DLA Troop Support News

Giovanni Morales, business support branch chief for the Business Support Branch, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, and a Department of War Executive Leadership Development Program participant, stands outside the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Morales visited NATO as part of a rigorous 10-month ELDP travel schedule designed to prepare future defense executives for leadership roles. The global training allowed Morales to engage with international ambassadors and understand how logistics support agreements impact frontline military operations.

July 22, 2026

Last-minute phone call takes a North Philly local from the baseball diamond to the Pentagon

PHILADELPHIA — For Giovanni Morales, the path to the highest corridors of military leadership did not begin in a traditional way. It started on a college baseball diamond, wound through the demanding aisles of retail distribution warehouses and ultimately hinged on an unexpected vacation phone call that forced a life-changing, ten-minute decision.

Pharmacist in military uniform work in pharmacy.

July 22, 2026

DLA Troop Support, FDA interagency partnership informs DOW drug supply chain security policies

Philadelphia — Ensuring the security of the military pharmaceutical supply chain, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support pharmacists came to a rare interagency data sharing agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This agreement, meant to increase warfighter readiness, produced the latest dataset on 28 June.

July 17, 2026

Inaugural military medical supply chain, industry meeting reinforces warfighter readiness through partnerships

Cherry Hill, N.J — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Medical supply chain brought government and industry partners together for the first Joint Medical Acquisition Talks in support of warfighter readiness, July14-15. Over 200 representatives from government and industry were in attendance, including representatives from the Army, Veteran’s Affairs and the Defense Health Agency. Hosted by Medical’s Capital Equipment division, the purpose of the meeting was to inform industry stakeholders about current acquisition issues and potential business opportunities within the division’s product lines.

a uniform is placed in a bin held by a Marine recruit

July 8, 2026

Modernizing uniform support through digital transformation, synchronization, collaboration

PHILADELPHIA — A personalized “welcome” in a digital item management portal invites users to the new way the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles supply chain is doing business.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support held a civilian retirement ceremony in honor of Tom Zassick on June 29, 2026.

July 1, 2026

Troop Supports honors June retiree with over 35 years of service.

After 39 years of dedicated service to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, senior leaders gathered to honor Clothing & Textile Supervisor Tom Zassick on June 29, 2026.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Poe, right, incoming commander of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific, and Navy Capt. Ryan Cullinan, left, outgoing commander, participate in a change of command ceremony as U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Kelly, commander of DLA Troop Support, center, observes the traditional transfer of authority. The ceremony, held June 5, 2026, marks the formal relinquishment of command from Cullinan to Poe. DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific provides comprehensive logistics, supply, and support services to joint warfighters across the Pacific theater. U.S. Navy photo by Wesley Burgos, public affairs specialist, NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor.

June 18, 2026

New leadership takes command at DLA Troop Support Pacific strengthening readiness across the region

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Framed by two enduring symbols of American history, the USS Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri Memorial, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Pacific hosted a change of command ceremony June 5 at Kilo Pier.

two women, one in colonial clothing, stand in front of colonial display

June 17, 2026

DLA Troop Support embroiderers celebrate 250 years of American flag making at Betsy Ross House

PHILADELPHIA — Maintaining the tradition of America’s first flag maker, two embroiders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Flag Room demonstrated hand embroidery of the presidential flag at the Betsy Ross House Flag Makers’ Hall June 12 to celebrate “Flag Fest.”

scientists and logisticians observe sword in testing equipment

June 16, 2026

Sabers, shirts sustainment discussed during West Point logisticians’ visit to Troop Support

PHILADELPHIA — Maintaining uniform support to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point informed a visit to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support by West Point logisticians June 8.

June 15, 2026

Troop Support’s Medical and Subsistence hit a homerun for workplace morale

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s teamwork was in full swing as friendly competition, and a shared sense of camaraderie, took center field when employees from the Medical and Subsistence supply chains faced off in a softball game to strengthen morale and build connections beyond the office on June 10.

