DLA Troop Support News

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March 18, 2022

Troop Support, Space Force discuss new uniform support

PHILADELPHIA — After more than a year of virtual collaboration, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles and U.S. Space Force Office of the Chief of Space Operations personnel met in person during a visit to DLA Troop Support’s headquarters in Philadelphia Mar. 8.

A servicemember's lower half is depicted as they unpack a package of pre-filled syringes of influenza vaccine.

March 15, 2022

DLA flu vaccine program attributes success to battle rhythm, partnerships

PHILADELPHIA — Thanks to early action and teamwork between Defense Logistics Agency partners, three contracts totaling 3.4 million doses of the influenza vaccine were awarded Feb. 25, meaning DLA will start receiving shipments of the inoculations in August, well ahead of the 2022-2023 flu season. The awards went to three vendors with a total maximum value of $70.4 million and will satisfy the needs of warfighters and eligible dependents around the globe.

Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Sellers, Army Headquarters G-4 Deputy Chief of Staff, second from left, discusses Army uniforms and physical training gear with members of the DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textile supply chain during his visit March 9, 2022. Sellers met with members of all four supply chains, as well as the Troop Support commander and his staff, to get a better understanding of the organization’s mission.

March 10, 2022

Army logistics leader visits DLA Troop Support, gains insight on mission

PHILADELPHIA — Army Headquarters G-4 Deputy Chief of Staff Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Sellers visited the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support March 9, to learn more about the organization’s mission.

A graphic image of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain emblem overlays a photo of a custom medical kit such as those available from the organization’s Made-To-Order Medical Kitting team.

March 8, 2022

Customizable medical kits help modernize USAF deployable assets, provide tailored solutions for warfighters

PHILADELPHIA — Air Force health care providers responsible for life-saving operations will soon have access to customizable medical kits provided by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical team as the agency awarded a $5.4 million contract for 27 kits March 7. The “made-to-order” medical kits includes items such as bandages, gauze, pharmaceuticals, and tracheal tubes as well as a variety of support equipment and cases to house it all. The MTO kits will provide warfighters across the globe support of their unique needs and situations.

A man seated at the head of a conference table listens as a woman to his right speaks. The woman is seated next to two others, and the wall behind the man is lined with military service flags.

March 4, 2022

Collaborating for success: DLA Troop Support hosts Headquarters National Account Managers to strengthen partnership

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the DLA Headquarters National Account Manager team March 3 in Philadelphia where they were able to collaborate in-person and strengthen a partnership that ensures DLA delivers the best warfighter support possible to its customers. National Account Manager teams for the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force stay in contact with logisticians and planners at the Defense Department-level to help align DLA goals with those of service leaders. DLA customer and warfighter support representatives are also co-located with customers at the tactical level to help solve everyday problems like supply shortages and last-minute requirements.

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Feb. 28, 2022

Troop Support helps Coast Guard celebrate new Uniform Distribution Center at ribbon cutting ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — A ribbon cutting ceremony recognizing the partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Coast Guard took place at the Uniform Distribution Center, Training Center Cape May, N.J., Feb. 23, 2022.

Feb. 14, 2022

Troop Support commander visits Air Force customers, recruit support vendors in Texas

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley visited Air Force customers and clothing and textiles vendors in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, Feb. 3-4 to better understand challenges and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders in the region.

Graphic image composed of portrait photos of Nora Steigerwalt, left, and Thomas Heleniak, right, over an enlarged portion of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. Steigerwalt, DLA Trop Support Medical director of customer operations, and Heleniak, Medical tailored vendor logistics specialist, were two of three annual award winners comprising a “sweep” of all three major annual awards: Supervisor, Employee and Team of the Year.

Feb. 10, 2022

Medical supply chain sweeps DLA Troop Support annual awards

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical team is walking a little taller after sweeping the organization’s three major annual award categories in recognition of their support to the nation in 2021. The awards recognized Thomas Heleniak, Medical Tailored Vendor Logistics Specialist, as Employee of the Year; the Operation Allies Welcome/Refuge group as Team of the Year; and Nora Steigerwalt, director of Customer Operations, as the Supervisor of the Year.

Pictured is Machoi Peak, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain recently provided India’s military, some of whom are stationed in North Kashmir experiencing minus 20-degree weather, with 15,000 extreme cold weather sleep systems through the government’s Foreign Military Sales program. After delays due to COVID-19 and Hurricane IDA, C&E worked with vendors, stakeholders and various army commands to improve the delivery date by more than three months. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 1, 2022

Troop Support partners to provide warmth to Indian Armed Forces

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support recently provided India’s military with 15,000 extreme cold weather sleep systems through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.

Jan. 27, 2022

DLA Troop Support celebrates retirement of three civilian employees

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the retirement of two civilian employees during a ceremony Jan. 26 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 21, 2022

DLA Troop Support member, team recognized for excellence

PHILADELPHIA — An acquisition specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical’s National Contracts team and the organization’s J3/5 Operations and Plans Weapon System Readiness Support Branch, were recognized for their accomplishments in fiscal year 2021 fourth quarter. Ryan Ferry was selected as DLA’s Employee of the Quarter and the J3/5 team was recognized for their contributions towards DLA Strategic Goals. The recognition period for the awards was July 1 through Sept. 31, 2021, and award selections were announced Dec. 2021.

Jan. 20, 2022

Continuous Process Improvement project improves efficiencies, effectiveness of new employees and teams

PHILADELPHIA — What are the organizational impacts of new employee onboarding delays, and how can the processes improve? That is exactly the question the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Continuous Process Improvement team asked in 2018, and ultimately answered December 2021. Six projects and a little more than two years later, the impacts are an estimated $2.7 million in cost offsets over a three-year period, and several weeks of productivity per new employee, CPI Branch Chief Maximo Ayala-Ortiz said.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley hosted a town hall event January 18 in Philadelphia. Shirley gave business and personnel updates to the workforce and recognized individual and team awards.

Jan. 19, 2022

Recognition, COVID-19 updates take stage at DLA Troop Support Commander’s Town Hall

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a town hall meeting January 18 in Philadelphia, where the commander, Army Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley, gave updates on DLA Troop Support’s COVID-19 support, vaccine mandates, reconstitution and organizational accomplishments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Jan. 14, 2022

Army Sustainment Command leadership visits DLA Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Army Sustainment Command Commanding General Maj. Gen. Christopher Mohan and Command Sgt. Major Marco Torres visited the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support headquarters in Philadelphia Jan. 7.

One care provider in PPE oversees two men engaged in COVID-19 test sampling under a tent.

Jan. 7, 2022

DLA supports local COVID-19 surge testing in southwest Philly

PHILADELPHIA — As Southwest Philadelphians line up at the opening of a new federal COVID-19 surge testing site at the Cibotti Recreation Center on 77th Street this afternoon, employees of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support can be proud that their hard work is supporting communities in the local area. DLA Troop Support fulfilled the request for 1,000 surgical masks, 2,000 KN95 masks and 80,000 nitrile gloves January 5, just one day after receiving the request for support, according to the organization’s Whole of Government Division Chief Dorothy O’Connell.