DLA Energy News

Category: Troop Support

The Fort Polk Garrison Commander and Louisiana Congressional representatives attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for two newly constructed Wastewater Treatment Plants at Fort Polk, Louisiana, May 24. DLA Energy Utility Services provided the contract for the two WWTPs that will treat 6.4 million gallons of wastewater per day. This project will improve Fort Polk’s mission assurance and have a positive environmental impact for more than 50 years.

June 8, 2017

DLA Energy Utility Services contracts two Wastewater Treatment Plants at Fort Polk

FORT POLK, Louisiana — A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating two new and improved wastewater treatment plants was held to meet the growing needs of the Army Garrison Fort Polk installation, Louisiana, May 24.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, left, presents Army Lt. Col. Timothy N. Holloway with a certificate of appreciation during a retirement ceremony in Holloway’s honor June 4, 2017 in Philadelphia. Holloway retired after 32 years of active and reserve duty.

June 8, 2017

Reservist at Troop Support honored for 32 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Friends, family and colleagues celebrated the 32-year career of an Army reservist at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support during a retirement ceremony June 4.

From left to right, Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander; Sgt. Maj. Edward Bell, Army G4 senior enlisted advisor; and Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, Army deputy chief of staff G4, discuss cold weather boots and other materials that Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain provides to the Army. Piggee and Bell visited Troop Support in Philadelphia June 5.

June 6, 2017

Senior Army logistician visits Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the deputy chief of staff for Army logistics, or G4, got a closer look at how DLA Troop Support provides materials to the service, the organization’s largest customer.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin (third from left] and other stakeholders participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with other senior officials for the large-scale
renewable energy solar project at Fort Hood, Texas, June 2.

June 5, 2017

DLA Energy brings first large-scale hybrid solar, wind renewable project to Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony with other senior officials for the first large-scale renewable energy solar and wind project at Fort Hood, Texas, June 2.

Guy C. Beougher assumes role as DLA Energy deputy commander May 30. Prior to this position, he served as the executive director of Defense Logistics Agency Operations (J3).

June 2, 2017

New DLA Energy deputy commander assumes role

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Guy C. Beougher, former executive director of Defense Logistics Agency Operations (J3), assumed the role of DLA Energy deputy commander from acting deputy commander Gabby Earhardt May 30.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton speaks to junior and senior high school students at Council Rock North High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26. The ceremony paid tribute to the school’s 15 graduates who lost their lives in U.S. armed conflicts, along with all of America’s fallen service members.

June 1, 2017

Council Rock 15 inspires Troop Support commander

Newtown, Pennsylvania — In honor of the Council Rock 15 and all fallen service members, the DLA Troop Support commander participated in a Memorial Day ceremony at Council Rock North High School May 26.

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain held more than 35 brown bag lunches in order to better understand their workforce’s needs. The brown bag sessions were designed to help address areas of concern indicated in the Denison Climate Culture Surveys' written comments.

June 1, 2017

Subsistence leaders gather employee feedback during brown bag lunches

PHILADELPHIA — Senior leaders with the Subsistence supply chain gathered feedback from nearly 90 percent of their employees over six months to better understand the culture.

James Lecollier (left), Subsistence chief of individual rations branch, and Matt Conroy, Subsistence contract specialist, discuss sample products of a new performance bar that Army recruits will start receiving this summer. Conroy is in DLA’s Pathways to Career Excellence program and helped procure the bars.

May 30, 2017

Subsistence PaCER helps provide new performance bar to Army recruits

PHILADELPHIA — Army recruits in basic combat training will start eating nutritional snack bars this summer to help prevent injuries. And an employee in training at the DLA Troop Support is largely responsible for procuring the vitamin-packed treats for recruits.

Vane Brothers General Manager Don Browning explains the operations team tracking system that monitors the progress of barges and tugs throughout the Eastern Seaboard to DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin and DLA Energy Americas East Commander Army Lt. Col. Christian Meisel at Defense Fuel Support Point Baltimore May 22.

May 25, 2017

DLA Energy Commander visits Baltimore DFSP

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander visited the Defense Fuel Support Point Baltimore and the Vane Brothers Company as part of a familiarization tour of the DLA Energy Americas East supply chain May 22.

Dana Dallas, a packaging analyst and cold chain program manager for DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain, receives a coin from DLA Acquisition Director Matthew Beebe during his Nov. 9 visit. Dallas was also recognized with the Defense Department’s Packaging Excellence Award May 10 for her contributions to improved productivity and efficiency in packaging. Photo by Shawn J. Jones.

May 25, 2017

Medical employee maintains cold chain, saves money, earns DOD award

PHILADELPHIA — When DLA sends vaccines and drugs to military medical facilities, Dana Dallas ensures there are no weak links in the cold chain. The Medical supply chain employee earned the Defense Department’s Packaging Excellence Award in a ceremony in Rockaway, N.J., May 10.