DLA News Archive

Tag: athletic footwear

new Army recruits get American-made athletic shoes

Oct. 4, 2019

Army recruits receive American-made athletic footwear at basic training for first time

PHILADEPHIA — Approximately 134 Army recruits received American-made athletic footwear at Ft. Benning, Georgia Oct. 1, thanks to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. Recruits at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri also received athletic footwear this week, with recruits at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to receive the new shoes starting Oct. 7.

Vernalynne Carter, chief of clothing initial issue for the Air Force, and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander Air Force Lt. Col. Ernest Cage issue new American-made athletic footwear to recruits Daniel Sterling (bottom right) and Ryan Padro (top right) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, in January.

March 7, 2019

DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles Division provides American-made athletic footwear to recruits.

New Air Force recruits receive American-made athletic footwear

Jan. 15, 2019

A marathon of support: DLA provides new American-made athletic footwear

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 900 Air Force recruits were the first to receive new American-made athletic footwear early January, procured by Defense Logistics Agency as a result of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which mandated the Department of Defense to provide to enlistees the footwear upon their initial entry into the armed forces.