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DLA Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical textile technologist Anna Wilson, far left, and lab supervisor Jamie Hieber, second from right, explain how the PTC-A testing processes aided in better adherence of reflective lettering on Navy physical training uniforms to a group of sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity Philadelphia April 3, 2019 in Philadelphia.

April 5, 2019

DLA Troop Support’s PTC Analytical hosts tours, promotes knowledge

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical hosted tours for DLA Headquarters counsel and junior Navy sailors April 3 in Philadelphia. The event helped educate partners and customers on the scientific testing employees do in support of the warfighter.

Karen Goodburlet, DLA Troop Support Medical purchasing agent, poses for a photo during a retirement ceremony in her honor March 28, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 29, 2019

Troop Support retiree honored for 31 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Karen Goodburlet was honored by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for 31 years of federal service at a retirement ceremony March 28 in Philadelphia. The ceremony was presided over by DLA Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis, who thanked Goodburlet for her dedication to the warfighter and highlighted her impact as a purchasing agent in the Medical supply chain.

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific forward logistics specialist Bobbie Delgado, standing in the right foreground, observes the loading of more than $410,000 in subsistence supplies March 14, 2019 in Guam.

March 22, 2019

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — As a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support headquartered in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific works directly with customers and industry partners to support the military during day-to-day operations, humanitarian assistance and contingency missions. These photos represent some of the warfighter support they have provided throughout the region over the March 3-14 timeframe.

DLA Troop Support team of the quarter award winners pose with DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly at a quarterly awards ceremony March 14, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 20, 2019

Troop Support employees recognized at quarterly awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were honored for their achievements during a quarterly awards ceremony March 14 in Philadelphia.Employees were recognized for various achievements including time in federal service, superior service and humanitarian efforts.Kelsi MacMurray, an acquisition specialist with the Construction and

DLA Troop Support Procurement employees Nate Prattico, Eileen Friel, Raeshon Falkowski and Joan Estelly ,left to right, pose outside of the Procurement office during an appreciation ceremony Feb. 6, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Feb. 14, 2019

Troop Support staff office ‘steps into the breach,’ thanked by commander

PHILADELPHIA — Four acquisition professionals from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were recognized for their teamwork and accomplishments Feb. 6 in Philadelphia. Joan Estelly, Raeshon Falkowski, Eileen Friel and Nate Prattico, all from DLA Troop Support’s Procurement Directorate, received certificates of appreciation and a command coin from DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly as thanks for their contributions to the Construction and Equipment supply chain during a period of high demand and employee turn-over.

DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware’s first Material Planner Training Team poses for a photo after touring DLA Distribution’s Eastern Distribution Center Nov. 27, 2018 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Jan. 17, 2019

Reorganizing for employee development, future success

PHILADELPHIA — For new employees, “learning the ropes” can be a challenge. So leaders in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware supply chain found a way to help set up certain new employees for success. Developed in 2018, the IH Material Planning training branch took a cue from IH’s Technical and Quality Division and helped standardize training and “build the bench” of more skilled, knowledgeable interns and employees in the Pathways to Career Excellence program, or PaCErs.

The sole of a military-issue boot is ripped apart by the Product Test Center-Analytical Instron tensile tester. Using the interchangeable jaws of the machine, footwear can be tested to ensure the soles have the proper bond strength and won’t separate under field conditions.

Jan. 14, 2019

Science in support of the warfighter

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Science in support of the warfighter — the Product Test Center-Analytical way.

Rebecca Oduba, left, grandmother of Army Lt. Col. Thomas E. Wooden Jr., receives an American flag in honor of her grandson's retirement Jan. 4, 2018 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 7, 2019

Troop Support honors Army reservist’s retirement

PHILADELPHIA — Army Lt. Col. Thomas Wooden Jr. was honored for 29 years of service to his nation at a retirement ceremony held Jan. 4 at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia where he spent the last 29 years of his military career as an Army reservist. During the ceremony, presiding official and DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly thanked Wooden and his more than 20 family members in attendance for their support to the Army and to the nation. “We know that serving in the armed services poses challenges for our soldiers that many civilians and their families cannot appreciate, but you all can,” Simerly said. “And your support to [Wooden] has been essential in his success.”

Team members from DLA Troop Support Subsistence and Continuous Process Improvement Offices hold the process map created for the UGR-A process improvement project Sept. 19, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jan. 3, 2019

Process Improvement helps get food to troops overseas faster

PHILADELPHIA — Napoleon Bonaparte has been credited with saying that “an Army marches on its stomach.” As key players in making sure the military has the food they need to literally sustain America’s armed forces, employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain understand the importance of that concept. And when they saw potential to improve their process to feed the warfighter faster, they called in the Continuous Process Improvement Office to assist.

Craig Fischer (left), program manager with the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Innovation and Transformation Office, shares lessons learned from a blockchain pilot with DLA Troop Support leaders including Product Test Center-Analytical supervisor Jamie Hieber (right) at a meeting Dec. 3 in Philadelphia.

Dec. 21, 2018

Troop Support event poses question: How and where can blockchain help?

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support provided approximately 41,000 power poles, 88.1 million meals and 1,264 generators in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the 2017 hurricane season. Responding to three major hurricanes was a record undertaking for DLA, and the mission was a success. But could the use of blockchain technology improve DLA’s support even more?