Defense News in Brief: NAVSUP’s Fleet Logistics Command in Europe Earns Defense Transportation Award

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NAS SIGONELLA, Italy – Jeff Criger (second from left), Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella’s (NAVSUP FLCSI’s) supply chain director, accepted the 2020 National Defense Transportation Association’s (NDTA’s) military unit award on behalf of the logistics support command October 19, 2021 during a ceremony in Washington D.C.

Defense News in Brief: JRM Presents ESL with USS Arizona Relic

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POLARIS POINT, Guam – Joint Region Mariana’s Commander, Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, presented Capt. Andrew Ring, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Emory S Land (AS 39), and the Land’s crew with a piece of the superstructure from the battleship USS Arizona (BB 39), Nov. 29.

Defense News in Brief: Bilateral Exercise MTA Malaysia 2021 Concludes, Strengthens Maritime Relationships

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LUMUT, Malaysia – As part of the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series, Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2021 concluded Nov. 30, following eight days of virtual, in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Royal Malaysian Navy and U.S. Navy and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region.

Defense News in Brief: NAVSUP WSS Using Operations Research to Develop Multi-echelon RBS Modeling

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PHILADELPHIA – A central objective of managing a military supply chain is meeting operational readiness goals for the minimum cost investment. Members of Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Operations Research Analysis Team are developing a multi-echelon Readiness Based Sparing (RBS) model to help guide critical supply decisions.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Orders Red Hill Investigation

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, ordered a command investigation into the Nov. 20, 2021, recovery of about 14,000 gallons of a water-and-fuel mixture from a fire suppression drain line, located about ¼ mile downhill of the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The command investigation will include a new review of the fuel leak of the pipeline at the facility on May 6, 2021.