DLA News Archive

July 25, 2025

Troop Support two-year training program graduates celebrate accomplishments, bright futures

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the Pathways to Career Excellence program’s newest graduating class with a ceremony July 24. A total of 79 employees graduated from the two-year training program designed for entry-level personnel to gain advancement in professional, administrative and technological careers within Troop Support.

July 22, 2025

Clothing and Textiles employees spend a ‘day in the life’ of their colleagues, learn about job roles

PHILADELPHIA — From verifying uniform specifications to ensuring customer deliveries, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain employees explored the varying functions of their job roles during two “Day in the Life” events July 10 and July 16.

July 18, 2025

Troop Support commander hosts first town hall

PHILADELPHIA — The newest Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander shared his leadership philosophy and expressed his admiration of the workforce during his inaugural town hall July 15 in Philadelphia.

July 17, 2025

Troop Support’s Medical team participates in Navy tabletop exercises, bolstering precision of warfighter care

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain is supporting the Navy’s continued battle-force deployment readiness through discussion-based exercises related to Navy Medicine expeditionary medical systems.

June 23, 2025

New Troop Support commander inherits ‘world-class organization’ at change of command ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistic Agency Troop Support’s former commander spoke fondly of his two years serving the organization during a change of command ceremony attended by family, friends and colleagues June 18.

June 13, 2025

Troop Support Commander hosts farewell town hall, reflects fondly on relationships, workforce accomplishments

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Landis C. Maddox hosted his farewell town hall by celebrating the accomplishments of the workforce and discussing major achievements during his time as commander.

June 10, 2025

Clothing and Textiles trains to be mission-ready during disruptions

PHILADELPHIA — An email and Microsoft Teams notification to report to an alternative work location with a Government Travel Card was sent to nearly 50 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain employees June 4, to kick off a Continuity of Operations training.

June 6, 2025

DLA Troop Support aide-de-camp promoted to US Army captain

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Aide-de-Camp 1st Lieutenant Shannon Duley was promoted to captain during a ceremony on June 6

June 5, 2025

DLA delivers nearly 15,000 new uniforms to Papua New Guinea Defense Force

PHILADELPHIA — After 28 months of planning across multiple time zones, production by eight vendors and 4,000 manhours amongst 14 employees at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain, approximately 15,000 U.S. made dress uniforms, valued at $4 million, were provided to the Papua New Guinea Defense Force last month.

June 5, 2025

Video: DLA employee shares how agency saved his life while in the Army

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Derrin Williams is a real-life example of the Defense Logistics Agency’s ability to sustain warfighters. He shares this story in the new video “DLA Protecting the Warfighter, A U.S. Army Officer’s Story From Iraq.”