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Jamie Shockley of Process Compliance DLA Troop Support wait to hear from the judges. Shockley’s was voted best chili of the cookoff. DLA Troop Support staff offices came together for a friendly Chili Cookoff on Feb. 7 in Philadelphia to encourage camaraderie and enhance morale.

Feb. 9, 2024

DLA Troop Support staff offices come together for cooking competition

PHILADELPHIA —  Four Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support offices jointly hosted a Chili Cookoff event on February 8 in Philadelphia.  

MG David Wilson administers the oath of office to Army Brig. Gen. Landis C. Maddox, DLA Troop Support commander, as his wife, Army Col. Yolonda Maddox watches on. Maddox was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony at the Lieutenant General Andrew T. McNamara auditorium at Fort Belvoir, VA on January 26, 2024. Photo by Christopher Lynch, DLA Photographer

Feb. 8, 2024

Troop Support commander receives Army star

FORT BELVOIR — Humility, gratitude, and excellence were on full display as the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony held at the Lieutenant Andrew McNamara auditorium on January 26.

A truck and trailer in a parking lot.

Feb. 6, 2024

Excess equipment to help build special operations capability

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Kaiserslautern-based property disposal specialist recently went the extra mile to transfer a valuable fabricating system from Germany to a stateside customer with an important mission.

Two men look over equipment in an engineering shed.

Jan. 23, 2024

Environmentalist saves agency customer’s life

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Mike Lapine recently received the Superior Civilian Service Award for providing lifesaving response when a property turn-in customer’s heart stopped while dropping off excess material at a DLA facility in Germany in November.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Col. Landis Maddox speaks to the workforce during a town hall meeting January 11, 2024

Jan. 18, 2024

Troop Support town hall highlights responsive leadership, workforce appreciation

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Commander Army Col. Landis Maddox hosted his third town hall meeting and expressed workforce appreciation, highlighted major supply chain accomplishments, and discussed his style of responsive leadership

Two side-by-side photos of an olive orchard and tractor, and then a burnt wasteland.

Jan. 18, 2024

Euro team rallies to support colleague’s orchard loss

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When a DLA employee-owned generational Sicilian farm was destroyed by wildfire, the DLA Disposition Services Europe and Africa region staff came together to help replace lost olive trees.

military and civilian men and women stand in front of flags

Jan. 9, 2024

Troop Support dress clothing supervisor, Medical team win DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Awards

PHILADELPHIA — Six members of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain Customer Pharmacy Operations Center team and supervisor of the Clothing and Textiles dress clothing planning team received DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Awards for fiscal year 2023 fourth quarter, on behalf of DLA Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle C. Skubic.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Amy Grable, assistant commandant for engineering and logistics, visits Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on January 8, 2024, in Philadelphia for a site visit and tour. DLA Troop Support provides more than $19 billion in support to 51,000 global customers through a network of 3,700 suppliers, delivering optimal, global supply chain solutions with a focus on world-class performance and strong partnerships in support of national defense, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Jan. 9, 2024

Rear Adm. Amy Grable visits DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Amy Grable, assistant commandant for engineering and logistics, visits Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on January 8, 2024, in Philadelphia for a site visit and tour. DLA Troop Support provides more than $19 billion in support to 51,000 global customers through a network of 3,700 suppliers, delivering optimal, global supply chain solutions with a focus on world-class performance and strong partnerships in support of national defense, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Looking back one Christmas to Dec. 25, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, with Army Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, eating a festive dinner. The menu for Christmas is placed at the entrance for all to read before they reach the food line. (Photo by Joshua Lowery, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

Dec. 21, 2023

Providing hot meals to service members abroad ‘feeds spirits with warmth of home’

PHILADELPHIA — Every year, a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support team in Philadelphia ensures military members abroad have a taste of home during the holiday season.

Uniformed and DoD civilian personnel with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support out of Philadelphia visit the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia to donate sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, gloves, and socks on December 20, 2023. In honor of November’s Veterans Day and up to the 2023 Army-Navy football game, DLA Troop Support hosted a winter clothing drive for local Veterans to contribute to the donation effort.

Dec. 20, 2023

DLA Troop Support donates items for veterans

PHILADELPHIA — Uniformed and DoD civilian personnel with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support out of Philadelphia visit the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia to donate sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, gloves, and socks on December 20, 2023. In honor of November’s Veterans Day and up to the December 2023 Army-Navy football game, DLA Troop Support hosted a winter clothing drive for local veterans to contribute to the donation effort.