DLA Troop Support News

Aug. 5, 2025

DLA uses innovative contracting strategies to seamlessly field lighter, improved body armor to servicemembers

PHILADELPHIA — With a lighter weight, better fit and increased mobility, the modular scalable vest enhances servicemembers’ lethality in combat zones, said the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain contracting officer who helped implement DLA’s sustainment contracts for the item.

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Aug. 4, 2025

Troop Support celebrates careers of two Clothing and Textiles leaders at retirement ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Friends, family and colleagues celebrated the careers of two Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain leaders during a ceremony in their honor July 30.

Two Marines hide behind a vehicle, one talks on a radio.

July 30, 2025

Cross-org teamwork secures critical components for Okinawa Marines

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — DLA’s excess property pros found an immediate solution for $30,000 in vital communications equipment on USMC 18-month back order.

A container handler moves a container in preparation for a large shipment of construction materials to various military installations throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility Dec. 14, 2024. DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain supports activities like this through programs utilizing economies of scale to provide heavy equipment, containers and construction materials efficiently and effectively to their customers around the globe. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Kumzak)

July 28, 2025

Troop Support expands buying power through economies of scale

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain maximizes government purchasing power through economies of scale, a central pillar of the #EfficiencyThruAwareness campaign they’ve been showcasing over the past year, which promotes the efficient and effective acquisition processes of their programs.

Group poses ahead of graduation reception on auditorium stage.

July 25, 2025

Troop Support two-year training program graduates celebrate accomplishments, bright futures

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the Pathways to Career Excellence program’s newest graduating class with a ceremony July 24. A total of 79 employees graduated from the two-year training program designed for entry-level personnel to gain advancement in professional, administrative and technological careers within Troop Support.

July 25, 2025

Excess equipment deployed in Texas flood response

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hard-hit communities conduct highwater rescues with MRAPs received through the agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office.

Four men dressed in military working uniforms sit in a classroom looking towards a screen. The screen has a training lesson playing.

July 23, 2025

RCORT serves as capstone event for reservists

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — This year’s Reserve Contingency Operations Readiness Training, or RCORT, marks a significant evolution in how Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services prepares its Joint Reserve Force to deploy and support the warfighter.

men and women cut paper patterns around a conference table

July 22, 2025

Clothing and Textiles employees spend a ‘day in the life’ of their colleagues, learn about job roles

PHILADELPHIA — From verifying uniform specifications to ensuring customer deliveries, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain employees explored the varying functions of their job roles during two “Day in the Life” events July 10 and July 16.

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July 18, 2025

Troop Support commander hosts first town hall

PHILADELPHIA — The newest Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander shared his leadership philosophy and expressed his admiration of the workforce during his inaugural town hall July 15 in Philadelphia.

Woman in uniform checks the blood pressure of a simulated casualty aboard an ambulance.

July 17, 2025

Troop Support’s Medical team participates in Navy tabletop exercises, bolstering precision of warfighter care

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain is supporting the Navy’s continued battle-force deployment readiness through discussion-based exercises related to Navy Medicine expeditionary medical systems.

A man stand near the center of a class room surrounded by tables with students seated at them looking towards the man standing. it appears that the man is teaching the students.

July 16, 2025

New Leadership Course Strengthens Supervisory Skills

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services recently launched a new leadership course aimed at strengthening supervisory skills through hands-on, mission-focused training.

A soldier gives a thumbs up while looking at a Patriot missile defense system.

July 11, 2025

Al Udeid air defense team reliant on DLA excess property stores

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Patriot missile system operators tasked with defending U.S. personnel in the CENTCOM region became the agency’s first property reutilization customers in Qatar in April.

July 7, 2025

Disposition, Distribution hunting efficiencies in Germany

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The two DLA major sub-commands continue exploring opportunities to work together to meet warfighter demand across Europe and Africa.

July 2, 2025

Want list indicator could add more high-demand excess property to shelves

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency reverse logisticians who handle used and excess property turn-ins will now know if a reuse customer is seeking specific item types.

Men use a pump to empty barrels into a large tank in an industrial setting.

June 27, 2025

Guam haz waste removal saves money, sets new standard

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — When hazardous waste storage at the Consolidated Storage Facility in Guam recently reached a critical point, one Defense Logistics Agency environmental protection specialist’s initiative helped turn a complex challenge into a streamlined, cost-effective success.