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Eye on the ground: A look inside Distribution’s Expeditionary Team’s hurricane support

Members of the DLA Distribution Expeditionary team provided critical support to USNORTHCOM and FEMA by loading over 14,800 Commercial Meals and 11,760 liters of bottled water onto Texas National Guard and U.S. Border Patrol CH-47, UH-60, and UH-1 aircraft at Randolph Auxiliary Airfield in Seguin, Texas.

Eye on the ground: A look inside Distribution’s Expeditionary Team’s hurricane support

DLA Distribution Expeditionary commander U.S. Army Maj. Jesse B. Holmes inspects a pallet of supplies before it is loaded onto Texas National Guard and U.S. Border Patrol CH-47, UH-60, and UH-1 aircraft at Randolph Auxiliary Airfield in Seguin, Texas.

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

80th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen assist members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team with the palletizing of medical supplies, meals ready-to-eat and other essential supplies on Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Sept. 21. These supplies will be taken to Puerto Rico to aid the victims of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan/released)

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

A Disaster Medical Assistance Team member arranges medical supplies on a pallet on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017. The DMAT is a federalized workforce of doctors, nurses, paramedics, emergency management technicians, safety, and others who provide medical care during natural disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

A forklift driver unload pallets of medical supplies from the back of a semi-truck at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017. This cargo included items needed to build a hospital from scratch – everything from the tents required to house the temporary structure to the medical equipment used to treat patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

Department of Health and Human Services logistician throws a cargo net over a pallet on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017. This cargo included items needed to build a hospital from scratch – everything from the tents required to house the temporary structure to the medical equipment used to treat patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

Disaster Medical Assistance Team members secure a cargo net around a pallet of medical supplies on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017. The DMAT is a federalized workforce of doctors, nurses, paramedics, emergency management technicians, safety, and others who provide medical care during natural disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

Dobbins serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

Semi-trucks line up on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017 and wait to be offloaded. The trucks transported various supplies from all over the country to Dobbins where they were palletized and loaded onto C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and flown to provide hurricane relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

Marines, Sailors support relief efforts in St. Thomas

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Nieves (left) and Sgt. Andrew Mocarski both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). unload a generator from a CH-53E Super Stalion helicopter also with VMM-162 (REIN) at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 23, 2017. The 26th MEU is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dana D. Legg)

Aeromedical Evacuation crews prepare for mission

AE crew prepares for mission

Senior Airman Patrice Barnett, 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, medical technician, prepares medical transport equipment in preparation of evacuating victims of Hurricane Maria. Within hours after Maria, a category 4 hurricane with 155MPH winds ravished Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, citizen Airmen throughout the country responded with life sustaining supplies, evacuations and medical needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)

U.S. Marines, Sailors depart USS Kearsarge to support Hurricane Maria relief efforts

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1657 assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), exits the well deck of the USS Kearsarge carrying Marine Corps personnel and equipment in support of Hurricane Maria relief operations, in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)

Savannah Airmen moving relief supplies around the clock

Speedy relief

Air National Guard Airmen with the 165th Air Terminal Operations Center at Savannah Air National Guard Base prepare 38,000 pounds of meals-ready-to-eat, Sept. 26, 2017, to send as air cargo to disaster areas from Hurricanes Maria and Irma at Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. The group of more than 16 Airmen are working around the clock on 12-hour shifts for handling air cargo.

Airmen load palletized food and water onto an aircraft at night.

Pallet Pushers

Airmen load a C-17 Globemaster III with palletized food and water at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, Sept. 23, 2017, to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico and Saint Croix following Hurricane Maria. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James

DAFB, JBSA provide hurricane relief supplies

Hurricane Maria relief support

Palletized food and water sit on a C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Del., prior to being airlifted to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico and St. Croix after the wake of Hurricane Maria, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, Sept. 23, 2017. This was one of Air Mobility Command’s first relief missions to St. Croix following Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James)

Air Force Reserve supports Guard hurricane relief mission

914th supports Guard hurricane relief mission

Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Kevin Cully (left) oversees Senior Master Sgt. John Waszak, as he loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station N.Y., September 25, 2017. The Air National Guard aircraft, from the 152nd Airlift Wing in Reno, Nev. is scheduled to arrive in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, with supplies and personnel to aid in recovery efforts after hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cully and Waszak are both Air Transportation Specialists with the 30th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Mekkri).

