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DLA Energy contracted 25 fuel trucks in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Incident Support Base at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, to support anticipated Hurricane Matthew relief operations.The trucks brought more than 123,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel to MCLB Albany Oct. 6.

Oct. 12, 2016

DLA Energy provides fuel support to Hurricane Matthew relief

Defense Logistics Agency Energy is providing essential fuel support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to ongoing Hurricane Matthew relief operations in the United States and Haiti.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nicole Lira, a fuels distribution system operator with Defense Logistics Agency, performs a flash test on a fuel sample taken from one of their trucks after refueling at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 19, 2016. Even with a primarily space-based mission, the operations tempo on Peterson’s flightline is high and keeps the fuels shop busy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Philip Carter)

Sept. 20, 2016

Fueling the mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Peterson Air Force Base website — Even with a primarily space-based mission, the operations tempo on Peterson’s flightline is high and the second busiest in the Air Force for distinguished visitors. The Defense Logistics Agency’s Olgoonik Technical Services fuels contract for the 21st logistics Readiness Squadron, is up for the challenge of keeping up with the fast pace.

A refueling truck is being loaded with Jet A aviation fuel for later use on the flight line at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Defense Logistics Agency Energy at San Pedro, California, personnel provided additional aviation fuel deliveries to support Luke Air Force Base in response to a pipeline break as a result of damage from a backhoe excavation. Courtesy photo

Sept. 2, 2016

Americas at San Pedro personnel demonstrate resiliency

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona — Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas at San Pedro, California, employees showed effective distribution management during a supply chain disruption and demonstrated resiliency in the Jet A aviation fuel supply chain at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

William Daniels (right), 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight fuels distribution worker, ensures fuel is flowing into a tractor from his refueling vehicle Sept. 30, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. On a typical day he can pump 50,000 to 100,000 gallons.

Aug. 17, 2016

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland civilian employee fuels base mission

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — For Will Daniels, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight fuels distribution worker at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, every day affords him an opportunity to make a direct impact on the mission.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2016) – Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Aug. 5, 2016

Biofuel propels Rim of the Pacific exercise

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Biofuel made from waste beef fat propelled ships and aircraft during the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise around the Hawaiian Islands June 30 through Aug. 4.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts a channel into a field of fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. During Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the U.S. military's logistical support to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program, the Polar Star's mission is to create a navigable channel to McMurdo Station for several resupply vessels.

Feb. 22, 2016

Annual Operation Deep Freeze delivers fuel to Antarctica

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — Defense Logistics Agency Energy continued its annual support of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica with this year’s delivery of fuel.

A contract carrier is being fueled at the Fort Wainwright aviation fuel facility after delivering 120 fire fighters from North Carolina and Virginia to help fight fires in interior Alaska. The Fort Wainwright aviation fuel facility is one of nine different bases throughout Alaska that DLA Energy Pacific supplies fuel to on a monthly basis.

July 27, 2015

Jet fuel demand soars for Alaska firefighting operations

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — A record-breaking fire season in Alaska is increasing demands for cold weather jet fuel supplied by Defense Logistics Agency Energy Pacific at Alaska to support firefighting operations.