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Tag: DLA Troop Support

Soldiers from the Marne Reception Center put in their lunch orders at the Outpost food truck and wait to be served. The food truck is a convenient way for soldiers to get chow on the go.

July 5, 2017

Troop Support helps Army food service go mobile

DLA Troop Support is partnering with the Army to help bring its food service into the 21st century with a pilot food truck program. The first food trucks began testing operations in February at Fort Lee, Virginia, and two more began at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in March.

The local Feds Feed Families food drive opened June 20, and Defense Logistics Agency employees in Philadelphia have already donated 962 pounds of food. Several employees and their families volunteered to decorate the collection boxes.

June 28, 2017

Feds Feed Families underway at DLA Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The local Feds Feed Families food drive opened June 20, and DLA employees in Philadelphia have already donated 962 pounds of food as of June 27.

DLA Troop Support hosted a groundbreaking ceremony June 26 to mark the start of construction on a new headquarters building on NSA Philadelphia. Pictured from left to right are: Richard Ellis, DLA Troop Support deputy commander, Tom Broadhurst, Daniel J. Keating Company vice president of operations; Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander; Navy Capt. Rudy Geisler, NSA Mechanicsburg-Philadelphia commander; Andrew Dalzell, representing Pennsylvania state Representative Jared Solomon; and Anthony Luker, from the office of Congressman Brendan Boyle.

June 27, 2017

Groundbreaking marks start of Troop Support HQs construction

PHILADELPHIA — The new construction reflects the evolution of the DLA Troop Support, from depot operations to procuring more than $14 billion worth of materiel for the military and other customers in 2016, said Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, commander.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jemme Neal and Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Wilson, both from DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain, cut a cake June 13 to mark the Army’s 242nd birthday. Subsistence helped deliver 300,000 servings of birthday cake to dining facilities around the world.

June 14, 2017

Troop Support celebrates Army’s 242nd birthday

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support celebrated the Army's birthday with cake before the weekly senior leader staff meeting. And the Subsistence supply chain helped soldiers around the world enjoy their cake too.

DLA Troop Support employees pose for a photo with Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton (in uniform, left of center) at a quarterly awards ceremony June 6. The employees received certificates of appreciation for their contributions to Troop Support’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in April. Photo by Shannon Frady.

June 9, 2017

Commander recognizes Troop Support employees at awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — The commander of DLA Troop Support recognized 67 employees during a quarterly awards ceremony June 6.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, left, presents Army Lt. Col. Timothy N. Holloway with a certificate of appreciation during a retirement ceremony in Holloway’s honor June 4, 2017 in Philadelphia. Holloway retired after 32 years of active and reserve duty.

June 8, 2017

Reservist at Troop Support honored for 32 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Friends, family and colleagues celebrated the 32-year career of an Army reservist at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support during a retirement ceremony June 4.

From left to right, Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander; Sgt. Maj. Edward Bell, Army G4 senior enlisted advisor; and Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, Army deputy chief of staff G4, discuss cold weather boots and other materials that Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain provides to the Army. Piggee and Bell visited Troop Support in Philadelphia June 5.

June 6, 2017

Senior Army logistician visits Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the deputy chief of staff for Army logistics, or G4, got a closer look at how DLA Troop Support provides materials to the service, the organization’s largest customer.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton speaks to junior and senior high school students at Council Rock North High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26. The ceremony paid tribute to the school’s 15 graduates who lost their lives in U.S. armed conflicts, along with all of America’s fallen service members.

June 1, 2017

Council Rock 15 inspires Troop Support commander

Newtown, Pennsylvania — In honor of the Council Rock 15 and all fallen service members, the DLA Troop Support commander participated in a Memorial Day ceremony at Council Rock North High School May 26.

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain held more than 35 brown bag lunches in order to better understand their workforce’s needs. The brown bag sessions were designed to help address areas of concern indicated in the Denison Climate Culture Surveys' written comments.

June 1, 2017

Subsistence leaders gather employee feedback during brown bag lunches

PHILADELPHIA — Senior leaders with the Subsistence supply chain gathered feedback from nearly 90 percent of their employees over six months to better understand the culture.

James Lecollier (left), Subsistence chief of individual rations branch, and Matt Conroy, Subsistence contract specialist, discuss sample products of a new performance bar that Army recruits will start receiving this summer. Conroy is in DLA’s Pathways to Career Excellence program and helped procure the bars.

May 30, 2017

Subsistence PaCER helps provide new performance bar to Army recruits

PHILADELPHIA — Army recruits in basic combat training will start eating nutritional snack bars this summer to help prevent injuries. And an employee in training at the DLA Troop Support is largely responsible for procuring the vitamin-packed treats for recruits.