Remembering those in need

Beeliners bring humanitarian aid to St. Croix

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is loaded with humanitarian aid Sept. 22, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field, Texas. The C-17 was loaded with 105,000 pounds of water and MREs that were delivered to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands after the island had sustained damage from Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

502nd LRS contribute to Hurricane Maria relief efforts

Members from 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron prepare and stage supplies at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for Hurricane Maria relief efforts Sept. 22, 2017. Members have been working around the clock preparing, loading and shipping food and water to those affected by the storm. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Ismael Ortega)

502nd LRS contribute to Hurricane Maria relief efforts

A soldier handles a cardboard box of emergency rations on a helicopter filled with provisions.

Food and Water

A Puerto Rico National Guard soldier helps transport food and water to Jayuya, Puerto Rico, Sept. 27, 2017, while supporting Hurricane Maria relief efforts. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. José Ahiram Díaz-Ramos

A Guardsman clears a power line for a truck transporting a large amount of water to be distributed to residents in the San Jose community in Toa Baja.

Clearing Power Line

A Puerto Rico Army National Guardsman clears a power line for a truck transporting a large amount of water to be distributed to residents in the San Jose community in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017, continuing relief efforts after Hurricane Maria’s aftermath. Puerto Rico Army National Guard photo by Alexis Velez

Ground Guide

A Puerto Rico Army National Guardsman ground guides while directing a truck transporting water to be distributed to residents in the San Jose community in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017, continuing relief efforts after Hurricane Maria’s aftermath. Puerto Rico Army National Guard photo by Alexis Velez

Distributing Water

Puerto Rico Army National Guardsmen distribute water to residents in the San Jose community in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017, continuing relief efforts after Hurricane Maria’s aftermath. Puerto Rico Army National Guard photo by Alexis Velez

Filling a Large Jug

An Army National Guardsman guides a bulldozer removing debris.

Dozer Duty

A Puerto Rico Army National Guardsman guides a bulldozer removing debris and trees during roadway clearing operations in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017, in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez

Marines lower a water pump from a vehicle.

Pump Power

Marines lower a water pump to support Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017. The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency in hurricane relief efforts. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider

Joint effort delivers relief cargo to Puerto Rico

Pallets of food and water are offloaded at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 30th, 2017. Joint Base Charleston’s 437th Operations Group has launched more than 70 missions supporting response and relief efforts after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, worked alongside the Army's 510th Human Resources Company to deliver relief supplies. Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20th, 2017 leaving millions without power, food or water.

The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

26th MEU Marines, Navy corpsmen reassess hospitals needs in Puerto Rico

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), evaluate outdoor tents potentially needed for surgeries during a reassessment to determine medical and operational needs previously requested as part of the relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria at Ryder Memorial Hospital, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 1, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

U.S. Marines with the 26th MEU purify water during Hurricane Maria relief efforts

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendan Gorvett, left, and Sgt. Eric Garcia, both water support technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pull the anchors on a water purification system in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts at Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)

Red River’s Expeditionary team assists hurricane victims

Left to right- John Newton of JB Hunt; Jeff McDonald of JB Hunt; DLA director, Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams; Lamar Buford, DLA Distribution Red River, Texas Expeditionary Team’s division chief; Matt Baker of JB Hunt; Anthony Collins, DLA Distribution Red River, Texas Expeditionary Team; Lyle Westwood DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California Expeditionary Team at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

Red River’s Expeditionary team assists hurricane victims

Lamar Buford, DLA Distribution Red River Expeditionary Team’s division chief (right) meets DLA director, Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

DLA San Joaquin’s IT Contingency team members provide crucial communications to hurricane relief efforts

Robert Garcia is inspecting the communications gear at the FEMA Incident Support Base at Randolph Air Force Base.

Soldier fills hospital generator with diesel fuel

Diesel for Medical Institution

Puerto Rico National Guard arrive at HIMA San Pablo Hospital in Bayamon to supply the medical institution with 4,000 gallons of diesel to power their generator and keep health services working, Sept. 29. More than 100 Defense Logistics Agency Energy-contracted fuel trucks carrying 299,000 gallons of fuel will arrive in San Juan via barge in support of Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Maria relief operations, Oct. 3.

26th MEU assesses distribution centers in Puerto Rico

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Fahy with Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, and a U.S. Army soldier with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, work together to unload pallets of relief supplies to a distribution center in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

26th MEU refuels Hospital Oriente in Puerto Rico

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), connect a fuel hose to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to refuel Hospital Oriente in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

26th MEU refuels Hospital Oriente in Puerto Rico

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), reposition a JP-5 fuel pump to refuel Hospital Oriente in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

26th MEU refuels Hospital Oriente in Puerto Rico

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to refuel Hospital Oriente in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Comfort Arrival

The U.S. Naval hospital ship Comfort arrives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 3, 2017, to help support Hurricane Maria aid and relief operations. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Merian

Guardsmen stage bulldozers and backhoes to be transported to Puerto Rico.

