DLA Troop Support News

Army Col. Matthew Voyles, DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain director, talks with students during a Veterans Day event at the Gilbert Spruance Elementary School Nov. 7, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 12, 2019

Military, veteran employees help students understand Veterans Day

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support military and veteran employees helped students at a local elementary school gain a deeper understanding of Veterans Day during an event Nov. 7.

Veterans Day speaker talks resiliency DLA Troop Support

Nov. 8, 2019

Veterans Day program speaker shares story of resilience

PHILADEPHIA — Not giving up was the subject of Marine Corps veteran Jason Hassinger’s speech during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee’s annual Veteran’s Day program on Nov. 7.

A military working dog with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron jumps through an obstacle at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain added 27 items to their menu catalogs to ensure military working dogs have adequate nutrition to provide support to the warfighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Nov. 7, 2019

Military working dogs have food options thanks to Subsistence efforts

PHILADELPHIA — Ensuring warfighters across the world have nutritious meals each day is the primary role of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain. That role was expanded to include more variety for man’s best friend after recent updates to the military working dog catalogs that provide 27 new options starting in 2020.

Joyce Pezick, foreground, a DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware employee, clarifies a technical and engineering question posed by acquisition employees at an IH cross-functional event Nov. 5, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 7, 2019

Hardware supply chain employees promote cross-functional understanding

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees in Industrial Hardware engaged in cross-functional discussions to build relationships and address challenges with internal processes in an effort to understand how different functions within the supply chain complement one another.

Alec Fixl, far left, DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware employee speaks to vendors at the Design-2-Part Show Oct. 23-24 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

Oct. 29, 2019

Industrial Hardware employees engage industry, take lessons back

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware supply chain acted as organization ambassadors, while learning more about the items they buy for warfighters at bicoastal industry engagement meetings. The IH cross-functional group of pre- and post-award acquisitions, technical/quality and supply specialists attended the International Fastener Expo Sept. 28-30 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Design-2-Part Show Oct. 23-24 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

The future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) during Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan, June 19, 2019. DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain provided support to the ship ahead of its upcoming commissioning ceremony, Oct. 26 at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan. (Courtesy Photo by Lockheed Martin)

Oct. 28, 2019

Subsistence supports USS Indianapolis ahead of commissioning ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — When the USS Indianapolis commissioned Oct. 26 in Indiana, it was a first for the United States Navy and posed a unique challenge for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain.

Two students proceed through the lunch line at Sayre School District in Pennsylvania. This school is one of the 45,000 schools that receives fresh fruits and vegetables through a partnership between DLA Troop Support and the USDA National School Lunch program. (Photo by Shawn Jones)

Oct. 22, 2019

Subsistence, USDA partnership sets new high for schools receiving fresh produce

PHILADELPHIA — When the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program started in 1995, school districts in only eight states signed on with the partnership effort. By the end of fiscal 2019, the DOD Fresh program has grown to include districts nationwide, reaching record numbers of participants at the start of this school year.

Ryan McLeod, DLA Troop Support Project G.I.V.E. coordinator, center, holds a cake and poses with students and tutors during the Project G.I.V.E. pizza party at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Oct. 1, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Oct. 21, 2019

Employees ‘G.I.V.E.’ back to local students through reading, math

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support started its annual Project Government and Industry Volunteers for Education tutoring program Oct. 15 to help Benjamin Franklin Elementary School third grade students improve in reading and math.

Tyrone Lyles, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support AbilityOne and UNICOR program manager, left, speaks with a business owner during one of many outreach events attended by the Small Business Office throughout the year.

Oct. 15, 2019

Small Business Office has big impact on nation’s industry

PHILADELPHIA — In fiscal 2019, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hit a milestone, making $19.1 billion in

Ray Miller, former DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain deputy director and keynote speaker for Troop Support Leadership Academy Oct. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia, speaks to employees with leadership aspirations.

Oct. 11, 2019

Troop Support Leadership Academy: build trust and strive for excellence

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Leadership Academy, held Oct. 8-10, educated attendees on leadership topics ranging from Equal Employment Opportunity to human resources processes and ethics. The program also included information, resources and messages focused on building trust and striving for excellence.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gavin Lawrence addresses the workforce at a town hall event Oct. 2, 2019 in Philadelphia. Lawrence discussed the accomplishments of the past fiscal year and changes and expectations of the next. Photo by Ed Maldonado

Oct. 7, 2019

Town Hall focuses on fiscal 2019 achievements and future changes

A milestone fiscal 2019 and upcoming changes were highlighted during the Defense Logistics Agency

Daughter Maria McCoy, left, and wife, Bernice McCoy, right, place the new colonel rank on the shoulders of Army Col. Eric McCoy, center, during his promotion ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 2019. McCoy, a Baltimore native, is the Troop Support Subsistence supply chain director. (Photo by Ed Maldonado/DLA Troop Support)

Oct. 7, 2019

Subsistence supply chain director promoted to colonel

PHILADELPHIA — Eric McCoy is one of the Army’s newest colonels. McCoy, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain director, was promoted in front of family and friends in Philadelphia Oct. 3.

new Army recruits get American-made athletic shoes

Oct. 4, 2019

Army recruits receive American-made athletic footwear at basic training for first time

PHILADEPHIA — Approximately 134 Army recruits received American-made athletic footwear at Ft. Benning, Georgia Oct. 1, thanks to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. Recruits at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri also received athletic footwear this week, with recruits at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to receive the new shoes starting Oct. 7.

Jon Lightner, center, DLA Troop Support chief counsel and panel speaker at a local law school education event, listens to questions from local law students at an education and networking event Sept. 19, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Sept. 26, 2019

Counsel speaks to local law students about federal employment, builds partnerships

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Office of General Counsel participated in a Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools consortium event Sept. 19 to engage and inform local law students about the agency’s mission and federal employment benefits. Panel member Jon Lightner, DLA Troop Support chief counsel and Villanova University School of Law graduate, spoke to students from nine local law schools about the specialized legal positions within Troop Support. As the first and only DLA legal team to pursue efforts like this according to Lightner, the engagement builds partnerships with the colleges and generates potential interest in federal service among future legal professionals.

Army Brig. Gen. Gavin Lawrence, DLA Troop Support commander, right, Leonard Shannon, DLA Troop Support material handler, center, and Shaun Eagan, DLA Troop Support public affairs specialist, pose in front of a Feds Feed Families donation box Sept. 3, 2019 at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia.

Sept. 18, 2019

Employees set new high in fight against hunger

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees donated a record-high 4,279 pounds during the Feds Feed Families food drive to help fight hunger in Philadelphia.