Tuskegee Airmen blazed aerial trail for African Americans
In today’s military, men and women of all races work side by side. As the Defense Department observes African American History Month, one group of African Americans, the Tuskegee Airmen – is noted for its contribution to the progress that led to desegregation.
DLA Installation Support first responders recognized in California
DLA San Joaquin Firefighter Jesus Ortega III and Police Lt. Alfonso Martes, employees at Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support San Joaquin, Calif., were honored Feb. 9 at the American Legion Post 172 Law and Order Recognition Dinner in Tracy, Calif.
DLA Aviation delivers valentines, baskets to hospitalized veterans
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employees delivered valentines and gift baskets to veterans at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Va. DLA Aviation employees and children from several local schools donated the valentines.
Daughter of civil rights activist: Equal opportunity essential, but not enough
The road to the future is based on the past, said Helen Shores Lee, circuit judge of the 10th Judicial Court of Alabama, Feb. 13 at an African-American History Month observance at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. Finding common ground is essential, she said.
DLA Europe & Africa expanding support on African continent
With Defense Logistics Agency missions in the U.S. Africa Command area of operations increasing substantially over the past three years and an increased focus by President Barack Obama, DLA Europe & Africa has expanded its support to operations on the continent.