Preparing Equipment

South Carolina Army National Guardsmen stage bulldozers and backhoes to be transported from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., to support Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017. The heavy equipment will be used to clear debris, trees and branches from road ways allowing the flow of traffic to transport need supplies to residents. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago

Hurricane Maria

Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 3., full of pharmaceuticals supplied by DLA Troop Support's Medical supply chain. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the head federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

Ohio National Guard Members head to Puerto Rico

Members from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio and the 178th Wing, Springfield, Ohio, respond to hurricane relief efforts for Puerto Rico October 4, 2017. 15 airmen pack supplies needed for the next 30 days to maintain the Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen (DRMKT). Airmen from both units will use the DRMKT to quickly prepare boil-in-the-bag meals for 1,000 people in under 90 minutes. The Ohio Air National Guard is always ready to respond with a team of trusted Airmen for state and federal missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt Lisa Francis/Released)

The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

26th MEU Marines, Sailors load supplies, equipment onto LCUs in Puerto Rico

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load equipment and supplies onto a landing craft, utility to be used for follow-on support for victims of Hurricane Maria in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 5, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

26th MEU Marines, Sailors load supplies, equipment onto LCUs in Puerto Rico

JTF - Leeward Islands works with USAID during Dominica disaster relief mission

U.S. Marines with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands unroll a U.S. Agency for International Development tarp as they prepare supplies for distribution at the Douglas-Charles Airport in Melville Hall, Dominica, Sept 29, 2017. At the request of USAID, JTF-LI has deployed aircraft and service members to assist in delivering relief supplies to Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to the hurricanes that have affected the eastern Caribbean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

6th LRS displays unmatched support during hurricane relief

Supplies for Puerto Rico sit in a hangar waiting to be palletized at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 4, 2017. Airmen with the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron have played a key role in loading and unloading aircraft for Hurricane Maria relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)

193rd Special Operations Wing works around the clock on hurricane relief

Pennsylvania National Guard sends aircraft maintenance personnel and equipment to Puerto Rico as part of Hurricane Maria relief efforts

The seven Pennsylvania National Guard aircraft maintainers bound for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico were joined by a Self-propelled Crane Aircraft Maintenance and Positioning (SCAMP), a hydraulic, rough terrain, self-propelled crane Oct. 10, 2017.

Kentucky Air Guard services flight deploys in support of hurricane relief

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load a Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 11, 2017, to be transported to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Seven Airmen from the wing’s 123rd Services Flight will employ the trailer to serve up to 4,000 hot meals per day to hurricane relief forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Katrina Bramlett)

Puerto Rico Truck

A fuel truck contracted by the Defense Logistics Agency makes its way through fallen electrical poles and downed trees in Puerto Rico, Oct. 17, 2017. Restoration efforts for power outages caused by Hurricanes Maria and Irma continue across the island. DoD photo

Line Trucks Arrive in Ceiba

Members of the 821st Contingency Response Group help to offload line trucks from a Ukrainian Anatov 124-100m cargo transporter onto the tarmac of Jose Aponte De La Toore Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 11, 2017. The line trucks will be used to help repair the electrical grid in Puerto Rico that was destroyed after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy)

The 140th WG Serves Puerto Rico

Airmen from the 140th Wing, Colorado National Guard unload a mobile kitchen as part of recovery response efforts for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Oct. 17 2017. The Colorado Air National Guard will provide a 15-person team and a trailer-based mobile kitchen, capable of feeding up to 1,000 people within 90 minutes.

Fuel for sustainment in Puerto Rico

A Defense Logistics Agency’s team member pulls a fuel hose from a fuel truck for refueling 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel for the Menonita-Cayey Hospital in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Oct. 10. The Task Force team provides support to the civil authorities operating in Puerto Rico to provide life-saving and life-supporting capabilities throughout the island.

DLA members by fuel truck to transfer fuel to another truck

Fuel for sustainment in Puerto Rico

Team members with the Defense Logistics Agency East team transfers diesel fuel from one truck to another in the Regional Staging Area in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Oct. 10. The Task Force team provides support to the civil authorities operating in Puerto Rico to provide life-saving and life-supporting capabilities throughout the island.

fuel truck parked near hospital to transfer fuel

Fuel for sustainment in Puerto Rico

A Defense Logistics Agency contracted fuel truck prepares to resupply 4,500 gallons of diesel fuel to the Menonita-Cayey Hospital generator in Cayey, Puerto Rico, October 10. The Task Force team provides support to the civil authorities operating in Puerto Rico to provide life-saving and life-supporting capabilities throughout the island.

