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man in uniform wears safety goggles in laboratory

Sept. 12, 2023

The life of a uniform: from contracting to customer

PHILADELPHIA — From coordinating with contractors to testing boots on an open flame, the Defense Logistics Agency ensures uniforms meet military customers’ needs and are durable.

man in suit talking and woman in uniform laughs at table

July 7, 2023

Coast Guard leaders visit Troop Support to discuss uniforms, challenges, opportunities

PHILADELPHIA — Fielding current and future Coast Guard uniforms were among key topics discussed by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles leaders and Coast Guard representatives during a visit to the organization June 29 in Philadelphia.

religious items displayed on table

April 10, 2023

Troop Support provides ‘morale boost’ to servicemembers with religious support items

PHILADELPHIA — Manually tracking orders for religious items like wine and palm reflects the significance of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain’s annual support to servicemembers across the globe for Easter, Passover, Ash Wednesday, and Palm Sunday.

man in uniform addresses crowd

Nov. 22, 2022

Highly attended C&T industry event thanks partners, fosters networking, addresses challenges

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A record-breaking 800-plus representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency, military services and domestic clothing and textiles manufacturer firms attended DLA Troop Support’s eighth annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry in Cherry Hill, New Jersey Nov. 16-17.

A promotional print poster advertising the Navy Uniform Matters Office's Maternity Pilot Program (MPP). Representatives from Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain visited the Navy Exchange Service Command South East Distribution Center in Pensacola, Florida, July 13, to learn about the service’s best practices implementing the MPP (Graphic created by Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeanette M. Mullinax).

July 29, 2022

Navy shares maternity uniform pilot program ‘best practices’ with DLA, services at roadshow

PENSACOLA, Fla — Representatives from Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain visited the Navy Exchange Service Command South East Distribution Center in Pensacola, Florida, July 13 to learn about the service’s best practices implementing the maternity pilot program.

woman presents another a framed small flag

March 18, 2022

Troop Support, Space Force discuss new uniform support

PHILADELPHIA — After more than a year of virtual collaboration, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles and U.S. Space Force Office of the Chief of Space Operations personnel met in person during a visit to DLA Troop Support’s headquarters in Philadelphia Mar. 8.

men in masks talk in kitchen

Feb. 14, 2022

Troop Support commander visits Air Force customers, recruit support vendors in Texas

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley visited Air Force customers and clothing and textiles vendors in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, Feb. 3-4 to better understand challenges and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders in the region.

Chris Orth, a production control worker at Defense Logistics Agency Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, transports the initial shipment of children’s cloth masks April 9, 2021, as part of a White House effort to deliver 25 million masks to food banks and community health centers.

May 3, 2021

Clothing and Textiles works overtime to support White House masks mission

PHILADELPHIA — To provide more than 25 million cloth face masks to communities hard-hit by the pandemic, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles team members expedited contracting processes and worked hundreds of overtime hours.

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Feb. 18, 2021

Adaptive acquisition: Unifying the interagency

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Acquisition University speaks with two Defense Logistics Agency leaders to discuss their efforts to unify the interagency with agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, integrating procurement and industrial base expansion, and best practices for succeeding as a joint agency.

Head and shoulders image of a white man wearing red tie, white shirt and black suit jacket.

Jan. 14, 2021

Resilience, hard work keystones of clothing, textiles team’s support for COVID-19

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Clothing, textiles team has worked overtime since March to procure textiles-based items ranging from nitrile gloves to face masks for DOD, HHS and FEMA.