Brig Gen Canlas and Mr. Kless started the new year with an All Hands to update 

employees on team awards and recognition, key leadership moves, recent and 

upcoming events, and other important 

reminders. 

About 520 joined virtually and over 180 people 

attended in person to hear them speak in the 

McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium 

Jan. 12. 

“Thank you to everyone for taking time out 

of your schedule to join us today,” Kless said. 

“I know we are getting back into routine 

after the holidays, so my challenge to you is 

balance. You recharged yourselves so don’t 

drain your battery right away.” 

Canlas began by recognizing the DLA Energy 

4th quarter FY22 military, civilian and strategic 

goals employees of the quarter and DLA 

Energy’s winners for the DLA 55th Annual 

Employee Recognition Awards Program. The 

annual awards ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 

26 in the HQC auditorium. 

Kless praised the DLA Energy Installation 

Energy team for earning Federal Energy and 

Water Management Awards for the seventh 

year in a row. Since 2016, the Department of Energy has recognized DLA Energy and 

multiple employees for their significant contributions to energy and water efficiency 

within the federal government. 

The leaders bid farewell to Regina Gray, director of 

DLA Energy Strategic Policy & Programs, as she retires 

after 40 years on the DLA Energy team. They also said 

goodbye to nearly 30 other departing members and 

welcomed more than 30 new ones. 

Canlas recapped recent events including a DLA 

Energy senior leader strategic offsite; Aerospace 

Energy’s support of NASA’s Artemis I mission; DLA 

Energy Korea’s 30th Anniversary; Combined Federal Campaign fundraising and 

community support efforts; and the DLA Energy holiday party. 

He discussed several ongoing efforts including close cooperation with Joint Task 

Force Red Hill and the continued work with U.S. Transportation Command to meet 

the 2022 NDAA section 352 Global Bulk Fuel Management and Delivery mandates.

Canlas praised DLA Energy’s efforts on carbon pollution-free electricity initiatives

thanking the team for helping to transform how the U.S. government buys and 

manages electricity. 

The leaders wrapped up the All Hands reminding employees of scheduled upcoming 

events and taking questions from the audience.

DLA Energy All Hands

55th Annual

•	Melissa Rodriguez

DLA Energy Americas West

A Ten Outstanding DLA Person of the Year for Category B

•	Michael Maclean

DLA Energy International Agreements

Level 1 (Non-Supervisory Employees) DLA Leader of the Year award 

•	Walter Hegan

DLA Energy Europe and Africa

DLA Employee of the Quarter Category B

•	Capt Ioan Gaitan

DLA Energy Korea

Service Member of the Year in the Company Grade Officer category 

•	DLA Energy’s Contracting Team

Fuel Redistribution Resulting from Permanent 

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Closure

Small Team, consisting of 25 members or less, award 

•	DLA Energy Acquisition

Workforce and Development Team

Acquisition Support Professional of the Year (Team Award) 

•	DLA Energy Direct Delivery FEPC Team

Acquisition Workforce Achievement (Team Award) 

•	Shane Banks

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Supply Chain Services

Acquisition Workforce Achievement (Individual Award)

DLA EmpLoyEE

AwArDs

Congratulations to the DLA Energy employees and teams

who earned DLA Annual Employee Recognition Awards!

We are proud and honored to recognize your accomplishment!

Save the date for the awards ceremony and reception, hosted by VADM Skubic.

Thursday, January 26, 2023

1:00 pm, HQC Auditorium

The slide deck and a link to the recorded event is available in this 

announcement on Energy’s DLA Today homepage

ENERGY CONNECTION

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

Energy Team,

 Happy New Year team! The first issue of 

the newsletter for 2023! This marks the start 

of the third year of your Energy Connection 

newsletter. Wow, time flies.

 Ninety-three years after his birth on Jan. 15, 

1929, and 58 years after his historic “I Have a 

Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr.’s stirring 

words and writings remain as relevant and 

inspiring today as they were when he lived. 

 As we focus on the new year head, I would 

like to share one of my favorite quotes of 

Martin Luther King: 

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then 

walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever 

you do you have to keep moving forward.”

 I want to welcome the new year by 

announcing some great personnel news. 

On January 1, Jamaal Rose was promoted 

to the Director of Direct Delivery Fuels and 

Pat Littlejohn was promoted to the Director 

of Bulk Supply Chain Services. Both began 

their careers at DLA more than 20 years ago 

and stayed, working their way to positions 

of increasing responsibility. Congratulations 

to Jamaal and Pat! Together, both of you 

personified the dignity and perseverance of 

the leadership lessons of Martin Luther King.

 As you may know, several Energy leaders 

and long-time employees retired recently 

including Phil Dawson, Jim Shillingford, 

Regina Gray, Jim Shuster, Susan Lowe and 

others. These departures leave big shoes to 

fill, and I encourage everyone to take on more 

responsibilities and drive DLA Energy into the 

future. Our future needs your skills, talents and 

experience. Mr. Kless and I are grateful to have 

such a diverse, well-rounded and dedicated 

team. 

