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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Anas E. Maazouzi, Defense Logistics Agency Energy – Americas West commander, tours and receives a brief about the fuels facilities at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2024. Fairchild’s fuels Airmen execute four thousand fuel operations per year, issuing 17 million gallons of jet fuel in support of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotanker mission. DLA-E plays a critical role in supporting the Department of Defense by ensuring a reliable supply of fuel and energy resources by managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of aviation fuel, ground fuel, and other energy products necessary for the operation of aircraft and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan St Marks)

Sept. 4, 2024

92nd LRS hosts DLA Energy Americas West commander, highlighting partnership critical to success in Great Power Competition

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Editor's note: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website - The 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron hosted U.S. Navy Commander Anas Maazouzi, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas West commander, for a tour of Fairchild Air Force Base’s fuel facilities on July 31.

Pfc. Braden Whitlock, an M249 SAW gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector of fire from a newly constructed fighting position during the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 24-09 at Fort Johnson, La., July 28, 2024. The training exercise focused on large-scale combat operations as part of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Annual Training.

Sept. 3, 2024

Oregon Guard Hones Skills for Large-Scale Combat Operations

Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted an extended annual training at Fort Johnson, Louisiana's Joint Readiness Training Center. This intensive training rotation marked a significant shift in focus toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO) while preparing for upcoming peacekeeping deployments. This training is meant to align with the Army's cornerstone doctrinal publication, Field Manual 3-0, Operations which provides the Army's vision for multi-domain operations and the Army's role in joint operations that emphasizes LSCO against peer threats as the most dangerous form of external threat.

Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, begin medical set return and retrograde operations at the Army Prepositioned Stocks in Korea, known as APS-4K, during Operation Pacific Fortitude.

Aug. 29, 2024

Army Medical Logistics Command supports rapid deployment exercise in Korea

CAMP CARROLL, Republic of Korea — Logistics in Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command supported an Eighth Army deployment readiness exercise July 31, supplying medical sets and equipment to an armored division unit participating in Operation Pacific Fortitude. Participation in exercises like these will aid medical logisticians in future workload analysis and planning operations.

People sitting around a conference table.

Aug. 21, 2024

Marine Corps logistics command visits DLA Distribution, discusses contested logistics

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command, and staff visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution July 31 for a briefing on the current state of operations and discussion on how DLA Distribution can support the mission of the Marine Corps in a contested logistics environment.

Two women sit in front of a large screen with a technical presentation on it.

Aug. 9, 2024

DOD Needs Solutions for the Proliferation of Autonomous Vehicles, Defense Official Says

Contested Logistics: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Department of Defense website — While there hasn't been a direct assault on a U.S. military base yet, autonomous systems and contested logistics remain a threat and something the Defense Department is seeking solutions for. In a modern world where technological growth is not exclusive to the U.S. and often times leveraged in pervasive ways, logistical operations are also on the adversarial list of areas to disrupt, destroy or defeat. 

Photo of a U.S. Airmen marshaling and aircraft

Aug. 8, 2024

USAF, RAAF demonstrate interoperability in austere location

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Air Force website — U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors assigned to the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducted hot pit refuels alongside Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 75th Squadron at RAAF Base Curtin, Australia.

The combined 405th Army Field Support Brigade team made up of Soldiers and Army civilians from Army Field Support Battalion-Africa from Livorno, Italy, and contractors from the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, as well as West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment, pose for a photo before conducting a safety briefing May 2 at an APS-2 Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area at the Libava Training Area in Libava, Czechia, at the start of DEFENDER 24.

Aug. 7, 2024

1-150th Cavalry supports DEFENDER 24 in Czechia

LIBAVA, Czechia — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the West Virginia National Guard website — Less than 24 hours after touching down in Czechia via a commercial airline flight from the U.S., West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers – some running on just a couple of hours of sleep – fell in on Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 at the Libava Training Area in Czechia at the start of DEFENDER 24 in March.

TRAM

Aug. 1, 2024

Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea

PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) website — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM). U.S. Navy surface combatants will now be able to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) while at sea and in an unheard-of pace with revolutionary strategic potential.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Szatkowski, 28th Maintenance Group dedicated crew chief, runs the auxiliary power unit of a B-1B Lancer to perform a refuel during Red Flag 24-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 25, 2024. Red Flag is an opportunity to enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond as a joint force to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Yendi Borjas)

Aug. 1, 2024

From island humidity to desert heat: Raider maintainers persevere

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Strategic Command website — Airmen assigned to the 28th Maintenance Group have transitioned from the humid tropics to the desert sun as they move from leading a Bomber Task Force mission in Guam, to their participation in Red Flag-Nellis.

People in military uniforms simulate patient care in a hospital emergency room a medical emergency exercise.

July 30, 2024

High Quality Medical Care a Top DOD Readiness Priority

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's top priority is caring for service members and their families. Therefore, conducting field training exercises where America's fighting force are exposed to the worst possible case scenario, prepares military medical personnel on the various approaches to care when supplies and logistics support may be running out.