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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 

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Many of the supplies transported via air to Defense Logistics 

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East flow through Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where cargo

specialists receive, sort and ship supplies on a daily basis.

“Every member of the team here believes it’s their job to

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as Kuwait, Bahrain and Djibouti.

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M-ATV, are being distributed by the Defense Distribution Depot – Europe.

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Dining facilities in Kosovo, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy receive 

fresh fruits and vegetables from the Padova Terminal Market in 

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Philadelphia.

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Recent expansion of the Defense Logistics Agency’s information technology infrastructure is 

providing the capability for all its employees to telework at one time.
I AM

My name:

Jim Chaney

I am: 

A warfighter support representative with the Army’s 2nd Stryker 

Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Support Platoon, 

A warfighter support representative with the Army’s 2nd Stry fighter support representative with the Army’s 2nd St y

Joint Multinational Training Command, Joint Multinational Readiness 

Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Support valry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Supp

Center.

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Describe your job in a sentence: 

As a warfighter support representative, I facilitate readiness and 

logistics mission successes for warfighters, and train warfighters 

As a warfighter support representative, I facilitate readiness As a warfighter support representative, I facilitate rea

to use DLA systems, advise them on leveraging DLA’s best-value 

ogistics mission successes for warfighters, and train warf g ogistics mission successes for warfighters, and train w g

logistics solutions and deploy alongside them in support of contingency 

to use DLA systems, advise them on leveraging DLA’s best va use DLA systems, advise them on leveraging DLA’s best

operations.

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How long have you worked for DLA? 

I have worked for DLA for almost three years.

What’s your favorite thing about working for DLA? 

Supporting warfighters is the best job anyone could have. I serve as 

DLA’s face to warfighters; I am the voice of DLA to warfighters 

porting warfighters is the best job anyone could have. I serve porting warfighters is the best job anyone could have. I s

and the warfighters’ advocate to DLA.

ce to warfighters; I am the voice of to warfighters; I am the voice

What’s your best memory of working here? 

I traveled to Kuwait for the 2nd SCR Stryker reset 

conference and ran into my son, Army Chief Warrant Officer 

 traveled to Kuwait for the 2nd SCR Stryker res traveled to Kuwait for the 2nd SCR Stryker res

2 Christopher Chaney, who had just left Iraq to check on 

conference and ran into my son, Army Chief Warrant erence and ran into my son, Army Ch

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles his team was to 

receive from Kuwait. There is nothing like father and son 

meeting up on a mission.

receive from Kuwai eive from Kuw

How do you make a difference to warfighters? 

Providing the best logistics support to Army units on 

station and during reset, and helping them meet pre-deployment 

Providing the best logistics support to Army units Providing the best logistics support to Army u

requirements. This gives deploying troops and their leaders a leg 

station and during reset, and helping them meet pre-deploy tion and during reset, and helping them meet pre-dep y

up when they arrive in the combat t

requirements. This gives deploy g ents. This gives deploy g troops

theater.

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