CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas –
Members of the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas team were recognized Feb. 3 for their efforts last year in reducing Department of the Army suspended stock enabling readiness of the warfighter by ensuring a constant reserve of serviceable material is available.
During a site visit, Army Col. Karl Sondermann, military deputy to Brian Wood, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Center Director, presented almost 20 employees Senior Executive Services Notes of Recognition for their efforts enabling Army supply availability, readiness, and supported active maintenance programs to ensure continued success to the Warfighter.
During Fiscal Year 2024, DoD issued a mandate to inspect service owned material in storage for Care of Stock in Storage discrepancies. Upon inspection, the DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas team identified items owned by AMCOM that required remediation, mainly in large, specialized MOP 50 containers. Suspended stock are materials that have been suspended from issue due to concerns about its condition, such as potential defects, incorrect labeling, packaging damage, or missing information, pending further inspection or analysis to determine its true usability
“Once we received the directive to help, our Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking team quickly developed a feasible plan of action to tackle the remediation,” said Army Lt. Col. Tim Owens, commander, DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas. “This herculean effort was significant and speaks to the level of innovation and determination that this team puts into their work every day.”
The employees recognized were:
- Victor Parra
- Lucio Rodriguez
- Heatherann Powell
- Mike Cisneros
- Gary Christmas
- Susan Stewart
- Robert Steinocher
- Michael O’hara
- Rickey Morris
- Rhonda Peterson
- Elyse Atoe
- Ismael Vera
- Jose Flores
- Manuel Garza
- George Garza
- Rolando Liscano
- Shawn Fuentes
DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, serves as the primary wholesale distribution point for major components to support helicopter repair missions for Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales customers worldwide. Its mission is to receive, store, pack, preserve, issue and arrange transportation for assigned supplies and equipment as directed by DLA and Service Inventory Control Point Item managers. Items processed include repair parts for principal end items such as small aircraft and helicopters, avionics, electronics, industrial, petroleum, chemical, radioactive and other hazardous materials. DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, performs responsibilities as the responsible property officer for all assets in storage.
Other services provided by the distribution center include loading and unloading helicopters and other priority cargo from C-17, C-5A, and C-130 aircraft operated by the Air Mobility Command and local delivery of aircraft components and other items to designated customers.