DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Troop Support

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

A reenactor joins attendees in honoring the sacrifices of Allied forces 100 years ago during the battles of Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry in France, near the end of World War I. In the background is the Aisne-Marne Memorial.

May 31, 2018

DLA team marks Memorial Day in visit to WWI commemoration in France

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a group from DLA Europe and Africa traveled to Château-Thierry, France, to participate in the World War I Centennial Commemoration at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery.

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

From left: Air Force Maj. Brian Jorgensen, Navy Lt. Brent Cohen, Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Baah, Army Maj. Tracy Yates and Marine Lt. Col. Ian Galbraith relax after completing the event. Courtesy photo

May 24, 2018

Joint military DLA team participates in Air Force obstacle course

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A team of DLA Europe and Africa service members recently competed in an obstacle race at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches as part of "blessing bags" for the homeless in Philadelphia on May 17.

May 21, 2018

InSPIRE’d mentor program participants provide 'blessings' for homeless

PHILADELPHIA — Twenty participants in the InSPIRE mentoring program at DLA Troop Support assembled 150 lunch bags to be distributed to the homeless in southern New Jersey.

DLA Troop Support winners and nominees from the 2017 Federal Executive Board Executive Board Excellence in Government Awards pose with Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis (far left) in Philadelphia on May 17.

May 18, 2018

Troop Support employees recognized at Excellence in Government awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Forty-seven employees from DLA Troop Support walked away winners from the 2018 Philadelphia Federal Executive Board Excellence in Government Awards ceremony May 17.

FEMA contractors unload utility poles from the barge Atlanta Bridge at Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2.

May 18, 2018

Puerto Rico power grid re-energizes with DLA-provided materials

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led the restoration mission and the Defense Logistics Agency played a key supporting role providing materials required for the rebuilding efforts.

DLA Troop Support student trainee Hue T. Nguyen poses in front of the Troop Support flag following an interview in Philadelphia on April 30.

May 16, 2018

Emigration to education, a Troop Support student trainee’s six-year career vision comes to life

PHILADELPHIA — When someone is asked where they see themselves in ten years, the answer rarely involves a trans-global relocation to a country whose language and culture is unfamiliar. But with a solid work ethic and dedication to succeed, Hue T. Nguyen, a student trainee with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, is making that vision a success story.