Hurricane Maria Relief News

Sustained Power

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors work to restore the electrical grid in the Villa Alegria neighborhood of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

July 10, 2018 - DLA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers play a key role providing materials for the rebuilding of the power grid in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico power grid re-energizes with DLA-provided materials

FEMA contractors unload utility poles from the barge Atlanta Bridge at Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2. As of May 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated more than $323 million for the procurement, transportation and storage of materials required for the restoration of Puerto Rico's power grid. To date, USACE has received more than 33 million pieces of material for the power grid restoration mission across the island.

May 18, 2018 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led the restoration mission and the Defense Logistics Agency played a key supporting role providing materials required for the rebuilding efforts.

Laskodi presents Red River Expeditionary Team with Humanitarian Effort Awards

Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi presented Humanitarian Effort Awards to the Red River Expeditionary Team on April 18, for going above and beyond overall mission support and for their contributions to the DLA Distribution relief efforts.

May 8, 2018 - During a recent site visit to DLA Distribution Red River, Texas on April 18, Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi presented Humanitarian Effort Awards to the Red River Expeditionary Team.

PR gets support from DLA pro

Luis Pena serves as the lone full-time civil servant for the Defense Logistics Agency in Puerto Rico. He helps military units shed their excess and used equipment and gets rid of their scrap metal. Here, he evaluates the pending scrap removal demands at Camp Santiago, which was one of the island's military installations hardest hit by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

April 26, 2018 - Luis Pena serves as the Defense Logistics Agency's lone civil servant in Puerto Rico. And his job - helping warfighters get rid of used equipment and scrap - got a lot more challenging after the 2017 hurricane season.

Power Projection

Generators provided by DLA Troop Support await airlift by helicopter from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The generators are part of the ongoing efforts to restore power to the islands devastated by Hurricane Maria.

March 8, 2018 - Months after three hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, DLA Troop Support is still hard at work, helping Americans regain electrical power with the help of new generators.

USACE Quality Assurance checks help keep temporary emergency generators running strong in Puerto Rico

Shelby Deal, a quality assurance specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' temporary emergency power mission in Puerto Rico, inspects a temporary emergency generator at a water pumping station near Jayuya, Puerto Rico Jan. 4.

Jan. 8, 2018 - Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website — Shelby Deal leans over a generator hooked up to a water pump station on the side of a twisting mountain road in central Puerto Rico. He notes the generator’s barcode and transponder number, inspects its oil and fuel filters, checks the fuel gauge, and records the number of hours the generator has operated.

Providers in the Storms

Members of the Texas National Guard in Houston rescue stranded residents in flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey.

Dec. 19, 2017 - DLA provided crucial support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, National Guard units, local law enforcement and the military services as they helped victims of the Fall 2017 hurricanes.

Night Work: Mechanics Keep Helicopters Flying In the Sunlight

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter sits on the airfield at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2017. Chinooks are being used to deliver aid to the worst-hit and most remote areas of Puerto Rico as part of the ongoing relief and recovery efforts after the island territory was hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Army photo by Spc. Samuel D. Keenan

Nov. 6, 2017 - Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Army helicopter maintenance specialists have been working nonstop in Puerto Rico to maintain six CH-47 Chinook helicopters that deliver humanitarian supplies daily to some of the island's hardest-hit and most remote areas following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Officials Detail DoD Support During Unprecedented Hurricane Season

Airmen with the 156th Airlift Wing deliver water and meals to La Resurrecion del Señor church in the municipality of Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 2017. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard has teamed up with the Foundation for Puerto Rico to deliver supplies to at-risk populations throughout the island. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez

Nov. 1, 2017 - Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria put tremendous strain on all levels of government, and service members stepped up to save lives, restore critical services and help those affected transition to recovery, a Defense Department official said.

Distribution commanding general visits Disposition Services headquarters

Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, commanding general, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, meets with his Battle Creek, Michigan, workforce and thanks them for their support to DLA Disposition Services during a site visit Oct. 25.

Oct. 27, 2017 - Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, commanding general, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, met with his Battle Creek, Michigan, workforce and thanked them for their support to DLA Disposition Services during a site visit Oct. 25.