DLA News Archive

Nov. 1, 2019

Liquid Logisticians Conduct Mission in Middle East

ERBIL, IRAQ — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Theater Sustainment Command website — Petroleum supply specialists, categorized as military occupational specialty (MOS) 92F, oversee the Army's use of petroleum - but their duties far exceed those of gas station clerks.

Oct. 28, 2019

Harvesting the power of the sun aboard MCLB Barstow

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow website — Another solar farm has opened to add to the arsenal of renewable energy generators aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.

Oct. 23, 2019

The race to save supplies, equipment

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tyndall Air Force Base website — The 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently vacated the unit’s warehouse, which was permanently damaged by Hurricane Michael last year. The warehouse held 500,080 items that needed to be moved as quickly as possible to save from damage by the elements.

Oct. 22, 2019

New fueling system provides improved aircraft re-fueling capabilities to Kunsan's 35th Fighter Squadron

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the US Army Corps of Engineers Far East District website — The Far East District Kunsan resident office recently completed a project to construct ten hardened aircraft flow-thru shelters for aircraft refueling and a new JP-8 hydrant fueling system.

Oct. 18, 2019

Army distributes 1.5 million flu vaccines

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Military Health System website — As flu season kicks off, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Distribution Operations Center (DOC) manages the distribution of more than 1.5 million doses of influenza vaccine to help Soldiers and their families stay healthy.

Oct. 17, 2019

Education Key to Tracking, Maintaining Medical Devices

FORT DETRICK, Maryland — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army Medical Logistics Command website — "Accountability and visibility will allow increased maintenance readiness of medical devices," said Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jesus C. Tulud, who serves as director of Medical Maintenance Policies and Analysis (M2PA) within the Army Medical Logistics Command.

Oct. 17, 2019

Energy savings performance contracts help reduce consumption

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Making investments in energy and water improvements can be challenging in a resource constrained environment. 

Oct. 3, 2019

Air Force on schedule with new uniform issue timeline

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — Trainees entering into Basic Military Training, or BMT, at the 37th Training Wing this week are the first group to be issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, uniforms.

Oct. 2, 2019

The Road to Predictive Logistics: Perspectives from the 8th Theater Sustainment Command

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — Former President and Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once observed, "You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics." Stated during World War II, Eisenhower's message is archaically imperative for the battlefield of tomorrow, with evolving logistic designs to sustain drones, vertical lift, robotics, and virtual reality.

Oct. 1, 2019

AMCTES Testers conduct worldwide cargo pallet evaluation

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst website — The heartbeat of Air Mobility Command is its capability to transport goods efficiently and effectively in support of military and humanitarian operations globally.  The universal cargo handling system using the 463L cargo pallet has been the mainstay for cargo movement since the early 1960’s, with the standard aluminum cargo pallet essentially unchanged in all of this time — until now.