DLA Troop Support News

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a DLA Subsistence supply chain Field Representative Summit where members posed for a photo October 17-19 in Philadelphia. Field representatives work directly with customers at military bases, schools and American Indian reservations to ensure they receive quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

Oct. 20, 2023

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosts subsistence field representative summit

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a DLA Subsistence supply chain Field Representative Summit October 17-19 in Philadelphia. Field representatives work directly with customers at military bases, schools and American Indian reservations to ensure they receive quality fresh fruit and vegetables.

United States Army Central Command Food Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 5 George Davis visited the Subsistence supply chain of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia on Oct. 19, 2023. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce a longstanding relationship between ARCENT and Troop Support.

Oct. 20, 2023

DLA Troop Support hosts US Army Central Command Food Advisor visit

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted a visit from United States Army Central Command Food Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 5 George Davis in Philadelphia on Oct. 19, 2023. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce a longstanding relationship between ARCENT and Troop Support.

Oct. 10, 2023

DLA Medical ECAT turns 25

PHILADELPHIA — For the past 25 years, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Electronic Catalog system has been providing customers with a user-friendly capability to order approximately 1.3 million medical items.

man in Army uniform and football jersey talks to crowd of seated people

Oct. 4, 2023

Communication with a purpose, key theme of Troop Support town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Sports comradery and friendly opposition filled the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support town hall September 28, along with addressing ongoing organizational challenges and congratulating teammates.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deployable Tactical Operating System (DTOS) communications units or Engineer Command and Control Vehicle from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District ECCV7 was pre-staged in Puerto Rico for rapid emergency response during Hurricane Season. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain recently awarded a contract that will provide the USACE with six new ECCVs with upgraded communications systems and military air transport capabilities.

Oct. 4, 2023

Troop Support helps modernize USACE’s disaster response

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for six DTOS emergency command and control vehicles worth approximately $9.7 million in July. Deliveries are scheduled to begin February 2024.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Col. Landis Maddox, poses with retirees Robert Panichelle, DLA Troop Support competition advocate and chief of pricing, his wife Christina, Isabelle Duvak, contract specialist with a senior contracting officer warrant in DLA Troop Support construction & equipment supply chain, and her husband Douglas, on September 28, 2023, in Philadelphia. Panichelle and Duvak finished their careers with a combined total of 80 years to the warfighter. (DoD photo by Edward Maldonado)

Oct. 3, 2023

DLA Troop Support Celebrates Two Retirements

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony in honor of Robert Panichelle, DLA Troop Support competition advocate and chief of pricing, and Isabelle Duvak, contract specialist with a senior contracting officer warrant in DLA Troop Support construction & equipment supply chain, on September 28, 2023.

Sept. 26, 2023

Suicide Awareness Prevention Month: Don’t Wait. Reach Out.

PHILADELPHIA — An Iraq War veteran, logistician and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support leader underscores the importance of teamwork built on trust in developing sensitivity to others’ mental health challenges.

Troop Support’s Got Talent competitors and judges pose after the award presentation in Philadelphia on Sept. 21. The competition was held to encourage employee participation in the 2023 Defense Logistics Agency Culture Climate Survey. (Dod photo by Ed Maldonado)

Sept. 25, 2023

Troop Support showcases workforce talent 

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support skills were on full display as six employees competed in a talent show on Sept. 21. The organization’s Culture Program and Culture Improvement Teams hosted the event to encourage employee participation in the 2023 DLA Culture Climate Survey.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Bravo, right, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, shares an MRE with Australian Army Pvt. Joshua Bull, a combat rescue specialist with 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, during an MRE tasting for Talisman Sabre 23 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 28, 2023. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop support subsistence supply chain provides food support for the military all over the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)

Sept. 25, 2023

Meals, ready to eat, prepare warfighters for natural disasters

PHILDELPHIA — Meals, ready to eat, provide a critical feature during disasters and unforeseen events for warfighters and other Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support customers around the globe.

A delegation from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense including Director of Weapon and Equipment Division Republic of Korea Armed Forces Col Yongheup Kim; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Logistics Policy Manager; visited Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on Sept. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia. The purpose of the visit was to provide a DLA Troop Support overview and tour of facilities to share industry practices.

Sept. 22, 2023

Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense visits Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — A delegation from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense including Director of Weapon and Equipment Division Republic of Korea Armed Forces Col Yongheup Kim; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Logistics Policy Manager; visited Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support on Sept. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support ‘s Subsistence supply chain is taking orders from October 1st to December 15th, 2023, to provide kosher for Passover meals to warfighters across the globe in time for 2024’s Passover, April 22-30.

Sept. 20, 2023

Orders for kosher for Passover 2024 meals, ready-to-eat, begin

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support‘s Subsistence supply chain is taking orders from October 1st to December 15th, 2023, to provide kosher for Passover meals to warfighters across the globe in time for 2024’s Passover, April 22-30.

men and women standing around table with backpacks and school supplies

Sept. 14, 2023

Troop Support school supply drive sets students up for success

PHILADELPHIA — To ensure Philadelphia-area students start the school year with new pencils, calculators, backpacks and other items, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the second annual Fill-A-Backpack drive. School supply items donated by employees from DLA Troop Support, DLA Information Operations, and DLA Contracting Services Office donated the school supply items that were delivered to the local charity Cradles to Crayons for distribution to area schools.

man in uniform wears safety goggles in laboratory

Sept. 12, 2023

The life of a uniform: from contracting to customer

PHILADELPHIA — From coordinating with contractors to testing boots on an open flame, the Defense Logistics Agency ensures uniforms meet military customers’ needs and are durable.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Col. Landis Maddox, poses with retired Annemarie Ervin in Philadelphia who finished her career with over 45 years to the warfighter on August 31, 2023. DLA Troop Support delivers optimal, global supply chain solutions to enable ready, lethal Warfighters and our other valued partners. (DoD photo by Edward Maldonado)

Sept. 5, 2023

DLA Troop Support Employee Retires After 46 Years of Service

PHILADELPHIA —  Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony in honor of Annemarie Ervin on August 31, 2023. 

military and civilian men and women pose behind table of uniforms

Aug. 21, 2023

DLA spearheads dress uniform support to Papua New Guinea military

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two days’ worth of travel and 9,075 miles from Philadelphia to Papua New Guinea, representatives from Defense Logistics Agency’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain met with PNG-Defense Force customers in-person August 3.