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Employees from the DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain show off their beards to commemorate the final days of No-Shave November, Nov. 26, 2019 in Philadelphia. No-Shave November is an annual campaign to bring awareness to cancer and encourage participants to donate the money typically used for shaving supplies to a local charity. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray/DLA Troop Support)

Nov. 27, 2019

Subsistence employees forgo shaving to raise cancer awareness

PHILADELPHIA — Beards of all sizes, filled with shades of red, brown, white, gray, black and even a few multi-colored, appeared on the faces of several men from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain during “No-Shave November.”

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Prince Tailey, Customer Electronic Catalogue/Medical Surgical Operations Center branch chief in DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain, thanks his friends, family and coworkers during a promotion ceremony in his honor November 22, 2019, in Philadelphia.

Nov. 26, 2019

Navy officer promoted: thanks ‘God, family’ during ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Navy Lt. Cmdr. Prince Tailey, from Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain, was promoted during a ceremony held in front of family, friends and coworkers Nov. 22 in Philadelphia.

Small Tribes of Western Washington, based in Lakewood, is one of more than 100 ITOs whose fruits and vegetables are delivered by regional produce companies working on DLA Troop Support contracts as part of the USDA’s Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. (Courtesy Photo by United States Department of Agriculture)

Nov. 25, 2019

Subsistence, USDA partnership provides fresh produce to Native American tribes

PHILADELPHIA — For more than 20 years, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain has provided fresh fruits and vegetables across the country to Indian Tribal Organizations participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.

Capt. Colby Howard (right), commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), serves a traditional Thanksgiving meal to sailors during a celebration aboard the ship forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 22, 2018. Each year, DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain employees ensure service members around the world get to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)

Nov. 25, 2019

Defense Logistics Agency delivers a “taste of home” to warfighters around the world

PHILADELPHIA — Warfighters around the world get to taste a home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving thanks to the efforts of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain employees. The preparation for the troops’ holiday meal starts as early as April. Many ingredients for the meals are on hand at prime vendor locations by September, and the overseas locations start receiving high-volume items, like the turkeys and more than 131 tons of trimmings, in October.

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Susan McMullen, DLA Troop Support Project Manager, left, sits beside FBI Special Agent Cerena Coughlin, right, as she shares her personal story of being a woman in the military during the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce annual Women in Industry Day event Nov. 20, 2019 at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. The Women in Industry Day event aims to “broaden the conversation” and expose women to various career opportunities. McMullen served as a panelist during the “women in male-dominated industries” discussion. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray)

Nov. 20, 2019

Air Force officer shares her story during local Women in Industry Day event

PHILADELPHIA — Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Susan McMullen, DLA Troop Support Project Manager, and other women from various industries across Northeast Philadelphia gathered in an auditorium at Holy Family University to share their stories during the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce annual Women in Industry Day event Nov. 20, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Employee uses recycle container

Nov. 15, 2019

DSCR recycling efforts highlighted on America Recycles Day Nov. 15

Richmond, Va. — Each Nov. 15 we celebrate “America Recycles Day.” Most folks think that recycling was a product of the late 1960s, but the initiative to protect the environment got its start long before that.

A military working dog with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron jumps through an obstacle at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain added 27 items to their menu catalogs to ensure military working dogs have adequate nutrition to provide support to the warfighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Nov. 7, 2019

Military working dogs have food options thanks to Subsistence efforts

PHILADELPHIA — Ensuring warfighters across the world have nutritious meals each day is the primary role of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain. That role was expanded to include more variety for man’s best friend after recent updates to the military working dog catalogs that provide 27 new options starting in 2020.

Elena Khovanskaya, DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware purchasing agent (right), uses demonstrated techniques to remove a dummy knife from Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Sanchez, 87th Security Forces Phoenix Raven, as Staff Sgt. E-Quantay Mason, 87th SFS Phoenix Raven, looks on during an exhibition Oct. 23 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N. J. The exhibition was part of a DLA Troop Support Academy joint base tour showcasing some of Troop Support’s Warfighter customers.

Oct. 30, 2019

DLA Troop Support Academy brings ‘Warfighter First’ mission to life for new employees

Philadelphia, Oct. 30, 2019 — During the DLA Troop Support Academy, held over three days at the agency’s headquarters in Philadelphia from Oct. 22-24, about 100 employees learned more about the organization from leaders and subject matter experts from the five supply chains and other organizational areas.

Alec Fixl, far left, DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware employee speaks to vendors at the Design-2-Part Show Oct. 23-24 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

Oct. 29, 2019

Industrial Hardware employees engage industry, take lessons back

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware supply chain acted as organization ambassadors, while learning more about the items they buy for warfighters at bicoastal industry engagement meetings. The IH cross-functional group of pre- and post-award acquisitions, technical/quality and supply specialists attended the International Fastener Expo Sept. 28-30 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Design-2-Part Show Oct. 23-24 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

The future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) during Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan, June 19, 2019. DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain provided support to the ship ahead of its upcoming commissioning ceremony, Oct. 26 at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan. (Courtesy Photo by Lockheed Martin)

Oct. 28, 2019

Subsistence supports USS Indianapolis ahead of commissioning ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — When the USS Indianapolis commissioned Oct. 26 in Indiana, it was a first for the United States Navy and posed a unique challenge for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain.