DLA Troop Support News

Nov. 25, 2024

C&T hosts 10th annual industry event, instills collaboration, communication

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — More than 1,000 representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency, military services and domestic clothing and textiles industrial base participated in the 10th annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry, hosted by DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain, November 20-21.

Nov. 25, 2024

Agency director hosts town hall and addresses agency’s future

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Director, Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, traveled to visit DLA Disposition Services headquarters for a town hall and discussion regarding the Annual Operating Plan.

Nov. 22, 2024

Leadership spotlight: A Q&A with Col. Woodje Caldwell

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know DLA Disposition Services Deputy Director Army Col. Woodje Caldwell.

Nov. 21, 2024

Troop Support Medical facilitates humanitarian donation to Galápagos Islands

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support ’s Medical supply chain oversaw U.S. Southern Command’s donation of two medical trauma containerized modular clinic to Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago, specifically for the islands of Isabela and Floreana, this summer.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Landis Maddox and Hall of Fame inductees bow their heads during an invocation at the 2024 Troop Support Hall of Fame induction ceremony November 19

Nov. 21, 2024

Five former employees inducted to DLA Troop Support Hall of Fame

PHILADELPHIA — Five former employees were inducted to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Hall of Fame during a ceremony in their honor November 19.

Workers unload a delivery of fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs to an ITO location. Many ITO’s are in remote locations where the nearest grocery stores are miles away.
(Photo Credit Mike Szklarski. DLA Troop Support – Subsistence)

Nov. 21, 2024

Largest Subsistence federal partnership contract benefits Indian Tribal Organizations

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Subsistence supply chain awarded the largest contract to support a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the conclusion of fiscal year 2023.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support honored former servicemembers with a Veteran’s Day observance November 7.

Nov. 19, 2024

Troop Support Veteran’s Day observance focuses on “Honoring all who served”

Philadelphia — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support honored former servicemembers with a Veteran’s Day observance November 7.

Nov. 19, 2024

2024 Highlights: Southeast

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Taking a look at 2024 highlights for the DLA Disposition Services Southeast region.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Amanda Reuter, senior enlisted advisor, 21st Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, hands a plate of food to a Soldier while serving Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers and families at the Clocktower Cafe on Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Nov. 22, 2023.

Nov. 19, 2024

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support serves up a taste of home for service members around the world in time for Thanksgiving

PHILADELPHIA — Shipping nearly 700,000 pounds of food across the globe in time for troops to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal is a complex operation, but the team at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support prepares months in advance for their version of the big game.

A forklift is used to place wood pallets into a shredder.

Nov. 15, 2024

2024 Highlights: Resource Management

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Behind every successful organization is a team that ensures everything runs smoothly, often out of the spotlight. For Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, its Resource Management directorate plays a crucial role in this effort.

Nov. 14, 2024

C&T director introduces new coin at first town hall

PHILADELPHIA — A coin designed especially for Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain was introduced to the workforce during a town hall November 6.

One woman and two men standing in front of flags

Nov. 12, 2024

Battle Creek DLA employees receive awards

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Four Defense Logistics Agency employees recently earned Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center Service Awards at the 68th Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon.

Nov. 8, 2024

MOH recipient addresses agency personnel in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan native James McCloughan was credited with saving the lives of ten soldiers in 1969 while under fire in Vietnam.

Nov. 5, 2024

Leadership Spotlight: Dean Newsome

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From humble beginnings mowing yards and shoveling snow in Pittsburgh to his recent appointment as director of DLA Disposition Services -Document Services, Dean Newsome continually seeks opportunities to improve himself and others.

A large crane lifts the top portion of a locomotive off it's wheels.

Oct. 29, 2024

Train loads of excess from DLA Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The nonprofit organization Railroading Heritage of Midwest America recently acquired a diesel switcher locomotive donation through Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services from the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.