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# DLA Troop Support News

Jan. 31, 2019

 Troop Support hosts JBMDL Logistics Officers Association chapter 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted members of the Logistics Officer Association’s Pudgy Chapter from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to educate the members on its mission and warfighter impact during the visit Jan. 24 in Philadelphia. LOA members were provided an overview of DLA and DLA Troop Support, as well as detailed presentations from each of Troop Support’s five supply chains: Subsistence, Clothing and Textiles, Construction and Equipment, Medical and Industrial Hardware.             

Jan. 29, 2019

 Medical discusses pharmaceutical support with Defense Health Agency team 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain hosted a pharmacy operations team from the Defense Health Agency Jan. 24 to learn about pharmaceutical programs, capabilities and collaborative initiatives.            

Jan. 29, 2019

 Finding balance at the summit: Troop Support employee climbs Kilimanjaro 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Not many people can claim that they have danced with an African tribe, climbed to the top of the highest peak in Africa and watched a sunset from above the clouds. But thanks to an adventurous spirit and a supportive workplace, Jeff Crow can make that claim. Crow, a material planner in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware supply chain and avid trekker from Colorado, decided he needed to take a trip to provide stability to his work-life balance - and a tropical vacation wasn’t going to do the trick. He needed a challenge. He was going to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro - one of the “Seven Summits,” which are the highest peaks on each of Earth’s continents.             

Jan. 25, 2019

 Troop Support Campaign of Learning fosters future sustainment 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Change management is something the senior leaders within the Defense Logistics Agency and its Major            

Jan. 24, 2019

 Troop Support senior leaders discuss medical support as treatment facilities transition to DHA 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the Defense Health Agency’s Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, Combat Support Agency assistant director, to discuss current support operations and plans as DHA assumes management and administration of military treatment facilities.            

Jan. 24, 2019

 Subsistence dietician gets first scholarly journal article published 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Pennsylvania National Guard soldier and current registered dietician in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain recently become a published author.             

Jan. 23, 2019

 A dramatization of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. highlights NSA-Philadelphia annual birthday observance 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Employees from across Naval Support Activity Philadelphia filed into the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support auditorium to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the annual birthday observance program held Jan. 23 in Philadelphia.             

Jan. 17, 2019

 Reorganizing for employee development, future success 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                For new employees, “learning the ropes” can be a challenge. So leaders in the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Industrial Hardware supply chain found a way to help set up certain new employees for success. Developed in 2018, the IH Material Planning training branch took a cue from IH’s Technical and Quality Division and helped standardize training and “build the bench” of more skilled, knowledgeable interns and employees in the Pathways to Career Excellence program, or PaCErs.             

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.             

Jan. 14, 2019

 Science in support of the warfighter 

                    Fort Belvoir, Virginia —                                                Science in support of the warfighter — the Product Test Center-Analytical way.            

Jan. 10, 2019

 Subsistence employee’s hard decision ultimately earns him 2018 Employee Leader of the Year recognition 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Having to convince your wife and five kids to leave a familiar place to go to an unfamiliar place may seem like a daunting task.  For one Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employee this one decision led to one of his most gratifying experiences being selected as the 2018 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Leader of the Year.              

Jan. 7, 2019

 Troop Support honors Army reservist’s retirement 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Army Lt. Col. Thomas Wooden Jr. was honored for 29 years of service to his nation at a retirement ceremony held Jan. 4 at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia where he spent the last 29 years of his military career as an Army reservist. During the ceremony, presiding official and DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly thanked Wooden and his more than 20 family members in attendance for their support to the Army and to the nation. “We know that serving in the armed services poses challenges for our soldiers that many civilians and their families cannot appreciate, but you all can,” Simerly said. “And your support to [Wooden] has been essential in his success.”            

Jan. 3, 2019

 Process Improvement helps get food to troops overseas faster 

                    PHILADELPHIA —                                                Napoleon Bonaparte has been credited with saying that “an Army marches on its stomach.” As key players in making sure the military has the food they need to literally sustain America’s armed forces, employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain understand the importance of that concept. And when they saw potential to improve their process to feed the warfighter faster, they called in the Continuous Process Improvement Office to assist.             

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