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Retired Army Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender (center), is joined by DLA Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis (left) and NAVSUP Weapons Systems Support Director of Engineering and Product Support Navy Capt. Armen Kurdian (right) following a presentation in honor of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan. 16 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 19, 2018

DLA Troop Support employees encouraged to honor MLK legacy through service

PHILADELPHIA — Attendees were encouraged to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service in their community and action against injustice during a program honoring King Jan. 16 at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia.

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Jan. 18, 2018

Cannon firetruck maintainers keep mission well-oiled

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Cannon Air Force Base website — When fires need to be put out, citizens call firefighters. When firefighters need their vehicles fixed, they call on firetruck maintainers. It’s a chain where one link can affect the rest.

Airman 1st Class Evan Valance, 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, carries gear and food to an M-11 refueling truck before conducting HH-60G Pave Hawk hot-pit refueling operations, Jan. 16, 2018 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen who work in the petroleum, oils and lubricants (POL) flight frequently use hot pit refueling, which is a more efficient tactic that allows aircrews a quick transition from the flight line back to their current objective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider)

Jan. 18, 2018

POL enables faster turnarounds, longer missions

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — “With hot-pit refuels we’re prepositioned and they taxi to us and with the engines still running,” said Tech. Sgt. Zachary Beggin, 23d LRS NCO in charge of fuels distribution. “They hookup, refuel and their back up in the air and it decreases ground time by 66 percent.”

Randall Owens poses with his certificate recognizing his 40 years of federal service.

Jan. 18, 2018

DLA Troop Support employee reaches 40 years of federal service

PHILADELPHIA — Rising through the Air Force and Navy ranks, 12 duty assignments around the world and then supporting the warfighter as a medical logistician equals 40 years of federal service for Randall Owens.

Snow warrior removes snow on sidewalk at DSCC

Jan. 18, 2018

Snow Warrior

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A "Snow Warrior" at DSCC clears the stairs in front of the DLA Land and Maritime operations center Jan. 16. Columbus has averaged more than an inch of snow per day during the first three weeks of 2018.

Mentoring at Land and Maritime

Jan. 18, 2018

The Merits of Mentoring

WASHINGTON — January is National Mentoring Month. And as anyone who has participated in a Mentoring Program can tell you, the productive and positive outcomes from a strong partnership can be extraordinary for the mentoree and equally as beneficial to the organization.

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas commander Army Lt. Col. Daniel Bidetti, along with his accountable officer and Stock Readiness team, provide a collaborative presentation to the DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, leadership team about the functionality and way-ahead for continued development and implementation of the Distribution Standard System dashboard at Red River.

Jan. 18, 2018

Texarkana distribution center hosts benchmarking visit with Corpus Christi sister site

TEXARKANA, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas commander Army Lt. Col. Daniel Bidetti, along with his accountable officer and Stock Readiness team visited Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chamberlain, commander of DLA Distribution Red River, Texas and team on Jan. 10 and 11 to share information about their dashboard and stock readiness best practices.

DLA Energy Worldwide Energy Conference logo

Jan. 18, 2018

2019 Worldwide Energy Conference announced

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Energy will host the 2019 Worldwide Energy Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, May 20-23, 2019.

A Defense Logistics Agency employee shows how easy it is to generate a fictitious Facebook account to generate unknown friend requests and issue invites to dating sites.

Jan. 18, 2018

Common social media tools and online classifieds target victims of Human Trafficking

Richmond, Va. — January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The month is intended to bring awareness and aide in the prevention and detection of forced labor and prostitution. In previous years focus has been on increased awareness, techniques for identifying and locating individuals and methods being used to exploit victims.

Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, the director of DLA, remarks on the impact the King's letter had on the quest for civil rights and the resonance it continues to have on the national consciousness.

Jan. 18, 2018

HQC employees honor King’s memory with focus on ‘Letter From a Birmingham Jail’

McNamara Headquarters Complex employees honored the memory and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17 with a video recitation of one of his most prominent writings, the letter he wrote from a jail cell after being arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, April 12, 1963, on charges of violating laws against mass public demonstrations.