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Excess military materials critical to answering contested logistics challenges

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Aug. 25, 2025
In an era where global conflicts are increasingly defined by technological advancements and strategic complexities, the Defense Logistics Agency is turning its focus to a...
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DLA employees graduate from leadership enhancement program

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Aug. 22, 2025
Fourteen Defense Logistics Agency employees returned to work with enhanced leadership skills as graduates of the 2025 Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program Aug. 7.
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The Internet of Behavior draws from social media, internet-connected devices, communication patterns and purchasing behaviors to identify patterns of concern, such as financial stress or foreign influence.

Internet of Behavior has implications for DLA supply chain security

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Aug. 20, 2025
A Defense Logistics Agency paper warns that while the "Internet of Behavior" offers potential for supply chain security, its use must be exercised with intention.
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DLA revolutionizes performance award processing

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Aug. 19, 2025
DLA HR Awards Tool transforms performance award processing, replacing a spreadsheet-driven manual process, and cutting the average processing time from 100 days to 45 days.
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DLA Aviation News

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Strengthening community ties

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Aug. 27, 2025
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in conjunction with Defense Supply Center Richmond hosted the Fort Lee Civilian Military Council luncheon Aug. 21 in the Bellwood Training...
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Miller takes charge of Aviation at Oklahoma City

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Aug. 22, 2025
Air Force Lt. Col. Allen Miller assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City during an Aug. 15 ceremony in the Tinker Event Center Ballroom on Tinker...
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Exchanging Germany for Virginia, Matteo Crippa finds a year of discovery at DLA Aviation

Exchanging Germany for Virginia, Matteo Crippa finds a year of discovery at DLA Aviation

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Aug. 21, 2025
When German aerospace engineer Matteo Crippa packed up his life, his wife and two children, he brought an eagerness to explore as he knew the journey would be more than just...
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Employee Spotlight | Stephanie Brackin

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Aug. 20, 2025
Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees at Defense Supply...
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DLA Disposition Services News

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Battle Creek hosts annual excess property training for law enforcement

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Aug. 29, 2025
The agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office and DLA Disposition Services personnel welcomed 35 states to the annual event in mid-August.
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Vice director visits Battle Creek

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Aug. 22, 2025
The agency’s top civilian received briefs from Michigan-based personnel and provided keynote remarks at the annual DOD Law Enforcement Support Office conference Aug. 18-19.
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Philippine hazardous waste disposal increases DLA flexibility

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Aug. 18, 2025
The agency's Indo-Pacific property disposal personnel recently completed a complex hazardous waste removal operation under DLA's recently awarded Philippines HW contract.
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Pearl Harbor team provides P-8 demil support

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Aug. 13, 2025
The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team in Hawaii recently completed demilitarization and disposal of a damaged P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Marine...
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DLA Distribution News

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DLA director, senior enlisted leader visit DLA Distribution San Joaquin

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Aug. 25, 2025
Army Lt. Gen. Mark T. Simerly, director, Defense Logistics Agency, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Alvin R. Dyer, DLA’s senior enlisted leader, visited DLA Distribution San...
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DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM Commander visits DLA Distribution Bahrain, holds town hall

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Aug. 21, 2025
The commander of Defense Logistics Agency’s regional command for U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command visited DLA Distribution Bahrain Aug. 13-14.
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DLA Distribution Bahrain commander recognizes employees, shares leadership vision

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Aug. 08, 2025
New Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain commander Navy Cmdr. Joshua Langhorne recently conducted a series of All Hands meetings to recognize employees and outline...
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DLA Distribution Europe goes live with warehouse management system, optimizes logistics operations

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Aug. 04, 2025
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe officially launched the newly implemented Warehouse Management System at the distribution center in Germersheim, Germany, July 20.
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DLA Energy News

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DLA Energy Intern Culbreth Wraps Up Year of Accomplishments, Exemplifying Agency's Talent Strategy

