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The 386th AEW, Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, cook for approximately 7,000 Airmen, soldiers, civilians and coalition forces daily

Nov. 23, 2017

Gobble it up: 386 EFSS prepares for Thanksgiving

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Months of planning and weeks of preparation come down to the next 8 hours. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Expeditionary Force Support Squadron is preparing to cook the Thanksgiving Day Lunch for approximately 7,000 Airmen, soldiers, civilians and coalition forces stationed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Strategic Material Sourcing Division Chief Donna Pointkouski speaks to representatives from nearly 500 U.S. clothing and textiles manufacturers, the military services and government representatives during the third annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry November 15, 2017. The two-day meeting in Cherry Hill, New Jersey served as an opportunity for the DLA and the military to brief industry partners on their expectations for clothing and individual equipment requirements over the next year.

Nov. 22, 2017

DLA, military services brief clothing, equipment support plans to industry partners

CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY — The third annual Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended by nearly 800 representatives from U.S. clothing and textiles manufacturers, the military services and the government.

Photo of Teresa Blake, Documentation Automation Printing Services electronic duplicating system operator, inspecting a print job at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 16, 2017.

Nov. 22, 2017

Mountain Home Air Force Base print shop set to close 2018

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Mountain Home Air Force Base website — Gunfighters see printed products around base every day, such as posters or chain of command photos, but may be unfamiliar with the office that makes this happen. That office is closing.

Several 3-D-printed assault vehicle models sit on display in the General Support Maintenance Company (GSM), 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, as a display of advanced capabilities, Nov. 21 2017, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The Dreamer Flashforge 3-D printer is regularly used at GSM to test form, fit and functionality of equipment and military systems before the finished product is produced out of metal.

Nov. 22, 2017

Metal Magic: Marines provide manufacturing capabilities to 3rd MLG

CAMP KINSER, Okinawa — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — Marines with General Support Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provide machining, manufacturing and welding support to units on Hawaii, Okinawa and mainland Japan to keep them combat ready.

DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California’s, Central Receiving Team has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Nov. 22, 2017

San Joaquin’s Central Receiving Team awarded DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award

TRACY, Calif. — DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California’s, Central Receiving Team has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Warner Robbins acting deputy awarded DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award

Nov. 21, 2017

Warner Robins acting deputy awarded DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia — Frederick “Tony” Brooks has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award for third quarter, fiscal year 2017.

Senior officers serve Thanksgiving meals at Bagram Airfield

Nov. 21, 2017

DLA delivers Thanksgiving meals to troops overseas

PHILADELPHIA — The Subsistence team sent more than 200,000 pounds of traditional Thanksgiving food to field kitchens, dining facilities and galleys throughout the Middle East and other parts of the U.S. Central Command.

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Nov. 20, 2017

Cooler Than Cool, LRS Airmen produce liquid oxygen at Andersen

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Andersen Air Force Base website — The U.S. Air Force has two cryogenics production plants, one of which is on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. For the last year however, the plant has been closed while undergoing repairs to be more energy efficient and bring it to mission capable status.

Personnel support Operation Inherent Resolve in Supply Service Activity.

Nov. 20, 2017

DLA Aviation Army officer leads intra-theater distribution initiative in Iraq for CDDOC

Richmond, Va — A Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Army officer has been selected to lead an intra-theater distribution initiative by U.S. Central Command’s Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Iraq Oct. 26 – 31, to provide better aerial distribution support at the tactical level support for our warfighters serving on Iraq’s’ frontlines.

DLA Distribution Hill provides deployable hospitals to the warfighter

Nov. 20, 2017

DLA Distribution Hill provides deployable hospitals to the warfighter

HILL, Utah — If you’ve ever driven past building 1160 on the west side of Hill Air Force Base, you may have wondered about the hundreds of containers stacked behind it.