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# DLA Distribution Puget Sound attends Veteran job fair

By DLA Distribution Public Affairs

                PUGET SOUND, Wash.  –              
Defense Logistics Agency Puget Sound, Washington, displayed information at a Veteran and Native American Job Fair Nov.16. The event, hosted by United States Pacific Fleet on the Navy Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, was attended by over 325 job seekers and 35 vendors. Three employees represented DDPW -- Meredith Ellringer, human resources liaison, Alair Woods, program and management analyst and Nicholas Reddin, lead material handling equipment instructor.

The booth featured a display and handouts for potential employees to learn about the agency and the services provided to the warfighter. As an added feature, DDPW provided a QR code for job seekers to scan, linked directly to the DDPW jobs available on the USA Jobs website. Twenty attendees took a photo of the QR code to continue checking the link for new opportunities with DDPW.

                Defense Logistics Agency Puget Sound, Washington, set up a display at the Veteran and Native American Job Fair Nov.16, 2022. The event, hosted by United States Pacific Fleet on the Navy Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, was attended by over 325 job seekers and 35 vendors. Photo submitted.                            DLA Distribution Puget Sound attends Veteran job fair                            Defense Logistics Agency Puget Sound, Washington, set up a display at the Veteran and Native American Job Fair Nov.16, 2022. The event, hosted by United States Pacific Fleet on the Navy Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, was attended by over 325 job seekers and 35 vendors. Photo submitted.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: DLA Distribution Public AffairsVIRIN: 221116-D-D0441-0984

As job seekers stopped by the booth, they asked questions about DLA and open jobs. Twenty-five attendees were encouraged to apply for open positions and one applied while at the job fair. 

DLA Distribution Puget Sound supports primarily local, but also worldwide customers. Direct support is provided for the various home-ported and transient ships in the Pacific Northwest, including aircraft carriers, submarines and supply ships. DDPW employees receive and ship materiel consisting of a variety of products, ranging from 200,000 pound ship propulsion shafts to miniature electronic components and support manpower requirements in Washington, San Diego, Guam and Japan. The distribution center is best known for its nuclear propulsion and submarine materiel support. The work is often fast-paced with Puget Sound serving as the support center for ships preparing for deployment to various areas of the Pacific and Middle East.

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