March 25, 2016
            
                 Working to meet Marine Corps’ Aviation readiness goals  
            
            
                
                
                    Richmond, Virginia —
                
                
                The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Marine Corps customer facing team has taken measures to improve material support for aviation readiness through improved forecasting, industry collaborations, fleet engagement, and supplier summits to ensure life-cycle support. These efforts, combined with continuous process improvements in fleet maintenance and supply, have led to a positive readiness trend for the AV-8B Harrier and its F-402 engine