DLA News Archive

Category: Troop Support

Participants of the Defense Logistics Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Symposium 2025 pose for a group photo at Troop Support in Philadelphia. DLA Chief of Staff Karyn Runstrom and DLA EEO Director Janice Samuel provided opening remarks at the event. Photo taken by: Ed Maldonado

Sept. 15, 2025

Troop Support hosts agency-wide Equal Employment Opportunity symposium

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted agency Equal Employment Opportunity professionals for the third annual DLA EEO Symposium on Sept. 9.

Sept. 9, 2025

Troop Support hosts DLA vice director for quarterly engagement visit

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn for a Major Subordinate Command Quarterly Engagement meeting Sept. 4-5 in Philadelphia.

Four people pose for photo in front of military flags,

Sept. 4, 2025

DLA Troop Support ceremony honors civilian retirees’ dedication to the warfighter

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a ceremony honoring the federal service of three civilian retirees on Aug. 28.

man in business attire stands in front of presentation slides

Aug. 27, 2025

C&T employees explore artificial intelligence in new educational series

PHILADELPHIA — Over three sessions, nearly 100 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles employees attended a new series about artificial intelligence earlier this month.

PTC engineer Edward Dalton and PTC Supervisory Chemist Mike McClain explain the 3D hand model concept to Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Kelly during his PTC Analytical tour in July 2025.

Aug. 22, 2025

DLA Troop Support uses 3D printing to provide safer testing for military

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Product Test Center Analytical have developed a 3D-model hand to improve safety during glove testing.

An aerial of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Members of DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office to reinforce ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for supporting the Department of Defense on July 10.(DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Aug. 21, 2025

DLA Troop Support team enhances Pentagon support through collaboration

Philadelphia — A team from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office in Washington D.C. last month to reinforce ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for supporting the Department of Defense.

Aug. 5, 2025

DLA uses innovative contracting strategies to seamlessly field lighter, improved body armor to servicemembers

PHILADELPHIA — With a lighter weight, better fit and increased mobility, the modular scalable vest enhances servicemembers’ lethality in combat zones, said the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain contracting officer who helped implement DLA’s sustainment contracts for the item.

civilian man and woman stand in front of flags

Aug. 4, 2025

Troop Support celebrates careers of two Clothing and Textiles leaders at retirement ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Friends, family and colleagues celebrated the careers of two Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain leaders during a ceremony in their honor July 30.

A container handler moves a container in preparation for a large shipment of construction materials to various military installations throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility Dec. 14, 2024. DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain supports activities like this through programs utilizing economies of scale to provide heavy equipment, containers and construction materials efficiently and effectively to their customers around the globe. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Kumzak)

July 28, 2025

Troop Support expands buying power through economies of scale

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain maximizes government purchasing power through economies of scale, a central pillar of the #EfficiencyThruAwareness campaign they’ve been showcasing over the past year, which promotes the efficient and effective acquisition processes of their programs.

Group poses ahead of graduation reception on auditorium stage.

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.