DLA News Archive

Tag: spill prevention

Members of the 1st Special Operations Wing, TK&K Services and Defense Logistics Agency Energy evacuate the hazardous zone of a fuel spill during a spill prevention and response exercise Feb. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Feb. 28, 2022

Hurlburt Field Spill Prevention and Response Exercise

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hurlburt Field website — Members of the 1st Special Operations Wing, TK&K Services and Defense Logistics Agency Energy participate in a spill prevention and response exercise Feb. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The exercise tested the response and clean-up capabilities of on base and local agencies.

Man tips over a container of water to demonstrate what a 30 gallon spill looks like to a small group of people at Kirtland, AFB.

June 30, 2021

DLA conducts spill prevention exercise at Kirtland AFB

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Kirtland Air Force Base website — The Defense Logistics Agency partnered with Kirtland’s environmental professionals to host its annual spill prevention exercise.

Staff Sgt. Justin Ratcliffe, an NCO in charge of fuels fixed facilities with the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, points to safety valves and introduces students to safety measures and procedures at a government vehicle fuel station at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 22, 2020. The introduction to the station and its fuel spill mitigation measures was part of a Defense Logistics Agency and 509th Civil Engineer Squadron spill response and mitigation course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

Aug. 6, 2020

Airmen, Soldiers practice emergency response during DLA fuel spill prevention, response training

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Whiteman Air Force Base website — Fuel is the lifeblood of the mission, but spills directly threaten ground water and the environment at large. To better prepare for emergencies, members of the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron and the U.S. Army’s 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion participated in a DLA Energy fuel spill exercise, July 21-22.