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Carrie Eaton, tractor operator, tows a broken forklift to a back shop to be repaired April 4. Eaton and her colleagues at Material Equipment Handling section are responsible for moving all vehicles, parts, and any other materials necessary to complete work on a vehicle at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.

April 14, 2017

Material Handling Equipment keeps PPB on the move

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow website — One department touches virtually every piece of equipment, vehicle and part used at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, located aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.

Senior Airman Mark Lee, an Electrical and Environmental craftsman assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, opens a binder inside the E&E back shop at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, April 12, 2017. While troubleshooting components of the B-1 bomber, E&E Airmen sign in parts, assess the problem, order equipment and fix the parts as necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)

April 14, 2017

28th MXS back shop saves AF time, money

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ellsworth Air Force Base website — Back shops provide a technical service that Airmen working the flight line depend on in order to keep aircraft running safely, efficiently and smoothly. They spend countless hours troubleshooting components, ordering equipment and fixing parts.

Restoration Advisory Board members, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia leadership, and concerned citizens came together April 10, 2017, at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County for the quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting. Britt McMillan, a DLA environmental contractor with Arcadis, gives update on Operable Units 7 and 8.

April 14, 2017

Installation Support’s Environmental Division held quarterly RAB meeting

Richmond, Va — Restoration Advisory Board members, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia, leadership and concerned citizens came together April 10, at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County for the quarterly RAB meeting.

Army Spc. Dartanian Pina and Staff Sgt. Nicholas San Miguel from the 115th BSB, 1st Cavalry Division,unload a pallet of unserviceable parts for recycling to contribute to the 200,000 pounds collected by Fort Hood Recycle.

April 14, 2017

DLA helps Army units save time, money in 'surge' disposition event

Fort Hood, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency personnel helped Army units at Fort Hood, Texas, save 4,300 man hours in document preparation and screening in a recent two-week event, in which 859 vehicles turned in 400,000 pounds of scrap metal.

Employees from the DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware supply chain participate in a Cross Function Day activity in the Bldg. 6 auditorium April 6. Personnel worked in small teams to construct military service insignia with hardware managed by the IH supply chain. The Cross Function Day event was designed to boost information-sharing across the supply chain’s diverse units and functions.

April 14, 2017

Industrial Hardware supply chain holds Cross Function Day

PHILADELPHIA — Industrial Hardware employees gained exposure to what their co-workers do to support the warfighter during the supply chain’s Cross Function Day April 6.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch discusses the agency's achievements and future challenges in his last Town Hall.

April 14, 2017

DLA Director describes agency transitions, accomplishments in final Town Hall

In his last Town Hall as the Defense Logistics Agency’s director, Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch spoke to the workforce in the McNamara Headquarters Complex April 13 about the agency’s resiliency, ongoing initiatives and future mission.

Edward Kopsick, logistics management specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, receives the United States Africa Command Interagency Partner of the Year award for his work in supporting distribution operations in the area of responsibility.

April 14, 2017

Distribution’s Kopsick receives AFRICOM’s Interagency Partner of the Year award

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Edward Kopsick, logistics management specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, has received the United States Africa Command Interagency Partner of the Year award for his work in supporting distribution operations in the area of responsibility.

April 14, 2017

Colonel Michael B. Tannehill delivers a message highlighting all the exciting people, services, and events Land & Maritime associates can find on the People & Culture website

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Colonel Michael B. Tannehill delivers a message highlighting all the exciting people, services, and events Land & Maritime associates can find on the People & Culture website.

Low cost aerial delivery systems, each loaded with four, 55-gallon drums of water, reach the ground after being dropped from a Republic of Korea Air Force C-130, April 12, 2017, into a drop zone between Daegu and Busan, South Korea. ExOPR17 focuses on integrating Republic of Korea and U.S. Alliance logistics capabilities within air, land, maritime, space and information environments.

April 13, 2017

No roads? No Problem with Supplies from Above

DAEGU, South Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — As exercise Operation Pacific Reach ’17 continues this week, U.S. and Republic of Korea military assets further hone their logistical crafts. The U.S. Army and ROK Air Force teamed up to conduct a simulated fuel resupply using C-130s to validate several pieces of equipment and skills while solidifying partnerships, Apr. 12.

Master Sgt Maggie Ladd welcomes particpants supporting survivors of sexual assault at the Walk a Lap - Going the Distance event on Apr. 12.

April 13, 2017

Walk-a-Lap for a Survivor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thank you to all the associates and service members that came out to show your support and raise awareness about the serious causes and effects of sexual assault.