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8 SHILOH, Ill. -- The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center will use the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s motorcycle safety awareness for non-motorcycle-riders training in next month’s Army-wide Motorcycle Safety Awareness Campaign. Each year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration designates May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This observance coincides with the beginning of riding season for many Soldiers and also serves as an early kicko...

9 PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s 841st Transportation Battalion, in conjunction with the 7th Transportation Brigade – Expeditionary, recently performed Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore operations at the Port of Portsmouth in support of DEFENDER-Europe 21. Equipment from the 7th TBX was loaded aboard the Military Sealift Commands U.S. Naval Ship Bob Hope, joining equipment from other units previously loaded during port operations in...

By GORDON RAGO | The Virginian-Pilot | Published: March 17, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. (Tribune News Service) — Hampton Roads is a military town. Hampton Roads is a port town. Why not combine the two? A $15 million, five-year contract signed last month ties the industries together: The military has lots of stuff; the port can help move it. And it appears the deal would breathe new life into the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, a cargo facility located on the Elizabeth River which was closed to container...

Under a five-year, $15 million contract, the Port of Virginia will provide dockworkers and facilities to move cargo including tanks, helicopters and food supplies.

Forrest Burke, Connected Logistics LOGC2, Inc., doing business as Connected Logistics, has won an Army Contracting Command – Rock Island task order under the $12.1 billion ceiling Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 3 Services contract. ITES-3S is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity 5.5-year task order. Under the contract, Connected Logistics and its teammates will operate, maintain and provide support operations for the worldwide Radio Frequency-In-Transit Visibility infr...

9 SHILOH, Ill. -- Friends and family gathered at Scott Air Force Base Friday - socially distancing of course – to bid a fond farewell to and celebrate the career of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s beloved historian, who retired after 36 years, one month and 12 days of federal service. From an early age, Dr. Kent Beck had a love for history. He studied history at California State University, Fullerton, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and at...

7 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The sun never sets on U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). Elements of the Department of Defense mission may have paused this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but USTRANSCOM continued to enable the warfighter. “There is nothing that the world can do to bring this great command to a halt, because it is so essential to everything the Department of Defense does,” said U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, USTRANSCOM. “We figured ...

9 SHILOH, Ill. -- The Headquarters, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command senior enlisted leader hosted a three-day professional development forum last week from Scott AFB, Illinois. To ensure maximum participation and to meet COVID-19 restrictions, the event was conducted virtually. During the forum, subject matter experts from SDDC and the U.S. Army Human Resources Command spoke on topics that were in line with the Army People Strategy’s second line of effort,...

In a year shaped by a worldwide pandemic, Army Materiel Command has put people first by contributing to the whole-of-government COVID-19 response, supporting the warfighter and improving quality of life for Soldiers, civilians and families. Since April, AMC has leveraged the full force of the materiel enterprise in the fight against COVID-19. AMC supported through contracting, communications, storage and movement of Personal Protective Equipment and deployment support for medical units and pers...