DLA Troop Support News

Robotic Process Automation offers an extra set of virtual hands to handle repetitive computer tasks and free up employee time for more complex duties.

Nov. 25, 2019

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition personnel can now submit ideas for how virtual automations might ease the time demands of repetitive, rule-based tasks.

DLA Chaplain Army Col. Robert Wichman, right, speaks to employees at DLA Troop Support about the importance of resilience alongside Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis, center, and Procurement Process Support Director Navy Capt. James Gayton Nov. 21, 2019, in Philadelphia.

Nov. 22, 2019

Troop Support “stands down” for safety, resiliency

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were educated on warning signs of stress overload and ways to balance work and personal life during a “Safety Stand Down” event Nov. 21 in Philadelphia. Throughout the day, employees had opportunities to attend a presentation from DLA Chaplain Army Col. Robert Wichman, speak one-on-one with him and participate in discussions focused on safety and resilience.

There were 139 graduates in the Defense Logistics Agency Pathways to Career Excellence Program from DLA Troop Support. There were graduates from each of DLA Troop Support’s five supply chains, as well as the Philadelphia offices of DLA Contracting Services and DLA Aviation. The graduation ceremony was held at DLA Troop Support headquarters in Philadelphia on Nov. 19, 2019.

Nov. 22, 2019

DLA Troop Support celebrates newest group of PaCE graduates

Philadelphia — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the most recent group of students to complete the Pathways to Career Excellence Program during a graduation ceremony Nov. 19 in Philadelphia.

DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter Category I winner Shontavia Ortega was nominated for her recent accomplishments while working for DLA Disposition Services at Colorado Springs.

Nov. 21, 2019

EOQ winner hoping to learn more about disposal mission

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Shontavia Ortega was recently named Employee of the Quarter.

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Susan McMullen, DLA Troop Support Project Manager, left, sits beside FBI Special Agent Cerena Coughlin, right, as she shares her personal story of being a woman in the military during the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce annual Women in Industry Day event Nov. 20, 2019 at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. The Women in Industry Day event aims to “broaden the conversation” and expose women to various career opportunities. McMullen served as a panelist during the “women in male-dominated industries” discussion. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray)

Nov. 20, 2019

Air Force officer shares her story during local Women in Industry Day event

PHILADELPHIA — Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Susan McMullen, DLA Troop Support Project Manager, and other women from various industries across Northeast Philadelphia gathered in an auditorium at Holy Family University to share their stories during the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce annual Women in Industry Day event Nov. 20, 2019 in Philadelphia.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alex Hurtado and Gunnery Sgt. Damian Henry, a heavy equipment operator and the engineer chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, deployed in support of Joint Task Force Matthew, off load supplies for locals affected by Hurricane Matthew at Jeremie, Haiti, Oct. 9, 2016.

Nov. 20, 2019

Troop Support improves international relief readiness through USAID course

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course led by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance in Philadelphia Nov. 13-14.

Army Col. Eric McCoy, right, director of the Subsistence supply chain at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia, awards first place for the chili cook-off to Chris Mullen, a logistics systems analyst. The cook-off was held on Nov. 20 at DLA Troop Support headquarters in Philadelphia, and is an annual awareness event for the Combined Federal Campaign.

Nov. 20, 2019

DLA Troop Support Chili Chefs Battle It Out For Bragging Rights

Philadelphia — During an annual chili cook-off, held Nov. 20, 2019, 12 members of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support workforce battled it out for the bragging rights to the best chili. The event was organized as an awareness event for the Combined Federal Campaign.

A view of the gate at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot at its original location where the DLA Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical mission began in 1919.

Nov. 20, 2019

Government testing facility celebrates 100 years in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Product Test Center Analytical’s mission began in 1919 at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot in an effort to instruct military personnel on the scientific approach to textile procurement for uniforms. One hundred years later, the mission continues on, ensuring the products purchased for warfighters and other government customers meet the quality specifications to survive the varied conditions required.

Army Staff Sgt. Marvin Tyler Nelson and Sgt. 1st Class Eugenio Moya, U.S. Army North, pack computers for transport to Wilkinson County High School in Woodville, Mississippi. The computers are being donated to the school through the Department of Defense’s Computers for Learning program.

Nov. 18, 2019

Excess ARNORTH computer equipment provides educational opportunities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, U.S. Army North personnel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston quietly loaded 100 excess laptops and peripherals into a rental trailer, which departed the area headed east. Its final destination was Wilkinson County High School in Woodville, Mississippi, thanks to the Department of Defense’s Computers for Learning program.

Bryan Mattheis, a systems accountant for business analysis and integration with DLA Finance at DLA Disposition Services, shows a colleague how he uses his spreadsheet system to study inventory data and look for errors that need correction.

Nov. 18, 2019

Finance employee praised for ingenuity

Battle Creek, Michigan — A systems accountant for business analysis and integration with DLA Finance at DLA Disposition Services, was recently honored with a “Ya Done Good” award for solutions affecting financial procedures and systemic concerns.

Three men talk in front of a display booth

Nov. 15, 2019

Logistics Information Services provides mission overview

BATTLE CREEK, MI — Logistics Information Services provided an educational mission overview to DLA Disposition Services associates and other federal employees Nov 14 at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center.

Nov. 14, 2019

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles industry event affirms strong partnerships with military customers, vendors

PHILADELPHIA — Strong partnerships was the central theme of a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles military service and industry engagement event Nov. 6-7 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. More than 800 representatives from DLA, the military services and American clothing and textiles industry attended the fifth annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry.

Kelly Clabbers, a Fort Benning-based disposal service representative uses the Mobile Office equipment to print labels for the all-terrain vehicles she is receiving in place at the supported unit.

Nov. 14, 2019

New Mobile Office equipment aids processing

Battle Creek, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at sites across the country began testing a new way of doing business with the recent arrival of their Mobile Office equipment.

DLA Installation Management’s Lisa Grenon (center) is awarded a 2019 Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center Service Award Nov. 8. Also pictured are DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon and Battle Creek Military Affairs Committee Chairman T.R. Shaw, U.S. Navy, retired.

Nov. 13, 2019

Four earn annual Battle Creek area awards

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan-based warfighters and civil servants were recently honored by local organizations for their contributions to national defense.

Army Col. Matthew Voyles, DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain director, talks with students during a Veterans Day event at the Gilbert Spruance Elementary School Nov. 7, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Nov. 12, 2019

Military, veteran employees help students understand Veterans Day

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support military and veteran employees helped students at a local elementary school gain a deeper understanding of Veterans Day during an event Nov. 7.