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Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron expeditionary theater distribution center showcase some of the items stocked in the facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 13, 2019. The theater distribution center packs a variety of items to include body armor, advanced combat helmets, ballistics plates and other chemical warfare defense items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

Aug. 20, 2019

ETDC supplying Airmen with right gear for mission

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Ali Al Salem’s ETDC, currently the second largest distribution center in the (USCENTCOM) theater of operations, is the distribution center support hub for more than 14,000 warfighters, issuing up to 100,000 items worth $56 million every six months.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Flores-Rivera, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator apprentice, monitors a fuel line on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 13, 2019. The Fuels Management Flight acquires, manages, distributes and maintains the fuel necessary to ensure aircraft from assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing are ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

Aug. 19, 2019

48th LRS F-Flight: Fueling the Liberty Wing

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Lakenheath website — U.S. Air Force’s combat aircraft deliver high performance tactical support but they require fuel to get off the ground. The 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight ensures the Liberty Wing’s fighter squadrons are gassed and ready to go.

Travis AFB is the first field-unit location in the Air Force to have the Stratays F900 3-D industrial printer certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and Air Force Advanced Technology and Training Center for use on aircraft replacement parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)

Aug. 19, 2019

Travis AFB produces first certified 3-D printed aircraft parts

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The Stratasys F900 3D printer, which is capable of printing plastic parts up to 36-by-24-by-36 inches, uses a material called Ultem 9085 that is more flexible, dense and stronger than typical plastic.

Construction of a new 3.55 MW solar array was completed June 2019 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The array feeds directly into the electric grid adding to the base's existing renewable energy prodcution capability and was one of several projects that contributed to the base's energy office earning the 2019 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Aug. 16, 2019

Hill Air Force Base wins DOE award for energy efficiency

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — The Energy Office at Hill Air Force Base earned high honors recently when the installation was awarded the 2019 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Photo of Robert Judd teaching Will Fobes how to confirm Army Close Access Target Reconnaissance (CATR) kits are fully mission capable prior to use in the field.

Aug. 15, 2019

Tobyhanna takes on task of sustaining CATR kits

Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tobyhanna Army Depot website — Team Tobyhanna is helping an Army organization sustain information gathering equipment designed to give Soldiers a clear understanding of the battlefield.

Riggers are the Foundation for Every Parachute in the U.S. Army

Aug. 13, 2019

Riggers are the Foundation for Every Parachute in the U.S. Army

QATAR — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Reserve website — Behind every military aerial delivery is a highly skilled group that meticulously prepare the chutes and the packages that seem to fall effortlessly out of their military transports. They are called Riggers.

U.S. Air Force Col. Patricia Csànk, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander, pulls a lever at a tank truck offload facility on JBER, Alaska, July 25, 2019. The TTOF became fully operational December 2018, and provides a secondary means to receive JP-8 (Jet Propellant 8) in the event JBER’s fuel pipelines are out of service due to maintenance, damage or natural disaster.

Aug. 1, 2019

Tank Truck Offload Facility gives more readiness to JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron tested a tanker truck offload facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2019.

621st CRW teams up with joint partners in 'Southeast Asia' for exercise

July 30, 2019

621st CRW teams up with joint partners in 'Southeast Asia' for exercise

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center website — Nearly 1.6 million people are still trying to get their bearing after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake ravaged Southeast Asia. After a request for assistance from South Torbia, U.S. Transportation Command calls upon its premier response forces: 621st Contingency Response Wing, 689th Rapid Port Opening Element and the Defense Logistics Agency’s Rapid Deployment Team-Blue. This was the exercise scenario for Turbo Distribution 19-03, held July 18-24, 2019, at Contingency Operating Base Panther in North Vernon, Indiana.

The Rising Star operates out of Thule Air Base, Greenland to assist cargo vessels supplying the air base July 18, 2019. The tugboat is operated during the less than three months per year the port is ice free. For the remainder of the year, the vessel is pulled up on the beach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

July 30, 2019

Thule receives critical resupply shipment only once a year

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Peterson Air Force Base website — Pacer Goose Sustainment is the Air Force’s annual resupply mission for Thule Air Base in Greenland. This is the only time of the year when the Airmen of the 821st Air Base Group are provided with critical supplies.

Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Brown, 403rd Logisitics Readiness Squadron logistics supply manager, and Airman Basic Damaja Prince, 403rd LRS supply apprentice, separate the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms by size in order to fill uniform orders as required. The new uniforms will be mandatory wear by April 1, 2021, with deploying members being the first to receive the uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

July 30, 2019

Uniform issue on schedule

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — As the deadline for Airmen to don the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform approaches, the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron is working to get uniforms to its Reserve Citizen Airmen. The Air Force’s May 2018 decision to transition into a single combat uniform eliminates the need to maintain two separate uniforms – one for in-garrison and one for deployments.