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Archive: 2023

Dec. 21, 2023

Providing hot meals to service members abroad ‘feeds spirits with warmth of home’

Every year, a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support team in Philadelphia ensures military members abroad have a taste of home during the holiday season.

Dec. 20, 2023

DLA Troop Support donates items for veterans

Uniformed and DoD civilian personnel with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support out of Philadelphia visit the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia to donate sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, gloves, and socks on December 20, 2023. In honor of November’s Veterans Day and up to the December 2023 Army-Navy football game, DLA Troop Support hosted a winter clothing drive for local veterans to contribute to the donation effort.

Dec. 13, 2023

Past employees, commander, join DLA Troop Support’s Hall of Fame legacy

Two former employees and one past commander were inducted into the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony in their honor December 12 in Philadelphia.

Dec. 13, 2023

DLA Troop Support facilitates DOD DNA identifications of the fallen

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support medical enables the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System’s Department of Defense DNA Operations to identify the fallen and provide closure for families of those listed as missing in action.

Dec. 7, 2023

DLA Troop Support honors 516 years of service

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated 516 years of combined service during a retirement ceremony for fifteen employees on Dec. 6 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 29, 2023

Collaboration, information-sharing key at annual Clothing and Textiles industry event

Nearly 700 government and manufacturing stakeholders met for Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain’s annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry Nov. 15-16 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Nov. 23, 2023

DLA Troop Support Commander honors veterans, their impact on his life

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 20 to honor and thank those who served, and to acknowledge their contributions to the nation.

Nov. 21, 2023

Defense Logistics Agency makes Thanksgiving meals possible worldwide

The Defense Logistics Agency has helped ensure over 360,000 pounds of food have been delivered or are projected to arrive by Thanksgiving eve this year with planning beginning months in advance.

Nov. 9, 2023

DLA Vice Director visits Troop Support

The Defense Logistics Agency Vice Director Brad Bunn visited DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Nov. 8 to discuss ongoing modernization efforts within the Construction and Equipment supply chain.

Nov. 2, 2023

Troop Support disability employment awareness observation focused on access, equity

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support observed National Disability Employment Awareness Month with an Acquisition Forum event on Oct. 25, highlighting this year’s theme, “Advancing Access and Equity.”

Oct. 30, 2023

Clothing & Textiles Increases Chart Completeness Rate

The Defense Logistics Agency Clothing & Textile supply chain in Philadelphia accomplished a continual process improvement project that aimed to address missing required information discrepancies on their management review charts in August, 2023.

Oct. 20, 2023

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosts subsistence field representative summit

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a DLA Subsistence supply chain Field Representative Summit October 17-19 in Philadelphia. Field representatives work directly with customers at military bases, schools and American Indian reservations to ensure they receive quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

Oct. 20, 2023

DLA Troop Support hosts US Army Central Command Food Advisor visit

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted a visit from United States Army Central Command Food Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 5 George Davis in Philadelphia on Oct. 19, 2023. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce a longstanding relationship between ARCENT and Troop Support.

Oct. 10, 2023

DLA Medical ECAT turns 25

For the past 25 years, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Electronic Catalog system has been providing customers with a user-friendly capability to order approximately 1.3 million medical items.

Oct. 4, 2023

Communication with a purpose, key theme of Troop Support town hall

Sports comradery and friendly opposition filled the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support town hall September 28, along with addressing ongoing organizational challenges and congratulating teammates.