DLA Troop Support News

USACE has received 7 FEMA Mission Assignments (7 active, 6 closed), totaling more than $10.5 million for disaster response to Hurricane Michael-damaged areas. One of those missions is to provide Temporary Emergency Power. The USACE Temporary Power PRT and the 249th Engineer Battalion are deployed and assessing sites for installation of emergency generators. Sergeant First Class Robert Fox, 249th Engineer Battalion, C Company out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, inspects a generator upon delivery to the Incident Support Base in Albany, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Oct. 25, 2018

DLA Troop Support provides 5,000 meals and 63 generators following Hurricane Michael

PHILADELPHIA — Before Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle Oct. 10, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reached out to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for assistance.

Maximo Ayala, the lead instructor and chief, Lean Six Sigma training and project management support branch at DLA Troop Support, conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training Oct. 18 in Philadelphia. Students gain analytical skills during the 40-hour course, which they must pass and then complete a continuous process improvement project to earn their Green Belt certification.

Oct. 25, 2018

DLA Troop Support offers Green Belt training to employees

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training to educate employees on how to utilize methodologies to implement continuous process improvement within the organization.

DLA Aviation Industrial Support Activities commanders listen as Linda Farrell, DLA Troop Support’s Flag Room supervisor, welcomes the visitors with a brief history of DLA’s hand embroidery specialists in Philadelphia Oct. 18, 2018.

Oct. 25, 2018

Troop Support hosts DLA Aviation leaders

PHILADELPHIA — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Aviation maintenance facility

Graphic - DLA Troop Support CFC campaign is now open through Jan. 11, 2019. Contact supply chain points of contact for info.

Oct. 19, 2018

Employees can now donate to 2018 Combined Federal Campaign

PHILADELPHIA — Employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are able to make charitable contributions

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly addresses the Joint Reserve Force at Troop Support's first JRF town hall event Oct. 12 in Philadelphia.

Oct. 16, 2018

DLA Troop Support’s Joint Reserve Force meets with commander at inaugural town hall event

PHILADELPHIA — Reservists assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were recognized for their role in

Joanna Otero-Cruz receives an award from Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop commander, during this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month program in Philadelphia October 11, 2018.

Oct. 12, 2018

DLA Troop Support employees celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support and Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support employees celebrated the culture and traditions of Hispanic Americans during a National Hispanic Heritage Month program Oct. 11.

An airman displays military clothing on a table in front of bins of other military clothing

Oct. 10, 2018

Troop Support Academy gives DLA employees first-hand glimpse of warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — Some DLA employees have never worn the uniform. Their only point of reference to the many items that they procure is a national stock number or cage code. The recent Troop Support Academy gave them a first-hand look at the numerous items they provide to the warfighter each day.

Airmen at Aviano Air Base, Italy filled the Army and Air Force Exchange Service sales store to purchase the Operational Camouflage Pattern utility uniform October 1, 2018. DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles worked with its Air Force counterparts and other key stakeholders since April to ensure more than 17,000 uniforms were delivered to five military clothing sales stores, including Aviano Air Base, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina and MacDill AFB, Florida for the initial fielding.

Oct. 4, 2018

Troop Support helps Airmen transition to new uniform from S.C. to Italy

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Six hours ahead of the Eastern time zone, Airmen at Aviano Air Base, Italy were the first to purchase the Operational Camouflage Pattern utility uniform October 1.

Sept. 28, 2018

DLA Troop Support provides food, generators, other materials for Hurricane Florence relief efforts

PHILADELPHIA — “When reports of the storm and its possible impact began surfacing, the DLA Troop Support team began working with our customers and vendors to ensure supplies needed for victims in the affected areas would be available,” Navy Capt. William Clarke, Troop Support Operations and Plans director, said.

Anita Parker (right) and Philip DiBabbo (center) pose with DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly (left) after being recognized for their service during a retirement ceremony Sept. 26 in Philadelphia.

Sept. 28, 2018

Troop Support retirees honored for 68 years of combined service

PHILADELPHIA — Two DLA Troop Support employees were recognized for their 68 years of combined service during a retirement ceremony Sept. 26 in Philadelphia. Anita Parker,Procurement Process Support, and Philip DiBabbo, Medical supply chain, both retired with 34 years of service.

Sept. 27, 2018

DLA provides maternity uniforms that help airmen ‘fit in’ while ‘sticking out’

PHILADELPHIA — While the changes in clothing sizes can be a challenge for service members during pregnancy, one Air Force officer said her maternity uniform didn’t compromise her professional appearance or comfort.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Modro with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, serves breakfast to Lance Cpl. Giovani DeleonAcosta, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 18, 2018

Sept. 26, 2018

Evacuated DLA employee helps ensure food deliveries to North Carolina bases during Florence

PHILADELPHIA — Pama Hamlett, a customer support specialist with DLA Troop Support, was forced to leave her home to seek shelter with her daughter, but not without her work computer and phone in tow.

Sept. 24, 2018

DLA Troop Support employees donate 4,000 meals to neighbors in need

PHILADELPHIA — In their tenth year of participating in the campaign, employees at DLA Troop Support donated more than 3,000 pounds of food to the Feds Feed Families food drive.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Director of Supplier Operations Steven Merch presents key C&T topics during the National Industries for the Blind’s annual Textile Apparel Group conference Sept. 6, 2018 in Philadelphia. Merch and DLA Troop Support representatives from C&T and Small Business discussed key industry topics with military clothing and equipment manufacturers that employ blind and visually impaired Americans during the two-day event.

Sept. 12, 2018

Troop Support reps talk clothing, textiles at National Industries for the Blind conference

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support representatives discussed key industry topics with military clothing and equipment manufacturers that employ blind and visually impaired Americans Sept. 6.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly addresses the workforce at a town hall event Sept. 6 in Philadelphia.

Sept. 12, 2018

Troop Support commander leads celebration of champions, unveils 2019 campaign plan

PHILADELPHIA — With a nod to a proud the Super Bowl champs and his Philadelphia-based workforce, the DLA Troop Support commander introduced the fiscal 2019 Campaign Plan and provided updates on personnel, programs and projects during a town hall Sept. 6.