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Senior leaders from DLA and the Army met May 9 to discuss challenges and progress in the agency's support to various Army weapons systems.

May 14, 2018

Sustaining combat readiness, improving supply-chain management key topics at Army, DLA Day

Equipment modernization and inventory management topped the agenda during the spring Army/DLA Day at the Pentagon May 9.

Army Spc. Nia Davis (left) and Army Spc. Raven Lee (right) affix the rank insignia to Army Lt. Col. Latrina Lee’s (center) uniform during her promotion ceremony April 6. The two specialists are the nieces of Lt. Col. Lee, DLA Troop Support chief of current operations.

April 13, 2018

Army officer reflects on family during promotion ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Col. Latrina Lee said family has always been a central part of her life, and that it was the accidental death of her brother when she was 19 years old that drove her to join the Army.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, left, administers the Army oath of office for newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer Five Timothy Hagans, during a ceremony in Hagans’ honor Feb. 23, 2018 in Philadelphia. Hagans served as a military food advisor within DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain for the last four years.

Feb. 28, 2018

‘Rare’ promotion to CW5 achieved by DLA Troop Support military food advisor

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly officiated the promotion of Chief Warrant Officer Five Timothy Hagans from chief warrant officer four during a ceremony in Philadelphia.

Army Lt. Col. Corrinne Bell, right, reaffirms the oath of the commissioned officer with Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, commander, during a promotion ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Jan. 19, 2018.

Jan. 24, 2018

Army officer at DLA Troop Support promoted to lieutenant colonel

PHILADELPHIA — Corinne Bell was promoted to lieutenant colonel in front of family and friends at DLA Troop Support Jan. 19.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Timothy Hagans is a food service technician serving in the Subsistence supply chain as part of the Army's career broadening program. Broadening assignments allow soldiers to gain knowledge and skills that complement those they acquired through Army service.

Dec. 21, 2017

Assignment with DLA Troop Support broadens soldier’s perspective

PHILADELPHIA — When Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Timothy Hagans arrived at DLA Troop Support in December 2013 for a career broadening assignment, he said he wasn’t sure what to expect. But he knew it wouldn’t be like the first 25 years of his military career.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, left, places Army Col. James G. Gill’s, center, new colonel rank onto his uniform, along with Gill’s cousin Steve Peay during a promotion ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia December 1, 2017. Gill is DLA Troop Support’s new Joint Reserves Forces team lead, joining the organization in November.

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.

Personnel support Operation Inherent Resolve in Supply Service Activity.

Nov. 20, 2017

DLA Aviation Army officer leads intra-theater distribution initiative in Iraq for CDDOC

Richmond, Va — A Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Army officer has been selected to lead an intra-theater distribution initiative by U.S. Central Command’s Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Iraq Oct. 26 – 31, to provide better aerial distribution support at the tactical level support for our warfighters serving on Iraq’s’ frontlines.

Lt. Col. Robert Glenn III retires from the Army.

Nov. 14, 2017

DLA Troop Support division chief retires after 28 years of Army service

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Col. Robert Glenn III was honored for his 28 years of service during a retirement ceremony at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia Nov 9.

Portrait--Sgt. Lopez

Nov. 8, 2017

Agency photographer, veteran runs to honor squad leader’s memory

Most DLA employees know Teodora Mocanu as the agency’s dedicated photographer — but she is also a mother, a scholar and an Army veteran. In memory of her late squad leader, Sgt. Anthony Lopez, Mocanu ran in this year’s Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter sits on the airfield at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2017. Chinooks are being used to deliver aid to the worst-hit and most remote areas of Puerto Rico as part of the ongoing relief and recovery efforts after the island territory was hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Army photo by Spc. Samuel D. Keenan

Nov. 6, 2017

Night Work: Mechanics Keep Helos Flying in the Sunlight

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Army helicopter maintenance specialists have been working nonstop in Puerto Rico to maintain six CH-47 Chinook helicopters that deliver humanitarian supplies daily to some of the island's hardest-hit and most remote areas following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.