Agency Initiative Highlights Unity of Logistics Mission

FORT BELVOIR, Va., July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new initiative announced today by Defense Logistics Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson is designed to create a single-agency environment to allow customers, suppliers and stakeholders to know the full scope of agency capabilities and build a greater sense of community among its 26,000-member global workforce.

We Are DLA, the plan's name, is a unified, single-agency approach, uniting segments of the agency, regardless of geographic location or mission. DLA has field sites in 48 states and 28 countries; We Are DLA is expected to bring those activities together both in name and spirit.

The first step in emphasizing DLA's identity is renaming its field activities to clearly identify each as a part of DLA. Some current DLA organizational names reflect individual missions while others denote geographic location.  Many do not have DLA as part of their name. The new names reflect a clear affiliation with DLA, as well as the commodity or service provided to customers.

For example, the Defense Supply Center Columbus is now DLA Land and Maritime; Defense Supply Center Philadelphia is DLA Troop Support; Defense Supply Center Richmond is DLA Aviation; and Defense Energy Support Center is DLA Energy.

"We Are DLA will build a greater sense of community and ownership for our employees, while creating a clearer and more definitive identity for customers, suppliers and stakeholders," Thompson said. "By providing an integrated picture for warfighters and DLA's other customers we give them the opportunity to take advantage of DLA's full potential. We present ourselves as a cohesive, collaborative and forward-thinking organization."

As the Department of Defense's combat logistics support agency, DLA provides the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, other federal agencies, and joint and allied forces with a variety of logistics, acquisition and technical services. The agency sources and provides nearly 100 percent of the consumable items America's military forces need to operate, from food, fuel and energy, to uniforms, medical supplies, and construction and barrier equipment. DLA also supplies more than 80 percent of the military's spare parts.

The table below lists the former and new DLA organizational names. The We Are DLA web page is at www.dla.mil/WeAreDLA.aspx.

SOURCE Defense Logistics Agency