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A munitions display demonstrates the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress, an Air Force bomber. DLA Troop Support's Nuclear Enterprise Support Office was established to coordinate the support that its five supply chains provide to nuclear weapons systems platforms, including submarines, aircraft carriers and strategic, long-range bombers.

March 2, 2017

Troop Support launches dedicated nuclear enterprise support

Philadelphia — A team has been formed at DLA Troop Support to focus on the sustainment of the Defense Department's nuclear capabilities. The Nuclear Enterprise Support Office will coordinate the support that Troop Support’s five supply chains provide to nuclear weapons systems platforms.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton (center) poses with the inaugural class of the organization’s Leadership Academy Feb. 23 in Philadelphia. The three-day workshop was created to give new supervisors the tools needed to be effective leaders.

March 1, 2017

Pilot leadership course provides tools for effective supervision

Philadelphia — More than 30 supervisors learned leadership lessons and tools for effective supervision during DLA Troop Support’s first Leadership Academy Feb. 21-23 in Philadelphia.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander, speaks to ROTC cadets at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., Feb. 23. He advised the cadets that to be successful, officers must ensure their units are highly fit, highly trained and highly disciplined.

March 1, 2017

Troop Support commander discusses leadership with Rutgers cadets

New Brunswick, New Jersey — The commander of DLA Troop Support emphasized the importance of military fundamentals to ROTC cadets at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Feb. 23.

George Atwood, Senior Executive Service, Defense Logistics Agency J3 executive director, discusses the high-rise storage and retrieval system at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, with Army Col. Brad Eungard, commander of the distribution center, and Mandy Brechbill, supply management specialist.

Feb. 28, 2017

Stock positioning, retail support discussed during DLA J3 executive director’s visit to Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — George Atwood, Senior Executive Service, Defense Logistics Agency J3 executive director, visited DLA Distribution headquarters on Feb. 24 to discuss several important topics to the agency, and to see distribution in action at the Susquehanna facility.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day (center), commander of DLA Aviation visited DLA Distribution Feb. 22 for an overview of DLA Distribution, and a tour of Distributions largest warehouse, the Eastern Distribution Center at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

Feb. 27, 2017

Distribution headquarters hosts Aviation commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day, commander of DLA Aviation visited DLA Distribution Feb. 22 for an overview of DLA Distribution, and a tour of DoD’s largest warehouse, the Eastern Distribution Center at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

Airman 1st Class Josiah Massari, 92nd Communication Squadron base equipment custodian, places a pallet of equipment in the 92nd CSS warehouse Feb. 17, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Accountability of items in Information Technology Asset Management is done by scanning numbers on the items and making sure they line up with the numbers in the Automatic Information Manager program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)

Feb. 24, 2017

Asset management: keeping mission accountable

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington — Managers for Air Force information technology assets rely on DLA Disposition Services for support when hardware meets the end of its life cycle.

Mike Cannon, DLA Disposition Services director, tells his workforce about the three phases involved with Network Optimization before travelling to Pentagon to brief senior service leaders. DLA photo by Jace Armstrong

Feb. 23, 2017

A new year brings a new look

Battle Creek, Michigan — As 2017 unfolds, officials at DLA Disposition Services continue to reach out to customers about the Network Optimization initiative to ensure field sites in the continental United States support customer requirements in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible.

DLA Troop Support flag room embroider Nereida Rivera, left, stitches a vice presidential flag alongside a Betsy Ross interpreter during a museum exhibit opening at the Betsy Ross House Feb. 17 in Philadelphia. Rivera is one of 16 DLA embroiders featured in “Historic Threads: 250 Years of Flag Making in Philadelphia,” which highlights the city’s centuries-long tradition of flag making.

Feb. 23, 2017

‘Flag ladies’ continue Betsy Ross legacy as museum-worthy Philadelphia flag-makers

PHILADELPHIA — Embroiderers at DLA Troop Support continue the flag-making legacy of Betsy Ross and the many needle workers who preceded them. The "flag ladies" are featured in the Betsy Ross House’s newest exhibit “Historic Threads: 250 Years of Flag Making in Philadelphia.”

Shirley Merrell, a supply system analyst with DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, recently retired with nearly 51 years of federal service.

Feb. 22, 2017

Red River’s Merrell retires with almost 51 years of federal service

TEXARKANA, Texas — Shirley Merrell, a supply system analyst with DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, recently retired with nearly 51 years of federal service.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton talks with a veteran undergoing physical therapy at the Michael J. Crescenz Veteran Medical Center in Philadelphia Feb. 17. A group of soldiers, sailors and airmen assigned to DLA Troop Support met with veterans in the care of the Crescenz Medical Center team as part of the 40th annual National Salute to Veterans Patient Week.

Feb. 21, 2017

DLA Troop Support service members salute veteran patients

PHILADELPHIA — Soldiers, sailors and airmen assigned to DLA Troop Support met with military veteran patients at the Michael J. Crescenz Veteran Medical Center in Philadelphia Feb. 17 as part of the U.S. Veterans Affairs National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.