 Looking ahead, I know the Energy team is 

ready to face the exciting challenges this new 

year will bring to us. Keep moving forward!

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE COMMANDER 

Brig Gen 

Jimmy Canlas

Volume 3, Issue 1 January 16, 2023
Jan 17: Training committee meeting 11am*

Jan 17: DLA Energy Virtual Lunch & Learn at 11:30am with guest 

 speaker Ms. Donna Estep, DLA Human Resources Services 

 Director Injury Compensation, discussing the worker’s 

 compensation process. Contact Adrian Hines with questions.

Jan 24: Donuts with Deputy 9:30am and 6pm for non-supervisory 

 GS-13s and below

Jan 26: DLA 55th annual employee awards ceremony 1pm in HQC 

 auditorium. Check your email for details and virtual link.

*To join the committee and council meetings, contact DLAEnergyCAG@dla.mil.

Mark your calendars!

Meet members of the DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Supply Chain 

Services team who provide contract support for worldwide acquisition 

of fuel-related services. (Not all may be pictured)

Ms. Kim Madison 

DLA Energy Europe & Africa Customer Account 

Specialist Lead Kim Madison is instrumental in 

providing Enterprise External Business Portal 

and Wide Area Workflow training and was 

commended by the 21st Theater Sustainment 

Command and V Corps for her excellent EEBP/

WAWF guidance. Ms. Madison individually trained team members 

on placing customer direct fuel orders, reconciling open order 

quantities, amending purchase order quantities and delivery start/

end dates, and viewing expired PC&S contracts. She also regularly 

assists ordering officials on challenging fuel orders. Thank you for 

your dedication, professionalism, and true team spirit Ms. Madison!

AROUND AROUND ENERGY ENERGY DLA Energy Europe & Africa Energizer of the Month

Congratulations 

Lt Col Barton Land, 

DLA Energy Americas 

North Commander, 

on your promotion to O5!

The ceremony was held 

on Dec. 29 at Joint Base 

Elmendorf-Richardson,AK.

Send us your team photo! Email the photo, caption and team member 

names to DLAEnergyPublicAffairs@dla.mil.

DLA Energy year in review

As DLA Energy enters 2023, the 

military support command is 

leaning forward to address new 

challenges and adapting strategies 

from last year’s successes to meet 

the rapidly changing, competitive 

operating environment.

DLA Energy operations officer 

earns Penn State alumni award

The Penn State Alumni Association 

selected Americas East Air Force Maj 

Timothy Truong for their 2022 Alumni 

Achievement Award. 

January Safety Tips

Read important safety reminders on from the DLA Energy Safety 

and Occupational Health Office.

DLA Energy Korea celebrates 30th 

Anniversary

Recognizing three decades of fuel 

support to Warfighters in the Republic of 

Korea, DLA Energy Korea celebrated its 

30th anniversary at Camp Walker, Daegu, 

Korea, Dec. 9.

DLA Energy volunteers for Combined 

Federal Campaign

To showcase a CFC cause of the week, a 

team from DLA Energy volunteered and 

organized a charitable event in honor of 

ending poverty and mental wellness.

Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity

DLA Energy issued new solicitations for the purchase of CFE to support 

DOD installations and federal agencies in two key regions Dec. 16. This 

is an important step forward in transforming how the U.S. government 

buys and manages electricity. 

CONUS/OCONUS Storage & 

Optimization procure and administer 

contracts for worldwide fuel storage 

services supporting Air Force, Marine, 

and DLA customers. Pictured left to 

right is Dominique Vest, Orin Smith, 

Alicia Williams and Mark Laskoski.

COCO Storage Services purchases 

domestic contractor-owned fuel 

storage services. Pictured left to right 

is Avangela Ligons-Sutton, Dustin 

Zeno, Ursula Waibel, Rosa Holbrook 

and Jarvis Goggins. 

AAR/GOCO Refueling Services & 

Optimization purchases domestic fuel 

storage and aircraft refueling services. 

Pictured left to right is Ronald Mosely, 

Keecha Elliott and Salman Shahid.

Overseas COCO Storage procure and 

administer contracts for a worldwide 

program supporting intermediate 

DFSP’s. Pictured left to right is Kirk 

Gamblin, Sean Turner, CJ Johnson and 

David Donald.

Environmental Services purchases 

environmental remediation services 

on behalf of military customers. 

Pictured left to right is Nicole Johnson, 

Sonja Rocks and Viki Metzger.

International Agreements negotiates 

and concludes fuel agreements with 

foreign militaries in support of DOD 

requirements world-wide. Pictured 

left to right is Eddie Glaster, Michael 

Maclean, Tawnya Moreno, Mike Holgate, 

Kevin Epstein and David Lamm.