DLA Troop Support News

A Navy ship underway on a dark blue sea with a light blue sky

Feb. 3, 2023

Navy saves millions using DLA Disposition Services for ship recycling

Battle Creek, Mich — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services is assisting the U.S. Navy in recycling five retired ships as part of a scrap sales contract to protect the environment and save taxpayer money.

Adam Tutolo, C&E lead commodity support liaison, center, poses with DLA Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle C. Skubic, left, and DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn, right, after receiving the Employee of the Year award during DLA's 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards held Jan 26 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Va. (Photos by DLA photographer Christopher Lynch)

Feb. 1, 2023

Troop Support employees recognized at DLA annual awards

PHILADELPHIA — Adam Tutolo, Construction and Equipment lead commodity support liaison, received the Employee of the Year award, while Army Maj. Jean’Shay D. Moore, C&E acquisition officer, was awarded the Field Grade Officer of the Year, and the Equal Employment Opportunity office received the Achievement in EEO by an Organization award during the DLA’s 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards held Jan 26 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Va.

Three people cutting ribbon with ceremonial scissors.

Feb. 1, 2023

DLA Modernization reaches new heights with unveiling of WMS

SAN ANTONIO, Texa. — Members of the Defense Logistics Agency gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the official unveiling of the Warehouse Management System ribbon cutting ceremony.

Official portrait of man with Defense Logistics Agency emblem in the background.

Jan. 31, 2023

PaCE Spotlight: Aaron Bunn

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Aaron Bunn works for the Environmental Branch in Battle Creek, Michigan, as an environmentalist. He participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program as a part of PaCE Group 34, from 2017 - 2019.

Jan. 30, 2023

HDIFC exceeds CFC 2022 goal

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Every year, federal employees and retirees make pledges during the Combined Federal Campaign, the official workplace giving campaign overseen by the Office of Personnel Management. This year, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees in Battle Creek, Michigan, exceeded last year’s pledges.

Men prepare a pallet of batteries to be put onto a flatbed truck.

Jan. 29, 2023

Pendleton partnership has battery disposal down pat

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Camp Pendleton relies on DLA’s hazardous waste removal expertise to avoid disposal costs and rid the sprawling base of hundreds of thousands of pounds in lead acid batteries each year.

Jan. 28, 2023

Anniston field site plays a vital role for disposition of DEMIL material

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look at the role Disposition Services Anniston plays in the overall DLA mission.

MIAMI (Dec. 12, 2022) -- A shipment of 300,000 packets of Oral Rehydration Salts, donated by U.S. Southern Command, is loaded onto an Amerijet cargo plane for transit to Haiti. DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain procured the ORS packets for SOUTHCOM who, through their Humanitarian Assistance Program, donated them to the Haitian and Pan American Health Organization. The packets are being distributed in support of the international response to the Cholera outbreak in Haiti. (Photo by Steven McLoud, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs)

Jan. 27, 2023

Medical assists with Haiti cholera relief efforts

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain procured 300,000 Oral Rehydration Salt packets last month to support Haiti’s response to a Cholera outbreak within the Caribbean nation.

Raymond Hosey, left, Rhonda Johnson, center, and Cesar Galvis Rodriguez, right, pose together during their retirement ceremony in Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 2023. 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 Jan. 27, 2023

Three Troop Support retirees honored for 97 total years of service

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony in honor of Raymond Hosey, Rhonda Marie Johnson, and Cesar Galvis Rodriguez on Jan. 26, 2023.

The 48th Force Support Squadron demonstrated their Prime RIBS capability by deploying their single pallet expeditionary kitchen to deliver unitized group rationed meals to fuel 144 Airmen in the field Sept. 28, 2022, at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England. (Courtesy photo)

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 27, 2023

$2.85M meals airlifted to Germany in support of NATO allies

From February 2022 to October 2022, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain faced unique challenges in response to thousands of warfighters deploying to Eastern Europe in support of NATO allies.

a large number of Humvees painted desert tan set in two lines outside.

Jan. 25, 2023

Red River property disposal team sets standard with massive HMMWV divestiture

Battle Creek, Mich. — Army Material Command recently turned in 2,870 High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team at Red River Army Depot in East Texas.

Jan. 23, 2023

Troop Support expedites internal onboarding process through CPI project

PHILADELPHIA — The DLA Troop Support Organizational Alignment Division, Continuous Process Improvement and Pathways to Career Excellence teams partnered to expedite internal onboarding of entry-level personnel into their new permanent roles within the organization.

A WWII era postcard shows the Percy Jones Army Hospital building. The image is in black and white. in the foreground are trees that hide part of the six story building but the tower addition stands tall with 15 floors.

Jan. 22, 2023

The Percy Jones Decade

Battle Creek, Mich. — The Percy Jones Army Hospital only existed for 10 years, but its positive impact on the lives of wounded WWII and Korean Soldiers is undeniable.

A man watches a large crane hoist a rail car flat bed.

Jan. 20, 2023

Consider it done: DLA scraps aging train cars for Army

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Rail movement across the Korean peninsula has been vital for warfighter support there. DLA recently scrapped 1.6 million pounds of railcar, with more to come.

Jan. 19, 2023

South East Leadership Summit proves successful

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Members of the Disposition Services South East team held their annual leadership summit, discussing a variety of topics including best practices, operations and leadership techniques as well as getting a tour of the site in Anniston, Alabama.