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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Ortega, left, and Tech. Sgt. Juan Serrano, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Services food and beverage NCO in-charge and assistant manager, serve food to dining facility patrons at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 13, 2109. Like most of the 776th EABS services team, Ortega and Serrano are deployed from the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Nov. 23, 2019

Feeding the fight: The 776th EABS Services team

CHABELLEY AIRFIELD, Djibouti — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing website — The 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Services team sustains the mission at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, by feeding, housing and providing entertainment to the men and women working on the installation and supporting the U.S. Air Force’s African partners in their efforts to prevent destabilization of the region.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Santia Baker, left, and Senior Airman Ronald Tedder, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment specialists, sift through mobility bags Nov. 18, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Because of the hazardous nature of some Air Force missions, IPE Airmen are responsible for providing life-saving gear to members across their installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Nov. 21, 2019

IPE Airmen provide life-saving gear to comrades

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Incirlik Air Base website — An indispensable part of military logistics is individual protective equipment. From ancient Roman armor to modern bullet-proof vests, IPE has protected warriors for millennia.

Army Staff Sgt. Marvin Tyler Nelson and Sgt. 1st Class Eugenio Moya, U.S. Army North, pack computers for transport to Wilkinson County High School in Woodville, Mississippi. The computers are being donated to the school through the Department of Defense’s Computers for Learning program.

Nov. 18, 2019

Excess ARNORTH computer equipment provides educational opportunities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, U.S. Army North personnel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston quietly loaded 100 excess laptops and peripherals into a rental trailer, which departed the area headed east. Its final destination was Wilkinson County High School in Woodville, Mississippi, thanks to the Department of Defense’s Computers for Learning program.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Hopper, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Vehicle Maintenance flight chief investigates a leak on a C300 refueling truck at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 8, 2019. Hopper is deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from the 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Nov. 15, 2019

Keeping up with the conditions: 726th EABS Vehicle Maintenance

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Whether it is a tanker truck fueling aircraft or a forklift transporting cargo, vehicles are a key component to any Air Force mission. In East Africa, harsh weather conditions, rugged terrain and consistent use takes a toll on these vehicles, and when issues arise, it is time to call the mechanics.

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Schwenning, 437th Maintenance Squadron, Fabrication Flight Non Destructive Inspection NCO in charge, checks the disbonds and delamination on the Nose Radome on a C-17 Nov.1, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During the bond test, the inner and outer radome is inspected to ensure the adhesive bonds two or more material components together.

Nov. 14, 2019

437th Maintenance Squadron, Fabrication Flight

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Charleston website — Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs perform several missions throughout the world to include combat and presidential support, training and humanitarian missions. As time goes on, aircraft need to be inspected and repaired for structural integrity, internal cracks, painting and exterior damage. The 437th Maintenance Squadron, Fabrication Flight is responsible for fixing and identifying such issues to ensure mission readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy Torres, 633rd Medical Group biomedical equipment technician, unscrews a panel on a vital signs monitor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. Torres removed the panel so the motor could be repaired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

Nov. 13, 2019

Behind the scenes in the hospital

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — When people think of hospitals many may think of doctors, nurses and beeping machines that take blood pressure and monitor vitals. However, what goes on behind the scenes is just as important.

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Nov. 12, 2019

Army Emphasizes Speed, Reliability of Medical Logistics

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army Medical Logistics Command website — Gen. Gus Perna, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command, provided guidance to Army Medical Logistics Command leaders during a quarterly update briefing Nov. 6, 2019, held at Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground in northeast Maryland.

Senior Airman Gavin Rees, left, 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels facilities technician, and Staff Sgt. Bryan White, 23d LRS fuels facilities NCO in charge, check operating valves Oct. 30, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d LRS fuels facilities is responsible for maintaining facilities, product purity, storage and accountability. Fuels facilities Airmen maintain the base service station by performing routine checks on the operating valves, fuel tanks and service station parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Azaria E. Foster)

Nov. 11, 2019

Fuels facilities maintains base service station

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — Approximately 438 government owned vehicles on Moody use fuel provided by the base service station in order to do their job. The service station’s tanks, are maintained by two Airmen assigned to the 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities section.

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Nov. 6, 2019

Andersen Conducts Fuel Spill Exercise

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Andersen Air Force Base website — The 36th Wing Inspector General team conducted a fuel spill exercise at the split of Arc Light Boulevard and Carolines Avenue here on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m.

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Nov. 5, 2019

Fueling the fight

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dover Air Force Base website —The mission of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings at Dover Air Force Base is to provide worldwide rapid global airlift. The flying squadrons of Dover account for 20 percent of the nation’s outsized strategic airlift capability. Dover is also home to the largest aerial port in the Department of Defense.