DLA News Archive

March 3, 2017

Requirements Management System

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Decades ago, a system was developed to project the buy and repair requirements across the Air Logistics Complexes. In this case, the term “requirements” refers to the necessary supplies to complete the maintenance and repair of the weapons systems.

March 3, 2017

Defense logistics official sees potential in 3-D printing parts

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army's website — Across the DOD, leaders are looking at technology solutions for complex challenges. For future logistics support, additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing may hold the key.

March 2, 2017

Aircrew flight equipment: life support for aviators

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — Infrared light flashes like an invisible firefly – only seen through night vision goggles equipped with specialized sensors. Those goggles have the potential to save lives and the 403rd Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment section is charged with their care.

Feb. 27, 2017

Iowa air refueling wing supports NATO

NATO AIR BASE GEILENKIRCHEN, Germany (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — This month, members of the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing based in Sioux City, Iowa, are refueling NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft while assigned to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Feb. 24, 2017

PEARL microgrid project demonstrates new possibilities in military energy resiliency

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — The Air Force Research Laboratory is leading the way for resilient, cleaner, and cost-competitive energy solutions for military installations.

Feb. 23, 2017

Smooth operators: 460th CES maintains base upkeep

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Buckley Air Force Base website — Maintenance is a constant need in life, especially when it comes to military bases. The streets we drive on, the signs we use for specific designations and the snow we need out of the way to be able to drive safely are just some of the responsibilities of the 460th Civil Engineering Squadron.

Feb. 22, 2017

Langley one of four AFBs to test bio-based grease

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight was chosen to participate in a 12-month long experimental testing of a new bio-based grease to lessen the base's impact on the environment.

Feb. 22, 2017

Alaska's extreme cold tests soldiers, equipment

LACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Newcomers to the interior of Alaska are often taken aback by the extreme cold and its effects on the body and equipment, according to Steve Decker, a training specialist at the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Feb. 17, 2017

Heavy Repair Branch keeps Wright-Patterson open for business 24/7

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Did you ever wonder how the roads, parking lots, and sidewalks get cleared during the winter months or how the grass gets mowed, and the trees trimmed of the over 8,000 acres at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

Feb. 17, 2017

From expeditionary to enduring: 386th ECES conducts base improvements

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing website — The 386th, in conjunction with U.S. Air Forces Central Command and its subordinate units, has set about executing a long-term strategy to upgrade its facilities and make them more enduring. These projects will improve the quality of life for Airmen and, more importantly, the wing’s ability to execute wars against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, as well as other adversaries.