DLA News Archive

Sept. 27, 2023

Observing National Preparedness Month on DSCR

RICHMOND, Va. — National Preparedness Month is observed every September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time.

Sept. 26, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Spotlight - Jose Torres Vazquez

RICHMOND, Va. — Inventory Management Specialist Jose Torres Vazquez joins Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from Sep. 15 – Oct. 15, 2023.

Sept. 19, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Spotlight – Cindy Rodriguez

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation features Cindy Rodriguez in observance of 2023’s Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sept. 14, 2023

DLA Land and Maritime, DLA Aviation discuss shared strategies at visit

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime senior leaders welcomed their DLA Aviation counterparts to Defense Supply Center Columbus Aug. 29 for continued collaboration between the sister organizations.

Sept. 13, 2023

Automation feat earns Cherry Point team Q3 kudos

Richmond, Va. — Answering a challenge from Defense Logistics Agency headquarters to implement the use of automation software in Material Management, the Requisition Alert Robot team, commonly called the RA BOT team at DLA Aviation at Cherry Point, North Carolina, stepped up and developed a solution that earned them the Defense Logistics Agency Director’s Strategic Goals Award for the 3rd Quarter of 2023.

Sept. 12, 2023

National Preparedness Month, a chance to bring awareness to insider threats

RICHMOND, Va. — At Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, the potential threat posed by an insider, a trusted person who takes advantage of his or her access to do harm to the organization’s mission, products, resources, personnel, facilities, information, equipment, network, or systems is continual and ever-changing.

Sept. 5, 2023

DLA interns learn about agency, provide input during visit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Interns from across the Defense Logistics Agency had a chance to visit the agency’s headquarters and get an in-depth overview of the enterprise Aug. 29.

Aug. 30, 2023

Humble hero receives prestigious military award

RICHMOND, Va. — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Corey-Allen Becker says when he is required to physically be in the office one day a week, his morning routine is action-packed, but he tries to make as little noise as possible, so he doesn’t wake up his wife and two toddlers.

Aug. 11, 2023

Foundation gives military veterans the opportunity to go from uniforms to zebra stripes

RICHMOND, Va. — During the week, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jason Morlan is a weapons systems program officer for the Navy’s E-2 Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound and P-8 Poseidon aircraft within Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Customer Operations Directorate’s Navy Customer Facing Division. During college football and basketball seasons, you will most likely find Morlan spending his weekends, calling fouls, double dribbles and unnecessary roughness.

Aug. 8, 2023

DLA Aviation and DLA Distribution at Tinker AFB swiftly respond to critical pin shortage, averting grounding of KC-135 and E-3 Fleet

Richmond, Va. — When the Air Force’s E-3 Sentry fleet at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma reported a defect in a critical aircraft component last year, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Distribution teams leapt into action.