DLA Troop Support News

Brig. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, U.S. Army, commander DLA Troop Support was the key note speaker for the R & DA fall 2015 meeting Oct. 20 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hamilton spoke about the future of military feeding, nutrition and strengthening partnerships with attendees.

Oct. 29, 2015

Troop Support commander discusses future of military feeding, nutrition with industry partners

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — Warfighters can’t get the food they need to accomplish their mission without the support of the food industry, DLA Troop Support’s commander said during a meeting Oct. 20 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Richard Ellis, DLA Troop Support deputy commander (left) thanks William Pagan (right), a Subsistence TVLS and his service dog, Oprah, for presenting at the DLA Troop Support CFC kickoff Oct. 19 in Philadelphia.

Oct. 23, 2015

CFC kickoff focuses on givers, not dollars

PHILADELPHIA — Every little bit counts. That was the theme during DLA Troop Support's annual Combined Federal Campaign kickoff. Employees donated more than $141,000 last year to CFC charities.

Navy Capt. Ricardo Wilson, DLA Troop Support director of Process Procurement Support (left), and Navy Lt. Andrew Heisler (right), of the Subsistence supply chain, cut a ceremonial birthday cake during a celebration Oct. 13 in Philadelphia honoring the service’s 240th birthday.

Oct. 14, 2015

Troop Support honors 240 years of America’s Navy

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support celebrated 240 years of the Navy Oct. 13. The Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775.

A DLA Troop Support Flag Room embroider lets DLA Foreign Policy Advisor Dolores Brown sign a presidential flag in-the-making, while DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin looks on during a visit to the organization in Philadelphia Oct. 8, 2015. Both Tobin and Brown were impressed with the work DLA Troop Support employees do in support of the warfighter.

Oct. 14, 2015

DLA senior leaders impressed with Troop Support's confidence, efficiency

PHILADELPHIA — DLA's senior enlisted leader and foreign policy advisor learned about Troop Support's mission and capabilities during a visit to Philadelphia Oct. 8.

Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard move supplies from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Kingstree, South Carolina during a statewide flood response, Oct. 6. DLA Troop Support's Subsistence supply chain will provide Fort Jackson with water and food at least through the weekend.

Oct. 9, 2015

Subsistence provides food, water to Fort Jackson after historic South Carolina flooding

PHILADELPHIA — Following historic floods there during the last week, meals and water have arrived at Fort Jackson, South Carolina thanks in part to DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain.

A group of Subsistence employees tour a field kitchen Sept. 24 that was set up by a Pennsylvania National Guard unit staged at NSA Philadelphia in support of the Papal visit and World Meeting of Families.

Oct. 1, 2015

Subsistence employees see field feeding outside their office

PHILADELPHIA — Subsistence employees toured a field kitchen that Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers set up while staged at the NSA Philadelphia compound in support of the Papal visit.

Sherre Mitten-Bell (left in gray), DLA Distribution Susquehanna public affairs officer, shows DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware employees, the “pick and pack” area at the warehouse facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania during a visit Sept. 16. DLA IH employees visited the warehouse to get a better understanding of the process of getting material to the warfighter once the contract is awarded.

Sept. 25, 2015

IH employees get the bigger picture during DLA Distribution visit

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Seeing the process of how repair parts go from contract award to the hands of the warfighter was the goal of a visit Sept. 15 to a DLA Distribution warehouse.

Navy Capt. Christopher Mosher, DLA Troop Support Subsistence director, presents John Bulovas, a former World War II POW, with a token of appreciation for sharing his experience during the Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee’s annual POW/MIA Remembrance ceremony Sept. 15 in Philadelphia. Bulovas was captured in 1943 by German forces and was liberated in 1945.

Sept. 24, 2015

Former POW shares story of capture, liberation during remembrance ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Employees at NSA Philadelphia experienced living history as the story of a former World War II prisoner of war was told during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 15.

DLA Installation Services employee Leonard Shannon prepares donated food items for Philabundance days before they're delivered to one of the organization’s drop-off centers in Philadelphia Sept. 15, 2015. Employees donated nearly 200 pounds beyond its 3,000-pound goal for this year’s Feds Feed Families food drive.

Sept. 18, 2015

Employees surpass annual food drive goal fourth year in a row

PHILADELPHIA — Exceeding its Feds Feed Families collection goal is becoming an annual tradition for Defense

DLA senior enlisted leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin, left, shakes hands with the longest-working employee at DeRossi & Son in Vineland, N.J., with 55 years on the job, during a visit to the Clothing and Textiles vendor’s facility Aug. 19. Tobin also visited Crown Clothing in Vineland and the Federal Correctional Institution at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

Aug. 21, 2015

DLA senior enlisted leader visits C&T uniform producers

VINELAND, New Jersey — DLA’s senior enlisted leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin lauded a long-time uniform manufacturer during his visit to three DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles vendors Aug. 19.

Air Force Master Sgt. Woodrow Ruff (left) and Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Miller (right) were selected July 27 as DLA Senior and Junior NCO of the Third Quarter, respectively. DLA Troop Support Chief of Staff Robert Ratner hailed Ruff and Miller as two of the organization’s “best and brightest.”

Aug. 13, 2015

Two of Troop Support’s ‘best and brightest’ earn NCO of the quarter

PHILADELPHIA — Two DLA Troop Support service members are being recognized for their dedication and commitment to the agency’s mission by being named NCOs of the quarter.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, hands a pair of combat boots to an Air Force recruit receiving her initial clothing issue Aug. 6 at Lackland Air Force Base. Hamilton saw technology implemented by the Clothing and Textiles supply chain that helped cut the clothing issue time in half.

Aug. 12, 2015

Troop Support commander sizes up recruits at Lackland AFB

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The first pair of combat boots didn’t fit. So DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton walked to the stocked shelf and brought another pair to the Air Force recruit.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is using a 65-ton crane provided by DLA Troop Support Pacific for hydraulic hoist maintenance on lift gates at the Albeni Falls Dam in Idaho. The dam converts river water into hydroelectricity, reduces floods and provides recreational activities.

July 28, 2015

Crane delivery helps lift support to USACE in Northwest

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Pacific recently provided the muscle for the heavy lifting required to help maintain the Albeni Falls Dam in Idaho.

Navy Lt. j.g. Michael Aragon, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, removes blasting caps from a detonation cord while dressed in a bomb suit during a training exercise in Bahrain in November 2012. DLA Troop Support provides equipment to Navy EOD customers through its Special Operations tailored logistics support program

June 23, 2015

C&E employee receives award during Navy EOD customer visit

PHILADELPHIA — Three DLA Troop Support employees recently saw how their work impacts the explosive ordnance disposal customers they support.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch talks to industry and military service partners about Better Buying Power 3.0 during a Medical Captains of Industry meeting at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia May 12.

May 14, 2015

DLA director talks Better Buying Power with medical industry partners

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Department’s Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative applies to every DLA supply chain and the vendors they work with, the Defense Logistics Agency’s director told medical industry and military service partners May 12 in Philadelphia.