DLA News Archive

Tag: heavy equipment

Airman 1st Class Kevin Coulter, a pavement and heavy equipment operator with the 137th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron (137th SOCES), Oklahoma City, dumps a scoop of dirt from a loader during deployment readiness training at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, June 26, 2018. The 137th SOCES members train at a regional training site every three years as a part of this deployment readiness training.

July 11, 2018

Civil engineers complete deployment readiness training

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Eighty-four members of the 137th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron (137th SOCES) participated in deployment readiness training June 25-30 at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California.

Dec. 21, 2017

Heavy shop Airmen help maintain airfield integrity

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Eielson Air Force Base website — When thinking about flight line operations and how to keep a resilient airfield, most people think about the snow equipment clearing the flight line, the maintainers aiding each aircraft in taking-off or the pilots flying the aircraft.

Airmen from six civil engineering job specialties, assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to pour, flatten and edge a new concrete slab on a runway at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 28, 2017.

Dec. 13, 2017

Total Force Team Takes On Runway Repair Project

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — A team of 322nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron airmen spanning six specialties has taken on an extensive runway repair project to protect aircraft from potential foreign object damage -- known on flight lines as FOD.

Forklift driver transports boxes in Dominica.

Oct. 23, 2017

Face of Defense: Marine Heavy Equipment Operator Supports Relief Efforts

MELVILLE HALL, Dominica — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — When he packed his bags to deploy in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, 28-year-old Marine Corps Cpl. Michael A. Fleenor had no idea that he and his forklift driving skills would be playing such an important role in U.S. Southern Command’s response to hurricanes Irma and Maria.

193rd Special Operations Wing works around the clock on hurricane relief

Oct. 23, 2017

193rd Special Operations Wing provides non-stop hurricane relief support

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The 193rd SOLRS and other 193rd Special Operations Wing personnel have been working around the clock since late August to provide air transport, troops, equipment and supplies in support of hurricane relief efforts.

Students watch as an instructor adds cement mix to a hole before finishing a new patch of cement during a Pavements Maintenance, Inspection and Repair course, June 15, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Every year, training managers at the major command level across the Air Force pick multiple bases across the Air Force to host the course, and this year Moody hosted one from June 5-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

June 19, 2017

Airmen pave the way for airpower

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — Maintainers are often considered the unsung heroes of the Air Force because without them, aircraft don’t leave the ground. But in order for aircraft to soar, they need smooth runways so they can safely taxi.