To connect with fuel suppliers, customers and employees, Brig Gen Canlas, 

Supplier Operations Director Gabriela Earhardt, Customer Operations Director 

Eric Haler, Americas Commander COL Carrasquillo, AME Commander LTC 

Masson, and other Americas leaders visited the Houston area March 27-28. 

Canlas recognized employees at an award’s recognition ceremony and fielded 

questions from the 90 employees who attended both in person and virtually. 

The team visited DFSP Houston, Petromax Refinery, and JAR; sailing on 

JAR’s double hull liquid tank barge up the Houston Ship Channel to better 

understand product movement. They received an aerial tour of the port on a 

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and toured 

NASA Johnson Space Center and met with Astronaut Andrew (Drew) Morgan.

Read more in this DLA newsroom story 

Houston Engagements

QAR MSgt Zach Beggin, Brig Gen 

Canlas, and QAR SFC Billy Viljoen 

sail on the Houston Ship Channel on 

the M/V Stephanie Kennelly tug that 

pushes our DLA Energy fuel products 

through inland waterways.

Brig Gen Canlas 

recognized Chris 

Bordelon

Brig Gen 

Canlas 

recognized 

Heather 

Huhn

Brig Gen Canlas recognized 

SMSgt Bob Rais and MSgt 

Dominic Mersino

Brig Gen Canlas 

recognized Adam Giles

ENERGY CONNECTION

Energy Team,

 I hope most of you took the opportunity 

these past couple of weeks to enjoy Spring 

Break. It almost felt like summer break with 

temperatures reaching 80 degrees! 

 If you haven’t heard the news, Steve 

Sturgeon will serve as the next CAG deputy. 

As the current DLA Energy Quality Technical 

Deputy Director, Steve brings a wealth of 

DLA Energy information with him which will 

be a great fit for the big broad role of the 

CAG. Steve will fully transition to the CAG 

starting April 24.

 I want to personally thank Sarah Catlin 

for her leadership serving as both the CAG 

deputy and the director for most of the 

last year during a period of unexpected 

change and transition. She has done – 

and continues to do – an outstanding 

job leading the CAG’s efforts within the 

organization and with key stakeholders 

outside of DLA. Thank you, Sarah!!

 April is recognized as Sexual Assault 

Awareness and Prevention Month. Please 

show your support for survivors of sexual 

harassment and abuse by wearing teal — 

the color of sexual violence prevention on 

Tuesdays. Have you put together your Teal 

Ribbon Relay team? Find out more ways to 

get involved on page 2 of the newsletter. 

 Looking ahead, I can’t wait to see many 

of you in the McNamara auditorium for our 

Supervisor’s Town Hall tomorrow and Energy 

All Hands next Tuesday, April 18. We have 

some great news to share. 

 Since it is now baseball season, I know 

all of you will continue to hit the ball out 

of the park with your professionalism and 

accomplishments. As the weather warms up, 

please take some time to enjoy it.

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE DEPUTY 

COMMANDER

Mr. David Kless

Core Values: Leadership, Professionalism & Technical Knowledge through Dedication to Duty, Integrity, Ethics, Honor, Courage & Loyalty

Volume 3, Issue 7 April 10, 2023
Mark your calendars!

Apr 11: Advisory and Integration Council meeting,* 8:30am

Apr 11: DLA Energy Acquisition Honors Program, 9:30am

Apr 11: Culture Climate Committee meeting,* 9:30am/7pm

Apr 11: DLA Energy Supervisor’s Town Hall, 11am

Apr 18: DLA Energy All Hands, 9am, followed by 

mandatory Insider Threat training at 10:30.

*Get involved in your council meetings! Email DLAEnergyCAG@dla.mil

Throughout April, the Energy SAPR program invites all 

Energy employees worldwide to participate in the 3rd 

Annual Virtual “Teal Ribbon Relay” challenge! 

A tracking sheet and other details are available in this 

DLA Today Announcement. 

DLA Aviation leader talks to DLA 

Energy acquisition workforce

The DLA Energy Contracting Officer 

Mentoring Program event featured 

keynote speaker DLA Aviation Senior 

Acquisition Executive Catherine 

Contreras on March 22. 

DLA Energy Lunch & Learn

Foreign Policy Advisor Gregory Winstead 

spoke to more than 100 employees during 

a virtual Lunch and Learn on March 14.

Women’s History 

Month Spotlight: 

Tracy Keenan

Tracy Keenan, the deputy director of 

DLA Energy Americas West at Seal Beach, 

California, is one of two female deputy 

commanders within DLA Energy. 

DLA Energy Europe & Africa 

“Energizer of the Month”

Chad Layman 

As a QAR in Kaiserslautern, Germany, 

and a Certified API Inspector, Mr. Layman 

provided expert guidance on pipeline 

hydraulic requirements for the U.S. Navy 

Command in Southern Italy. As a new 

QAR, he has taken the lead supporting 

field training of new QARs on multiple 

Into Plane Operations after being certified in February. 

In addition, he completed his Tier 1 Acquisition 

Certification, DLA Basic Commodity, and DLA Energy 

Commodity Certs in less than 7 months, which typically 

takes 24-36 months. His example and continuous 

support are greatly appreciated by his entire region.

JOB WELL DONE!

Don’t forget! DPMAP 2023 Deadlines

Prepare yourself for success!

We all have a responsibility to meet performance plan 

deadlines ... not only to show your career matters but 

also to allocate and distribute performance awards in a 

timely manner.

 April 7: Employee Input due in MyPerformance

April 28: Rating Officials recommend ratings

May 5: Higher Level Review Ratings due 

May 12: Senior Level Review Ratings due

May 19: HLRs Finalize Ratings

May 31: Ratings Communicated to Employees 

RADM Noble visits 

Energy SWP 

DLA Director of 

Logistics and Joint 

Regional Combat 

Support Commander 

RADM Noble met with 

the DLA Energy SouthWest Pacific team on 

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on March 24. 

During his visit, the Director received a quick but detailed 

synopsis of ESWP bulk fuel capabilities on-island and 

beyond, critical logistics issues, opportunities, and the 

importance of ongoing support operations within our 

portion of the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility.

RADM Noble coined Jon 

Lucas, a DLA ESWP QAR 

and Contracting Officer 

Representative, for his 

efforts overseeing the 

completion of multiple 

critical repairs and 

inspections to two large 

bulk fuel tanks which 

resulted in a substantial 

increase in fuel storage capability in the region.