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Sept. 18, 2018

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dyess Air Force Base website — Readiness is the first step to executing any mission. The 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron ensures the Airmen, aircraft and supplies needed for a deployment are always ready to fly, fight and win.

39th Medical Operations Squadron food safety and public sanitation NCOIC inspects a new shipment of food at Incirlik AB

Sept. 6, 2018

Agencies integrate to fulfill European mission

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Incirlik Air Base website — There are many factors that go into how the Airmen of Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, receive their food, household goods and supplies. Before the product is delivered to the customer, many moving parts and multiple agencies must work together seamlessly.

Senior Airman Austin Stimmel, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron cable and antenna systems technician, shovels dirt from a cable storage area at Cargo City, located at Abdullah Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait, June 25, 2018. Stimmel and his fellow Airmen are installing communications lines for the new operating location, slated to open later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz)

July 5, 2018

From nothing to something – Cargo City takes shape

ABDULLAH AL-MUBARAK AIR BASE, Kuwait — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — Construction is nearly complete on ‘Cargo City,’ a new operating location for U.S. and coalition forces to conduct aerial port operations in Kuwait. This aerial port will continue to serve as a major-military logistics point, and also functions as the largest aerial port of debarkation in the Middle East.

Members of the Iraqi army and police look at ballistic helmets in a container during the divestment of organizational clothing and individual equipment to the Iraqi army and police at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq.

July 1, 2018

DLA Distribution’s Unit Materiel Fielding Point

DLA Distribution’s Unit Materiel Fielding Point emphasizes global posture and strong partnerships.

Airman 1st Class Ariel Santos, 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron aerial porter, directs a K-loader during an aircraft unloading, June 7, 2018, at Camp Taji, Iraq.

June 21, 2018

442nd AES aerial porters 'move the fight'

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Airmen from the 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron, located at Camp Taji, manage one of the aerial ports-of-entry for assets in Iraq. This port directly supports a multi-national coalition conducting missions for Operation Inherent Resolve.

Team members from the Joint Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States conducting M1 Inventory.

May 1, 2018

Transporting History

Halfway across the globe, DLA Distribution is helping return antique rifles from the Philippines to the United States.

Senior Airman Kirt Van Natta, air transportation journeyman in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, loads cargo aboard a C-5 Galaxy

April 26, 2018

A closer look at the 67th APS

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 419th Fighter Wing website — The 67th Aerial Port Squadron is made up of nearly 200 reservists specially trained to handle cargo and passengers aboard military aircraft traveling around the world.

Staff Sgt. Josiah McDonald (left), 455th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron in-bound cargo NCOIC, and Senior Airman Michael Tomoiaga (right), 455th ELRS traffic management technician, inspect in-bound cargo Mar. 16, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

March 17, 2018

Logistics Airman keeps cargo moving to support Airpower

455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing website — From office supplies to furniture to aircraft parts, the U.S. Air Force ships millions of dollars’ worth of equipment and supplies around the world every day.

A soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fires the new M17, or Modular Handgun System, at the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) indoor range. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the world’s only air assault division, is the first unit in the Army to field the service’s new handgun which replaces the M9 pistol, the standard Army sidearm since 1986.

March 8, 2018

Safely in Hand

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — From the March/April issue of Loglines magazine: When the Army needed to issue its new service pistol to soldiers around the world, it counted on DLA Distribution to get the weapons there safely and efficiently.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bianca Mitchell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office outbound cargo movement traffic overseer, tapes up cargo for shipment to another installation, Feb. 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. TMO outbound supports more than just Kadena. A key part of their mission is to also support military installations and units around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)

Feb. 15, 2018

It ships if it fits

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Kadena Air Base website — Ever wonder how aircraft parts get shipped out from the base? The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office ships out any cargo that needs to be sent from units on Kadena Air Base to other installations.

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