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Army Maj. Randall Sweeney (right) is inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit Aug. 4 by Col. Alex Zotomayor, director of DLA Troop Support's Medical supply chain. Sweeney is the chief pharmacist for Medical's Customer Pharmacy Operations Center

Aug. 11, 2016

Troop Support pharmacist inducted into Order of Military Medical Merit

PHILADELPHIA — The chief pharmacist at DLATroop Support began his Army medical career as a Special Forces medic. Twenty-five years later, his distinguished service earned Maj. Randall Sweeney induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit.

Peshmerga soldiers prepare for an attack along the simulated front lines during training at the Menila Training Center in northern Iraq, July 26. DLA Troop Support Subsistence provided food to Peshmerga forces to support their efforts in the fight against ISIL.

Aug. 8, 2016

Subsistence supports Peshmerga forces fighting ISIL

PHILADELPHIA — The Subsistence supply chain is providing food to the Peshmerga forces. The Secretary of Defense said in April that up to $415 million would be allotted to support the Peshmerga, one of the most effective fighting forces against ISIL.

Airman 1st Class Juan Robalino, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Desert Depot, inventories uniforms at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 3. A new audit ready inventory resolution process ensures material availability for Clothing and Textiles military customers by streamlining the way transaction failures are reconciled.

Aug. 5, 2016

C&T reconciles millions through new, audit ready resolution process

PHILADELPHIA — A new inventory resolution process is striking a balance between operational effectiveness and audit readiness, impacting millions of dollars for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles’ operations.

Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Division rest on military cots during their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2010. DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain provides military cots for warfighters and for disaster relief operations, and sent 400 to Alaska for use during a training exercise this summer.

Aug. 4, 2016

C&E provides cots for Alaska exercise, maintains stock for humanitarian relief

PHILADELPHIA — Unshouldering a heavy pack and stretching onto a military cot can be a small but welcome comfort for warfighters after traveling by air for hours. Hundreds of soldiers had that modest amenity available to them as they arrived for the Arctic Anvil exercise in Alaska this summer, thanks to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.

82nd Airborne Division soldiers eat Meals, Ready to Eat before a training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany June 22. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center conducted operational ration field trials in July at Fort Carson, Colorado to give service members a chance to test prospective Meals, Ready to Eat components and Unitized Group Rations.

July 29, 2016

Food safety officer gets inside look at future military rations

Philadelphia — A Subsistence chief food safety officer got an inside look into soldiers evaluating food rations during field trials at Fort Carson, Colorado. The field trials are conducted annually by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center.

Students with DLA Troop Support's Workforce Recruitment Program are pictured after meeting with Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, commander. The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

July 28, 2016

Commander to summer hires: you directly impact warfighter

Philadelphia — Students in the Workforce Recruitment Program make a direct impact on the troops they support, the DLA Troop Support commander told the summer hires when he met with them July 20. The WRP connects federal and private sector employers with college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division operate ultra-light combat vehicles during a training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, Aug. 11, 2015. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain will provide the vehicles to the 82nd Airborne’s Global Response Force. Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jason Hull

July 26, 2016

C&E delivers ultra-light combat vehicles to paratroopers

PHILADELPHIA — A select group of paratroopers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina will soon have a new vehicle provided by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to increase their mobility.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles employees learn how Switlik Inc. makes life-saving equipment that DLA procures for its military customers during a visit to the manufacturer in Trenton, New Jersey June 29. The visit to Switlik was an opportunity for employees to gain first-hand exposure to the industrial base.

July 14, 2016

Interns among C&T employees to visit life-saving equipment manufacturer

TRENTON — A group of C&T employees gained some industry perspective during a visit an anti-gravity suit manufacturer in New Jersey.

Malaysia, E.J. and Treyvon are ready to swing on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey during DLA Troop Support’s Family Day July 7. Thousands of employees and their guests spent the day at water parks and on amusement rides during the annual gathering.

July 12, 2016

Employees, family, friends storm beach for Troop Support’s Family Day

WILDWOOD, New Jersey — Thousands of employees, family and friends soaked up the sun on the beach and boardwalk of Wildwood, New Jersey July 7 for DLA Troop Support’s Family Day.

A third grader in Oklahoma gave this letter to a school district nutrition director thanking her for the fresh fruits and vegetables provided during a summer school program. DLA Troop Support's Subsistence supply chain provides produce to schools in 48 states in partnership with the U.S Department of Agriculture.

July 6, 2016

Oklahoma third graders appreciate produce provided by Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Plums, apples, carrots and lemon water are just a few produce items third graders at Eugene Field Elementary School were thankful for during their summer school program.