DLA Troop Support News

Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven, center, tours the flag room at DLA Troop Support with the help of flag room employees Ngoc Phung Thi Le, left, and Hue Nguyen, right, during a visit to Philadelphia March 23. Troop Support was the last stop as Haven visited each of DLA’s six primary level field activities since assuming command of the DLA Joint Reserve Forces in October.

March 29, 2017

DLA Joint Reserve Force director visits Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Military reservists already contribute to the DLA Troop Support mission. And the director of DLA’s Joint Reserve Force wants to know how they can do more. Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven returned to her hometown of Philadelphia March 23 to discuss the role of reservists with DLA Troop Support leaders.

The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

March 9, 2017

'Logistics on Location' video showcases Naval pharmacy in Hawaii

PHILADELPHIA — The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

DLA Troop Support is now offering customized medical kits to better meet the needs of its customers. Customers can now rely on the Medical supply chain for kits containing a wide selection of items, such as pharmaceuticals, instruments, bandages, splints and needles, in the quantities they require. Courtesy photos.

March 7, 2017

DLA now offers custom medical kits

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support is now offering customized medical kits to better meet the needs of its customers. Customers can now rely on DLA for medical kits containing a wide selection of items, such as pharmaceuticals, instruments, bandages, splints and needles, in the quantities they require.

A munitions display demonstrates the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress, an Air Force bomber. DLA Troop Support's Nuclear Enterprise Support Office was established to coordinate the support that its five supply chains provide to nuclear weapons systems platforms, including submarines, aircraft carriers and strategic, long-range bombers.

March 2, 2017

Troop Support launches dedicated nuclear enterprise support

Philadelphia — A team has been formed at DLA Troop Support to focus on the sustainment of the Defense Department's nuclear capabilities. The Nuclear Enterprise Support Office will coordinate the support that Troop Support’s five supply chains provide to nuclear weapons systems platforms.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton (center) poses with the inaugural class of the organization’s Leadership Academy Feb. 23 in Philadelphia. The three-day workshop was created to give new supervisors the tools needed to be effective leaders.

March 1, 2017

Pilot leadership course provides tools for effective supervision

Philadelphia — More than 30 supervisors learned leadership lessons and tools for effective supervision during DLA Troop Support’s first Leadership Academy Feb. 21-23 in Philadelphia.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander, speaks to ROTC cadets at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., Feb. 23. He advised the cadets that to be successful, officers must ensure their units are highly fit, highly trained and highly disciplined.

March 1, 2017

Troop Support commander discusses leadership with Rutgers cadets

New Brunswick, New Jersey — The commander of DLA Troop Support emphasized the importance of military fundamentals to ROTC cadets at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Feb. 23.