DLA News Archive

Tag: Troop Support

General sits while retirees participating in ceremony stand around him.

Dec. 20, 2024

Troop Support honors 607 years of combined service

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony honoring 17 retirees with a combined total of 607 years of federal service on Dec. 19.

Nov. 29, 2024

DLA director hosts town hall, discusses future initiatives at former command

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support welcomed former commander, now DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, and DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Alvin Dyer for a town hall and review of the 2025 Annual Operating Plan Nov. 25.

Nov. 21, 2024

Troop Support Medical facilitates humanitarian donation to Galápagos Islands

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support ’s Medical supply chain oversaw U.S. Southern Command’s donation of two medical trauma containerized modular clinic to Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago, specifically for the islands of Isabela and Floreana, this summer.

Workers unload a delivery of fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs to an ITO location. Many ITO’s are in remote locations where the nearest grocery stores are miles away.
(Photo Credit Mike Szklarski. DLA Troop Support – Subsistence)

Nov. 21, 2024

Largest Subsistence federal partnership contract benefits Indian Tribal Organizations

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Subsistence supply chain awarded the largest contract to support a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the conclusion of fiscal year 2023.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support honored former servicemembers with a Veteran’s Day observance November 7.

Nov. 19, 2024

Troop Support Veteran’s Day observance focuses on “Honoring all who served”

Philadelphia — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support honored former servicemembers with a Veteran’s Day observance November 7.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jed Rodrigues, from Los Angeles, prepares a patient for a Computerized Tomography (CT) scan aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. The Defense Logistics Agency Medical supply chain and the Department of Veterans Affairs work together to procure acquire medical capital equipment .Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey.

Oct. 17, 2024

Troop Support Medical, VA capital equipment joint contract program exceeds expectations

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Medical supply chain and the Department of Veterans Affairs work together to acquire medical capital equipment for partners.

Sept. 18, 2024

Newly assigned logistics officers explore heart of DLA Aviation operations

RICHMOND, Va. — To enhance operational effectiveness and foster collaboration, officers newly assigned to Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations visited DLA Aviation, Sept. 5, as part of a series of visits to the agency’s major subordinate commands. These visits aim to provide a deeper understanding of the DLA mission and the unique characteristics of each MSC.

Joint Subsistence Policy Board and Subsistence Global Summit participants take a group photo at DLA Troop Support.

May 23, 2024

DLA Troop Support host 2024 Joint Subsistence Policy Board & Global Summit

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted the 2024 Joint Subsistence Policy Board and Subsistence Global Summit on May 14 and 15 in Philadelphia.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support gave children an up-close look at flag making during Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 25

April 29, 2024

Troop Support welcomes return of ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’

Philadelphia — Nearly 500 children attended Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” event April 25 in Philadelphia.

Trevor Draut, Giovanni Morales and Justin Riker of DLA Troop Support Defense Support Travel team in Alexandria, Virginia for the 2024 GovTravels Symposium.

March 11, 2024

DLA Troop Support DTS Team Attends GovTravels Symposium

Philadelphia — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Defense Travel System team attended the GovTravels symposium February 26-28, 2024 in Alexandria, Virgina to gain knowledge on how to better support workforce travel needs.