DLA Troop Support News

April 6, 2017

New medical supplies contract will save warfighter, taxpayer millions

PHILADELPHIA — Stretching a dollar just got easier for U.S. military medical personnel across the globe. Acquisition professionals at DLA Troop Support are implementing a new medical and surgical prime vendor program, which is projected to save $168 million over 10 years.

Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven, center, tours the flag room at DLA Troop Support with the help of flag room employees Ngoc Phung Thi Le, left, and Hue Nguyen, right, during a visit to Philadelphia March 23. Troop Support was the last stop as Haven visited each of DLA’s six primary level field activities since assuming command of the DLA Joint Reserve Forces in October.

March 29, 2017

DLA Joint Reserve Force director visits Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Military reservists already contribute to the DLA Troop Support mission. And the director of DLA’s Joint Reserve Force wants to know how they can do more. Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven returned to her hometown of Philadelphia March 23 to discuss the role of reservists with DLA Troop Support leaders.

The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

March 9, 2017

'Logistics on Location' video showcases Naval pharmacy in Hawaii

PHILADELPHIA — The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

DLA Troop Support is now offering customized medical kits to better meet the needs of its customers. Customers can now rely on the Medical supply chain for kits containing a wide selection of items, such as pharmaceuticals, instruments, bandages, splints and needles, in the quantities they require. Courtesy photos.

March 7, 2017

DLA now offers custom medical kits

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support is now offering customized medical kits to better meet the needs of its customers. Customers can now rely on DLA for medical kits containing a wide selection of items, such as pharmaceuticals, instruments, bandages, splints and needles, in the quantities they require.

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.

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.”

Army Staff Sgt. Jenna Vaughn, 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Iraq Train and Equip Funding noncommissioned officer, inspects bulldozers received for ITEF July 12, 2016 in Southwest Asia. Armored bulldozers such as these were provided through DLA Troop Support’s Heavy Equipment Procurement Program and will allow Iraqi combat engineers to more effectively clear convoy routes of roadside bombs and other threats in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Feb. 22, 2017

C&E sends heavy equipment to support Iraq, counter ISIL

PHILADELPHIA — Armored bulldozers and track loaders provided by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are playing a role in protecting Iraq from the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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.

Students at Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama hold up their Alabama-grown satsumas during lunch. DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain provides satsumas to Alabama schools through Department of Defense Fresh program.

Feb. 9, 2017

Subsistence grows produce support to Alabama schools with satsumas

PHILADELPHIA — Schoolchildren in Alabama are enjoying a citrus treat this winter thanks in part to DLA Troop Support. Satsumas are a seedless fruit with loose skin grown in Alabama. And the Subsistence supply chain provides them to schools through the DOD Fresh Program.

Capt. Joe Beale, a systems automation officer assigned to the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion and deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, cheers as the Seattle Seahawks score a touchdown during Super Bowl XLVIII, Feb. 2, 2014. DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain helped ensure service members enjoy traditional fare for this year’s big game.

Feb. 2, 2017

DLA serves Super Bowl fare to service members overseas

PHILADELPHIA — As millions of Americans munch on game-day fare while watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, so will service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, thanks to DLA Troop Support.

Roy Dillard, deputy director of Clothing and Textiles, talks to Air Force Gen. Darren McDew, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, about how the supply chain supports the warfighter with uniforms, protective equipment and much more. McDew was in Philadelphia Jan. 19 to learn about DLA Troop Support’s supply chains.

Jan. 31, 2017

USTRANSCOM commander seeks increased alignment with DLA

PHILADELPHIA — While in Philadelphia Jan. 19, Air Force Gen. Darren McDew encouraged DLA Troop Support employees to consider how they would have executed their duties if the warfighter wasn’t so engaged the past 15 years.

Ella Wynn is the sexual assault response coordinator at DLA Troop Support and works to help ensure employees have a safe work environment that is free of sexual assault.

Jan. 30, 2017

Meet the sexual assault response coordinator at Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Ella Wynn is the sexual assault response coordinator at DLA Troop Support and works to help ensure employees have a safe work environment that is free of sexual assault.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support Commander, presents photographer Ed Maldonado with a commander's coin and certificate of appreciation during a quarterly awards ceremony Jan. 12.

Jan. 25, 2017

Photographer receives surprise recognition during awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Several Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees received recognition for their service and accomplishments during a quarterly awards ceremony Jan. 19.