DLA News Archive

Category: Troop Support

From left to right, Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander; Sgt. Maj. Edward Bell, Army G4 senior enlisted advisor; and Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, Army deputy chief of staff G4, discuss cold weather boots and other materials that Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain provides to the Army. Piggee and Bell visited Troop Support in Philadelphia June 5.

June 6, 2017

Senior Army logistician visits Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the deputy chief of staff for Army logistics, or G4, got a closer look at how DLA Troop Support provides materials to the service, the organization’s largest customer.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton speaks to junior and senior high school students at Council Rock North High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26. The ceremony paid tribute to the school’s 15 graduates who lost their lives in U.S. armed conflicts, along with all of America’s fallen service members.

June 1, 2017

Council Rock 15 inspires Troop Support commander

Newtown, Pennsylvania — In honor of the Council Rock 15 and all fallen service members, the DLA Troop Support commander participated in a Memorial Day ceremony at Council Rock North High School May 26.

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain held more than 35 brown bag lunches in order to better understand their workforce’s needs. The brown bag sessions were designed to help address areas of concern indicated in the Denison Climate Culture Surveys' written comments.

June 1, 2017

Subsistence leaders gather employee feedback during brown bag lunches

PHILADELPHIA — Senior leaders with the Subsistence supply chain gathered feedback from nearly 90 percent of their employees over six months to better understand the culture.

James Lecollier (left), Subsistence chief of individual rations branch, and Matt Conroy, Subsistence contract specialist, discuss sample products of a new performance bar that Army recruits will start receiving this summer. Conroy is in DLA’s Pathways to Career Excellence program and helped procure the bars.

May 30, 2017

Subsistence PaCER helps provide new performance bar to Army recruits

PHILADELPHIA — Army recruits in basic combat training will start eating nutritional snack bars this summer to help prevent injuries. And an employee in training at the DLA Troop Support is largely responsible for procuring the vitamin-packed treats for recruits.

Dana Dallas, a packaging analyst and cold chain program manager for DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain, receives a coin from DLA Acquisition Director Matthew Beebe during his Nov. 9 visit. Dallas was also recognized with the Defense Department’s Packaging Excellence Award May 10 for her contributions to improved productivity and efficiency in packaging. Photo by Shawn J. Jones.

May 25, 2017

Medical employee maintains cold chain, saves money, earns DOD award

PHILADELPHIA — When DLA sends vaccines and drugs to military medical facilities, Dana Dallas ensures there are no weak links in the cold chain. The Medical supply chain employee earned the Defense Department’s Packaging Excellence Award in a ceremony in Rockaway, N.J., May 10.

Les Cruise, a World War II veteran, relates stories of his experiences in Europe as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, including the painful losses of his friends during combat, to the Naval Support Activity Philadelphia workforce during a Memorial Day observance May 18.

May 24, 2017

D-Day veteran reflects during Memorial Day observance

PHILADELPHIA — A World War II combat veteran offered a narrative of his military service in Europe to Naval Support Activity Philadelphia employees as part of a Memorial Day observance May 18.

Nancy Martin, Troop Support Medical supply chain, accepted the gold medal on behalf of the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor team for the Economy in Government Operations Achievement award at the Excellence in Government Awards ceremony in Philadelphia May 18. Gary Renfrow (left), a vice chair of the Philadelphia Federal Executive Board, presented the award. Other members of the MSPV team include Steve Bollendorf, Maryann DiMeo, David Zarenkiewicz, Brian Mason, Tara J. Perrien and Gail Viola. Photo by Ed Maldonado.

May 23, 2017

Troop Support employees earn medals at Philly-area federal awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Several Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees were recognized for their public service contributions during an award ceremony May 18.

Rear Adm. Peter G. Stamatopoulos (at head of table), the director of fleet ordnance and supply at Navy Fleet Forces Command, receives a briefing about the Clothing and Textile supply chain at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia May 4. Stamatopoulos visited each of Troop Support’s supply chains and other organizations on Naval Support Activity-Philadelphia. Troop Support plays a large role in Fleet Forces Command’s mission to equip Naval Forces for assignment to combatant commanders. Photo by Shawn J. Jones.

May 11, 2017

Navy's fleet ordnance and supply director visits DLA Troop Support

Philadelphia — Troop Support plays a large role in Fleet Forces Command’s mission to equip Naval Forces for assignment to combatant commanders.

Jim Lecollier, chief of the Subsistence individual rations branch, will be inducted into the Research & Development Associates for Military Food & Packaging Systems, Inc. Hall of Fame May 24. He's being honored for his unwavering support to the warfighter, and bringing industry and government together.

May 9, 2017

Subsistence employee to be inducted into R&DA Hall of Fame

Philadelphia — Jim Lecollier, Subsistence, will be inducted into the Research & Development Associates for Military Food and Packaging Systems, Inc. Hall of Fame in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 24. He's being honored for his unwavering support to the warfighter, and bringing industry and government together.

DLA employees can visit an internal eWorkplace webpage to find tips, tricks and information related to the agency's new virtual desktop initiative. The webpage is part of the agency's information technology community to improve communication about IT issues affecting the workforce. Graphic illustration by Michael Tuttle.

May 3, 2017

DLA’s IT leader understands frustration, urges patience

Philadelphia — DLA Chief Information Officer Kathy Cutler led a town hall at DLA Troop Support April 26 that focused on providing information about the agency’s IT overhaul.