Brig. Gen. Giovanni K. Tuck, USAF

Defense Logistics Agency Energy

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Commander

Air Force Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck

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from the commander

Energy Source

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t’s been quite a year for DLA Energy, with our 

folks coming together to accomplish great 

things. I haven’t been with you for all of those 

moments, but Mr. Dulin and Mr. Scott have. For 

2013, we have to bid farewell to Mr. Dulin as he 

moves down the hall to join the Joint Contingency 

Acquisition Support Office, with Mr. Scott stepping 

up as deputy commander.

We don’t have to look too far back to reflect on one 

of our biggest achievements of the year: Hurricane 

Sandy relief. The numbers are just amazing. From 

our latest figures, we dispatched approximately 

9.12 million gallons of unleaded, diesel or ultralow sulfur diesel fuel to New York, New Jersey and 

Connecticut.

The work our folks put in to those relief efforts 

was herculean. Their dedication helped support 52 

first responder sites, 12 New York hospitals, 11 

Red Cross mobile kitchens, four Long Island Power 

Authority sites, three ConEdison Company sites 

and two locations in support of New York and New 

Jersey mass transit. There’s even more on this great 

support in this issue of the magazine, highlighting 

some of the folks with boots on the ground, making 

it happen.

And not even a hurricane could derail our steps 

toward DLA Energy’s portion of the “Big Ideas” for 

saving $10 billion in five years. Cost savings, while 

taking care of our four regions, was definitely a 

place where we were making a difference.

Energy 

Convergence 

has also been 

big this year, 

and we’ve been 

working with 

DLA’s Logistics 

Operations and 

Information 

Operations to 

keep us moving 

forward on the 

path to stronger 

customer and supplier relations, as well as better 

alignment with DLA’s business processes.

Plus, we rose to the challenge set by DLA to 

maintain 60 million gallons of fuel in Afghanistan 

since August, even with the closure of the Pakistan 

Ground Lines of Communication.

Meeting DLA’s strategic focus areas continued 

to be important as we worked toward Energy 

Convergence, 10 in 5 savings, auditability and 

a number of other goals. And with DLA Energy’s 

strategic roadmap, we will continue to do greater 

things in 2013.
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Reflections of 2012

4 Fueling Hurricane Sandy Survivors

12 Career Pathways

14 DLA Energy commander interview

We are DLA

20 Maintaining Long-distance Relationships

Energy

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CONTENTS

A sailor removes a fuel pump from a F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Navy flight demonstration squadron, 

the Blue Angels. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus Stanley
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Fueling Hurricane 

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A view out the back of a New Jersey Army National Guard cargo truck during Hurricane Sandy in 

Atlantic City, N.J. Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
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Sandy Survivors By Terry Shawn

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As Hurricane Sandy moved up the East Coast, 

Defense Logistics Agency Energy personnel 

devised a strategy to provide support for what 

would turn into a storm of historic proportions.

DLA Energy began tracking Hurricane Sandy Oct. 25, 

and DLA Energy Americas prepared to support the 

organization’s ground fuel contingency contract with 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency from Joint 

Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

“When Hurricane Sandy hit, our team was already 

in place, trained and ready to go,” DLA Energy 

Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck said. 

“DLA remained committed in our support to our federal 

and civilian partners on the relief efforts for those 

impacted by Hurricane Sandy.”

Army Col. Ron Ross, DLA Energy Americas commander, 

led his team and established operations at Joint 

Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, working with DLA fuel 

contractor Foster Fuels to help answer fuel needs in the 

New York and New Jersey affected areas. Anticipating 

fuel requirements from FEMA, DLA Energy had the 

fuel contractor dispatch 60 trucks containing 175,000 

gallons of diesel fuel and 25,000 gallons of motor 

gasoline from Foster Fuels’ Brookneal, Va., facility.

“The joint base was established as an intermediate 

staging base,” Ross said. “Foster Fuels started with 40 

assets [fuel trucks] at Fort Dix and 20 at Westover Air 

Reserve Base in Massachusetts, another established 

ISB. All assets were then consolidated to Fort Dix, 

totaling 60 assets, and as the operations grew, these 

assets expanded to approximately 285-300 fueling 

assets.”

Ross’ 15-person team, which included Quality 

Assurance Representatives Nelson Payne, Terry Russell, 

Trent Buck, Mike Purkey, Air Force Master Sgt. Ke'shaun 

Major, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Theodore Davis and Army 

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Braddock, provided contingency 

support to FEMA to meet critical fuel requirements.

The task force from DLA Energy Americas coordinated 

with Fort Dix personnel and received “first-class 

support” with a fenced motor pool, generators, light 

sets, tents, and 24/7 maintenance support for life 

support equipment, Ross said. 

