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Soldiers from the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct rail operations on tactical vehicles transported from Hawaii at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, July 10, 2023. Brigade combat teams and security force assistance brigades conduct simulated large-scale combat operations against near-peer threats at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson to increase readiness and support globally deployable missions.

July 31, 2023

29th IBCT Logistics: Winning the Fight Before the Fight

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Hawaii coordinated the movement of hundreds of assets to the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana for combat training.

Man wearing fire suit pouring molten aluminum

July 29, 2023

76th CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The 76th Commodity Maintenance Group’s new foundry can sand cast aluminum parts up to 120 pounds, providing another avenue for sourcing aircraft parts not easily obtained through traditional contracting methods.

Two soldiers in battle gear on patrol bump fists in a doorway, as a third leans out a window.

July 28, 2023

Marine Infantry Packs a Logistics Punch on Australian Beach

MIDGE POINT, QLD, Australia — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Forces Pacific website — Several hundred U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit landed yesterday on the beach at Midge Point in Queensland, Australia. With them were trucks, spare parts, mechanics, fuel, communications gear and everything else needed to support the infantry in a fight as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 — the U.S.-Australia exercise that included a dozen other partner nations.

USAMMDA logisticians, Army Reserve Soldiers, Army logistics support capstone hospital conversion effort in Northern California’s high desert

July 28, 2023

USAMMDA logisticians, Army Reserve Soldiers, Army logistics support capstone hospital conversion effort in Northern California’s high desert

SIERRA ARMY DEPOT, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army Reserve website — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, partnering with the Army Reserve’s 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), reached a milestone in its yearslong efforts to support U.S. Army Reserve medical commands last week, starting the final Hospital Conversion at Sierra Army Depot, California.

Dwann Jackson, an Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim quality assurance specialist, observes onsite suspension and track upgrades to an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 M2 Bradley fighting vehicle at the Coleman APS-2 worksite. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

June 27, 2023

Quality assurance team helps keep Army Prepositioned Stocks at high state of readiness

MANNHEIM, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 405th Army Field Support Brigade website — Working onsite with government contracted maintainers and logistics personnel, the quality assurance specialists from Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite help to ensure the APS-2 equipment is received, stored, maintained, modernized and operationally configured within the contract scope to meet the requirements set forth by U.S. Army Sustainment Command and the Army.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. O'Shea Stankus, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store supervisor, looks for an aircraft part at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 14, 2023.

June 15, 2023

49th LRS Airmen improve organization of parts

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Holloman Air Force Base website — Maintainers from the 311th and 314th Fighter Squadrons used to go back and forth from the flight line to the central warehouse to pick up parts. This helps to reduce the time it takes to pick up parts needed to make timely repairs.

Shawn Welborn, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief, releases water to simulate jet fuel spillage in a Defense Logistics Agency Energy fuel spill exercise May 4, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

May 9, 2023

IG conducts fuel spill exercise

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Luke Air Force Base website — The 56th Fighter Wing Inspector General hosted a Defense Logistics Agency fuel spill exercise May 4, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

Group photo

May 4, 2023

Food Summit looks to future of 27+ DAF stateside dining operations

Dallas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Nellis Air Force Base website — More than 70 installation, Air Force Services Center and industry culinary experts gathered here April 11-13 to discuss current and future Food 2.0 dining operations with a goal of delivering better, faster menu options to patrons.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, help construct the Modular Fuel Tank System in South Bend, Indiana, April 18, 2023. The purpose of prototype tank capability training is to gain operational advantage in the emplacement of fuel storage capacity throughout the joint force and attendees of this training will become subject matter experts; able to train other Marines, members of the joint force, and personnel across our network of allies and partners. The new fuel system only requires a small team to construct and can move with the unit to austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

May 3, 2023

Members of the U.S. Joint Forces Conduct Modular Fuel Tank Systems Training

Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Forces Pacific website — U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Headquarters Marine Corps provided technical training to U.S. Marines, Airmen, Soldiers, and Sailors on prototype modular semi-permanent fuel tank systems in South Bend, Indiana, April 11 to 21, 2023. The training establishes a foundation for advanced emplacement of semi-permanent bulk fuel and water storage capacity across the Indo-Pacific area of operations. The training was funded through the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office.

A multidisciplinary development team, comprised of Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, depot, industry and academia representatives, observes the successful first demonstration of an autonomous robotic incremental metal forming prototype, nicknamed AI-FORGE, at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex, Georgia, in late January 2023. Personnel from AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Ohio State University, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, Yaskawa Motoman, and CapSen Robotics collaborated to develop the robotic blacksmithing system, which uses incremental forming, a heat-assisted metalworking process that permits users to manufacture small lots of customized manufactured parts for military aircraft. During its initial test run, the artificially intelligent system operated autonomously without human interruption for over six hours.

May 3, 2023

AFRL successfully field-tests AI robot to improve DAF manufacturing capability

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Research Laboratory website — Researchers from AFRL have combined efforts with OSU and industry partners to successfully demonstrate an autonomous robotic incremental metal forming prototype at the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex in late January 2023.