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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.

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June 15, 2026

Army’s past, future celebrated during birthday ceremony

Defense Logistics Agency — Current soldiers, retirees and the workforce at the McNamara Headquarters Complex celebrated the Army’s 251st birthday during a ceremony June 11.

Graphic stating "Campaigning to Win: DLA Exercises to Sustain the Joint & Combined Force"

June 15, 2026

Campaigning to Win: DLA Exercises to Sustain the Joint & Combined Force

Training to achieve mission success through the threats posed by our most capable strategic competitors and testing that training in realistic exercises integrated with Joint and Service headquarters is key to Agency readiness. By transforming through exercise campaigning, DLA is building the culture and capabilities to sustain a war-winning Joint force during large scale combat operations.

Graphic for the white paper "U.S. Military Footprint in the USSOUTHCOM AOR: WWII–Cold War Posture and Modern Sustainment Implications."

June 15, 2026

U.S. Military Footprint in the USSOUTHCOM AOR: WWII–Cold War Posture and Modern Sustainment Implications

The Caribbean Basin region, containing land in both Central America and Northern South America, has long been strategically important to the United States. In order to protect its interests in the region, the U.S. has historically maintained a strong military presence in the basin, sustaining this presence by building a resilient logistics network that adapted its posture to fit the current operating environment.

Graphic for the white paper "Logistics Posture as Deterrence: The Role of Distribution Networks in Homeland Defense."

June 15, 2026

Logistics Posture as Deterrence: The Role of Distribution Networks in Homeland Defense

The Joint Force can no longer assume uncontested sustainment. As laid out in the Department of War’s 2026 National Defense Strategy, homeland defense is the top priority of the United States, requiring critical infrastructure and population protection, as well as the ability to generate, project and sustain combat power.

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June 15, 2026

Removing roadblocks: Policy changes make LESO easier and more accessible to law enforcement departments

Policy changes make the Law Enforcement Support Office program easier and more accessible to local law enforcement departments. These new rules will help ease the administrative burden of participants and further narrow the gap between law enforcement and the taxpayer-funded excess equipment that can help them protect communities across the country.

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June 15, 2026

Get to know an NCO: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Deron Cooke

Get to know a materiel management enlisted career broadener at DLA Troop Support.

The U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman and industry partner Bechtel recently broke ground on the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile launch silo prototype in Promontory, Utah. This prototype is critical for validating the modular, cost-effective construction approach for 450 future silos that will support the modernization of the land-based leg of the nation’s nuclear triad. The data gathered will inform the final design and reduce risks before full-rate production. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

June 15, 2026

Out of time: DLA Disposition Services to help retire Minuteman III

DLA Disposition Services is helping to retire the Minuteman III missile silos to make way for a new weapons system. An new silos come online in the coming years, legacy facilities will need demilitarization — a War Department requirement overseen by DLA.

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June 15, 2026

Supply chain symposium brings together industry partners, government leaders to discuss strengthening the industrial base

The 2026 Defense Logistics Agency Supply Chain Alliance Symposium and Exhibition focused on discussing prominent topics from both the military and the industrial base: delivering readiness, building capabilities and enhancing logistics deterrence.

An Army soldier inspects a backpack on another soldier.

June 15, 2026

Forging a unified front: DLA Distribution riggers join joint airborne operation

Army parachute riggers assigned to DLA Distribution in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, reached a readiness milestone: Putting their work to the test by executing a static line jump alongside airmen from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron to showcase the rapid mobility and joint interoperability essential to Western Hemisphere and homeland defense missions.