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The U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters fly in the eye of Hurricane Dorian, Aug. 31, 2019. The WC-130J aircraft flew through the eye of the hurricane four times to gather weather data to determine the intensity and path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Diana Cossaboom)

Sept. 6, 2019

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — Over the last two weeks the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, have flown 25 missions in support of Hurricane Dorian.

U.S. Air Force Capt. C.J. Adams, a flight nurse assigned to the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, performs a medical equipment function check prior to mobilizing in support of Hurricane Dorian relief, Sept. 5, 2019, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia Air National Guard will be providing a crew of six aeromedical evacuation technicians and flight nurses to assist with hurricane response efforts in affected areas throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

Sept. 6, 2019

167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mobilizes for Hurricane Dorian support

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the West Virginia National Guard website — Six members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mobilized today to support Hurricane Dorian relief efforts over the next two weeks.

Maj. Christopher J. Ahlemeyer, of the Rhode Island National Guard (right), speaks with Commodore Tellis A. Bethel, commander, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (center), and Col. Andrew J. Chevalier, of the Rhode Island National Guard, following a joint forces assault exercise Tradewinds 2018. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored exercise that provides participating Caribbean nations the opportunity to improve security and disaster response capabilities.

Sept. 5, 2019

Rhode Island National Guard supports Dorian relief in Bahamas

CRANSTON, RI — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The Rhode Island National Guard is mobilizing three C-130Js to assist in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. The three aircraft will each be equipped with a full crew and maintainers. They will depart from Quonset Air National Guard Base on September 6th.

Florida National Guard members prepare for potential hurricane response missions in Opa-Locka, Florida, as outer winds from Hurricane Dorian hit the Florida coast, Sept. 2, 2019.

Sept. 4, 2019

Lengyel: Guard positioned to respond to Dorian

ARLINGTON, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — As Hurricane Dorian makes its way along the Florida coast, the National Guard is in place to respond, said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a Pentagon press conference yesterday.

An Airman from the 42nd Operational Support Squadron directs U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters as they arrive at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, from Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 1, 2019. The helicopters evacuated from the Jacksonville area in advance of Hurricane Dorian. In addition to the helicopters, Maxwell AFB is serving as an Incident Support Base for Federal Emergency Management Agency and Defense Logistics Agency personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Billy Birchfield)

Sept. 3, 2019

Maxwell AFB opens for Hurricane Dorian support

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency arrived Aug. 29 to begin preparations for receiving trailers of food, water and other necessary supplies FEMA may use after the hurricane passes.

Puerto Rico National Guard members check and fuel military vehicles and electrical generators and replenish water distribution trucks on Aug. 27, 2019, in preparation to respond to Hurricane Dorian.

Aug. 28, 2019

Puerto Rico governor activates Guard as Dorian approaches

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The Puerto Rico National Guard was activated Wednesday by Gov. Wanda Vazquez to support emergency response to Hurricane Dorian, which had winds of 75 mph as of the afternoon.

Members of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's Syrian Logistics Cell stand for a group photo in Erbil, Iraq.

Aug. 26, 2019

This Is What We Do: Syrian Logistics Cell

ERBIL, IRAQ — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Theater Sustainment Command website —Tucked away in northern Iraq is a small group of Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers dedicated to coordinating and fulfilling the essential logistics needed for warfighters.

Aug. 26, 2019

Marines, engineers conduct a first-of-its-kind 3D printing exercise

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command and 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory conducted the first known 3D concrete printing operation with a three-inch print nozzle at the CERL headquarters in early August in Champaign, Illinois.

Airmen with the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 9, 2019. The C-17 is attached to the Reserve 89th Airlift Squadron assigned to the 445th Aircraft Wing out of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

Aug. 22, 2019

2019 a busy year for Hill’s 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — The year is just halfway over and, according to Mark Dylla, the operations manager for the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, the squadron has had its busiest year since 9/11.

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron receives fuel Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location. U.S. and Coalition aircraft provide unmatched combat capability in support of U.S. Central Command military objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

Aug. 21, 2019

AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Mobility Command website — In less than two weeks, all 113 Total Force C-130 Hercules aircraft have been inspected and 112 cleared to return to worldwide operational duty, following a temporary removal from service Aug. 7 designed to address atypical cracks found on an aircraft.

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