DLA Europe And Africa News

Category: Troop Support

June 13, 2018

Former DLA Troop Support commander takes charge of 8th TSC in Hawaii

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, Troop Support commander from July 2015 to July 2017, took charge of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command June 7.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly (left) poses with Army Sgt. 1st Class Troy Pringle after presenting his certificate of retirement June 1 in Philadelphia. Pringle was joined by friends and family who honored his retirement after 23 years of service in the Army.

June 11, 2018

Troop Support NCO retires with 23 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — “Without retirement ceremonies, there can be no enlistment ceremonies,” said Army Sgt. 1st Class Troy Pringle. “Today, I have just made room for a newer, stronger, better version of me to take my place,” Pringle said, as he was honored for his 23-year Army career June 1.

Volunteers for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event were recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation during a quarterly awards ceremony May 30. The ceremony recognized more than 100 individuals.

June 7, 2018

Troop Support team members recognized during quarterly awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support commander, hosted the ceremony and expressed his gratitude to the workforce for their contributions to the agency’s mission success.

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.