DLA Troop Support News

Ning Cao, a former DLA Troop Support intern, left, poses with Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support Commander, right, at the DLA Troop Support June 6, 2019 in Philadelphia.

June 13, 2019

Pilot internship program offers unique experience to high school students

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support and Philadelphia School District celebrated the completion of a pilot internship program giving high school students an opportunity to gain federal work experience before graduation.

Jose Pereira, DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware tech/quality division chief, left, and Annie Firth, Troop Support lead human resources specialist, right of Pereira, speak with a potential applicant at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 30, 2019.

June 12, 2019

New DLA hiring policy targets qualified applicants, expedites hiring process

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support teamed up with their servicing human resources office to bring one of the agency’s first job openings under the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-authorized Expedited Hiring Authority to a Hiring Our Heroes event May 30 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Overseas Contingency Operations Readiness Training, or OCORT, prepares military and civilian agency personnel for constructing and manning portable disposal sites that can be shipped and used nearly anywhere in the world.

June 11, 2019

OCORT kicks off

BATTLE CREEK AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. — The agency's annual expeditionary disposal skills exercise prepares deployment teams for the rigors of challenges of warfighter support downrange.

Four of seven U.S. Navy "Seabees" who helped DLA save thousands through equipment transport: Petty Officer 2nd Class Vonell Williams, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Klem, Chief Petty Officer William Wilson and Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Dickinson are pictured with Guam site chief Eric Mills.

June 7, 2019

Sometimes you help the warfighter, sometimes they help you

GUAM — U.S. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion personnel, known as “Seabees,” recently helped their local DLA disposal site save an estimated $11k in equipment transportation costs.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support Commander, center, speaks to participants during an exercise at DLA Troop Support May 28, 2019 in Philadelphia.

June 5, 2019

Troop Support, federal partners prepare for hurricane season

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a two-day tabletop exercise to prepare for the 2019 hurricane season May 28-29.

More property at NAS Jacksonville Building 110 warehouse that awaits the beginning of the Material Exploratory Program Pilot.

June 3, 2019

Teamwork clears the decks at Navy warehouses

NAS Jacksonville, Florida — The Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency are working together to make a "clean sweep" of material in warehouses that needs to go.

Environmental Protection Specialist Richard Santos led the emergency response effort when a coworker began choking at the DLA Disposition Services at Guam office in mid-May.

May 31, 2019

Guam teammate provides choking first aid

Guam — As a teenager, Richard Santos had to help his choking father expel a pork chop piece at dinner. As an adult, he rushed to provide assistance to a colleague suddenly struggling to breathe at their office in May.

Civilian employees retire in Philadelphia

May 31, 2019

Two civilians honored at retirement ceremony for ‘exceptional service’

PHILADELPHIA — Friends, family and colleagues celebrated the careers of two Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support civilian employees during a retirement ceremony May 30.

Staff Sgt. Victoria Keyes, the outgoing 379th Expeditionary Medical Group (EMDG) pharmacy services NCO in charge, counts pills at the clinic Jan. 15, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

May 31, 2019

National Contracts success gives ‘a billion’ reasons to celebrate

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Pharmaceutical National Contracts program helped Department of Defense customers avoid $1 billion on generic pharmaceutical drugs.

Senior Airman Gibbs Bellamour, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, organizes supplies in an ambulance storage space at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 4, 2019.

May 30, 2019

Medical’s ‘ECAT’ program helps government partners spend less

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain’s Electronic Catalogue is providing new opportunities for government customers to avoid costs on medical items.

Earl Granville, an Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, shared his personal story of tragedy and resilience during the Memorial Day Observance Program May 21 in Philadelphia. Granville served as the keynote speaker for the event. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray)

May 24, 2019

Army veteran shares how tragedy produced me-to-we mindset change

PHILADELPHIA — Earl Granville never wanted to join the Army. But an unusual request from his twin brother helped to change his mind, and his mindset.

Members of the U.S. Army Band Woodwind Quintet, one of the Army’s premiere chamber ensembles.

May 23, 2019

Sun Tzu, woodwind quintets and a Texas high school band

Alvarado, Texas — The Texas State Agency for Surplus Property reached a big milestone recently thanks to excess items acquired through the Defense Logistics Agency.

May 16, 2019

Subsistence seeks candidates for liaison position in Kuwait

PHILADELPHIA — The need for food logistics experts in Arifjan, Kuwait now provides Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support civilian employees and military officers an opportunity to volunteer for future deployments.

Ursula Stewart, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware contracting officer, poses for a photo May 1, 2019 in Philadelphia.

May 13, 2019

Training With Industry through DLA Troop Support: Seizing opportunity

PHILADELPHIA — Ursula Stewart, a contracting officer for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware supply chain, has always looked for personal and professional development opportunities. So when she had the chance to apply for the Training With Industry program, Stewart contemplated throwing her hat in the proverbial ring. When she though of applying, she didn’t realize was how challenging and enlightening the process would be in deciding if TWI was right for her. But now, as she is getting ready to depart for Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington in June, she couldn’t be more excited.

Immunotherapy allergens and vaccines are kept in the 35th Medical Operations Squadron immunization clinic's refrigerator and, for most vaccines, are kept between 35 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, while live vaccines, for instance the flu vaccine, must be kept frozen at 5 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016.

May 10, 2019

Improvements in cold chain management reinforce Medical’s joint role, processes

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency published an updated joint regulation reinforcing DLA Troop Support Medical’s role and introducing new protocols in cold chain management.