“A team effort... allowed the area to expand, supporting 

approximately 300 fueling assets, vehicle and 

A Foster Fuels employee fills up vehicles with gasoline. DLA Energy worked with fuel contractor Foster Fuels to help 

answer fuel needs in the New York and New Jersey affected areas. Photo courtesy of Foster Fuels
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equipment maintenance, defueling operations and life 

support, which included a heated tent for the eating 

and catering area, latrines and an operations center for 

Foster Fuels and [DLA Energy] Americas’ task force,” 

Ross said. 

Ross went on to praise Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst for providing additional lodging in the 

barracks for drivers, defense fuel acquisition center 

support and police escorts.

“The Fort Dix leadership checked in with us daily to 

ensure we were being supported and if there were any 

needs not being met. This phenomenal support had a 

major and direct impact on the successful execution of 

the mission,” Ross said.

DLA Energy personnel worked closely with state 

and local authorities. As one example, Navy Cmdr. 

Bruce Kong, DLA Energy’s inventory management 

deputy division chief, was embedded in the New York 

governor’s office in Manhattan as a liaison officer.

“My role was to ensure DLA Energy provided the 

appropriate level of support to the governor's office, 

City of New York and impacted counties, FEMA and 

Defense Coordinating Office with fuel-relief efforts,” 

Kong explained. 

Kong worked directly with FEMA’s Joint Fuel Office to 

establish communication with state and local officials, 

emergency responders from each county, National 

Guard troops at Floyd Bennett Field, assorted power 

companies, and the 12 hospitals that make up the 

Greater New York Hospital Association to ensure their 

assets had the fuel they needed to accomplish their 

missions.

Sandy grows nearer and conditions 

deteriorate

As a Category 1 hurricane, Sandy continued to 

move northeast parallel to the coasts of Georgia, 

South Carolina and North Carolina. A high-pressure 

cold front to the hurricane’s north forced Sandy to 

turn to the northeast on Oct. 28 toward the cities of 

Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York. 

With the existence of a full moon, Sandy’s storm 

surge was expected to be 11 to 12 feet. At this point, 

according to National Geographic News, Sandy had 

expanded to a huge storm covering approximately 

1,000 miles.

The storm brought high winds and drenching rains 

the afternoon of Oct. 29 from Washington, D.C., 

northward causing uprooted and knocked down trees 

and power lines. Eventually more than 8.5 million 

customers in 21 states lost power, according to news 

reports. 

In response to the power outage impacting New York 

and New Jersey, DLA Energy issued a warning order to 

Foster Fuels in anticipation of emergency 

fuel requirements resulting from the 

storm.

Sandy, then classified as a post-tropical 

nor’easter, came ashore at approximately 

8 p.m. Oct. 29 near Atlantic City, N.J. The storm arrived 

at high tide adding about a foot to the storm surge. 

National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Morrin 

told National Geographic News that the surge — nearly 

14 feet — is a record for a storm surge in the harbor. 

It topped the seawall in lower Manhattan and flooded 

tunnels and the subway system.

By this time, DLA Energy had contracted for 200,000 

gallons of fuel per day: 175,000 gallons of diesel and 

In anticipation of fuel requirements from FEMA, DLA 

Energy officials had Foster Fuels, the fuel contractor, 

dispatch 60 trucks containing 175,000 gallons of diesel fuel 

and 25,000 gallons of motor gasoline from Foster Fuels’ 

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More than 70 fuel trucks wait for police escort, 

Nov. 3, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. 

Defense Logistics Agency Energy coordinated with 

state and local officials to deliver fuel to areas most 

affected by Hurricane Sandy in direct support 

of FEMA's efforts to reduce suffering. Photo by 

Army Maj. John Adams

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25,000 gallons of motor gasoline for first-responder 

vehicles and power-restoration equipment. 

Coordinating fuel deliveries and dispatching trucks 

to locations identified by FEMA was an around-theclock operation, Ross said. Operations rapidly grew 

from approximately 300 assets supporting three 

first-responder sites to about 51 first-responder sites 

throughout the region. 

“As the full extent of the storm was recognized, we 

realized that the first-responder requirements would 

increase,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Tam Gaffney, DLA 

Energy Americas at San Pedro, Calif., commander, 

and member of Ross’ team. “Foster Fuels immediately 

ordered an additional 50 trucks to support the increased 

requirements, and there was no hesitation from drivers 

and subcontractors.” 

Gaffney served as the night-shift officer in charge at 

the intermediate staging base along with Army Lt. 

Col. Martine Kidd, DLA Energy Americas at Houston 

commander, who served as Ross’ deputy during fuelrelief operations and day-shift officer in charge. The 

two were able to assimilate into new roles within the 

ad hoc organization, which included personnel from 

DLA Energy Americas and DLA Energy defense fuel 

support point managers, Kidd said. There were multiple 

challenges, and one of the 

first was a lack of a standard 

tasking system, Gaffney 

said.

