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Tag: DLA Troop Support

Air Force Col. Melvin Maxwell is the new DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles director, after onboarding in August. Maxwell previously served at the Pentagon as chief of the enterprise strategy and analysis branch under the deputy chief of staff at Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Sept. 7, 2018

Clothing and Textiles’ new director ‘excited to support warfighter’

PHILADELPHIA — An Air Force officer now leads the team responsible for outfitting military service members with uniforms, equipment and more, by taking the reigns as Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles’ director.

DLA Troop Support employees follow along as a team of Industrial Hardware acquisition professionals help prepare them for acquisition training they will attend in the coming months.

Sept. 7, 2018

CON 090 “Boot Camp” boosts new acquisition pros’ knowledge, confidence

PHILADELPHIA — Employees entering the acquisition workforce at DLA Troop Support can now better prepare for the rigors of training required to become certified in their field through the “CON 090 Boot Camp.” With a focus on employee development, the boot camp helps new hires to overcome the pressures of the 30-day resident Defense Acquisition University “Federal Acquisition Regulation Fundamentals” course.

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Aug. 29, 2018

National Preparedness Month: Prepare now before disaster strikes

National Preparedness Month provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. DLA Troop Support will host several preparedness events throughout September..

American Historical Theatre actress Pat Jordan portrays women’s suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt during a DLA Troop Support Women’s Equality Day Aug. 23. 2018. Women’s Equality Day commemorates the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.

Aug. 27, 2018

Suffragist actress helps employees celebrate Women’s Equality Day

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support employees celebrated Women's Equality Day and women's right to vote with a historical reenactment about the life of women's suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles acquisition specialist Aaron Jones, left, and contracting officer Jennifer Scarpello complete the Philadelphia Marathon November 19, 2017. Jones and Scarpello work on C&T’s individual equipment team and used the DLA Wellness Program to help train for the marathon and other long distance races.

Aug. 16, 2018

C&T employees go extra miles with the DLA Wellness Program

PHILADELPHIA — The last topic of DLA Troop Support’s VPP campaign is Well-Being. Employees from the Clothing & Textiles supply chain are taking advantage of the DLA Wellness Program to not just improve their well-being, but compete in extreme long distance races.

Army Sgt. Joseph Barbado, right, a New Jersey National Guard Soldier, unloads heater meals from a five-ton truck at a distribution point in Hoboken, Nov. 5.

Aug. 13, 2018

DLA Troop Support employees strengthen partnership with FEMA reps in New York

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support employees visited the FEMA Region II office to strengthen the partnership between the agencies.

Aug. 13, 2018

Troop Support leaders cast vision for 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Senior leaders from DLA Troop Support presented self-assessments of their organizations and collaborated to shape the way-ahead during a meeting Aug. 9 in Philadelphia.

Aug. 10, 2018

Troop Support commander meets with Distribution leadership

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Troop Support commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark T. Simerly visited DLA Distribution headquarters Aug. 7, for an overview of DLA Distribution, a roundtable discussion and a tour of DLA Distribution Susquehanna’s Eastern Distribution Center, the largest storage facility in the Department of Defense.

Aug. 7, 2018

Medical’s new director speaks about joining DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Army Col. Matthew Voyles discusses his role and expectations as the new director of DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain.

Aug. 3, 2018

DLA Aviation hosts agencywide Post Award Summit

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation hosted more than 50 contract administrators from throughout the DLA enterprise and Defense Contract Management Agency for the 3rd Post Award Summit July 24-25. The summit was held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.