Courtesy Photo | DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., provided 16 20-foot containers of subsistence...... read more read more
Subscribe
FORT BELVOIR, Va. - The Unitized Group Rations Team and the Shipping Division of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., provided subsistence items in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011, which starts in Thailand Feb. 7.
Requirements from the Army, Navy and Marines were passed to DLA Troop Support officials, who worked closely with the San Joaquin team to consolidate vendor-sourced items with depot-stocked items to maximize transportation efficiency.
“It was critical that we verified all documentation line items and that ration quantities were correct to ensure the [warfighters have] the correct amount of subsistence to sustain themselves during the exercise. Once out in the field there is no back-up food available,” said Donald Potts, UGR distribution facilities specialist.
Upon arrival in Thailand, the 20-foot van-type containers carrying the subsistence items were delivered to various sites to support the Army and Marine units.
Marine requirements were 12 vans with 149 pallets of subsistence to include UGR heat-and-serve meals, meals ready-to-eat, and milk. The Army required four vans with 29 pallets of milk, MREs, and stock from outside vendors.
“We put in a lot time ensuring these shipments were selected and loaded properly. We implement extra quality-check steps when doing these special projects because there are so many different selections and they are not like bulk shipments that we normally select and ship,” Salvador Rodriguez, UGR supervisor, said.
Having key points of contact from DLA Distribution San Joaquin, DLA Troop Support and the end users was key to ensuring the material was shipped in accordance with the required delivery date.
Exercise Cobra Gold is a joint and multinational exercise hosted annually by Thailand. The purpose of the exercise is to promote regional peace and security. The exercise consists of three major milestones: a staff exercise, humanitarian civic assistance projects and field training.
Military participants represented are from Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and the United States.
DLA Distribution San Joaquin has been providing subsistence support for this exercise since the 1980s.
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.02.2011 12:19 |
| Story ID: | 64657 |
| Location: | FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 308 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, DLA Distribution San Joaquin supports exercise in Thailand, by Strategic Communications DLA, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