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Aug. 29, 2025
Susan Culbreth, a Pathways Internship Program participant and recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has wrapped up a year of significant contributions to the...
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Intern aids with enhancing DLA Energy’s data analytics using AI

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Aug. 27, 2025
Fourth-year student North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University student and intern, Kaleyse Belton is helping the Defense Logistics Agency Energy acquisition...
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DLA Energy Indo-Pacific Okinawa transfers authority to DLA Energy Japan

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Aug. 27, 2025
On June 18, 2025, in a ceremony at the Crow’s Nest Club at Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Knutson transferred authority of the Defense Logistics...
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DLA Energy Americas East welcomes a new commander

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Aug. 27, 2025
United States Army Lt. Col. Thaddeus Douthitt relinquished command of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas East to Army Lt. Col. Joshua Newby in a ceremony at the...
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DLA Land and Maritime News

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Diego Resendez, an automotive maintenance technician with I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, I MEF, inspects tactical vehicle equipment on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2025, to ensure its complete, safe to operate and capable of performing its designated primary combat function during future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

DLA Land and Maritime evolves acquisition to meet modern warfare demands

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Aug. 27, 2025
DLA Land and Maritime’s Acquisition Acceleration Team is transforming procurement to meet the evolving demands of modern warfare. Over the last several months, the team has...
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DLA Land and Maritime hosts first Bombers Directorate Working Group

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Aug. 08, 2025
Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime hosted its first Bombers Directorate Working Group July 29 – 30 at Defense Supply Center Columbus, in support of the U.S. Air Force...
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DLA Land and Maritime bids farewell to Land Customer Operations director

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Aug. 06, 2025
Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime celebrated the military career of former Land Customer Operations Director Army Col. Ryan Swedlow during a retirement ceremony at...
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PaCER Spotlight: David Jacques

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Aug. 01, 2025
David Jacques is in his second year of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Pathways to Career Excellence program. He started in the fall of 2023 and is a pre-award...
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DLA Troop Support News

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C&T employees explore artificial intelligence in new educational series

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Aug. 27, 2025
Over three sessions, nearly 100 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles employees attended a new series about artificial intelligence earlier this month.
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PTC engineer Edward Dalton and PTC Supervisory Chemist Mike McClain explain the 3D hand model concept to Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Kelly during his PTC Analytical tour in July 2025.

DLA Troop Support uses 3D printing to provide safer testing for military

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Aug. 22, 2025
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Product Test Center Analytical have developed a 3D-model hand to improve safety during glove testing.
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An aerial of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Members of DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office to reinforce ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for supporting the Department of Defense on July 10.(DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

DLA Troop Support team enhances Pentagon support through collaboration

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Aug. 21, 2025
A team from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office in Washington D.C. last month to...
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DLA uses innovative contracting strategies to seamlessly field lighter, improved body armor to servicemembers

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Aug. 05, 2025
With a lighter weight, better fit and increased mobility, the modular scalable vest enhances servicemembers’ lethality in combat zones, said the Defense Logistics Agency Troop...
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Logistics in Action News

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AFIMSC uses gaming to ready I&MS teams for combat ops

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Nov. 13, 2024
Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Materiel Command website — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is using a board game and...
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Service members from the U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australian Army, renders a salute to the national anthems of each country at the opening ceremony for Yama Sakkura 85 in Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023.

Enhancing Interoperability, Readiness at Yama Sakura 87

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Nov. 12, 2024
Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — In early fall, servicemembers from Japan, the United States, and Australia gathered...
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senior navy leaders, DLA civilians and Army Lieutenant General Mark Simerly gather for a group photo October 23, 2024 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Navy/DLA Service Integration Day address logistics challenges, share insights towards streamlined support

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Oct. 25, 2024
Today's Navy leadership face the daunting task of delivering readiness and setting the global posture to support naval combat power in a contested logistics environment. To...
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Operation Reload 24: Foxtrot Company Ensures Army Readiness Through Dynamic Logistics Training

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Oct. 21, 2024
Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Official U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Foxtrot Company of the 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion carried out a...
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