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# DLA CENTCOM and SOCOM News

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Aug. 9, 2019

 New commander tours Bagram site 

                    Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan —                                                Defense Logistics Agency employees at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, recently welcomed the new commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command for a visit.            

May 6, 2019

 Excess items avoid landfill to help people in need 

                    Naval Support Activity Bahrain —                                                It took more than luck to complete a long and challenging donation process to provide excess items to Bahrain’s Red Crescent Society, but the charity’s local leaders recently wished good fortune on Defense Logistics Agency employees there for extra efforts from agency employees to provide support.            

Jan. 10, 2019

 Bagram staff shares mission info with senior logistics leader  

                    Bagram, Afghanistan —                                                Defense Logistics Agency employees serving in Bagram, Afghanistan, had the chance to enhance warfighter trust and get their New Year off to a good start with a visit from a senior logistician on the U.S. Central Command staff.            

Oct. 12, 2018

 Liehr named DLA Employee of Quarter 

                    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. —                                                Jeremy Liehr, a materials examiner and identifier for the DLA Disposition Services at Lewis site, was recently named one of three Defense Logistics Agency Employees of the Quarter.             

Aug. 28, 2018

 DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM ensures warfighter support to those with the toughest missions 

                    Fort Belvoir, Virginia —                                                DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM ensures warfighter support to those with the toughest missions.            

Dec. 28, 2017

 DLA expands Middle East vendor pool with workshop for Omani businesses 

                                To help local businesses in Oman learn how to work with the U.S. government, DLA joined U.S. Central Command and the State Department in hosting a workshop for potential vendors.             

Nov. 16, 2017

 New DLA Strategic Plan lays out goals for 2018-2026 

                                DLA is reaffirming its commitment to support warfighter readiness with its new 2018-2026 Strategic Plan, which supports DoD priorities to build a more lethal force, reinforce alliances with industry and government partners, and reform business practices.            

July 21, 2017

 New DLA command creates joint ops center to boost warfighter support 

                                A new joint operations team is now active at the newly created Defense Logistics Agency CENTCOM & SOCOM headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.            

July 18, 2017

 DLA-procured police-presence kits delivered to Iraqi security forces 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                On the verge of victory in Mosul, Iraqi security forces received police equipment that they’ll use to protect their citizens. The first Police Presence in a Box kits were transferred to Iraqi security forces July 3 during a ceremony in Baghdad.            

April 1, 2017

 A Conversation with ... DLA’s Regional Commanders 

                    Fort Belvoir, Virginia —                                                Army Col. Derrin Williams, commander of DLA Central Command & Special Operations Command; Army Col. Lisa Keough, commander of DLA Europe & Africa; and Navy Capt. Timothy Daniels, commander of DLA Pacific discuss the recent command-and-control change to streamline how DLA supports customers in combatant commands — otherwise known as C2            

Dec. 5, 2016

 Saving life after terrorist bombing garners Army award 

                                Army Col. Rick Ellis, commander of the DLA support team in Afghanistan was awarded the combat action badge Nov. 26, after saving a soldier's life following a terrorist bombing.             

Aug. 8, 2016

 Partnership is the goal at Marine Corps/DLA Day event 

                                Senior logistics leaders in the Marine Corps and the Defense Logistics Agency met at the McNamara Headquarters Complex for the annual Marine Corps/DLA Day July 28.             

Feb. 18, 2016

 DLA personnel join counterparts to help save lives of civilians fleeing war, atrocities in Middle East 

                                Defense Logistics Agency personnel recently helped save numerous civilian lives by delivering millions of critical non-food items to refugees and migrants in the Middle East before the arrival of winter, in collaboration with other federal agencies.            

Dec. 21, 2015

 DLA Central commander urges new officers to lead by example, care for families  

                    Tallahassee, Florida —                                                The commander of DLA Central noted the importance of leading by example and of caring for the families of subordinates, in his address to a class of new Army officers on Dec. 11.            

Sept. 24, 2015

 CENTCOM senior leader visits DLA Energy Middle East 

                    BAHRAIN —                                                The U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center director visited Defense Logistics Agency Energy Middle East facilities at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Sept. 17.            

Aug. 17, 2015

 DLA Disposition Services sells excess military property to Afghan companies, stimulates economy 

                    Bagram —                                                Twelve trucks loaded with supplies left Bagram Airfield and headed toward Afghan businesses after a "white goods" sale at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Yard Aug. 7. Sale items included a Bobcat, forklifts and refrigerator containers.            

May 11, 2015

 Director visits MacDill commands, DLA activities   

                    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida —                                                Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch traveled to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 5 for meetings with leaders at U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.            

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