DLA News Archive

June 17, 2026

DLA Troop Support embroiderers celebrate 250 years of American flag making at Betsy Ross House

PHILADELPHIA — Maintaining the tradition of America’s first flag maker, two embroiders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Flag Room demonstrated hand embroidery of the presidential flag at the Betsy Ross House Flag Makers’ Hall June 12 to celebrate “Flag Fest.”

June 16, 2026

Sabers, shirts sustainment discussed during West Point logisticians’ visit to Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Maintaining uniform support to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point informed a visit to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support by West Point logisticians June 8.

April 8, 2026

Four ‘vanguards of warfighter readiness’ join Troop Support’s Hall of Fame

PHILADELPHIA — Four former Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support leaders were inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in their honor April 2, joined by family, friends and former colleagues.

March 24, 2026

DLA flu program closes 2025-2026 season, supports single-dose vaccine policy shift

PHILADELPHIA — Significant flu vaccine policy changes this season highlight the situational agility of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain as collaboration led to the successful completion of the 2025-2026 flu vaccine program.

March 19, 2026

The Digital Quartermaster: Creating digital-powered supply chains for a contested logistical era 

DLA Troop Support is replacing outdated processes with new digital capabilities to strengthen warfighter readiness throughout the entire agency by changing its posture from reactive to proactive. These changes are bringing clarity to complexity, making data easier to understand. 

March 9, 2026

Modernization, warfighter readiness themes of annual Clothing and Textiles industry event

PHILADELPHIA — Warfighter readiness, modernization and strategic partnership were key themes of an annual planning meeting led by the Defense Logistics Agency March 3-4 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Feb. 26, 2026

Feeding the force: How DLA delivers quality, safe, nutritious meals to America’s warfighters

PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to the nutritional quality of military meals, one thing remains constant: feeding America’s military is not just a logistics function — it’s a readiness mission.

Feb. 11, 2026

Troop Support expedites mattresses to sailors around the world

PHILADELPHIA — From Texas to Maine and Japan, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support expedited nearly five dozen mattresses to sailors aboard a Navy ship and submarine, respectively, last month.

Dec. 10, 2025

Learn how DLA keeps warfighters fed in ‘Behind the Bite’

Feeding the nation’s warfighters is a job that spans the globe. Whether it’s in the field, on a ship or in a dining facility, millions of troops need nutritious food to stay mission ready. he story of how the Defense Logistics Agency gets food to 1.5 million warfighters around the world is told in the new “Behind the Bite” video.

Dec. 9, 2025

Two embroiderers, two weeks, a history-making flag for the Army’s new Western Hemisphere Command

PHILADELPHIA — The flag symbolizing the Army’s newest major command, Western Hemisphere Command, was made in two weeks by two embroiderers at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, just in time for an activation ceremony where the flag was uncased, Dec. 5 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.