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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Service members deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Department of State employees serving there, will be able to savor the familiar taste of home on Thanksgiving Day due to efforts by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support workers, headquartered here. More than 270 dining facilities have received their...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Around the world, around the clock" describes the Defense Logistics Agency better today than ever, said the agency's 11th director, Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, on Oct. 26 during DLA's 50th anniversary celebration in the McNamara Headquarters Complex. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Edward Straw, director of DLA from 1992 to 1996, joined Thompson, employees and former leaders to reflect on five decades of logistics support to America's...

PHILADELPHIA, July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "It can be done!" Those four words sum up Navy Rear Adm. David F. Baucom's message as he assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support July 13. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh//DC35948) Onlookers lined the walls and filled seats as senior leaders of DLA, former commanders of DLA Troop Support and its legacy organizations, and employees from agencies located on the Naval Supply Activity's compound welcomed the new...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Defense Logistics Agency honored 24 industry partners, customers and individuals June 28 during its Business Alliance Award ceremony. DLA Director, Navy Vice Adm. Alan S. Thompson, presented the annual awards during the DLA Industry Conference and Exhibition being held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, June 27-30. The awards recognized those who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to partner with...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marine Corps General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Dr. Ashton Carter, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, will be featured speakers at the Defense Logistics Agency Industry Conference and Exhibition, June 27-30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The conference, formerly known as the Enterprise Supplier Conference and Exhibition, is the...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Defense Logistics Agency is hosting its 2011 Industry Conference and Exhibition, formerly known as the Enterprise Supplier Conference and Exhibition, June 27-30, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. The conference name was changed to the DLA Industry Conference and Exhibition to broaden the scope of the event and to encourage both potential and current suppliers of each of the agency's supply chains to...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Defense Logistics Agency is assisting U.S. forces as they provide humanitarian relief following March 11's devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami near Sendai, Japan. Although the government of Japan has not requested anything specific from the agency in the wake of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the U.S. Defense Department is providing fuel to Japanese helicopters conducting search and rescue operations from the deck of...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Defense Logistics Agency is hosting its annual Enterprise Supplier Conference and Exhibition June 27-30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. The event will feature speakers from the Department of Defense, military services and DLA, informative breakout sessions, and exhibits from DLA headquarters, its field activities and major suppliers. Breakout session topics include presentations on forecasting,...

Turkeys and Pies Bring Taste, Smell of Home to America's Warfighters PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although thousands of miles from wherever they may call home, America's military won't miss the tastes and smells of a hearty Thanksgiving meal later this month. Preparations for providing 244,000 pounds of turkey, 8,600 cans of sweet potatoes and more than 38,000 pies began in the early spring. By now, dining facilities and other distribution points throughout Iraq...

FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Defense Logistics Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson today released his fiscal 2011 Director's Guidance, which refocuses the agency's goals with an emphasis on increasing efficiencies and savings in accordance with Defense Department requirements. "DLA is putting its full support behind Secretary [of Defense Robert] Gates' requirements to reduce the department's overhead so that more money can go to troop development and force...