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DTOS Custodial District Support Team members stop for a photo during a three-day simulation exercise held at Black Butte Lake near Orland, California in mid-November. This all-volunteer team is composed of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees who deploy to significant man-made and natural disaster sites and provide a platform for critical operations and communications.

Dec. 2, 2016

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District website — Thanks to a cadre of Corps custodians who prepare year-round, Deployable Tactical Operations System teams are ready to provide their expertise and mobile command centers to quickly respond following hurricanes and other disasters.

In this file photo, a Hawaii Air Natioanl Guard Airmen and Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier repel down a cliff to a car wreck prop during a cliff rescue scenario at Exercise Vigilant Guard 2017, Delle Valle Regional Center, California, Nov. 17, 2016. The service members are part of a Hawaii Natonal Guard team that focuses on emergency response. Vigilant Guard is an exercise program sponsored by United States Northern Command in conjunction with National Guard Bureau to provide State National Guards an opportunity to improve cooperation and relationships with their regional civilian, military, and federal partners in preparation for emergencies and catastrophic events.

Dec. 2, 2016

Hawaii CBRNE Enhanced Response Force put skills to the test at Vigilant Guard 2017

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — A major earthquake struck California and Nevada causing fatalities and damage to major infrastructure. It’s only a scenario, but it’s a scenario that disaster response agencies hope to never have to respond to. Regardless, emergency officials want to be prepared.

Lab Technician Diana Burns, conducts an oil analysis in the OAP (Oil Analysis Program) Lab. The OAP Lab analyzes oil and can detect if internal components are failing in the aircraft’s engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Geiger)

Dec. 1, 2016

Transient Alert and Aerospace Ground Equipment Maintenance offices offer a multitude of services

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Ensuring the arrivals and departures of transitory aircraft at Wright-Patterson AFB go smoothly, the Transient Aircraft and Aerospace Ground Equipment Maintenance offices are the ones who make it happen.

Staff Sgt. Victor Rodriguez, 99th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, scans a medication into the Pyxis database at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 22, 2016. 18 new Pyxis machines were implemented throughout the wards of the MOFMC in March, and with these new machine the pharmacy changed the way that each medication was utilized in the system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)

Nov. 30, 2016

99th MDSS Pharmacy streamlines inpatient medication processes

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Nellis Air Force Base website — The pharmacy at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center recently innovated their inpatient medication process by implementing barcode technology to multiple medication dispensing machines throughout the medical center and streamlining and safeguarding the way nurses receive and dispense medications for patients here.

Lance Cpl. Jose Marroquin, electrical optical ordnance repair, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, projects his ping pong using a make-shift sling shot during a 3D printing class aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 16, 2016. Over the three-day course, Marines were challenged to manufacture innovative solutions for the problems presented to them using 3D printing innovation. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Nov. 21, 2016

Combat Center Marines get schooled on 3D printing

Twentynine Palms — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center website — Marines with 7th Marine Regiment and Combat Logistics Company 13 took on the opportunity to learn 3D printing at 1st Tank Battalion’s classrooms Nov. 14-16, 2016.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jorge Lares, left, and Kendal Kleinhenz, right, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, use a walk behind concrete saw to simulate repairs to a damaged runway during unit level training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17, 2016. The training focused on base recovery exercises to better prepare the Marines for scenarios that could arise while on station or during deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Nov. 20, 2016

Sentinels practice restoring runway

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni website — U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 conducted base recovery after attack response training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15-18, 2016.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mathews helps to set up a grey water sanitation soakage pit during Preventative Medicine Exercise 2016 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016. The pit is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet deep filled with small rocks and pipes to safely transfer waste to the ground. Grey water is any substance that could potentially be harmful to the environment and special precautions are made to keep the exercise’s area safe. Matthews is a preventive medical technician with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Sorci)

Nov. 17, 2016

Gear Check: 1st Medical Battalion trains for deployed environments

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Marine Logistics Group website — U.S. Navy preventative medicine technicians with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in Preventative Medicine Exercise 2016 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., from Nov. 7-11, 2016.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare to construct a container delivery system bundle at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2016. As part of Keen Sword 17, U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force members participated in C-17 Globemaster III tie-down training, UH-1N Iroquois night flight familiarization and C-130 Hercules container delivery system bundle drops, each designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability within the framework of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott/Released)

Nov. 15, 2016

US, Japan forces work together during Keen Sword

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Members from the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Forces, Japan, came together for Keen Sword 2017 at Yokota Air Base from Oct. 30 – Nov. 11. KS17 involved U.S. forces and the JSDF from all components of both militaries, training to conduct bilateral operations in support of the defense of Japan.

Tech. Sgt. Justin, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, directs Tech. Sgt. Joshua, 380th ECES, in moving a new fuel bladder from the shipping container to an empty berm at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 9, 2016. This bladder is the first of four scheduled for replacement over the next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)

Nov. 12, 2016

Fueling the 380 AEW, coalition partners

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Forces Central Command website — The Fuels Management Flight of the 380th Expeditionary Logistics and Readiness Squadron replaced the first of four fuel bladders identified as unserviceable at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 9.

Nov. 10, 2016

Tribute to aircraft maintainers added to Heritage Today video series

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The ‘Driving Force – Maintainers’ pays tribute to aircraft maintenance Airmen and focuses on the dedication and culture of the more than 100,000 Total Force flight line warriors serving today.

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