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Senior Airmen Leonard Montoya, left, and Ian Lauzon, both 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operators, prepare to move a Humvee onto the back of a tow truck at a missile alert facility which will later be transferred to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., for maintenance Feb. 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Heavner)

Feb. 8, 2017

Vehicle operators keep the mission rolling at Malmstrom

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Malmstrom Air Force Base website — When it comes to the fleet of more than 800 vehicles that travel both on base and in the nearly 13,800 square mile missile field located in central Montana, the 341st Logistical Readiness Squadron vehicle operators are on hand to ensure that transportation needs are met for units to carry out mission objectives.

Master Sgt. Tony Frye, 403rd Fabrication Flight metals technology craftsman, adjusts a mocrometer Feb. 1 at Keesler Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

Feb. 8, 2017

403rd Fabrication Flight: you bend it, we mend it

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — Taking an ordinary piece of metal and crafting it into a functioning aircraft part might seem like magic, but the Airmen at the 403rd Wing Fabrication Flight do it every day.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Miner, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals an F-22 Raptor to stop at a hydrogen pit for a hot pit refuel at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 6, 2017. Hydrogen pits are connected to underground pipes that allow fuel to flow from nearby storage tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Feb. 8, 2017

POL: we fuel the fight

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — From refueling jets and firetrucks to testing fuel samples and maintaining liquid oxygen, the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight does it all at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Lt. Col. Dwayne Rolniak, lab chief, discusses a patient isolation chamber which is being tested by the Aeromedical Test Lab for use on Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brian Brackens)

Feb. 8, 2017

AFLCMC lab certifies medical equipment for U.S. Air Force aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Transporting sick and injured military members and dependents by air from areas lacking certain medical requirements is an important part of the Air Force mission.

(Center) Land and Maritime Commander, Rear Admiral Michelle Skubic, is flanked by CFC team captains during a celebration event highlighting the campaign’s close out. The campaign raised more than $958,000 in contributions.

Feb. 8, 2017

Land and Maritime recognizes successful CFC campaign

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA Land and Maritime recently closed out its 2016 Combined Federal Campaign on a positive note with a meeting of the organization’s key workers. Their efforts helped the Central Ohio West Virginia campaign raise more than $958,000 in contributions.

The Defense Logistics Agency selects Air Force Master Sgt. Gabriela Camarillo as its Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter for the 1st quarter of 2017 for her professional and personal contributions to the agency. She oversaw dollar threshold requirements by validating purchases worth $1.5 million, while saving $250,000 in excess purchases from when she started at the DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia, in June 2016. She also helped raise more than $100,000 for local charities during the Combined Federal Campaign this year by coordinating four fundraisers.

Feb. 8, 2017

Air Force Master Sgt. named Defense Logistics Agency Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter

Richmond, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency selects Air Force Master Sgt. Gabriela Camarillo as its Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter for the 1st quarter of 2017.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 performed maintenance on E/A-18G Growlers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support exercise Cope North, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 – March 8, 2017. The maintenance performed by the Sailors allows the pilots to continue operating their aircraft and participating in the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)

Feb. 8, 2017

Sailors keep aircraft in shipshape condition

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni website — U.S. Navy sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 performed maintenance on E/A-18G Growlers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support exercise Cope North, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 – March 8, 2017.

Slides showing how to update your default home page to DLA Land and Maritime.

Feb. 7, 2017

Update your default home page

COLUMBUS, Ohio — How to update your default home page to DLA Land and Maritime.

Navy Rear Adm. Deborah Haven, DLA JRF Director, speaks to Air Force IMAs during an IMA All Call Feb. 3 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Va., The event was designed to help IMAs and their leaders understand the benefits and practices of the Air Force IMA program.

Feb. 6, 2017

Inaugural all-call helps hone Air Force IMA processes, best practices

More than 70 Air Force Individual Mobilization Augmentees and Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force leaders recently joined in a two-day event to train, exchange ideas and broaden their skills, during the DLA JRF February Battle Assembly at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. IMAs, who are accountable to the Air Force

Airman 1st Class Raul Guzman, a crew chief with the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 3. Maintainers and pilots from Hill Air Force Base's 388th and 419th Fighter Wings deployed the fifth-generation fighter to Nellis AFB Jan. 20. This is the first deployment of the F-35A to a Red Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

Feb. 6, 2017

F-35A, maintainers proving reliable at Red Flag

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — When it comes to the F-35A, much is made of the edge its fifth-generation technology gives pilots, but America’s newest fighter aircraft is also proving capable in the hands of maintainers.