DLA Troop Support News

July 16, 2020

DLA provides medical equipment to support coronavirus relief in Italy

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Excess health care equipment like monitors, infusion pumps, aspirators and scopes were donated to Naples area hospitals in June.

July 16, 2020

C&T employees recognized for mission support during pandemic

PHILADELPHIA — As the Defense Logistics Agency continues supporting COVID-19 efforts across the globe, DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gavin Lawrence recognized employees maintaining the mission and meeting new requirements June 30 during a virtual performance review. “Our warfighters and other customers have continued to be recipients of your dynamic support and superior service,” Lawrence told employees who’ve spent the past four months teleworking.

July 16, 2020

DLA delivers personal protective equipment to nursing homes across the country

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency is shipping a second 7-day supply of COVID-19 personal protective equipment to support staff and residents at over 15,000 nursing homes nationwide after completing delivery of $67 million worth of equipment June 12.

July 15, 2020

Subsistence director addresses Army Logistics University graduates

PHILADELPHIA — Army Col. Eric McCoy, Director of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain, addressed the graduating class of the Army Logistics University’s Basic Officer Leader Course during a virtual ceremony July 10.

July 15, 2020

Family Services eases deployment stress

Battle Creek, Michigan — Deploying thousands of miles from home to support the warfighter and the Defense Logistics Agency mission can be a test of one’s resiliency, but the Family Services program in Battle Creek, Michigan, tries to ease the stress by reaching out to deployed personnel and their families.

July 10, 2020

Disposal specialists surge to support Army readiness in NY

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Extra Defense Logistics Agency personnel reported to Fort Drum in June to help the 2nd Brigade Combat Team clear property books.

July 7, 2020

DLA Disposition Services supports Kansas firefighters

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. — When Kansas firefighters respond to a call, many use equipment the state’s foresters acquired through the U.S. Forest Service and Defense Logistics Agency.

July 5, 2020

Virtual fitness challenge keeps patrons active

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Members of the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center workforce began an 8-week program July 1 to benefit their resiliency with some help from the Battle Creek Morale, Welfare and Recreation team.

July 2, 2020

Troop Support workforce encouraged to wear teal on Tuesdays in July

DLA Troop Support — The DLA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program is launching an awareness and prevention campaign featuring events that would have been held during SAAPM, with a theme and hashtag of “Not Just April.” The events, which employees can participate in whether they are in the office or teleworking, start this month with Teal Tuesdays.

July 2, 2020

Environmental specialist marks 50 years federal service

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Norfolk-based Environmental Protection Specialist and U.S. Navy veteran Edilberto Ramirez has served the nation for five decades.

June 30, 2020

Meade site adds warehouse capacity

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A 40,000 square foot expansion is just part one of a three-pronged development plan for the geographically critical military property disposal site.

June 26, 2020

DLA, USACE partnership ensured 24-hour response to road collapse

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ensured expedited material delivery to an emergency road collapse along the Tionesta Dam near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 19.

June 25, 2020

Property, waste disposal effort grows in Poland

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Major exercises in Eastern Europe mean regular engagements for DLA Disposition Services personnel supporting rotational forces in Poland.

June 24, 2020

Fast, easy-to-prepare meals are vital part of DLA Troop Support’s COVID-19 response

DLA Troop Support — Quickly providing easy-to-prepare meals has been a major part of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s response to COVID-19.

June 22, 2020

States receive $4.5 million in excess medical supplies

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From syringes to snowblowers, U.S. states have long relied on DLA’s excess military property for everything from rural firefighting vehicles and education technology to pandemic response equipment.