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Participants point to game pieces on a board game designed to simulate air combat scenarios.

Nov. 13, 2024

AFIMSC uses gaming to ready I&MS teams for combat ops

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Materiel Command website — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is using a board game and data-driven outcomes to prepare installation and mission support Airmen to successfully conduct agile combat employment operations in contested logistics environments.

Service members from the U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australian Army, renders a salute to the national anthems of each country at the opening ceremony for Yama Sakkura 85 in Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023.

Nov. 12, 2024

Enhancing Interoperability, Readiness at Yama Sakura 87

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — In early fall, servicemembers from Japan, the United States, and Australia gathered at Camp Zama to initiate the trilateral planning conference for Yama Sakura 87, a simulated exercise that has consistently grown in purpose since its inception in 1982. In a contested logistics and great power competition environment, this exercise is a critical component of efforts to enhance the readiness and posture of these forces.

senior navy leaders, DLA civilians and Army Lieutenant General Mark Simerly gather for a group photo October 23, 2024 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Oct. 25, 2024

Navy/DLA Service Integration Day address logistics challenges, share insights towards streamlined support

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Today's Navy leadership face the daunting task of delivering readiness and setting the global posture to support naval combat power in a contested logistics environment. To facilitate a more streamlined supply chain in the face of pacing adversarial threats, the Defense Logistics Agency director hosted a one-day annual seminar where senior navy leaders and their DLA civilian counterparts could discuss current supply, equipment and training issues impacting the fleet.

Fox Company takes a group photo at the conclusion of Operation Reload.

Oct. 21, 2024

Operation Reload 24: Foxtrot Company Ensures Army Readiness Through Dynamic Logistics Training

Camp Humphreys, South Korea — Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Official U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Foxtrot Company of the 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion carried out a field training exercise known as Operation Reload. This exercise focused on convoy movements to deploy to new locations, managing logistics packages (LOGPAC) to resupply our Air Defenders, and executing supply support activities (SSA).

An airman carries tree branches while walking near the woods.

Oct. 3, 2024

National Guard Provides Support to Hurricane Stricken States

Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Official U.S. Dept. of Defense website — Hurricane Helene, a category 4 storm that touched down in Florida late September 26, 2024, caused significant damage across the Deep South and then northwestward across the southern Appalachians. As a result, local, state, and national response efforts have launched with FEMA coordinating the Federal assistance throughout impacted areas. About 6,700 guardsmen from 16 states across the U.S. have been activated to provide assistance.

Soldiers with the Florida Army National Guard’s 1-111th General Support Aviation Regiment worked alongside members of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Team to conduct emergency response operations after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.

Oct. 3, 2024

National Guard Rescues Hundreds of People in Wake of Hurricane

Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the official U.S. National Guard website — In response to Hurricane Helene, The Virginia National Guard mobilized more than 50 Guardsmen to assist in rescue and recovery efforts. Hurricane Helen caused significant damage prompting, local, state, and national response efforts lead by FEMA. The Virginia National Guard are responsible for rescuing six people with their Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team. They also cleared roads of downed trees and other debris.

U.S. Army Cpt. Charles Smith, a logistics officer assigned to the Macon-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, coordinates response efforts with civilian agencies from Georgia and New Jersey, Oct. 1, 2024, at the Macon State Farmer’s Market in Macon, Georgia.

Oct. 3, 2024

Georgia Guard Supports Partner Agencies Responding to Helene

Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the Official National Guard website — The Georgia Army National Guard, in response to Hurricane Helene, have mobilized to provide response and recovery support to Georgia state residents affected. Hurricane Helene has caused significant damage across the southeastern United States since its initial landfall. Since, FEMA has taken the lead in coordinating much needed Federal assistance for residents in significantly damaged areas and these weekend-warriors have been hard at work alongside civilian agencies across the United States, ensuring supplies get to where they are needed.

Navy Reserve Unit Military Sealift Command Far East Detachment 101, out of St. Louis, pose in front of large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off pre-positioning ship USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315) prior to participation in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024 (UFS 24), at Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, Aug. 16. Exercise UFS 24 is a combined exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) with participation from United Nations Command Member State militaries as well as U.S. and ROK governmental agencies to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance response capabilities. (Photo by Cmdr. Hannah Shipp)

Sept. 7, 2024

MSC Reserve Sailors Participate in Ulchi Freedom Shield 24

BUSAN, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], South Korea — Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve-component Sailors traveled to Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, and participated in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024, Aug. 19-29. Exercise UFS 24 is a combined exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Korea with participation from United Nations Command Member State militaries as well as U.S. and ROK governmental agencies to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance response capabilities. The annual exercise focused on a constant state of readiness and is defensive in nature.

National Insider Threat Awareness Month graphic with this years theme prominently displayed: Deter. Detect. Mitigate.

Sept. 3, 2024

DLA employees learn ways to eliminate insider threat

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Insider Threat Program is vital in assisting in the detection of potential risk Indicators and concerning behaviors, discouraging potential insider threats with security countermeasures, and mitigating risks with early detection and intervention to remove individuals form the critical pathway. Every year throughout the month of September, agencies like the Defence Logistics Agency observe and educate its employees on the unfortunate realities of insider threat. This years theme to National Insider Threat Awareness (NITAM) is exactly what the DLA Insider Threat Team is here to do: Detect, Deter, and Mitigate.

Pfc. Braden Whitlock, an M249 SAW gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector of fire from a newly constructed fighting position during the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 24-09 at Fort Johnson, La., July 28, 2024. The training exercise focused on large-scale combat operations as part of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Annual Training.

Sept. 3, 2024

Oregon Guard Hones Skills for Large-Scale Combat Operations

Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted an extended annual training at Fort Johnson, Louisiana's Joint Readiness Training Center. This intensive training rotation marked a significant shift in focus toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO) while preparing for upcoming peacekeeping deployments. This training is meant to align with the Army's cornerstone doctrinal publication, Field Manual 3-0, Operations which provides the Army's vision for multi-domain operations and the Army's role in joint operations that emphasizes LSCO against peer threats as the most dangerous form of external threat.