1 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:10,660 Welcome to the DefenseLogistics Agency. Defense logics... 2 00:00:10,660 --> 00:00:15,030 Logist... Defense Logistics... 3 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:19,540 Defense Logistics Agency. What do you think that means? 4 00:00:19,540 --> 00:00:25,480 Ahh, I don't know... Provides things to thepeople that defend... 5 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,240 Helping them out with something that they are having trouble with. 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,150 Good tries, some of you were pretty close. First, let's take DEFENSE. 7 00:00:33,150 --> 00:00:36,840 It's one of those easy words, but it's hard to explain... 8 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:42,150 Like, let's say you havea force field and like nobody can attack you through it... 9 00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:46,540 To probably guard something... Like defendingagainst an attacker... 10 00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:51,780 Not letting the other guys score. Like many sports wherethere is an offense and a 11 00:00:51,780 --> 00:00:58,540 defense, the United Stateshas a defense also. It's made up of the Air force, Navy, Army, 12 00:00:58,540 --> 00:01:02,660 Marines, and Coast Guard. They protect all of usfrom dangers coming from 13 00:01:02,660 --> 00:01:07,150 places around the world. They also help us duringnatural disasters like 14 00:01:07,150 --> 00:01:11,060 hurricanes, and earthquakes. Let's try the word, Logistics. 15 00:01:11,060 --> 00:01:13,810 Never heard of that word... I don't know... 16 00:01:13,810 --> 00:01:17,000 No clue... Maintaining something... 17 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,720 Logic... The strategiesbehind the defense... 18 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,180 I have no idea. Logistics isthe tough one. 19 00:01:24,180 --> 00:01:31,120 Logistics is all aboutfiguring out what you need, how much you need,how you get it, store it, 20 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:36,600 move it, use it, and cleanup any left-over mess. Last, there's Agency. 21 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,330 Ahh, I don'tknow that either... Kind of like a group of people doing a certain 22 00:01:40,330 --> 00:01:43,480 thing... It's a big company, that runs something 23 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,690 important... A big government business? 24 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:51,330 Agency, it's just a business run by the U.S. Government that does a certain job. 25 00:01:51,330 --> 00:01:57,060 So let's put it all together, Defense Logistics Agency, or DLA for short. 26 00:01:57,060 --> 00:02:02,540 DLA, DLA, DLA, what is DLA? The key word is Logistics. 27 00:02:02,540 --> 00:02:05,630 Let's make senses ofthis by doing a little comparison. 28 00:02:05,630 --> 00:02:08,420 First, what doyou live in? I live in a house... 29 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:10,600 Townhouse... House. 30 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,030 Simple enough. Here we have a house. 31 00:02:13,030 --> 00:02:17,420 Now what do you need in a house? The basic necessities... 32 00:02:17,420 --> 00:02:19,480 Clothes, food, water... A kitchen... 33 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,000 Refrigerator... Furniture... 34 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,510 I need my bed, my bed's so comfortable... You need a bathroom... 35 00:02:24,510 --> 00:02:27,540 My computer... It's kind of hard tolive without internet... 36 00:02:27,540 --> 00:02:30,720 And electricity. Right, these are thethings you need almost 37 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,810 every day. Last question: what doyou take when you go on a 38 00:02:33,810 --> 00:02:36,570 trip? I usually graba duffle bag or a 39 00:02:36,570 --> 00:02:39,120 suitcase... Well, first wepack our clothes... 40 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,180 If we were going to likeFlorida for the summer, I'd bring t-shirts, shorts, flip-flops... 41 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:45,840 Probably like a First-Aid kit... Toiletries... 42 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,270 Take my tablet... Toothbrush... 43 00:02:48,270 --> 00:02:51,600 And some ponytails... Everything we need at home, we really take with 44 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,210 us. So whether you live athome or go on a trip, you 45 00:02:55,210 --> 00:02:58,270 need stuff. Now let's look at DLA. 46 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:01,600 They support our troops that are moving all around the world. 47 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:07,240 We are talking about tens of thousands of military men and women in Europe,in Africa, in the 48 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:12,390 Middle-East, in Eastern Asia, and the rest living right here at home in the U.S.A. 49 00:03:12,390 --> 00:03:18,420 In all, there are over2 million men and women service members. 50 00:03:18,420 --> 00:03:22,780 That's a lot of clothes,beds, food, TV's, in buildings that are builtin some of the most remote 51 00:03:22,780 --> 00:03:27,360 parts of the world. DLA keeps supplying our troops for as long as they 52 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,630 need to be there. When equipment breaks,DLA replaces it. 53 00:03:31,630 --> 00:03:37,750 When the calendar saysit's Thanksgiving, DLA provides all the trimmingsfor a great meal. 54 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:43,840 When it's time to comehome, DLA figures out what to do with all the stuffthat is no longer needed. 55 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:48,330 So what does the DefenseLogistics Agency do? They supply the troops, wherever the 56 00:03:48,330 --> 00:03:51,450 troops are going... They supply the soldierswith whatever they need, 57 00:03:51,450 --> 00:03:55,300 wherever they are... It's just helping usprotect our country 58 00:03:55,300 --> 00:03:59,450 more... That's right, DLA takes care of the troops that in 59 00:03:59,450 --> 00:04:02,690 turn, take care of us. I get it now... 60 00:04:02,690 --> 00:04:05,510 It's definitely really important... It's cool... 61 00:04:05,510 --> 00:04:08,390 Yeh, I thinkit's pretty cool. Any questions? 62 00:04:08,390 --> 00:04:11,030 Do they have ice cream? Do you have Pizza? 63 00:04:11,030 --> 00:04:16,030 Do you have Brownies? Yep, that too. 64 00:04:16,030 --> 00:04:17,780 I'm glad we havean Agency like DLA.