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Gunnery Sgt. Doug McCue, a machinist with the 2nd Maintenance Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrates the capabilities of a large-build 3-D printer in the X-FAB Facility Aug. 1. The X-FAB, or Expeditionary Fabrication, Facility is a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab comprised of a 20-by-20-foot shelter, 3-D printers, a scanner and computer-aided design software system that can be used to fabricate repair and replacement parts in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kaitlin Kelly)

Aug. 15, 2017

Corps explores deploying 3D mobile fab labs

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — The Marine Corps is looking to make additive manufacturing as expeditionary as the operating forces using it. The X-FAB—which stands for expeditionary fabrication—facility is a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab that can deploy with battalion-level Marine maintenance units.

Senior Airman Adam Amosa, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics journeyman, disassembles an A-10 Thunderbolt landing gear brake at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. August 8, 2017. The break pad was disassembled to inspect and determine if the piece was serviceable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota)

Aug. 14, 2017

Luke’s hydraulics shop adds to the Air Force stockpile

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Luke Air Force base website — Airmen from the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron work together with squadrons across the base to maintain the hydraulics systems for various aircraft systems.

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Johnson, a fuels specialist with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, records the fuel output at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 24, 2017.

Aug. 12, 2017

POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to make sure that the aircraft assigned here are receiving the “life blood” of fuel that to support operations in the U.S. Air Forces Central command area of responsibility.

Richard Ristow works on a vertical milling machine to design parts for a special stand to be used to support the Cougar variant of the MRAP so that mechanics can safely work on it, Aug. 2. Ristow has 35 years of experience as a machinist, a large part of that at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.

Aug. 11, 2017

Machinists create items from scratch at PPB

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow website — The artisans in the Production Plant Barstow Machine Shop can take a raw piece of material and turn it in to a finished product for any vehicle or project currently being worked on at the facility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dozzi, left, and Staff Sgt. Warkocz, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment shop supervisors, use jack hammers to break cement apart on the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 25, 2017. First, the Dirtboyz cut sections of spalled concrete with a K-12 concrete saw then jack hammer the ground to break it into small enough pieces for the airfield sweeper to remove the debris.

Aug. 11, 2017

"Dirtboyz" pave the way

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Whiteman Air Force Base website — When the weather hits, Whiteman Air Force Base’s flightline deteriorates. Chipped concrete, expanded cracks and protrusions are all products resulting from a mix of weather and natural wear and tear.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Gutierrez, 86th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, inspects components inside the dry bay of a fuel tank for a C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 8, 2017. Two crews from the 86th MXS worked for 10 days to complete the C-130’s mandatory 12-year inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

Aug. 11, 2017

86 MXS crawls into C-130 fuel tank inspection

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Base website — Two crews of Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron worked around the clock for 10 days experiencing the fuel tanks while performing a mandatory inspection for a C-130 that had reached its 12-year mark from July 30 to Aug. 9.

An Airman from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit attaches a panel to the tail of an HH-60G Pave Hawk, Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 41st HMU works 24/7 to ensure aircraft are ready to fly at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan/Released)

Aug. 10, 2017

41st maintainers reach perfection

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit airmen dedicated hundreds of hours of hard work to achieve not one, but three “black letter initials,” a marking of approval on an inspection checklist certifying that the aircraft is not only mission-ready, but it is operationally perfect: zero discrepancies, zero write-ups and zero inspection violations.

Technical Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II.

Aug. 10, 2017

Refueling mission linchpin in allied training

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 459th Air Refueling Wing website — Last week, the 459th Air Refueling Wing provided refueling escort to ten A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, on their way to Estonia while simultaneously administering training to aircrews with the newly established 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York.

Marines with the engineer platoon for Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, construct a foundation for a Southwest Asia hut at the Combat Center during Integrated Training Exercise 5-17, July 29, 2017. MWSS-272 is supporting the Aviation Combat Element of the ITX. The ACE conducts offensive, defensive, and all other air operations to support the MAGTF mission .

Aug. 10, 2017

‘Untouchables’ rise to the occasion during ITX 5-17

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marines website — Marine aviation provides the Marine Air Ground Task Force with the operational flexibility it needs to accomplish its mission across the range of military operations such as delivering fires, facilitating integrated command and control, enhancing mobility and maneuver, providing force protection, sustaining combat power, and collecting intelligence.

Spc. Alvin Stevens pours rock into Gabion baskets from his Skidsteer loader. These Gabion baskets will support moving targetry at a tank range at Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania. Spc. Stevens is a South Carolina Army National Guard Soldier with the 1223rd Engineer Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, serving in Romania as part of Resolute Castle 17, an operation which builds relationships with the NATO alliance and enhances its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.

July 31, 2017

South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania

CINCU, Romania — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Stevens of Bonneau, S.C., is currently at Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania, as a carpentry and masonry specialist whose unit was tasked with completing a moving target system for a tank range.