DLA News Archive

March 11, 2020

Gas by grass: transporting fuel by truck

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website — No matter how well jets are maintained, they can’t fly without fuel. That’s where the Fuels Management Flight comes in.

March 9, 2020

Wintry Logistics | U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the LCE provide logistical capabilities for exercise Northern Viper 2020

YAUSUBETSU TRAINING AREA, Hokkaido, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 3rd Marine Logistics Group website — “We’re here to support the entire operation. Without us, they would have really limited medical capabilities. The only option would be to go to the hospital out in town which could take over an hour to get to,” said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tamar Farmer.

Feb. 27, 2020

DLA director visits the U.S. Indo-Pacific theatre

OKINAWA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams visited the U.S. Indo-Pacific theatre early this month. In Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 4, he observed DLA Energy’s fuel distribution capabilities.

Feb. 17, 2020

Refueling the Deployed Mission

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — After nearly five hours of flying above Afghanistan, the call finally came. “Alright guys, the first receivers are about 10 mikes out. Let’s get ready to do this,” announced the KC-135 Stratotanker pilot to his team.

Jan. 30, 2020

FARP Tryouts Test Airmen for Special Operations

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Kadena Air Base website — Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) team members held their biannual tryouts for 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at their fuels compound Jan. 17, 2020.

Jan. 30, 2020

Fuels management flight validates mission readiness through fuel receipt test

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall website —The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight verified alternative fuel receipt capabilities Jan. 27, 2020, at RAF Mildenhall, England.

Jan. 7, 2020

Fueling the fleet: 103rd Fuels Airmen keep Flying Yankees mission-ready

EAST GRANBY, Conn. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 103rd Airlift Wing website — Critical to the 103rd Airlift Wing's success is the 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight, whose support ensures aircrews get the local training they need to accomplish their mission.

Dec. 10, 2019

Key West Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration

APRA HARBOR, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — USS Key West (SSN 722) conducted a mobile logistics demonstration with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) in Apra Harbor, Guam Dec. 10 in the second forward-deployed logistics demonstration designed to evaluate supply ships’ ability to sustain submarine operations in an expeditionary setting.

Dec. 10, 2019

Theodore Roosevelt, Omaha Conduct First-of-Kind Refueling at Sea

PACIFIC OCEAN — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command website — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) held an at-sea refueling, Dec. 2, a first between a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Independence-variant LCS.

Nov. 13, 2019

DLA: A lot going on below the surface

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Most people know the Defense Logistics Agency supports the nation’s warfighters with almost everything they need to execute their missions. What they may not know is that DLA performs about 90 unique roles and missions that go beyond what most would expect of the agency.