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Following an unprecedented domestic disaster relief effort in 2005, Defense Logistics Agency officials here say DLA is ready to provide support during the 2006 hurricane season, which begins June 1.
A recently completed agencywide review of DLA's response to domestic disasters in 2005 was an opportunity for the headquarters and field activities staff to assess agency support, evaluate actions necessary to improve that support -- which cost the agency $476.6 million -- and to be prepared for similar missions in 2006, officials said.
To ensure effective relief support during the upcoming hurricane season, DLA co-hosted a domestic disaster response logistics working group meeting last week in Springfield, Va., along with several top-level Pentagon organizations: the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; and the Joint Staff Logistics Directorate.
The working group participants included U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command, the National Guard Bureau, Army Materiel Command and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The meeting focused on the synchronization of ongoing logistics preparation for domestic disasters.
"This was the second of several partnering efforts to ensure we are poised to provide support in the event of a domestic disaster," said Col. Eric Smith, chief of the DLA Logistics Operations Center.
DLA's preparations for 2006 disaster relief efforts included the following:
"These efforts are a result of the challenges faced during the 2005 hurricane season," added Smith.
DLA provides supply support, and technical and logistics services to the military services and to several civilian agencies. The agency is the one source for nearly every consumable item, whether for combat readiness, emergency preparedness or day-to-day operations.
(Based on a Defense Logistics Agency news release.)
Story by American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 04.17.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 05:15 |
| Story ID: | 538939 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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