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Peter Stupak (left), a management and program analyst with the Continuous Process Improvement office, and David Mourar (right), a contracting officer with the Medical supply chain, were certified as Lean Six Sigma green belts after successfully completing LSS projects that saved DLA Troop Support thousands of dollars and dozens of hours.

Dec. 6, 2016

Newest green belts chop reporting times, save money

PHILADELPHIA — Time and money will be saved thanks to process improvement projects that led two employees at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.

Navy Lt. Anthony Meyer speaks with an employee working at One Liberty Place in downtown Philadelphia Nov. 8. Meyer, a contract specialist with Subsistence, gave her a handful of cards for her co-workers to sign and include in care packages for warfighters as part of Operation Gratitude.

Dec. 5, 2016

Operation Gratitude collects donations to deliver delight to deployed warfighters

PHILADELPHIA — Military personnel from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support and other local organizations joined together to collect donations for deployed service members during an annual drive in November. Service members from all branches of the military set up areas in downtown Philadelphia office building lobbies to collect monetary donations, gift cards and small items in support of Operation Gratitude.

Sailors greet one another during a commissioning ceremony Nov. 10, 2016 in San Diego. DLA Troop Support led a Joint Clothing and Textiles Governance Board meeting Nov. 17 with Department of Defense senior logistics leaders to discuss management of clothing and textiles, such as the Navy Working Uniform shown here, during an executive board in Alexandria, Virginia.

Dec. 5, 2016

Senior DOD leaders discuss clothing and textiles support

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Senior logistics leaders from the Department of Defense, including Defense Logistics Agency and military services, discussed clothing and textiles management during an executive board meeting Nov. 17.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, congratulates Mara Bailey, John McAndrews and Gary Shute during the DLA Troop Support Hall of Fame induction ceremony Nov. 29.

Dec. 5, 2016

Four new inductees honored at DLA Troop Support Hall of Fame ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Four individuals were added to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Hall of Fame and join the exclusive ranks of some of the organization’s finest former employees. The contributions of Mara Bailey, John McAndrews, Gary Shute and Army Col. John Smith to the agency and the workforce were honored during an induction ceremony Nov. 29.

Small Tribes of Western Washington, based in Lakewood, is one of 125 Native American organizations with members whose fruits and vegetables are delivered by regional produce companies working on DLA Troop Support contracts as part of the USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.

Nov. 29, 2016

DLA Troop Support, USDA help Native American tribes provide fresh fruits, vegetables

For more than 20 years, DLA Troop Support has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help Native American tribes provide fresh fruits and vegetables to people living on or near Indian reservations.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, discusses the impact of standardization at the Military Medical Enterprise Standardization Office Training Workshop in Philadelphia Nov. 15. In fiscal 2015, standardization of medical supplies and equipment saved more than $16 million

Nov. 23, 2016

DLA, DHA, services collaborate to improve military healthcare through standardization

PHILADELPHIA — Medical standardization across DOD improves clinical outcomes, enhances readiness and training, controls costs and improves DOD-wide interoperability, a DHA official said as more than 100 military medical professionals gathered in Philadelphia recently for a standardization workshop.

John Sheehan (right), director of customer operations in Subsistence, and Air Force Col. Glenn Chadwick, Industrial Hardware director, judge chili entries for the fifth annual Chili Cook-Off Nov. 15. The cook-off was part of a fundraising event for the 2016 Combined Federal Campaign.

Nov. 22, 2016

Troop Support 'Shows Some Love' during week of CFC fundraising

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support employees got into the season of giving by participating in several Combined Federal Campaign events the week of Nov. 14-18.

Navy Capt. Mike Wettlaufer, commanding officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), serves turkey during a Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26, 2015. DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain provides service members around the world a taste of home for Thanksgiving every year.

Nov. 21, 2016

DLA delivers Thanksgiving meals to troops overseas

PHILADELPHIA — American troops serving around the world will be able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the Defense Logistics Agency. More than 14,968 pounds of turkey and 8,712 pies, including sweet potato and pumpkin, have been delivered to troops in Afghanistan.

Owen Hassig, a contracting officer with DLA Energy, uses American Sign Language to sign his name during a brown bag session at the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 27.

Nov. 17, 2016

DLA members learn to communicate using ASL

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Learning how to communicate with others who may not communicate the same way as you is important, especially in the workplace.

Airmen from the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron explain how they issue gear to deploying service members during DLA Troop Support’s visit to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey Nov. 2. More than 100 employees participated in Troop Support Academy, a three-day course that provides a big-picture perspective of how the agency supports its customers.

Nov. 9, 2016

Troop Support Academy shows workforce their impact on warfighter

PHILADELPHIA — On a base with no tanks, ships or jets, and while tucked away in office cubicles, many Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees rarely encounter the military might they help provide.