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Contractors supporting the 1st Theater Sustainment Command initiate response operations to support the Lebanon tragedy, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 5, 2020. 1st TSC Soldiers and contractors worked closely with their joint logistics enterprise partners, Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operation Center, in the coordination of receiving and staging the cases of meals and water for shipment to Lebanon.

Aug. 17, 2020

1st Theater Sustainment Command responds to crisis in Beirut

CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 1st Theater Sustainment Command website — In the aftermath of a catastrophic explosion at the Port of Beirut on Aug. 4, the 1st Theater Sustainment Command immediately jumped into action to support relief efforts – and underscored the U.S. Central Command’s commitment to help a regional partner in need.

Black male soldier in camo uniform and blue surgical mask places an unseen COVID-19 test same into a machine.

July 21, 2020

DLA helps small businesses support military, nation during pandemic

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — From gowns, gloves and pharmaceuticals for the USS Comfort and Mercy to decontamination systems for medical workers’ N95 masks, America’s small businesses are helping meet the nation’s demand for COVID-19 supplies.

The AFRH recently became a Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support customer, able to order class VIII medical supplies, and take advantage of the agency’s other procurement abilities.

June 17, 2020

Medical provides support to veteran Warfighters

PHILADELPHIA — The Medical Customer Operations Collective (Whole of Government) division recently on boarded the Armed Forces Retirement Homes in response to a high-visibility request that came down from the Office of the Assistant of the Secretary of Defense Health Affairs.

A Soldier from the 28th Combat Support Hospital conducts a joint inventory of medical equipment at Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California. The inventory was part of a reset leveraging the Medical Materiel Readiness Program.

May 19, 2020

Medical maintainers play key role in Army’s response to COVID-19

FORT DETRICK, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army website — The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a bright light on health care professions around the world, including those in lifesaving care and support roles for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense.

Pacific Seabees demonstrate expeditionary expertise, support COVID-19 fight

April 22, 2020

Pacific Seabees Demonstrate Expeditionary Expertise, Support COVID-19 Flight

SANTA RITA, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — A skilled and dedicated team of U.S. Navy Seabees are providing engineering and expeditionary logistics support to the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) being constructed onboard Naval Base Guam as part of the Navy’s fight against COVID-19 in Guam.

An airman wearing a face covering walks near packages sitting on a lift.

April 13, 2020

DOD Transports Vital COVID-19 Medical Supplies to Points of Need

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website — U.S. Transportation Command is moving people and supplies around the world in support of the whole-of-government effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York, NY, March 30, 2020 – The USNS Comfort arrived in New York to support the national, state and local response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital ship will provide approximately 1,000 beds for urgent care patients not infected with the virus, relieving pressure on local hospital systems. K.C. Wilsey/FEMA

April 13, 2020

Troop Support provides essential supplies to floating hospitals

PHILADELPHIA — As the USNS Comfort and Mercy medical staffs care for patients on the East and West coasts, they are using supplies and equipment procured by the various Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support supply chains to perform their mission. The two Navy hospital ships, docked in New York City and Los Angeles, were deployed in March to relieve land-based hospitals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 epidemic.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Neekia Williams, 52nd Medical Group biomedical equipment technician, inspects a ventilator at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 1, 2020. Williams ensures ventilators are working properly if needed for COVID-19 care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody W. Howley)

April 6, 2020

52nd MDG maintains equipment despite COVID-19

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Spangdahlem Air Base website — The 52nd Medical Group is supporting the base by continually providing critical services while combating the spread of COVID-19. The 52nd MDG provides medical and dental services to keep Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing ready to ‘fight tonight’, but also maintains medical tools essential to combat Coronavirus.

Soldiers from the 551st Medical Company (Logistics) and the 627th Hospital Center unload tri-walls of medical supplies as they arrive at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.

April 2, 2020

Materiel enterprise supports DOD, civil authorities COVID-19 response

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Europe website — The Army Materiel Command enterprise worldwide has mobilized to address head-on the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic, while simultaneously maintaining current operations and supporting warfighters engaged in conflicts around the world.

A Soldier from the 7th Mission Support Command works in the warehouse at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe in Germany in support of COVID-19 response efforts.

March 31, 2020

Army Medical Logistics Command shifts into overdrive to support worldwide fight against COVID-19

PIRMASENS, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army website — As the battle against COVID-19 across Europe continues to rage, Soldiers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe (USAMMC-E) have been working in overdrive to achieve their medical support mission.