DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Troop Support

Nov. 6, 2018

Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee observe Veteran's Day

PHILADELPHIA — Retired Army Master Sgt. Bill Kaemmer served as the keynote speaker during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee’s annual Veteran’s Day observance, Nov. 5, 2018 at DLA Troop Support Philadelphia. Kaemmer shared the story of four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save those of civilian and military personnel during the sinking of the United States Army Troop Ship Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943 during World War II.

Army Lt. Col. Sherdrick Rankin in his command photo

Nov. 5, 2018

Commentary: Preparing for command the DLA way

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — DLA is a truly unique assignment for any service member, and especially for one assuming command. But shortly after Lt. Col. Sherdrick Rankin learned he was to command DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa, he realized how little he new about the agency.

DLA Pathways to Career Excellence Program participants were honored during a graduation ceremony Oct. 31, 2018 at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia. Graduates from DLA Aviation Philadelphia and the DLA Contracting Services Office were also honored.

Nov. 2, 2018

DLA developmental program graduates mark beginning of career phase

PHILADELPHIA — Entry-level DLA employees marked the end of their apprenticeship learning various aspects of logistics support during a graduation ceremony Oct. 31 at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia.

NSA Philadelphia employees talk with vendors during a health fair at DLA Troop Support, Nov. 1, 2018, in Philadelphia.

Nov. 2, 2018

DLA Troop Support hosts health fair to prepare for open season

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support hosted a health benefits fair for employees to learn about federal health plans and coverage options for the 2018 Federal Benefits Open Season.

Participants in the DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware Success and Partnership in Reaching Excellence mentoring program stuff activity bags after a meeting Nov. 1, 2018, in Philadelphia.

Nov. 2, 2018

InSPIRE participants give back to local children’s hospitals

PHILADELPHIA — Participants in a DLA Troop Support mentoring program assembled 96 activity bags for patients of two local children’s hospitals after a mentoring session in Philadelphia Nov. 1.

Army Col. Abel Young speaks during his promotion ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 2018. Young, a Chicago Heights, Ill., native, is the director of the Subsistence supply chain. (Photo by Ed Maldonado/DLA Troop Support)

Oct. 26, 2018

DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain director promoted to colonel

PHILADELPHIA — The Army’s newest colonel is Abel Young. The director of DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain was promoted in front of family and friends in Philadelphia Oct. 25.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees Debra Tillman, Mary Newell and Bernice Eaddy-Brown (left to right) pose after an Oct. 25 retirement ceremony in Philadelphia honoring their 110 years of cumulative service to the agency.

Oct. 26, 2018

More than a century of service recognized at Troop Support retirement ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support honored three employees for their 110 years of combined federal service during a retirement ceremony Oct. 25. Debra Tillman, Mary Newell and Bernice Eaddy-Brown, each with more than 30 years of federal service, were recognized for their contributions to the agency.

USACE has received 7 FEMA Mission Assignments (7 active, 6 closed), totaling more than $10.5 million for disaster response to Hurricane Michael-damaged areas. One of those missions is to provide Temporary Emergency Power. The USACE Temporary Power PRT and the 249th Engineer Battalion are deployed and assessing sites for installation of emergency generators. Sergeant First Class Robert Fox, 249th Engineer Battalion, C Company out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, inspects a generator upon delivery to the Incident Support Base in Albany, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Oct. 25, 2018

DLA Troop Support provides 5,000 meals and 63 generators following Hurricane Michael

PHILADELPHIA — Before Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle Oct. 10, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reached out to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for assistance.

Maximo Ayala, the lead instructor and chief, Lean Six Sigma training and project management support branch at DLA Troop Support, conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training Oct. 18 in Philadelphia. Students gain analytical skills during the 40-hour course, which they must pass and then complete a continuous process improvement project to earn their Green Belt certification.

Oct. 25, 2018

DLA Troop Support offers Green Belt training to employees

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training to educate employees on how to utilize methodologies to implement continuous process improvement within the organization.

DLA Aviation Industrial Support Activities commanders listen as Linda Farrell, DLA Troop Support’s Flag Room supervisor, welcomes the visitors with a brief history of DLA’s hand embroidery specialists in Philadelphia Oct. 18, 2018.

Oct. 25, 2018

Troop Support hosts DLA Aviation leaders

PHILADELPHIA — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Aviation maintenance facility