach policies and programs that communicate DLA’s critical role as a combat support agency, value added to the Defense Department, Combatant Commands, the military services and warfighters, and the American people using internal and external communication vehicles and channels.

Vision

Warfighter-focused, globally responsive, fiscally responsible supply chain leadership.

Capabilities

The news and web operations team provides DLA Land and Maritime related news and information to internal and external – non media-audiences. To build and maintain credibility, the team ensures all products are timely, accurate and consistent across audiences. In addition to operating DLA Land and Maritime's digital presence, the team contributes to several DLA agency initiatives.

  • DLA Land and Maritime provides local news and stories.

  • DLA Today  is the Command's primary daily communication tool (CAC enabled).  DLA Today, transmits information and news to the DLA community, DLA customers and contractors working for and with DLA. This Intranet site is devoted to the delivery of news and information on people, learning opportunities, events and missions of DLA and its activities. 

The media relations team develops well thought out and responsive media operations.  The team adjusts quickly to both the scale of news media coverage and the organization's ability to communicate effectively and within the parameters provided.  

Goals and initiatives of the media relations team are to:

  • Increase positive media coverage of DLA Land and Maritime, its mission, people, capabilities and services.
  • Increase dissemination of DLA Land and Maritime's compelling story as America's logistics combat support agency. Targeted, strategic engagement of the media provides DLA Land and Maritime the opportunity to educate the American public about how the agency uses taxpayer resources as well as informing warfighters about DLA Land and Maritime support. 

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Land and Maritime News

Land and Maritime | July 9, 2024

Butterfly counts underway at DSCC prairie

On a rainy, windswept early summer day, about half a dozen volunteers descended on the three-acre prairie habitat on the north side of Defense Supply Center Columbus to participate in the first butterfly count of the season. 

Enterprisewide | July 2, 2024

DSCC named top installation by Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III named Defense Supply Center Columbus as one of six installations to receive the 2024 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The winning installations were announced in a Defense.gov

Land and Maritime | July 2, 2024

When the nation calls Terrance Taylor, Chanita Darville answer

A video series showcasing Defense Logistics Agency team members from across the agency recently featured two of DLA Land and Maritime’s employees: Terrance Taylor and Chanita Darville.

Land and Maritime | June 28, 2024

DSCC associates find mission connections at National U.S. Air Force Museum

About two dozen Defense Supply Center Columbus employees from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, DLA Logistics Operations, DLA Human Resources and DLA Training gained a deeper connection to the DLA mission during a tour June 18 of the

Land and Maritime | June 26, 2024

DLA Land and Maritime embraces Digital Business Transformation

Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime hosted a Robotic Automation Workshop June 4-6 focused on learning technologies and processes and conducting ideation for future automations that will benefit the enterprise.