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CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine enters Mess Hall 488 Nov. 15 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

Nov. 16, 2017

In the Life of Marines: Food Service Specialist

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Installations Pacific website — Military occupational specialties are the foundation of the Marine Corps. Each MOS is a cog, working with and relying on each other to keep the fighting machine that is the United States Marine Corps running. Food service specialists are one of these cogs.

Deployed Pharmacy

Nov. 15, 2017

Air Force pharmacists support deployed missions

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Medical Service website — When most people think of pharmacists, they imagine a local drug store or the pharmacy counter at their military treatment facility. Those are common locations to encounter pharmacists, but many people might not know that Air Force pharmacists also provide critical deployed medical support, offering their medication expertise in deployed theaters around the world.

Sgt. First Class Christopher Trejo, contract officer representative, Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, inspects a vehicle during a quality assurance inspection at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 25. (U.S. Army Photo by Justin Graff, 401st AFSB Public Affairs)

Nov. 8, 2017

AFSBn-Kuwait maintenance experts bolster readiness through quality assurance

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Central Command website — Maintenance experts assigned to the Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait are an essential part of equipping the warfighter with the best and most reliable equipment available.

Repair facility saves nuclear command $13 million

Nov. 7, 2017

Repair facility saves AFGSC $13 million

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Barksdale Air Force Base website — The nuclear mission cannot be stopped by old or non-functioning aircraft components. The solution to this is a trip to a bomber hydraulic Centralized Repair Facility which saves time and money.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter sits on the airfield at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2017. Chinooks are being used to deliver aid to the worst-hit and most remote areas of Puerto Rico as part of the ongoing relief and recovery efforts after the island territory was hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Army photo by Spc. Samuel D. Keenan

Nov. 6, 2017

Night Work: Mechanics Keep Helos Flying in the Sunlight

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Army helicopter maintenance specialists have been working nonstop in Puerto Rico to maintain six CH-47 Chinook helicopters that deliver humanitarian supplies daily to some of the island's hardest-hit and most remote areas following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

51st CES receives RADR training

Nov. 2, 2017

51st CES receives RADR training

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Osan Air Base website — The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron can now conduct Rapid Airfield Damage Repair if called upon after receiving new RADR training from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Oct. 30 – Nov. 3.

The JBER Laundry employs 63 Airmen who collectively wash, dry, press, fold and wrap 7,000 pounds of laundry daily – almost 7 million pounds per year. The JBER Laundry, formerly known as the Quartermaster Laundry has been supporting the laundry needs of the base community since the 1950s.

Nov. 1, 2017

JBER Laundry fight stains Alaska wide

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — Heading south from Fairbanks, is a trailer filled to the brim with soiled linen from various federal agencies. Within 72 hours, JBER Laundry workers of the 673d Force Support Squadron will wash, dry, press, fold and wrap the sullied shipment and return it whence it came. In this fashion, five days per week, thousands of pounds of laundry are exchanged.

A mother and daughter collect food and water from an Army distribution point in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

Nov. 1, 2017

Officials Detail DoD Support During Unprecedented Hurricane Season

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria put tremendous strain on all levels of government, and service members stepped up to save lives, restore critical services and help those affected transition to recovery, a Defense Department official said.

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii tackle obstacles in February 2017, while evaluating a new, lighter-weight uniform.

Oct. 31, 2017

New Army uniform provides lighter weight without breaking sweat

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website —The current Army Combat Uniform top weighs in at about 1.4 pounds. When it gets wet, it tends to stay wet. And when it’s hot out, it tends to keep Soldiers hot. The Army has a solution for that: the Improved Hot Weather Army Combat Uniform that has a whole lot fewer pockets, layers of fabric and Velcro, as well as a new fabric that is actually lighter than the current ACU.

California Guard members on duty at height of October fires

Oct. 30, 2017

Cal Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade brings 1,900-plus into California inferno

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Even with the 49th Military Police Brigade's storied career – one of multiple successful overseas deployments and a current homeland security mission – this California Army National Guard unit has never witnessed a natural disaster so destructive as October's fire inferno in Northern California.