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161104-N-VR008-0102 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, respectively. The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

Nov. 9, 2016

First F-35B Power Module, Engine Swap Take Place on USS America

PACIFIC OCEAN — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — The F-35B Lightning II completed a new milestone during its third and final Developmental Test Phase (DT-III) by successfully completing the first power module and engine swap at sea in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

U.S. Marine Cpl. Raymond Spencer a team leader with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, prepares to depart the Afghan Uniform Police station during Operation Eagle in Delaram city, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2013. Spencer was part of the security force detail for the 4th Brigade, 215th Corps Brigade Advisor Team that was conducting Operation Eagle, an Afghan-led clearing operation.

Nov. 9, 2016

Marines, Sailors get upgrades to flame resistant uniform

MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — The Enhanced Fire Resistant Combat Ensemble is the latest upgrade to the Corps’ Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble inventory, updating a long-sleeve shirt and trousers with a new flame resistant material that allows the uniform to self-extinguish reducing the incidence and severity of burn injuries.

KC-135 Stratotanker ruddervators are shown in two distinct stages of remanufacture by members of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Tradd Baggott, 553rd CMMXS composite fabricator works on the the ruddervator on the left which uses original components in the form of a steel tube and small section of honeycomb core around which the rest of the airfoil is built using the template table. Patrick Harkless, right, cleans and inspects a finished ruddervator ready to be returned to the supply system. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

Nov. 7, 2016

Composite Shop brings it all together

Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — Today’s modern aircraft structures are increasingly made of a wide variety of strong, flexible and light-weight materials called composites. The professional maintainers of the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron are composite experts supporting global power for America.

Airmen assigned to the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, unload fuel from a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy July 22, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Due to an extended loss of commercial power to the base, supplies, including food, water and fuel were delivered to sustain missions here at Incirlik. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh)

Nov. 7, 2016

39th LRS fuels mission

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Incirlik Air For Base website — The Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants shop Airmen were working 12 hour shifts fueling the base and all Operation INHERENT RESOLVE missions before the power outage. When the power went out, the POL shop was tasked with sustaining generators across the base, along with fueling flightline operations.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wait by a 500-gallon drum of water to conduct a Helicopter Support Team drill at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 25, 2016. The drum was taken into the Sierra Mesa Mountains to support Marines who are conducting field operations during Mountain Exercise 6-16.

Nov. 4, 2016

High altitude training, logistics in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in Mountain Exercise 6-16 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 27, 2016.

Airman 1st Class James Meyer, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight Mobility Readiness Spare Package apprentice, stands among recently palletized MRSP kits at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., October 19, 2016. MRSP kits contain spare parts for aircraft are used to support designated weapons systems for as many as 30 consecutive days downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

Nov. 3, 2016

Planes don’t fly without supply

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Cannon Air Force Base website — The men and women of the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight work behind the scenes to ensure MC-130J, AC-130W, CV-22 and MQ-9 aircraft deploy with the parts they need to remain operational when lives depend upon their precision.

The guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance, front, USS Decatur and the Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS Carl Brashear steam in formation in the Pacific Ocean with the U.S. Air Force 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, following a joint exercise, Oct. 27, 2016. The Spruance and Decatur and the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen, along with embarked “Warbirds” and “Devilfish” detachments of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 49, are deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group under the commander of Destroyer Squadron 31. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Will Gaskill

Nov. 2, 2016

Senior Military Leaders Discuss Potential Deployment, Logistics Challenges

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Senior military leaders discussed potential challenges their commands may face in supporting future operations during a meeting of defense industry partners in St. Louis, Missouri.

Staff Sgt. John McDermott, 94th Maintenance Squadron avionics instruments and flight control, moves a maintenance ladder used to reach C-130 engines at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on September 28, 2016. Maintenance members sometimes shade their eyes from the sun during a clear day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Douglas)

Oct. 28, 2016

Maintenance Spotlight at Dobbins Air Reserve Base

Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dobbins Air Reserve Base website — Maintenance is necessary for any long-term mission to run successfully and that necessity rings true at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace but without the hard-working Airmen who maintain the aircraft, there would not be much flying, fighting or winning.

Cpl. Matthew A. Long turns a wrench on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle engine on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, October 25, 2016. Long was selected as a winner in a Marine Corps logistical innovation competition for incorporating a blood clotting agent and pain killer with a Small Arms Protective Insert to minimize the time between injury and aid. Long, from Moultrie, Georgia, is a motor transport mechanic with Motor Transport Company, Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Oct. 27, 2016

Okinawa Marine devises way to immediately treat battlefield injuries

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS PACIFIC — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — Cpl. Matthew A. Long, a motor transport mechanic, won in a Marine Corps wide logistical innovation competition. Long designed a tear proof package to sit behind a Small Arms Protective Insert, to be filled with a clotting agent as well as a pain-killing agent.

Mike Crawford, Maryland Task Force 1 logistics manager for the Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue Team, backs a Chevy HD 3500 pickup truck and boat trailer up the loading ramp and into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Loadmasters from the 9th Airlift Squadron guided Crawford up the DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring ramps, also known as DAMAS 26K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Oct. 25, 2016

Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dover Air Force Base website — Members from Maryland Task Force 1 trained with Airmen assigned to the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 436th Aerial Port Squadron and 9th Airlift Squadron, learning proper shipping documentation and packaging, vehicle weight and balance, as well as loading vehicles and equipment onto a C-5M Super Galaxy using the domestic operations Airlift Modular Approach Shoring, also known as DAMAS 26K.

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