DLA News Archive

Dec. 8, 2017

Installation Operations employee, food drive volunteer is DLA Troop Support's Employee of the Month

PHILADELPHIA — Leonard Shannon is the DLA Troop Support Employee of the Month for October. He had an integral part in collecting more than 3,000 pounds of food that was donated to Philabundance, the Philadelphia area's largest hunger relief organization.

Dec. 7, 2017

New DLA Troop Support Joint Reserves Forces lead promoted to colonel

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s new Joint Reserves Forces team lead said he was humbled, honored and grateful for the support of family and friends during his promotion ceremony Dec. 1.

Dec. 7, 2017

New mentorship program aims to InSPIRE

PHILADELPHIA — A new road to professional and personal development will open for employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support early next year. A supervisor in the Industrial Hardware supply chain is spearheading InSPIRE, a new mentorship program.

Dec. 6, 2017

Employee with family struck by hurricane sees DLA difference firsthand

A DLA employee with family in Puerto Rico saw firsthand how the agency helps provide the critical items Americans need when struck by disaster.

Dec. 5, 2017

Naval Supply Corps officer assumes command of DLA Troop Support Pacific

PHILADELPHIA — Navy Cmdr. Shani LeBlanc assumed command of DLA Troop Support Pacific during a ceremony Nov. 27 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. A Rosepine, Louisiana native, LeBlanc was commissioned after graduating from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Dec. 5, 2017

Commander introduces 2018 Troop Support Campaign Plan

PHILADELPHIA — The DLA mission will always put the warfighter first, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly said while reviewing the agency’s new strategic plan during a town hall in Philadelphia Nov. 30. He also introduced the 2018 DLA Troop Support Campaign Plan.

Dec. 4, 2017

C&T retiree recognized for more than three decades of service

PHILADELPHIA — A DLA Troop Support employee was honored for his 35 years of government service during a retirement ceremony Nov. 30.

Dec. 4, 2017

Troop Support employee returns from deployment to support FEMA recovery efforts

PHILADELPHIA — In the aftermath of recent hurricanes and wildfires, a DLA Troop Support employee answered the FEMA call for federal employees to assist in recovery efforts. Bruce Donnelly, a tailored vendor logistics specialist with the Medical supply chain, volunteered to deploy with FEMA’s Surge Capacity Force.

Nov. 30, 2017

Army’s 54th Quartermaster General visits DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — The Army’s 54th Quartermaster General Brig. Gen. Rodney Fogg gained insight into how DLA Troop Support's provides materials to soldiers through its five supply chains during a visit Nov. 27

Nov. 27, 2017

DLA Troop Support Hall of Fame adds two new members

PHILADELPIHA — Two former Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees were inducted in the organization’s Hall of Fame in a Nov. 21 ceremony. Chris Cosfol and Ray Miller, who have a combined 72 years of experience at DLA Troop Support and its legacy organizations, were recognized for their leadership, creativity and vision.