Mr. Smith and I are proud to 

announce that several DLA Energy 

employees received Department of 

Energy 2020 Federal Energy and 

Water Management Awards. This 

distinguished honor recognizes the 

outstanding contributions of our team in 

energy and water efficiency, resilience, 

and technology achievements; 

distributed energy; cyber security; 

and fleet management from within the 

federal government. 

 Congratulations to our Installation 

Energy Contracting Officer Jacob Vigil, 

who will be taking home two awards! 

He was selected for an individual 

contracting award for his outstanding 

achievements under our energy savings 

performance contract (ESPC) program 

while also being recognized as part of 

the Air Force team that executed the 

winning Misawa Air Base ESPC effort. 

 DLA Energy was also recognized 

for its partnership with the Navy on the 

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay ESPC 

effort. Without our savvy and diligent 

negotiations on the liquefied natural gas 

(LNG) contract, the ESPC effort would 

not have been a success. As HCA, 

Gabriella Earhardt will be recognized 

as our champion for the LNG effort and 

our contribution to the overall success 

of the project. But, behind the scenes, 

DLA Energy LNG team members 

Cindy Ralph, Chris Archer, Mark 

Warno, Paul Rossi, Louise Hansen 

and Yev Malashenok were relentless 

in their efforts to ensure successful 

execution of this unique, first-time 

contract award. 

 I’m thrilled to see the efforts and 

accomplishments of our employees 

being recognized across the federal 

sector! 

 DLA Energy supports the concept of 

solving problems at the lowest level. With the 

onset of COVID-19, we lost the opportunity 

of employees being able to use a physical 

suggestion box to pass along thoughts and 

comments. Our solution was to develop a 

virtual suggestion box.

 We encourage you to talk with your 

supervisor when you have an idea, a 

problem, or concern. Among the most 

important jobs supervisors are entrusted 

with is to “be there” in these instances. 

If, in the end, your best judgement tells 

you to share things with leadership, 

please do. All submissions from this 

box will be sent via email to DLA 

Energy leadership. 

 You are welcome to remain 

“unnamed” or anonymous. It’s easy and 

secure. Just use the dropdown menu on 

the form and make your selection.

DLA Energy Virtual Suggestion Box

Please join me and Mr. Smith 

in congratulating your colleagues 

on a job well done!

Virtual Suggestion Box

https://go.usa.gov/xAR95

The Fuel Line

Team Energy,

 As we welcome 2021 and move forward in 

our operational initiatives, I want to take the 

opportunity to welcome everyone back from 

their holiday vacations. We have an exciting 

year ahead of us. 

 One of our 2021 initiatives is this inaugural 

newsletter, The Fuel Line. The bi-monthly 

“newspaper” will help highlight our recent 

successes and communicate better with the 

workforce. If you have ideas or suggestions 

for the newsletter, please send it to DLA 

Energy Public Affairs at DLA@dla.mil.

 I highly encourage everyone to remain 

vigilant and continue to stay safe as we begin 

the new year. Please continue to continue 

safety practices, maintain social distance 

and inform your supervisor if you have any 

influenza-like symptoms, and/or need to seek 

medical attention.

 Please stay safe and continue to look out 

for each other.

Very Respectfully,

Vegas 

JIMMY R. CANLAS, Brig Gen, USAF

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE COMMANDER 

Air Force Brig. Gen. 

Jimmy Canlas

HQC/NCR COVID-19 Reconstitution Status:

Phase 0 - HPCON B 

 EDITION 1 DLA ENERGY January 11, 2021
Hail and Farewells

Welcome Scott Romans, new DLA 

Energy Chief Counsel

 On January 4, Scott Romans became 

the new DLA Energy Chief Counsel. 

 Previously, Scott served as the Chief 

Counsel, Administrative and Civil Law 

Division at HQ DLA Office of General 

Counsel, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where 

he was the primary point of contact, advisor and principal 

legal authority for HQ DLA and our MSCs on complex and 

unusual precedent-setting legal issues in the fields of fiscal 

law, standards of conduct and ethics, environmental law, 

legislative affairs and government information practices. 

 Scott served as Senior Associate General Counsel and 

Deputy Chief Counsel, Administrative and International 

Law Division, HQ DLA Office of General Counsel, and 

Chief Counsel, Defense National Stockpile Center, DLA, 

as well as numerous other legal positions during his more 

than 30 years of government service with the U.S. Army 

and DLA.

Farewell to Pam Serino, Quality 

Technical Director

 Pam Serino was honored 

for 35 years of federal service 

by Brig. Gen. Canlas at a 

small informal ceremony in 

December. As the Quality 

and Technical director 

and chemist, Pam’s accomplishments included 

elevating the importance of fuel quality awareness 

to the senior levels of the DoD. She oversaw 

quality assurance, quality surveillance, product 

technology, measurement, standardization and 

laboratory support for DLA Energy fuel products.

 Pam began her federal career in 1985 as an 

environmental scientist at Aberdeen Proving 

Grounds, Maryland. She was the first DoD woman 

recognized for outstanding service in aviation fuels 

quality by the National Petroleum Management 

Association during its 2018 annual conference.

Supporting Warfighter 

Contingency 

Requirements

 DLA Energy’s Tanker Operations Branch worked 

closely with Military Sealift Command to arrange a 

commercial tanker to tanker lightering operation of DLA 

owned product at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea, in late 

November. 

 This is the first time DLA Energy requested lightering 

between two, long-term chartered, U.S. flagged, 

commercial vessels. This operation was a huge success 

in the demonstration of an often-advertised capability to 

support Warfighter contingency requirements. 

 Due to the success, three more lighterage evolutions are 

planned in FY21 to support warfighter requirements. 

KUDOS 

Korner

THANK YOU!!

DLA Energy Rocks the 

2020 Denison Culture Climate Survey 

You all made an outstanding effort in the 

participation of the Culture Climate Survey, which 

ran from October 9 to November 20.

Thanks to your efforts, DLA Energy exceeded all 

the Military Support Commands with a 67.6% 

participation/response rate. 

We are eagerly awaiting to results! The Culture 

Climate Committee will use your feedback to 

develop the FY21 Culture Action Plan.

If you’d like to get more involved in DLA 

Energy’s culture, consider joining one of the 

committees on the DLA Energy Advisory & 

Integration Council – Supervisory Committee, 

Training Committee, Culture Climate Committee, 

or the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 

Contact Energy.SCG@dla.mil to join today!