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Sept. 5, 2019

DLA Aviation Commander visits San Diego, promotes Commander

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. David Sanford made his first trip to DLA Aviation at San Diego, California Sept. 3. Sanford assumed command of DLA Aviation in July.

Maj. Christopher J. Ahlemeyer, of the Rhode Island National Guard (right), speaks with Commodore Tellis A. Bethel, commander, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (center), and Col. Andrew J. Chevalier, of the Rhode Island National Guard, following a joint forces assault exercise Tradewinds 2018. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored exercise that provides participating Caribbean nations the opportunity to improve security and disaster response capabilities.

Sept. 5, 2019

Rhode Island National Guard supports Dorian relief in Bahamas

CRANSTON, RI — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The Rhode Island National Guard is mobilizing three C-130Js to assist in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. The three aircraft will each be equipped with a full crew and maintainers. They will depart from Quonset Air National Guard Base on September 6th.

Hundreds of boxes are stacked in a warehouse located in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Sept. 5, 2019

Logistics on Location: DLA Supplies Fort Benning Logistics Readiness Center

Fort Benning, Georgia — With $14 million worth of stock, the Fort Benning Supply Support Activity ensures soldiers have all the supplies they need.

Sept. 5, 2019

DLA Distribution Expeditionary on the ground at Fort Bragg in support of FEMA

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Expeditionary team arrived at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina, over the weekend to help establish the Incident Staging Base for U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s preparation efforts for Hurricane Dorian– a Category 3 storm. DLA is closely aligned with U.S. Northern

Virginia Wagner, a 13-year Defense Logistics Agency Distribution employee, is a new member of the DLA Distribution Expeditionary Team. Wagner helped the team get on the road to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Incident Staging Base at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Aug. 28 in support of relief efforts for Hurricane Dorian.

Sept. 4, 2019

DLA poised to support relief operations in wake of Hurricane Dorian

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency is prepositioning necessities like food and fuel along the east coast for first responders who’ll support relief operations in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

Sept. 4, 2019

Interns get OJT in Alaska

NORTH POLE, Alaska — Quality Assurance Specialist Interns in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program are providing critical support to the DLA Energy Americas North mission in Alaska.

Florida National Guard members prepare for potential hurricane response missions in Opa-Locka, Florida, as outer winds from Hurricane Dorian hit the Florida coast, Sept. 2, 2019.

Sept. 4, 2019

Lengyel: Guard positioned to respond to Dorian

ARLINGTON, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — As Hurricane Dorian makes its way along the Florida coast, the National Guard is in place to respond, said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a Pentagon press conference yesterday.

Sept. 4, 2019

DLA Distribution Expeditionary on the ground at Maxwell Air Force Base in support of FEMA

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Expeditionary team arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, over the weekend to help establish the Incident Staging Base for U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s preparation efforts for Hurricane Dorian– a Category 3 storm. Upon arrival, the DDXX team provided a

Sept. 4, 2019

September is Preparedness Month

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Prepared, not scared; that’s the motto for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s ready.gov preparedness campaign and September is preparedness month. According to the site, the purpose of preparedness month is to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. “I don’t think you have to do anything to

Gunnery Sgt. Michael E. Longoria, 2ND Marine Force Storage Battalion, Marine Force Storage Command, conducts a joint inspection with Mr. James Ogden, disposal service representative, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) while at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, August 2019. Marine Corps Logistics Command and DLA are working together to dispose of thousands of obsolete pieces of equipment in support of the Marine Corps’ Equipment Optimization Plan.

Sept. 4, 2019

Agency and Marine Corps partner to move an “iron mountain”

Albany, Georgia — Changing operational needs means keeping up with the latest equipment and getting rid of what’s obsolete and unserviceable, and Marines have been working hard with the Defense Logistics Agency to do so over the past 18 months.

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