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Generators provided by DLA Troop Support await airlift by helicopter from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The generators are part of the ongoing efforts to restore power to the islands devastated by Hurricane Maria

March 8, 2018

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Months after three hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, DLA Troop Support is still hard at work, helping Americans regain electrical power with the help of new generators.

Jan. 24, 2018

Marine Corps range in Hawaii ‘transformed’ with DLA materials

PHILADELPHIA — Marines in Hawaii can now drive through simulated urban blocks lined with buildings that conceal moving targets they engage with their big guns. The Kaneohe Bay Gun Training Facility has been transformed into a combat training environment.

Dec. 18, 2017

Troop Support earns acquisition, EEO awards at 50th DLA Employee Recognition awards

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support earned several awards at the 50th annual DLA Employee Recognition Awards ceremony Dec. 12, including awards for acquisition, EEO and IT.

Sept. 14, 2017

DLA Troop Support continues hurricane relief support

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support continues to manage the delivery of more than 30 million meals and 82 generators to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hurricane relief efforts.

Several Police Presence in a Box kits were transferred to Iraqi security forces July 3. The kits are the first of 100 that DLA Troop Support procured for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and will be transferred to ISF this summer. The kits include: a tent with a working space, furniture, lighting, water tanks, laptops, phones, GPS, weapons storage and checkpoint equipment.

July 18, 2017

DLA-procured police-presence kits delivered to Iraqi security forces

PHILADELPHIA — On the verge of victory in Mosul, Iraqi security forces received police equipment that they’ll use to protect their citizens. The first Police Presence in a Box kits were transferred to Iraqi security forces July 3 during a ceremony in Baghdad.

Airmen assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE, wait for further instructions while working on a construction site June 27, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The squadron is tasked with constructing a new 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing mission support industrial complex and life support area, to include facilities, utilities and roads, providing the wing with increased capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)

July 12, 2017

Tenacious Airmen Tackle Toughest Construction Jobs

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — On a construction site at an undisclosed location here, all five senses are constantly bombarded. The sun scorches, gusting winds kick up sand and dirt, and deafening machines saturate the air with fumes. For combat engineers, this is an average day at work.

Royal Australian and U.S. Air Force members operate machinery in the rain during Silver Flag April 25, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Silver Flag is a multilateral Theater Security Cooperation Program subject matter expert exchange event designed to build partnerships and promote interoperability through the exchange of civil engineer related information.

May 22, 2017

Civil Engineers, the Backbone of Operations at Andersen

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron are standing-by at all times with an arsenal of machinery and skills to keep Andersen Air Force Base up and running.

Douglas Tait and Dustin McIver work to clean the lines for the asphalt crack sealer. (U.S. Air Force photo / W. Eugene Barnett Jr.)

April 4, 2017

Civil Engineering gearing up for spring road repairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Winter weather can take a heavy toll on roadways. This can pose a big challenge to the 88th Civil Engineer Group teams responsible for maintaining the 120 miles of base roads on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Spc. Daniel Czigler, right, deployed in support of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment, drills into a stand-up desk while Spc. Adam Heath, carpentry and masonry specialist, 258th EUD, holds the desk in place in Baghdad, Iraq, March 6. Czigler is an interior electrician by trade but learned he would be doing a lot of wood work when he arrived.

March 22, 2017

Coalition engineer detachment builds a stronger alliance through construction

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fort Riley website — The North Carolina National Guard’s 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment, Union III team, learned new capabilities and challenged themselves to be more creative as they supported operations and made Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve a better place to work.

Army Staff Sgt. Jenna Vaughn, 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Iraq Train and Equip Funding noncommissioned officer, inspects bulldozers received for ITEF July 12, 2016 in Southwest Asia. Armored bulldozers such as these were provided through DLA Troop Support’s Heavy Equipment Procurement Program and will allow Iraqi combat engineers to more effectively clear convoy routes of roadside bombs and other threats in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Feb. 22, 2017

C&E sends heavy equipment to support Iraq, counter ISIL

PHILADELPHIA — Armored bulldozers and track loaders provided by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support are playing a role in protecting Iraq from the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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