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Tag: DLA Troop Suppport

Andrew Pisney started with DLA Troop Support in August 2024. He will support the states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin

Sept. 12, 2024

Former Food Program Manager Joins DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support welcomed aboard Andrew Pisney in August 2024 to serve as a Subsistence produce customer specialist for the North Central region.

DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Director Air Force Col. Lawrence Hicks, right, briefs representatives from DLA, the U.S. military services and domestic clothing and textiles manufacturers during the 2016 Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry October 19, 2016. DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles hosted the two-day event to discuss future requirements and business opportunities for military clothing and individual equipment

Oct. 31, 2016

DLA, military brief clothing industry partners on warfighter support plans

CHERRY HILL, NJ — The Defense Logistics Agency is able to provide uniforms and equipment to warfighters with the support of the Clothing and Textiles supply chain’s industry partners, the C&T director told those partners Oct. 19.

Ardra Farrally, a branch chief with DLA Troop Support's Clothing and Textiles supply chain, points out aspects of color shading to Defense Contract Management Agency employees during a tour of the testing labs here. The tour was on the final day of a C&T certification course for the DCMA employees. Photo by Jason Kaneshiro

Aug. 22, 2016

Training helps ensure troops receive quality clothing items

PHILADELPHIA — Approximately 20 quality assurance representatives from the Defense Contract Management Agency visited DLA Philadelphia Aug. 5 as part of a required two-week training, C&T Technical Support Branch supervisor Elizabeth Roland said.

Todd Hoover, the Army’s Wellness Center Operations program manager, explains how metabolic testing equipment measures the amount of oxygen an individual uses to sustain normal functions at an Aberdeen Proving Ground center in Maryland. Hoover was invited to speak to DLA Troop Support employees as part of the organization’s efforts to develop workforce resiliency.

Aug. 16, 2016

Army wellness manager on resilience: choice to live healthy is yours

PHILADELPHIA — The leading cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease and the population's behavior is the cause. An Army Wellness manager spoke to DLA Troop Support employees about resilience and three areas that people can improve to be healthier.