Bill Kenny, DLA Troop Support Executive Director of Contracting and Acquisition Management, and John Fafara, Director of Procurement, address attendees at the "knowledge bar" during the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium & Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio, June 3, 2026. The leaders provided a command overview and answered questions on how to navigate the federal procurement process.
Doing business with DLA Troop Support: Leadership answers industry questions at the 'Knowledge Bar'
The global defense supply chain is facing complex, evolving challenges, and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is making a direct appeal to industry for partnership...
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The new U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command patch approved by The Institute of Heraldry effective Nov. 20, 2025, is displayed at the USAWHC activation and Transition of Command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The emblem features an eagle’s head above a globe representing North and South America, symbolizing the command’s area of responsibility, strategic readiness and modernization initiatives, with four stars denoting four-star leadership. The U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command serves as the Theater Army for both U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command. This newly activated command unifies U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North, and U.S. Army South as the Army Service Component Command for the Western Hemisphere. Its missions include homeland defense, crisis response, regional security cooperation, and defense support to civil authorities, while also serving as the Army's immediate response force for the region. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alexis Fischer)
DLA Troop Support fortifies the homeland defense mission
The territorial integrity of the United States rests on a basis of homeland defense. It’s the founding mission of the Department of War and is fortified by the logistical...
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