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Tag: Airlift

Sept. 26, 2023

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi strategic airlift missions enhance global readiness

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, plays a vital role in supporting CCAD’s airlift missions that transport helicopter airframes around the globe.

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle was tied down with both the existing tiedowns and new synthetic tiedowns to conduct a side by side demonstration during an operational evaluation on Joint Base Charleston, Nov. 28 and 29. The evaluation was a culmination of an Air Force Research Labs, Advanced Power Technology Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, initiative to reduce aircraft weight by almost 1,000 pounds for better fuel efficiency.

Jan. 4, 2017

JB Charleston test new equipment, saves Air Force millions

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 18th Air Force website — An operational evaluation of new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here Nov. 28 and 29. Tiedowns are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations. Winch cables help adjust the tension on tiedowns, securing the load.