Soldiers practice moving remains into a casket with the use of a mannequin

June 12, 2026

Clothing and Textiles provides Army Green Service Uniforms to ‘fallen warriors’

Philadelphia — From recruit to honored veteran, the Defense Logistics Agency Clothing and Textiles supply chain provides uniforms to service members throughout their careers, including those killed in action.

Joint Food Management Analytics (JFMA) is a core tenant in the Troop Support Subsistence strategy for developing, deploying and maintaining a data-driven capability to improve supply chain operations for Subsistence, the military uniformed service members, and other key stakeholders as required by DoD Directive 5101.10.

June 12, 2026

DLA Troop Support launches food management system

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has officially launched Joint Food Management Analytics, a new digital platform to secure, monitor and manage the Subsistence supply chain.

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Academy participants walk alongside a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing during a flight line tour. Nearly 100 newer DLA Troop Support employees visited the joint base to observe how the equipment, clothing, and subsistence they procure directly support active global aerial refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions.

June 11, 2026

DLA Troop Support Academy connects workforce to the warfighter mission

PHILADELPHIA — During the Troop Support Academy held May 19-21, nearly 100 newer employees from around the world stepped away from their desks to bridge the gap between their office tasks and the front lines. The three-day event provided a comprehensive overview of the agency’s four main supply chains and staff offices, highlighted by an immersive field trip to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, where participants saw real-world examples of how the equipment, medical supplies and food they procure directly sustain active-duty service members.

Bill Kenny, DLA Troop Support Executive Director of Contracting and Acquisition Management, and John Fafara, Director of Procurement, address attendees at the "knowledge bar" during the DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium & Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio, June 3, 2026. The leaders provided a command overview and answered questions on how to navigate the federal procurement process.

June 5, 2026

Doing business with DLA Troop Support: Leadership answers industry questions at the 'Knowledge Bar'

COLOMBUS, Ohio — The global defense supply chain is facing complex, evolving challenges, and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support is making a direct appeal to industry for partnership. Whether a small business is looking to break into the federal market or an established contractor wants to strengthen its existing ties, DLA Troop Support is actively looking to expand its team to continually improve support for the warfighter.

Army Materiel Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Gavin Lawrence returned to his former command to serve as the keynote speaker for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Academy and receive a comprehensive operational briefing from current DLA Troop Support Commander Brig. Gen. Sean Kelly.

June 3, 2026

Army Materiel Command deputy commander returns to DLA Troop Support, highlights supply chain modernization

PHILADELPHIA — Army Materiel Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Gavin Lawrence returned to his former command to serve as the keynote speaker for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Academy and receive a comprehensive operational briefing from current DLA Troop Support Commander Brig. Gen. Sean Kelly.

The new U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command patch approved by The Institute of Heraldry effective Nov. 20, 2025, is displayed at the USAWHC activation and Transition of Command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The emblem features an eagle’s head above a globe representing North and South America, symbolizing the command’s area of responsibility, strategic readiness and modernization initiatives, with four stars denoting four-star leadership. The U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command serves as the Theater Army for both U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command. This newly activated command unifies U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North, and U.S. Army South as the Army Service Component Command for the Western Hemisphere. Its missions include homeland defense, crisis response, regional security cooperation, and defense support to civil authorities, while also serving as the Army's immediate response force for the region. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alexis Fischer)

June 2, 2026

DLA Troop Support fortifies the homeland defense mission

PHILADELPHIA — The territorial integrity of the United States rests on a basis of homeland defense. It’s the founding mission of the Department of War and is fortified by the logistical engine of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. Today, this commitment is demonstrated across the Western Hemisphere Command, the Theatre Army for U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command. With thousands of service members now focused on regional defense, this sweeping initiative projects absolute American strength and deters malign actors through an overwhelming physical presence. By aggressively targeting illicit activities, warfighters, federal law enforcement and DLA Troop Support logisticians are sending an undeniable, unified message: the Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood, and it will never be a permissive environment for transnational threats.