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Service dog trainees Kharma and Lucy watch the audience arrive for the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center's People With Disabilities event on how such companions help combat veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Oct. 7, 2016

Service dogs show their skills at disabilities program

Battle Creek, Michigan — The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center’s People With Disabilities Program Oct. 5 had four special guests — including two who literally work their tails as they train to help former military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Airman 1st Class Alexa Fagaragan (left), and Airman Robyn Nelson (middle), 86th Medical Support Squadron war reserve material technicians, hook an air conditioning unit to a generator to dry out tents with Staff Sgt. Tyler Wilson (right) , 86th MDSS WRM supervisor at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 28, 2016. The tents were used during Exercise Immediate Response 2016 in Slovenia from Sept. 9 to 23. Immediate Response 2016 was an exercise that tested a rapid response for aeromedical evacuation operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

Oct. 7, 2016

Ramstein assembles for an immediate response

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the RamsteinAir Force Base website — Whether it’s an x-ray technician taking their images, or a doctor using their stethoscope, Ramstein Air Base medical professionals expect their equipment to be reliable and functioning.

Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency leaders meet to discuss DLA’s continued support to the Air Force at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 6.

Oct. 7, 2016

Air Force-DLA Day strengthens customer relationship

Air Force customers and Defense Logistics Agency leaders met to discuss DLA’s continued support to the Air Force at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Oct. 6.

An HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter prepares to launch from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 4, 2016, to stage at the Grand Cayman Islands to support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts if requested by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. The Black Hawk is assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

Oct. 6, 2016

DoD Assistance Team Arrives in Haiti for Post-Hurricane Support

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — U.S. military assistance is on the ground in Haiti to assist and support the tiny island nation with the impact felt from Hurricane Matthew, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Defense Supply Center Richmond; Virginia Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day presents Deputy Chief Counsel Don Tracy, Defense Logistics Agency Counsel – Aviation with the Exceptional Civilian Service Award during Tracy’s retirement ceremony Sept. 29, 2016, at the historic Bellwood Club on DSCR.

Oct. 6, 2016

Attorney bids farewell after 36-year career

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia bid farewell to one of the installation’s legal icons at the historic Bellwood Club Sept. 29. Donald Tracy, deputy chief counsel, DLA Counsel – Aviation, bid farewell to his colleagues and friends in a retirement ceremony celebrating his 36-year legal career, all on DSCR.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Josephson (left), 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) traffic management journeyman and Staff Sgt. Amanda Olmos, 39th LRS outbound cargo noncommissioned officer in charge, prepare boxes for shipment Sept. 29, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Cargo is packaged and accounted for prior to being transported. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho)

Oct. 6, 2016

39th LRS deployment and distribution flight provide total package

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Incirlik Air Force Base website — During a loss of commercial power to Incirlik Air Base in July 2016, Airmen assigned to the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment and distribution flight worked to keep cargo flowing out to units.

Furnishings from the Marine Corps’ old Temporary Lodging Facility at Iwakuni, Japan, arrive at DLA Disposition Services.

Oct. 5, 2016

Furnishings ‘check out’ of old lodging facility

Iwakuni, Japan — With the end of summer came the transition from the Marine Corps’ old Temporary Lodging Facility at Iwakuni, Japan, as furniture and other items not needed for the new building made their way to their temporary lodging at DLA Disposition Services.

Col. Roman L. Hund, installation commander, signs an Energy Action Month proclamation in Building 1305 Sept. 30, while Thomas Schluckebier, left-to-right, Mike Lynch, David Wong and Brett Castle look on. As part of the month-long campaign, the 66th Civil Engineering Division requests employees find ways to reduce energy and water consumption at work, home and in their communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

Oct. 5, 2016

66th Civil Engineering Division seeks reduced energy and water consumption

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hanscom Air Force Base website — October is Energy Action Month. As part of the month-long campaign, the 66th Civil Engineering Division requests employees find ways to reduce energy and water consumption at work, home and in their communities.

A firefighter suppresses hot spots during the 2014 wildfire season in California. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support began providing firefighting and other materiel to wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service in 2014.

Oct. 5, 2016

C&E boosts support to wildland firefighters

PHILADELPHIA — More than 10 million acres in the United States burned during last year’s record-setting wildfire season. And since the 2014 season, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has provided materiel to help wildland firefighters contain the infernos.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brista Stair administers flu vaccinations to Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima.

Oct. 5, 2016

DLA Distribution issues 2016 flu vaccine

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — For the 10th year in a row, DLA Distribution is ensuring the storage and distribution of the seasonal influenza vaccine to military all over the globe.