DLA Troop Support News

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Feb. 28, 2023

Disposition Services Contracting Officer receives DLA award

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Contracting Officer Annette Graham was presented with the Excellence in Acquisition award during DLA’s 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Program Jan. 26 at its Fort Belvoir, Virginia, headquarters.

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Feb. 24, 2023

Custom apparatus ready to respond to fires and floods in Texas

Battle Creek, Mich. — A military cargo truck declared excess now serves Texas’ Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire as a multi-purpose response vehicle thanks to the DOD Firefighter Property Program and Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony to honor Waldemar J. Caro Acosta, Clothing and Textiles supply chain customer account specialist, on Feb. 22, 2023. The Clothing and Textiles supply chain provides clothing, textiles and equipment to U.S. service members, other federal agencies and partner nations.

Feb. 22, 2023

Waldemar Acosta retires from Troop Support after 20 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony to honor Waldemar J. Caro Acosta, customer account specialist, on Feb. 22, 2023, in Philadelphia.

Feb. 21, 2023

DAU makes Battle Creek house call

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s reverse logistics team hosted its first guest post-pandemic guest instructor during a Defense Acquisition University training session in Michigan Feb. 15-16.

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Feb. 17, 2023

Today’s military surplus growing tomorrow’s energy

Battle Creek, Mich. — Excess military equipment donated by Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services is playing a part in alternative energy and agricultural research happening in North Carolina.

Feb. 15, 2023

PaCE Spotlight: LaRoy "Lulu" Clark

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — LaRoy “Lulu” Clark participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program from 2015-2017. The PaCE Program is a two-year program that takes PaCERs through all of DLA Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate. The first year takes place at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the second year either takes place in Battle Creek for Contracting PaCERs or at an assigned field site for Property Disposal PaCERs.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted a town hall on 14 February in Philadelphia. The Subsistence supply chain provides food support for the military all over the world. From individually packaged meals in a soldier's ruck sack, to a ship's galley and to full-service dining facilities on military installations, Subsistence gets that food there. Subsistence also supports other non-Department of Defense activities, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State Department, Veterans’ Homes and more.

Feb. 14, 2023

DLA Troop Support Subsistence hosts town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain hosted a town hall on 14 February in Philadelphia. The Subsistence supply chain provides food support for the military all over the world. From individually packaged meals in a soldier's ruck sack, to a ship's galley and to full-service dining facilities on military installations, Subsistence gets that food there. Subsistence also supports other non-Department of Defense activities, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State Department, Veterans’ Homes and more.

The Defense Logistics Agency provided quick-turn subsistence support to the USS Carter Hall during their recovery mission of the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of Myrtle Beach, SC on February 4, 2023. Supplies were delivered on February 9, 2023 with the coordination of Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 13, 2023

DLA makes Navy last-minute resupply possible after Chinese balloon strike down

The Defense Logistics Agency provided quick-turn subsistence support to the USS Carter Hall during their recovery mission of the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of Myrtle Beach, SC on February 4, 2023.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted an event in Philadelphia to invite Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support members and a few foreign officers also stationed at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, on 10 February, to enjoy breakfast and refreshments while also engaging in conversation and collaboration amongst each other.

Feb. 13, 2023

DLA Troop Support hosts Navy-led breakfast event

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted an event in Philadelphia to invite Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support members and a few foreign officers also stationed at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, on 10 February, to enjoy breakfast and refreshments while also engaging in conversation and collaboration amongst each other.

Feb. 13, 2023

Out with the old, in with the new – WMS transition is underway

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services San Antonio Go Live event is complete, and the Warehouse Management System is officially in use within Disposition Services.

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Feb. 10, 2023

HDIFC encourages healthy living at Winter Wellness Fair

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek Morale Welfare and Recreation and Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center’s Voluntary Protection Program Wellness Committee partnered to host the Winter Wellness Health Fair Feb. 8 in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Feb. 8, 2023

Okinawa-based crane operator honored

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — 33-year agency veteran and recent DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter Takashi Shimabukuro has perhaps the coolest job in DLA: tearing objects and equipment apart with his tracked crane.

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Courtney Baysmore, Michael Mann, Troy Vokes, Gary Lefebvre, Cynthia Ciardullo, Colleen Obozian, and Michael Tarkett gather for a group photo on February 8 in Philadelphia. DLA Troop Support, located in Philadelphia is a Major Subordinate Command of the Defense Logistics Agency, with a global presence including offices in Europe & Africa and the Pacific regions.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 8, 2023

DLA Troop Support announces annual employee award winners

DLA Troop Support announced the 2022 awardees for Team of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, and Employee of the Year on January 31.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 7, 2023

Subsistence Pizza Fundraiser

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence branch’s Culture Improvement Team hosted a Subsistence Pizza Fundraiser during lunch on February 7, 2023. This event was the first since the COVID-19 pandemic and is geared towards raising funds to host future events to raise morale for the supply chains at DLA Troop Support.

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Feb. 6, 2023

Disposal experts to rid Guam base of crash debris

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s property disposal team is managing removal of a B-52 Stratofortress brought down by birds during a 2016 mishap at Andersen Air Force Base.