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Two students proceed through the lunch line at Sayre School District in Pennsylvania. This school is one of the 45,000 schools that receives fresh fruits and vegetables through a partnership between DLA Troop Support and the USDA National School Lunch program. (Photo by Shawn Jones)

Oct. 22, 2019

Subsistence, USDA partnership sets new high for schools receiving fresh produce

PHILADELPHIA — When the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program started in 1995, school districts in only eight states signed on with the partnership effort. By the end of fiscal 2019, the DOD Fresh program has grown to include districts nationwide, reaching record numbers of participants at the start of this school year.

Ryan McLeod, DLA Troop Support Project G.I.V.E. coordinator, center, holds a cake and poses with students and tutors during the Project G.I.V.E. pizza party at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Oct. 1, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Oct. 21, 2019

Employees ‘G.I.V.E.’ back to local students through reading, math

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support started its annual Project Government and Industry Volunteers for Education tutoring program Oct. 15 to help Benjamin Franklin Elementary School third grade students improve in reading and math.

Ray Miller, former DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain deputy director and keynote speaker for Troop Support Leadership Academy Oct. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia, speaks to employees with leadership aspirations.

Oct. 11, 2019

Troop Support Leadership Academy: build trust and strive for excellence

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Leadership Academy, held Oct. 8-10, educated attendees on leadership topics ranging from Equal Employment Opportunity to human resources processes and ethics. The program also included information, resources and messages focused on building trust and striving for excellence.

DLA Aviation sustaining mission capable goal of 80 percent

Oct. 11, 2019

DLA Aviation sustaining mission capable goal of 80 percent

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, recognizes employees in the Navy Customer Facing Division of the Customer Operations Directorate for reaching the combat-ready aircraft goal, set forth before them by commander, Naval Air Forces, during a small ceremony on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 4.

Fire prevention inspector hands out materials to employees

Oct. 9, 2019

DLA Fire and EMS professionals educate employees on fire safety

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign. This year’s theme is “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!”

Daughter Maria McCoy, left, and wife, Bernice McCoy, right, place the new colonel rank on the shoulders of Army Col. Eric McCoy, center, during his promotion ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 2019. McCoy, a Baltimore native, is the Troop Support Subsistence supply chain director. (Photo by Ed Maldonado/DLA Troop Support)

Oct. 7, 2019

Subsistence supply chain director promoted to colonel

PHILADELPHIA — Eric McCoy is one of the Army’s newest colonels. McCoy, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain director, was promoted in front of family and friends in Philadelphia Oct. 3.

Jon Lightner, center, DLA Troop Support chief counsel and panel speaker at a local law school education event, listens to questions from local law students at an education and networking event Sept. 19, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Sept. 26, 2019

Counsel speaks to local law students about federal employment, builds partnerships

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Office of General Counsel participated in a Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools consortium event Sept. 19 to engage and inform local law students about the agency’s mission and federal employment benefits. Panel member Jon Lightner, DLA Troop Support chief counsel and Villanova University School of Law graduate, spoke to students from nine local law schools about the specialized legal positions within Troop Support. As the first and only DLA legal team to pursue efforts like this according to Lightner, the engagement builds partnerships with the colleges and generates potential interest in federal service among future legal professionals.

DLA joins the Air Force in celebrating its 72nd birthday

Sept. 20, 2019

DLA joins the Air Force in celebrating its 72nd birthday

RICHMOND, Virginia — Members of the DSCR workforce, including military, government civilians and defense contractors, came together on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate the 72nd birthday of the U.S. Air Force, Sept. 18.

A U.S. Coast Guardsman provides water to those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, Sept. 8, 2019. DLA Troop Support provided more than 1,400 cases of bottled water to various Department of Defense customers in support of the hurricane relief efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy Photo)

Sept. 12, 2019

DLA Troop Support provides 96,000 meals and 1,400 cases of bottled water to Hurricane Dorian relief efforts

PHILADELPHIA — As the threat of Hurricane Dorian became imminent, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain ensured meals-ready-to-eat, bottled water and fresh fruits and vegetables were available to those directly impacted by the storm, starting August 29.

DLA Troop Support Subsistence Food Safety Office Chief Army Lt. Col. Erin Haverly, left, Subsistence Commodity Support Liaison Evan Newpher-Lockard, second to left, Troop Support Supervisory Accountant Sharrie Wilson, right, and Continuous Process Improvement Management and Program Analyst Kevin Gleaton, second to right, pose for a photo in Philadelphia, Sept. 11, 2019. The team worked collectedly to establish a standardized process to credit customer accounts for recalled items more timely and efficiently.

Sept. 11, 2019

DLA Subsistence project helps customers, improves internal processes

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain’s recall notifications under the All Food and Drug Act are critical to ensuring the warfighter and their family members do not buy or consume recalled subsistence products in any government owned facility. But what about the customers that need to be credited for products that were recalled?