DLA News Archive

Oct. 10, 2018

412th LRS turns 5

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Edwards Air Force Base website — Whether it’s coming to the aid of mudslide victims in Tehachapi, sending Airmen to their temporary duty stations, or providing millions of gallons of fuel to all the different test aircraft, the 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron has accomplished a lot in its young life.

Oct. 10, 2018

Walk the Line | Marines with Bulk Fuel Company assemble a fuel site

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 3rd Marine Logistics Group website — As the sun broke through the clouds over Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Marines rushed to quickly assemble a fuel site, their boots thundering across the ground.

Oct. 2, 2018

Fuel spill kit innovation implemented

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ellsworth Air Force Base website — Kevin Goyer, a 28th Civil Engineer Squadron water quality program engineer, implemented a new flight line spill kit at Ellsworth Air Force Base to provide Airmen with a more efficient way to clean up fuel spills.

Sept. 24, 2018

56th LRS Fuels Management Flight receives upgrades

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Luke Air Force Base website — The 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight received some equipment upgrades to allow them to accomplish their mission more efficiently.

Sept. 18, 2018

7th LRS ensures deployment readiness

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Dyess Air Force Base website — Readiness is the first step to executing any mission. The 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron ensures the Airmen, aircraft and supplies needed for a deployment are always ready to fly, fight and win.

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.

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.

Sept. 14, 2018

A fuels family

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Barksdale Air Force Base website — With a large tube not easily moved from the back of the truck into a manhole in the flight line, aviation fuel is pushed out from the underground piping system beneath the base, into the truck and then into the fuel tank of the aircraft.

Sept. 13, 2018

Northern Command Provides Response Support for Hurricane Florence

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website — In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command is leaning forward and actively posturing Defense Department forces in preparation for Hurricane Florence.

Sept. 1, 2018

Defense Fuel Support Point Yorktown ceases fuel operations

The departure of the final barge of jet fuel marked the end of an era for the historic Defense Fuel Support Point Yorktown, Virginia, June 6.