DLA Troop Support News

Members of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce pose with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support senior leaders during the chamber's visit to the Philadelphia location June 18.

June 20, 2018

Troop Support commander engages local business leaders to share DLA mission, impact

PHILADELPHIA — Members of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce learned more about the mission and impact of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia at a meeting June 18.

June 19, 2018

Elementary school tutoring program comes to bittersweet close

PHILADAELPHIA — Tutors and students marked the end of this year’s Project G.I.V.E. iteration June 12. Approximately 25 DLA Troop Support employees served as volunteer tutors in reading and math to students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School this year.

June 18, 2018

DLA CIO presents “Enterprise Enablers” IT strategy to Troop Support workforce

PHILADELPHIA — DLA's chief information officer talked to the DLA Troop Support workforce in Philadelphia June 12 about keeping the agency’s complex information systems secure while also taking advantage of the latest technology.

June 18, 2018

DLA Troop Support commander hosts town hall with DLA CIO

PHILADELPHIA — The commander of DLA Troop Support praised several recent accomplishments, including support of the power grid rebuild in Puerto Rico, during a town hall with the workforce June 12. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly also invited Kathy Cutler, DLA CIO, to speak to Troop Support employees.

Army Col. Alex Zotomayor, Medical supply chain director, right, poses with Richard Ellis, DLA Troop Support deputy commander, left, during a retirement ceremony at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, June 13, 2018.

June 15, 2018

Medical director says farewell after three decades of service

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical director retires from the Army after 30 years of service.

June 15, 2018

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Marjorie Graham

PHILADELPHIA — This week's spotlight focuses on an Industrial Hardware employee whose first job was delivering newspapers and who once sold 318 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.

June 14, 2018

DLA Troop Support celebrates Army birthday

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support celebrated the Army's 243rd birthday in Philadelphia and helped soldiers around the world celebrate.

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.

Architect, engineer and entrepreneur Timothy Haahs speaks to DLA Troop Support and NAVSUP Weapons Systems Support employees during an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event in Philadelphia May 24, 2018. Haahs discussed his experiences growing up in a leper colony in South Korea, coming to the U.S. when he was 12 years old, receiving two heart transplants and becoming a U.S. Senate-confirmed appointee to the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences.

June 4, 2018

Founder of local architecture firm speaks during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event

PHILADELPHIA — From growing up in a leper colony in South Korea to having two heart transplants, the guest speaker at an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event May 24 shared his experiences overcoming life’s obstacles.

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

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