DLA Troop Support News

Sailor gets ash cross Ash Wednesday on ship

April 19, 2019

DLA provides religious support items in time for celebrations across the globe

PHILADELPHIA — DLA provided ecclesiastical or religious items to service members around the globe in time to celebrate Ash Wednesday, Passover, Palm Sunday and Easter holidays this year.

Air Force Col. Mary Ann Garbowski, Air Force Medical Operations Agency Medical Logistics director, left, and Lt. Col. Roger Willis, DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Institutional Customer Facing Division chief, right, pose with Willis’ retirement certificate during a ceremony at DLA Troop Support April 12, 2019 in Philadelphia.

April 16, 2019

Air Force medical officer ‘knows it’s time’ to end 20-year career

PHILADELPHIA — Air Force Lt. Col. Roger Willis ended his 20 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support April 12.

Five B-52 Stratofortresses deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fly a sortie over Norway, March 28, 2019.

April 15, 2019

Industrial Hardware does their part to keep B-52 engines running

PHILADELPHIA — Imagine ordering parts for a major auto repair shop that supplies hardware to maintain engines for 76 vehicles. Although it’s 2019, the newest vehicle in the fleet was built in 1962. Each of those 76 vehicles have eight engines, and their ability to operate is critical to national security. This is a job that some of the employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware supply chain perform every day in supporting the sustainability of the TF33 engines that power the Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress, the service’s self-proclaimed “backbone of the manned strategic bomber force,” according to the Air Force’s B-52 fact sheet.

David Tuck, a Holocaust survivor, shares his personal story during the Holocaust Observance Program April 10 in Philadelphia. Tuck served as the keynote speaker for the event. (Photo by Ed Maldonado)

April 12, 2019

Holocaust survivor shares story of pain and triumph during Days of Remembrance program

PHILADELPHIA — Holocaust survivor shares story of pain and triumph during Days of Remembrance program.

Nina Kessler, a U.S. Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance humanitarian assistance advisor, left, Dorothy O’Connell, a DLA Troop Support J3/5 Plans and Operations customer support liaison, center, and Elizabeth Smithwick, a USAID OFDA humanitarian assistance advisor, right, pose for a photo at DLA Troop Support April 3, 2019 in Philadelphia.

April 9, 2019

Humanitarian course keeps Troop Support employees ready for USAID operations

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course led by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance in Philadelphia April 2-3.

Leadership from DLA and the Department of Veterans Affairs pose after a ribbon cutting at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center March 7, 2019.

April 8, 2019

Medical strengthens its partnership with VA to support military, veteran health care

PHILADELPHIA — The partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and the Veterans Affairs continues to grow as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center begins using the Medical supply chain’s Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support commander, speaks to new Pathways to Career Excellence employees during a town hall at DLA Troop Support March 4, 2019 in Philadelphia.

April 5, 2019

Troop Support welcomes new PaCE employees

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly welcomed new Pathways to Career Excellence employees March 4 in Philadelphia.

DLA Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical textile technologist Anna Wilson, far left, and lab supervisor Jamie Hieber, second from right, explain how the PTC-A testing processes aided in better adherence of reflective lettering on Navy physical training uniforms to a group of sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity Philadelphia April 3, 2019 in Philadelphia.

April 5, 2019

DLA Troop Support’s PTC Analytical hosts tours, promotes knowledge

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical hosted tours for DLA Headquarters counsel and junior Navy sailors April 3 in Philadelphia. The event helped educate partners and customers on the scientific testing employees do in support of the warfighter.

Army Brig. Gen. Simerly speaks to Vietnam War veterans

April 4, 2019

Memories of dirty boots, cold showers shared during Vietnam War Commemoration Day event

PHILADELPHIA — Approximately 70 local Vietnam War veterans were honored during a commemoration event March 29 at KleinLife in Northeast Philadelphia.

Bill Blake is a TVLS, in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain. Blake serves as the trainer to new TVLS PaCERs on the OCONUS team. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray)

April 4, 2019

Specialized training program helps new employees thrive in the Subsistence supply chain

PHILADELPHIA — As a former intern in the now, Defense Logistics Agency Pathways to Career Excellence program, these are feelings that Bill Blake knows very well. So he decided that he would do something to help ease the transition for those participants who came after him.

Simerly talks logistics with service planners

April 1, 2019

Troop Support, joint service panel discuss future of warfare, sustainment solutions

PHILADELPHIA — Dialogue on the future of warfare and how the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s sustainment solutions will enable service strategies was the focus of a conversation between military service planners and DLA Troop Support senior leaders March 21 in Philadelphia.

Karen Goodburlet, DLA Troop Support Medical purchasing agent, poses for a photo during a retirement ceremony in her honor March 28, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 29, 2019

Troop Support retiree honored for 31 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Karen Goodburlet was honored by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for 31 years of federal service at a retirement ceremony March 28 in Philadelphia. The ceremony was presided over by DLA Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis, who thanked Goodburlet for her dedication to the warfighter and highlighted her impact as a purchasing agent in the Medical supply chain.

Army Maj. Janas Gray, left, and Army Lt. Col Erin Haverly, right, are two veterinarians assigned to the DLA Troop Support Subsistence supply chain. The veterinarians are responsible for ensuring food consumed in military facilities across the world is safe for the warfighter and their family members. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray)

March 26, 2019

Army Veterinarians ensure food safety for warfighters and family members across the world

PHILADELPHIA — Two Army veterinarians in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain ensure warfighters and their family members consume safe food around the world. In honor of Women’s History Month, DLA Troop Support recognizes the unique support these women service members provide on a daily basis.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly talks to workforce at town hall

March 22, 2019

People, culture key themes at Troop Support town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Culture, innovation and personnel performance were amongst key topics during Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s quarterly town hall March 21.

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific forward logistics specialist Bobbie Delgado, standing in the right foreground, observes the loading of more than $410,000 in subsistence supplies March 14, 2019 in Guam.

March 22, 2019

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — As a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support headquartered in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific works directly with customers and industry partners to support the military during day-to-day operations, humanitarian assistance and contingency missions. These photos represent some of the warfighter support they have provided throughout the region over the March 3-14 timeframe.