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Forklift driver transports boxes in Dominica.

Oct. 23, 2017

Face of Defense: Marine Heavy Equipment Operator Supports Relief Efforts

MELVILLE HALL, Dominica — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — When he packed his bags to deploy in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, 28-year-old Marine Corps Cpl. Michael A. Fleenor had no idea that he and his forklift driving skills would be playing such an important role in U.S. Southern Command’s response to hurricanes Irma and Maria.

193rd Special Operations Wing works around the clock on hurricane relief

Oct. 23, 2017

193rd Special Operations Wing provides non-stop hurricane relief support

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The 193rd SOLRS and other 193rd Special Operations Wing personnel have been working around the clock since late August to provide air transport, troops, equipment and supplies in support of hurricane relief efforts.

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 11, 2017, to be transported to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Seven Airmen from the wing’s 123rd Services Flight will employ the trailer to serve up to 4,000 hot meals per day to hurricane relief forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Katrina Bramlett)

Oct. 21, 2017

Services deploys with field kitchen for Hurricane Maria recovery

KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Louisville, Ky. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 123rd Airlift Wing website — Seven Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Services Flight arrived in Puerto Rico Oct. 11 to assist with hurricane relief efforts by cooking meals for Soldiers from the Puerto Rico National Guard.

Engineers clean up homes in the Keys

Oct. 4, 2017

Florida National Guard Engineers clear Hurricane Irma debris from Monroe County homes

KEY WEST, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — On Sept. 25, Gov. Rick Scott activated a 400-Soldier task force, led by the newly formed 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, to conduct debris clearance and residential de-mucking for the residents of Monroe County.

Soldier fills hospital generator with diesel fuel

Oct. 3, 2017

DLA Energy-contracted fuel trucks headed to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than 100 Defense Logistics Agency Energy-contracted fuel trucks carrying 299,000 gallons of fuel arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico via barge in support of Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Maria relief operations, Oct. 3.

Lamar Buford, DLA Distribution Red River Expeditionary Team’s division chief (right) meets DLA director, Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

Sept. 29, 2017

Red River’s Expeditionary team assists hurricane victims

RED RIVER, Texas — The DLA Distribution Red River, Texas, Expeditionary team makes up one-third of the DLA Distribution Expeditionary team. The other two-thirds are located at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania and DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California.

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Sept. 25, 2017

Reserve Citizen Airmen deliver aid to Hurricane Maria victims

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Reserve Command website — Within the last few months the United States and its territories have been ravagged by three hurricanes, leaving many displaced and in need of aid. Starting with Hurricane Harvey, then Irma and now Maria, the Air Force Reserve Command continues to respond with supplies, aid and evacuation missions.

Airman 1st Class Dakwon Aktkinson, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron forklift operator, moves cargo around the air operations terminal Sept. 22, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field. The cargo was being staged at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Incident Support Base at Kelly for transport to areas devastated by Hurricane Maria (U.S. Air Force image/Dan Hawkins)

Sept. 22, 2017

JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field stands up ISB to support FEMA’s Hurricane Maria relief efforts

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — The Federal Emergency Management Agency stood up an Incident Support Base at JBSA-Kelly Field to aid Hurricane Maria relief efforts with support from the 502nd Air Base Wing Sept. 21.

Aerial porters from the 821st Contingency Response Group, load pallets of water onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Hurricane Irma relief efforts, at Marathon, Fla., Sep. 15, 2017. Due to the environment effects following the hurricane, there was a limited supply of potable water, food, and access to power. With support from the local authorities, team members delivered 10,933 cases of Meals Ready to Eat and 16,917 cases of water to the local population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Masiclat/Released)

Sept. 20, 2017

After Hurricane Irma, CRW Airmen deploy to help out

MARATHON, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S.Air Force Expeditionary Center website — The 821st Contingency Response Group from Travis Air Force Base, California, alerted a 64-person Contingency Response Element to Marathon Regional Airport, located in the Florida Keys, where they arrived in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11.

Puerto Rico hit again by hurricane

Sept. 20, 2017

National Guard assets plan relief efforts as Hurricane Maria slams Puerto Rico

ARLINGTON, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — With Hurricane Mariafollowing a similar path as Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands National Guard is once again preparing for another massive storm; this one, coming at St. Croix instead of St. Thomas and St. John.