DLA News Archive

Category: Troop Support

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brigadier General Landis Maddox stands with Abigail Gillette, Army Captain Shannon Duley and Bryana Duley. Duley was promoted to Captain on June 6, 2025, during a ceremony in Philadelphia. Photo by Edward Maldonado

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

two uniformed men and one civilian woman stand at the opening of a C-130 plane

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.”

June 2, 2025

Troop Support celebrates civilian retirees, highlights dedication, workforce legacies

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the federal service of five civilian retirees during a ceremony in their honor May 28.

U.S. Army Commanding General of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command and former Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency Maj. Gen. Eric P. Shirley speaks to Troop Support Academy attendees about logistics in theater and the importance of DLA Troop Support's mission to the warfighter May 20.

May 29, 2025

DLA Troop Support Academy orients new hires to global mission

PHILADELPHIA — New hires from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support participated in the annual Troop Support Academy, a two-day orientation program designed to provide incoming employees with a broad understanding of the agency's mission and operations May 20-21.

A turf floor purchased through Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Holistic Health and Fitness program

May 15, 2025

Holistic Health and Fitness: Streamlining access to equipment

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s construction and equipment supply chain is contributing to military readiness through the Holistic Health and Fitness program, or H2F, by streamlining access to commercial fitness supplies that support physical and mental preparedness across the services.

civilian and military men and women sit around conference table

May 14, 2025

DLA Director visits Troop Support for mid-year review

PHILADELPHIA — Transformation, adaptability and endurance were the key focus of the Defense Logistics Agency director and senior enlisted member’s visit to DLA Troop Support for the organization’s mid-year Annual Operating Plan Review, May 13.

Man in uniform reaches for bottles in a pharmacy.

May 8, 2025

DLA Troop Support’s Medical awards $30.3B pharmaceutical prime vendor contract, small business

Philadelphia — The Defense Logistics Agency Medical supply chain awarded a next generation pharmaceutical prime vendor contract on March 7th. The contract awards a total of $30.3 billion over the next 10 years, including a small business component of $1.3 billion.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Roberto Gonzales, from Miami, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, fights a simulated fire during a general quarters drill on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while moored pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 29, 2025. DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain procures essential gear and equipment to Airmen like Gonzales and other military members at cost avoidance through their Special Operations Equipment program. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Garret Nelson)

May 8, 2025

DLA Troop Support Enhances Procurement Efficiency Through Cost Avoidance Initiatives

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain implements cost avoidance strategies throughout their contract vehicles in an effort to improve efficiency and reduce administrative costs for military and federal customers.

U.S. Army Sgt John Houser, assigned to 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, adjusts his night optical/observation devices mounted on his Next Generation Integrated Helmet Protection System April 10, 2025, at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. For nearly a decade, the DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles team worked to get service members lighter and more protective combat helmets. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin Yarborough)

May 5, 2025

DLA overcomes decade-long obstacles to provide lighter, more protective helmets to service members

PHILADELPHIA — For nearly a decade, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles team worked to get service members lighter and more protective combat helmets.