Photo By Master Sgt. Julianne Showalter | U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Guinn (left) and Airman 1st Class Griffin Aldrich...... read more read more
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Unbeknownst to most of the base, members of the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) are busy downsizing the stock of mobility and chemical warfare gear form 100 to 25 percent in accordance with a newly released regulation. This change frees us space within the warehouse, and allows the unit to store other essentials like aircraft parts.
Heading up this effort is Tech. Sgt. James Guinn, 145th LRS individual equipment issue manager. He’s orchestrated this change while balancing the demands of being full time.
The excess is labeled, organized and awaiting shipment to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) at Fort Bragg, N.C., where it will be distributed to other organizations in need.
Guinn backs the change and said, “This change is more in line with deployment numbers in our history. Before, we had gear for every person in the N.C. Air National Guard.”
The warehouse storing the gear was overloaded, and much of the mobility assets were outside expose to humidity and heat. Lowering the stock required allows for the Squadron to move assets inside to a climate controlled environment.
“It freed up a ton of warehouse space! We were literally packed to the gills, especially out back with bins eight high for 100 yards,” he said.
The empty shelf space is not only filled with chemical warfare and mobility gear, but now aircraft parts.
Having items on the shelf makes it easier to inventory and track, “This warehouse wasn’t designed to house that much stuff,” Guinn said. “So now it’s easier to inventory and support the base. It helped the warehouse, it helped me, and it helped everybody.”
Maj. Brian McCullough, 145th Maintenance Squadron commander, sees the importance of this change and said, “Maintenance is always looking for process improvements. This enables us to meet mission requirements, and perform our job at a higher level.”
| Date Taken: | 09.12.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.12.2014 14:20 |
| Story ID: | 141950 |
| Location: | CHARLOTTE, NC, US |
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