DLA News Archive

Tag: Weapons Systems

DLA NESO Senior Operations Research Analyst Mark Melius sits at his desk.

Aug. 16, 2019

NESO analyst digs deep to support enterprise

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — As a senior operations research analyst in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Nuclear Enterprise Support Office, Mark Melius knows he makes a difference in his job applying his and his oldest son’s experiences of being a direct military customer of DLA’s support.

Camp Sparta is a secure and isolated compound where joint service logisticians from across all branches of service and support disciplines are attached to United States Special Operations Command Central’s Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment – K. The compound serves as a trans-regional, intermediate-level staging base and logistics hub for special operations personnel and cargo coming in and out of theater. The JSSD-K mission has been around since 2012, but in December 2016, a U.S. Central Command execution order solidified and expanded its mission.

Dec. 25, 2017

Air Force contributes to joint special operations mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The original Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece and Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to military service. Located at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, such a place still exists.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Flores, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems technician, performs an operations security (OPSEC) check on an M-61A1 20 mm multi-barrel cannon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 29, 2017. Armament flight Airmen ensure all machinery entering the facility is inspected and remains in compliance with all OPSEC measures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

March 31, 2017

Armament Airmen lay down the steel

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Shaw Air Force Base website — The 43 Airmen assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems flight work around the clock to guarantee the weapons and launchers on F-16CM Fighting Falcons are ready to eliminate their target when fired.

March 3, 2017

Requirements Management System

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — Decades ago, a system was developed to project the buy and repair requirements across the Air Logistics Complexes. In this case, the term “requirements” refers to the necessary supplies to complete the maintenance and repair of the weapons systems.