DLA News Archive

Dec. 15, 2017

In-flight kitchen: A peek behind the service line

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Whiteman Air Force Base website — Their day begins long before the rise of the sun – The modest-sized staff, consisting of six active-duty Airmen and three civilian contractors, must prepare for the 200-plus guests who walk through the doors of the “Touch n’ Go” flight kitchen, also known as the in-flight kitchen.

Dec. 6, 2017

Employee with family struck by hurricane sees DLA difference firsthand

A DLA employee with family in Puerto Rico saw firsthand how the agency helps provide the critical items Americans need when struck by disaster.

Nov. 23, 2017

Gobble it up: 386 EFSS prepares for Thanksgiving

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Months of planning and weeks of preparation come down to the next 8 hours. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Expeditionary Force Support Squadron is preparing to cook the Thanksgiving Day Lunch for approximately 7,000 Airmen, soldiers, civilians and coalition forces stationed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

Nov. 21, 2017

DLA delivers Thanksgiving meals to troops overseas

PHILADELPHIA — The Subsistence team sent more than 200,000 pounds of traditional Thanksgiving food to field kitchens, dining facilities and galleys throughout the Middle East and other parts of the U.S. Central Command.

Oct. 24, 2017

Subsistence employee's Hurricane Harvey efforts earn her Troop Support Employee of the Month

PHILADELPHIA — Tamala Jackson helped coordinate the delivery of bottled water to FEMA for their disaster response efforts.

Oct. 4, 2017

DLA delivers produce for sailors aboard USS Oak Hill on hurricane relief mission

PHILADELPHIA — When acquisition professionals at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support received an emergency order to restock the galley of a Navy ship performing hurricane-relief operations, they raced against the clock to ensure the sailors had fresh produce to fuel their efforts.

Oct. 2, 2017

Subsistence helps send aid to Mexico earthquake victims

PHILADELPHIA — The Subsistence team at DLA Troop Support helped provide relief to those affected by the Sept. 19 earthquake near Mexico City.

Sept. 29, 2017

DoD Fresh program highlighted in new video

PHILADELPHIA — Subsistence acquisition professionals in DLA Troop Support manage the DoD Fresh Program, and in coordination with the USDA’s National School Lunch Program, they provide fresh produce to 12,000 schools in 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Sept. 14, 2017

DLA Troop Support continues hurricane relief support

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support continues to manage the delivery of more than 30 million meals and 82 generators to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hurricane relief efforts.

Sept. 1, 2017

Troop Support provides food, generators for Hurricane Harvey relief

DLA Troop Support is providing food, water, generators and other materials to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Northern Command to support state and local relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey.