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Mark Scott (right), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment integrated support team chief, poses for a photo with Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis (left) during a retirement ceremony May 31 in Philadelphia.

June 1, 2018

Troop Support employee honored for 36-year career

PHILADELPHIA — A supervisor with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support was recognized for his 36 years of

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas quality assurance representatives met for a two-week training workshop

May 30, 2018

Training for quality purposes

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 20 Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas quality assurance representatives met for a two-week training workshop in Houston, Texas, April 23 through May 4.

Randall “Adam” Bethke, a retired Army chief warrant officer, was the keynote speaker during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans annual Memorial Day observance, May 24. Bethke spoke about the importance that Memorial Day had for his father, a Vietnam veteran who lost friends during the war. The personal connection to Memorial Day deepened when Bethke joined the Army and lost friends of his own in the Global War on Terror.

May 30, 2018

Retired Army warrant officer reflects on personal meaning of Memorial Day

PHILADELPHIA — For retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Randall “Adam” Bethke, a Memorial Day tradition, learned from his father, is to set out a finger of whiskey and a cigar for someone who cannot be there to enjoy it.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, left, applauds Senior Enlisted Advisor Army Master Sgt. Jose Moraga during a retirement ceremony in Moraga’s honor May 23, 2018 at DLA Troop Support. Moraga thanked his family, friends, and colleagues for their support and sacrifices throughout his military career and beyond.

May 30, 2018

Troop Support senior enlisted leader retires with nearly 26 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — On the cusp of Memorial Day, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s senior enlisted service member thanked fallen military members for their service during his retirement ceremony May 23. Army Master Sgt. Jose Moraga retired from the military with nearly 26 years of service.

Dorothy O’Connell, DLA Troop Support Customer Operations, updates employees on the status of the simulated “Hurricane Cora” during a humanitarian relief and disaster recovery tabletop exercise May 22 in Philadelphia.

May 30, 2018

Bracing for the storm: Exercise helps Troop Support prep for 2018 hurricane season

PHILADELPHIA — To prepare for the June 1 start of the hurricane season, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support

May 30, 2018

Opening Doors: Fueling relationships across the federal government

While the warfighter is the priority, non-Department of Defense partners can capitalize on Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s comprehensive supply chain network and economies of scale.

May 30, 2018

Energy Resiliency

Vandenberg Air Force Base in California gets environmentally-friendly upgrades including a 180-acre solar energy facility and unique water-saving equipment.

May 30, 2018

"Fueling" Relationships: Global alliances to support the warfighter

The number one priority for Defense Logistics Agency Energy is meeting the warfighters’ competing demands on the battlefield, especially when it comes to providing reliable and high-quality fuel and global relationships. An operationally vital way of meeting this priority is through the International Agreements program.

DLA Energy electricity and natural gas customers

May 30, 2018

Powering up our Customers

While petroleum is the primary commodity supplied to Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s whole of government partners, it also provides electricity, natural gas and renewable energy to support the operations of several federal agencies.

May 25, 2018

Ardent Sentry 2018

JOINT RESERVE BASE ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas — Preparing for the next Category 4 hurricane, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas personnel exercised DLA contingency information technology and training during the Ardent Sentry 2018 exercise from April 30 to May 10.