DLA News Archive

July 8, 2022

DLA Energy Americas welcomes a returning commander

HOUSTON, Texas — DLA Energy Americas welcomed Army Col. Josiel Carrasquillo and bid farewell to Army Col. Raphael Heflin in a change of command ceremony at the Petroleum Club of Houston, Texas, June 30. Carrasquillo previously served as the DLA Energy Americas East commander from 2017 to 2019.

July 7, 2022

DLA Energy leadership changes command in Japan

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — DLA Energy Japan welcomed Air Force Lt. Col. James Smith and bid goodbye to Air Force Maj. Charles Coffman during a virtual change of command ceremony on Yokota Air Base, June 27.

July 1, 2022

Military Sealift Command Supporting Bi-Annual Rim of the Pacific Exercise

NORFOLK, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Military Sealift Command website — Six Military Sealift Command ships will participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise throughout the month of July in the waters around Hawaii.

June 30, 2022

DLA Energy Korea welcomes new commander

CAMP WALKER, Daegu — DLA Energy Korea welcomed Army Lt. Col. Dennis Han as the new commander and said farewell to Army Lt. Col. Jose Medina during a change of command ceremony at Camp Walker, Daegu, June 27.

June 24, 2022

Fuels Airmen hone interoperability, ACE capabilities, during RFA 22-2

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — With more than 70 aircraft across 20 units, running simulated combat air operations for two straight weeks, RED FLAG-Alaska takes a lot of gas.

June 24, 2022

144th FW continues fuel storage construction project

FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 144th Fighter Wing website — Upon entering the Fresno Air National Guard Base, base personnel are greeted with an ongoing construction project of the base’s fuel storage system. This $20 million project will remove the underground fuel storage system and replace them with above-ground storage containers.

June 15, 2022

DLA Energy Americas West changes command

CYPRESS, Cali. — DLA Energy Americas West bid farewell to Navy Cmdr. Frank Kim during a change of command ceremony at the Navy Golf Course in Cypress, California, June 13. The incoming commander, Navy Cmdr. Anas Maazouzi, was a previous operations officer and military deputy director at DLA Land and Maritime.

May 13, 2022

Vehicle Management maintains sortie-generating assets during RF-A 22-1

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Eielson Air Force Base website — During RED FLAG-Alaska, there is a significant increase in flightline operations where aircraft refueling vehicles are in constant demand and fire trucks are always on standby in case of an emergency. The Airmen from the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management are responsible for maintaining these vehicles.

April 12, 2022

Navy, Marine Corps Support Fixed Wing Refueling Operations in Iceland

KEFLAVIK AIR BASE, Iceland — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Sixth Fleet website — U.S. aircraft often fly to the farthest reaches of the globe. To sustain this, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps created small, specialized teams that move mountains to make that flight possible.

April 7, 2022

Chemist, quality expert inducted into DLA Energy Hall of Fame

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Lee Barry Oppenheim was inducted into the DLA Energy Hall of Fame on March 22. He retired from DLA Energy in 2018 as the Quality Technical deputy director with a distinguished 42-year federal career – all of which was spent with DLA.