“We were receiving fuel 

requirements from multiple 

organizations in multiple 

formats, from emails to 

phone calls, and the required 

eTasker system was largely ignored due to the fast and 

furious pace of the operation, but our team didn't miss 

a beat,” she said. 

The task force quickly adapted into a single team 

and developed procedures that enabled officials to 

control the support being delivered by the contingency 

contractor and satisfy information demands that were 

sent around the clock, Kidd said. 

“As the operation matured, we established an efficient 

battle rhythm. Day shift often put out fires, allowing 

night shift to concentrate on accounting and prepping 

for the next day's missions,” Gaffney said.

Another challenge the team encountered was managing 

the ever-increasing demand for information. 

“We were trying to balance mission execution with 

accounting and reporting requirements in an extremely 

high-visibility environment. Through the often-manic 

pace of the operation, we never lost sight of the end 

goal: to provide emergency and essential fuel to those 

devastated by the super storm,” Gaffney said. “In doing 

so, our team quickly developed tracking and reporting 

mechanisms to ensure all the requirements were met, 

tracked, as well as accurately reported.” 

 

This was no small feat considering the 

team initially operated with a group 

of quality assurance representatives 

and no accounting or inventory 

management experts, Gaffney said. 

FEMA calls for support

The team got its first fuel request from FEMA – to 

establish fuel sites at West Orange, Freehold and 

Vineland, N.J. – Nov. 1, said Karen Hammack, DLA 

Energy contracting officer responsible for the FEMA/DLA 

Energy contingency contract. 

Because DLA Energy had pre-positioned the contractor’s 

fuel trucks at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, trucks 

were dispatched to locations within an hour of the 

request, DLA Energy Americas Deputy Director Frank 

Wright said.

“We decided to lean forward; we put risk out there,” 

Tuck said. “Within the span of 24 hours, we closed 95-

98 percent of our requirements.” 

DFSP managers worked closely with Bill Pollock, 

DLA Energy's FEMA ordering officer, to validate all 

requirements, Gaffney said.

“Our resourceful and 

proactive [noncommissioned 

officers] on the ground 

developed an internal 

tasking process, translating 

Pollock's requirements 

into taskings that were 

coordinated with Foster 

Fuels,” she said. 

DLA Energy Plans and Operations Director Stephen 

Grace said the organization issued about 1.1 million 

gallons of motor gasoline and 333,000 gallons of diesel 

fuel to fulfill FEMA fuel requirements in New York and 

New Jersey from Oct. 29 to Nov. 7.

DLA Energy officials, who had already requested the 

contractor double its supply to 400,000 gallons of fuel 

per day, prepared for fuel resupply by tugboat and fuel 

barge in the event roads became impassable. 

As of Nov. 13, estimated DLA Energy fuel support to 

FEMA in New York and New Jersey included:

• 80,000 gallons of unleaded fuel and 8,000 gallons 

of diesel dispatched to 230 civilian gas stations.

• Almost 90,000 gallons of unleaded fuel and nearly 

80,000 gallons of diesel fuel dispatched to 38 firstresponder sites. 

• Fuel to operate 11 Red Cross mobile kitchens.

• About 3,500 gallons of unleaded fuel and 3,500 

gallons of diesel dispatched to support mass transit 

at the New Jersey Meadowlands.

• 73,500 gallons of unleaded fuel and 173,000

gallons of diesel dispatched to New York’s Floyd 

Bennett Field first-responder and transit site.

“This [relief operation] was seamless as 

the partners embedded in the operations 

performed as one organization. 

This was a DLA team success story.”

Army Col. Ronald Ross

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Ross had high praise for the fuel contractor.

“Foster Fuels was adaptive, flexible and mission 

success-focused 24/7. They executed like a military 

operation by building a coalition and partnership 

with many of the top petroleum and environmental 

companies as part of their team,” Ross said.

Ross attributed daily safety briefings by the contractor 

as the reason there were no accidents or spills of any 

kind during the fuel-support operations. He said that 

was an impressive feat for an operation of this size. 

“[The company] is attuned to the importance of the 

environmental and hazardous material handling, and 

this performance is truly award-winning in that regard,” 

Ross said.

Tapping the heating oil reserves

At the request of the state of Connecticut, the 

Department of Energy loaned DLA Energy 4.2 million 

gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel from the Northeast 

Home Heating Oil Reserve to deliver to Connecticut 

fuel distributors to address fuel shortages. This was a 

continuation of an agreement announced Nov. 2, when 

President Obama declared that Hurricane Sandy had 

created a severe energy supply interruption.

The fuel, which was distributed to state, local and 

federal responders in the impacted area, was used 

to provide additional supplies to ensure continued 

response and recovery efforts. This included fuel for 

emergency equipment and buildings, including electric 

generators, water pumps, federal buildings, trucks and 

other vehicles, according to a DoE release. 

