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Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day signs the final structural beam that will be placed on Phase I of the new DLA Aviation Operations Center at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, in a “topping off” ceremony held on the construction site Nov. 3, 2016. The beam will go in one of the elevator shafts and finalizes the framing of the building. The Phase I building should be completed and ready for occupancy by DLA Aviation employees between December 2017 and January 2018.

Nov. 7, 2016

Ceremony marks last steel beam to frame new Aviation Ops Center

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Brig. Gen. Allan Day participated in a topping off ceremony Nov. 3, as the last structural beam to be placed on Phase I of the new DLA Aviation Operations Center at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, was signed. Hensel Phelps, the contractor constructing the building, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and DLA Installation Support at Richmond, were also at the event, which marked a milestone in the ongoing construction project, which officially began Oct. 15, 2015, in a ground breaking ceremony.

KC-135 Stratotanker ruddervators are shown in two distinct stages of remanufacture by members of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Tradd Baggott, 553rd CMMXS composite fabricator works on the the ruddervator on the left which uses original components in the form of a steel tube and small section of honeycomb core around which the rest of the airfoil is built using the template table. Patrick Harkless, right, cleans and inspects a finished ruddervator ready to be returned to the supply system. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

Nov. 7, 2016

Composite Shop brings it all together

Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — Today’s modern aircraft structures are increasingly made of a wide variety of strong, flexible and light-weight materials called composites. The professional maintainers of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron are composite experts supporting global power for America.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander (right), greets Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, as he arrives for a visit to DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Nov. 2

Nov. 7, 2016

USMC commandant sees DLA support of Marines during Philly visit

PHILADELPHIA — The Marine Corps’ highest-ranking officer visited DLA Troop Support Nov. 2 to learn more about the organization and how it supports America’s Marines.

DLA Distribution Guam, Marianas, employees tie down material for customers during the biennial field training exercise, Valiant Shield.

Nov. 7, 2016

Guam distribution center serves as logistics hub for Valiant Shield exercise

MARIANAS, Guam — In the sixth iteration of the biennial field training exercise Valiant Shield, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Guam, Marianas once again became the primary logistics hub for all cargo marked for activities participating in the event, which focused on integrated joint training among U.S. forces.

Airmen assigned to the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, unload fuel from a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy July 22, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Due to an extended loss of commercial power to the base, supplies, including food, water and fuel were delivered to sustain missions here at Incirlik. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh)

Nov. 7, 2016

39th LRS fuels mission

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Incirlik Air For Base website — The Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants shop Airmen were working 12 hour shifts fueling the base and all Operation INHERENT RESOLVE missions before the power outage. When the power went out, the POL shop was tasked with sustaining generators across the base, along with fueling flightline operations.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joe Bossi, Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka fuel director, shows DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin (second from right) and other leaders a recently completed project that improves fuel pumping capability at Defense Fuel Support Point Hakozaki on the island of Azuma located within Tokyo Bay, Japan, Oct. 28.

Nov. 4, 2016

DLA Energy Commander visits Australia, Pacific commands

AZUMA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Martin Chapin addressed the Australia Fuel Symposium as a guest of the Australian Defense Force Fuel Services Branch Oct. 25.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wait by a 500-gallon drum of water to conduct a Helicopter Support Team drill at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 25, 2016. The drum was taken into the Sierra Mesa Mountains to support Marines who are conducting field operations during Mountain Exercise 6-16.

Nov. 4, 2016

High altitude training, logistics in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in Mountain Exercise 6-16 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 27, 2016.

Airman 1st Class James Meyer, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight Mobility Readiness Spare Package apprentice, stands among recently palletized MRSP kits at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., October 19, 2016. MRSP kits contain spare parts for aircraft are used to support designated weapons systems for as many as 30 consecutive days downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

Nov. 3, 2016

Planes don’t fly without supply

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Cannon Air Force Base website — The men and women of the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight work behind the scenes to ensure MC-130J, AC-130W, CV-22 and MQ-9 aircraft deploy with the parts they need to remain operational when lives depend upon their precision.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee Connie Carney, contract price/cost analyst with Strategic Acquisitions Directorate in Richmond Virginia negotiates to find the fair and reasonable price for the customer. Before coming to DLA Carney was a price analyst in the U.S. Air Force.

Nov. 3, 2016

Employee Spotlight: Constance Carney

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee Connie Carney, contract price/cost analyst with Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate in Richmond, Virginia, negotiates to find the fair and reasonable price for the customer. Before coming to DLA, Carney was a price analyst in the Air Force.

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, in conjunction with DLA Aviation, hosted an exhibit booth to showcase the capabilities of all DLA primary level field activities at this year’s annual Army Aviation Association of America Luther G. Jones Professional Aviation Forum which was held from Oct. 19-20. (Left to right) Dru Jackson, DLA Aviation, US Army Customer Facing Division AMCOM; Jeremy Beckwith, DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, support services division chief; Melissa Lopez, DLA Aviation Forward Presence Supervisor, Corpus Christi Army Depot; Army Col. Mark Hirschinger, DLA Aviation, division chief army customer operation; Army Lt. Col. Brian Richie, commander, DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas.

Nov. 3, 2016

Distribution’s Corpus Christi attends the 12th Annual AAAA Luther G. Jones Army Aviation Sustainment Forum

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, in conjunction with DLA Aviation, hosted an exhibit booth to showcase the capabilities of all DLA primary level field activities at this year’s annual Army Aviation Association of America Luther G. Jones Professional Aviation Forum which was held from Oct. 19-20.