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Sailors assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, load a high-mobility excavator from the 1224th Engineering Support Company, Guam Army National Guard, onto Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1634 at the Reserve Craft Beach in Guam. NBU-7 and Guam Army National Guard work to together to load 18 heavy equipment vehicles onto the Whidbey-Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is at Naval Base Guam to transport heavy equipment vehicles to Saipan in support of disaster relief efforts after Super Typhoon Yutu. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Oliver Cole/Released)

Nov. 16, 2018

Guam National Guard, Navy join forces for relief efforts

NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command website — Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 and the 1224th Engineering Support Company, Guam Army National Guard worked together to load heavy equipment vehicles onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) for transport to Saipan in support of disaster relief efforts after Super Typhoon Yutu Nov. 6.

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Sept. 19, 2018

DLA sends critical supplies to recovery teams, victims after Florence

First responders assessing damage wrought by Hurricane Florence and military officials resuming operations after days of installation closures have access to fuel, generators and other critical supplies pre-positioned at federal staging bases by the Defense Logistics Agency.

A Soldier with the South Carolina Army National Guard pauses for a moment while working with and the South Carolina Department of Transportation to fill sandbags as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Approximately 3,200 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Tropical Storm Florence has the potential to cause flooding and projected to damage the state as the storm makes landfall near the Carolinas and east coast.

Sept. 16, 2018

National Guard answered the call for Hurricane Florence

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — National Guard members flowed in from at least 28 states to help North and South Carolina units supporting civil authorities responding to Tropical Storm Florence.

Airmen run to a police vehicle as they deploy to help search and rescue efforts following Hurricane Florence.

Sept. 15, 2018

Northern Command Actively Supporting FEMA Hurricane Efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website — U.S. Northern Command, the National Guard and military services are actively supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency along with state and local responders in the wake of Hurricane Florence’s landfall.

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Sept. 13, 2018

DLA pre-positions critical supplies for first responders following Hurricane Florence’s tracks

As Hurricane Florence threatens to devastate the Carolina coast, the Defense Logistics Agency is pre-positioning necessities like water and fuel for first responders who’ll assist those in the storm’s tracks.

A portrait of Larry Glasco with a detail view of the DLA emblem in the background

July 25, 2018

Larry Glasco: Customer relationship pioneer

Understand the customer’s needs in advance, then make sure the agency is positioned to support them. This sentiment is at the core of Larry Glasco’s work and is the driving force behind his place in the Defense Logistics Agency Hall of Fame.

Engineers from the 230th Vertical Engineer Company, Hawaii National Guard, construct 20 micro shelters in Pahoa, Hawaii, June 9, 2018. The project is a community effort led by Hope Services Hawaii, a faith-based non-profit organization.

June 11, 2018

Hawaii National Guard engineers build shelters for evacuees

PAHOA, Hawai — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Since June 7, engineers of the Hawaii Army National Guard have been constructing a community of emergency "micro-shelter" housing units in Pahoa, Hawaii, for residents displaced by the ongoing Kilauea eruption.

Family, facing viewer, holding MREs

Dec. 6, 2017

Employee with family struck by hurricane sees DLA difference firsthand

A DLA employee with family in Puerto Rico saw firsthand how the agency helps provide the critical items Americans need when struck by disaster.

Teams using equipment work to repair power lines in Puerto Rico.

Oct. 27, 2017

Power Restoration Remains Top Concern In Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Power restoration remains the priority in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Defense Department is responding with about 11,400 active duty and National Guard service members, a DoD spokesman said.

Air Force Capt. Jose Gutierrez del Arroyo, the deputy flight commander and a specialized engineer with the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, works on a damaged antenna at Cerra de Punta Mountain near Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 20, 2017. The 85th EIS are working to reestablish and improve radio communications for local emergency personnel and first responders across the island. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Calvert

Oct. 23, 2017

Airmen Work to Restore Radio Communications in Puerto Rico

PONCE, Puerto Rico — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Airmen of the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, are working at Cerro de Punta Mountain near Ponce, Puerto Rico, to repair radio communications infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Maria.