9 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command s International Sealift Contract Management Branch was recently named the Greater St. Louis Federal Executive Board s 2021 Excellence in Government Award winner for the Technical Non-IT/Cyber, Junior Category.
The annual awards program recognizes current military, postal, and federal civilian employees for their individual and team accomplishments, both in the work place and the community at large
Part of SDDC s Operations Directorate, the International Sealift Contract Management Branch delivers agile and adaptive contract management for all Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise stakeholders relating to cargo movements within the Defense Transportation System. In 2020, SDDC contracts moved over 115,000 shipments worldwide.
8 PORT SHUAIBA, Kuwait The deputy commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command observed onload-offload operations of ammunition here April 24.
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Justin Swanson, who is also the commanding general of the Army Reserve s Indianapolis-based 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), had the opportunity to tour the port and observe the Soldiers of the 595th Transportation Brigade (SDDC) and the 1185th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion conduct the port operations. I am honored to be here and receive the tour by the team that s executing this amazing mission, said Swanson, whose Soldiers staff 1st TSC s operational command post at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
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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 kickoff for the critical days of summer.
Maj. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, SDDC commanding general, understanding that the Army’s focus concerning motorcycle safety has traditionally been placed on riders and their training, asked her safety office to provide a motorcycle safety awareness for non-motorcycle-riders training packet to the SDDC workforce ahead of the motorcycle riding season.
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 Command s U.S. Naval Ship Bob Hope, joining equipment from other units previously loaded during port operations in Jacksonville, Florida. Once in Europe, the units will conduct larger JLOTS operations as part of Immediate Response, one of DEFENDER-Europe 21’s linked exercises, where more than 5,000 troops from eight countries will spread out across 31 training areas in 12 different countries to conduct live fire training.