To satisfy the requirement, DLA Energy arranged for 

barge shipments to transport the fuel from storage 

facilities in Groton, Conn. to New Haven, Conn. DLA 

Energy Americas maintains surveillance of the heating 

reserves and regularly tests to ensure the fuel is usable, 

Quality Assurance Manager Scott Artrip said. 

“We were proud to be part of the [DLA] Energy team 

that quickly responded to the needs of the State of 

Connecticut, ensuring an uninterrupted supply chain,” 

Ross said.

Two more transfers of ULSD from the reserves at 

Groton were carried out by barge to New Haven, Conn., 

totaling more than 5 million gallons.

Returning to Houston

After receiving deactivation guidance from FEMA, Ross’ 

team began demobilizing Nov. 16. 

After three weeks of round-the-clock oversight of 

the operations, all personnel returned to their home 

stations safely Nov. 21, said Army 1st Sgt. Pete 

Martinez, Jr., DLA Energy Task Force Americas.

Gaffney said the successful operation was due to the 

teamwork of many individuals, including the drivers, 

sub-contractors and the National Guardsmen.

“In retrospect, the DLA and DLA Energy response to 

Hurricane Sandy will be viewed as unprecedented, I 

believe,” Kidd said. “It goes without saying, but it is 

great to be part of an organization that makes things 

happen by... delivering to those in need when it matters 

most.”

The estimated account of DLA Energy’s assistance 

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reflects the effort: 

• 690,000 gallons of unleaded fuel and 408,400

gallons of diesel fuel dispatched to New Jersey.

• 2.55 million gallons of unleaded fuel and 387,000 

gallons of diesel fuel dispatched to New York.

• The state of Connecticut received more than 5 

million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.

• DLA Energy dispatched fuel to 272 civilian gas 

stations in New York and New Jersey.

Ross said his team and its partners worked well 

together to bring relief to Sandy’s survivors.

“This [relief operation] was seamless as the partners 

embedded in the operations performed as one 

organization,” Ross said. “This was a DLA team success 

story.”

Editor’s note: Numbers in this article are the best 

estimates available at press time. Final numbers will 

not be known until after reconciliations are finished with 

Foster Fuels. 

Soldiers distribute fuel at the Staten Island Armory, N.Y., to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. DLA Energy provided 

fuel to FEMA to be distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas. Photo 

by Army Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

Foster Fuels 

employees fill 

vehicles with 

gasoline. DLA 

Energy dispatched 

fuel to about 272 

civilian gas stations 

in New York and 

New Jersey. Photo 

courtesy of Foster 

Fuels

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Career Pathways

By Christopher Goulait

T heir names may change, but two programs 

bringing students and recent graduates into 

the Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s ranks 

are still training interns to be fully-performing federal 

employees.

“Pathways” is the name of the broad umbrella of 

internships that DLA Energy offers, and is broken into 

three different types of internships, two of which DLA 

Energy uses, explained Kate Straub-Jones,

procurement analyst with the DLA Energy Acquisition 

Workforce Development and Intern Center.

“One program used to be the DLA Corporate Intern 

Program that we now refer to as ‘PaCE,’ or the 

Pathways to Career Excellence,” she continued. “The 

second one that DLA uses is Pathways Interns, which 

was the old Student Temporary Employment Program 

and Student Career Experience Program combined. 

This is for individuals who are currently seeking an 

authorized education or degree, basically, current 

students.”

Why the change? 

DLA Human Resources Services Student Recruitment 

Center Team Lead Vickie Schoonover said that 

condensing job announcements to a quarterly basis 

benefits the process.

“Prior to consolidation, each DHRS office and 

the teams within those offices would advertise 

at any time, so there was no consistency in the 

way announcements were posted,” she said. “By 

centralizing and limiting recruitment to once a 

quarter, applicants will have a better idea of when 

announcements will post.”

Other changes also include centralized recruitment at 

the DHRS office in Columbus, Ohio.

“We recruit quarterly for interns and group similar 

positions on one announcement,” Schoonover 

said. “By having the recruitment cycle quarterly 

and servicing of interns in one office, it benefits 

managers, interns and applicants.”

Once recruited, Pathways Interns and PaCE recent 

graduates, known in the program as “PaCErs,” fill 

many roles across the organization.

“There is no kid glove handling of any of the interns,” 

Straub-Jones said. “Most of them walk into a valid 

billet, typically in the 1102 contracting series career 

field at a GS-12 position. They are gradually given 

work, and they are taught, tutored and mentored 

along until they can keep up with the team.”

“Most of our PaCErs will do the same job that their 

fellow GS-12s will do, but it will be in a smaller scale 

with more supervision in the beginning. But it’s not 

busy work,” she emphasized.

Straub-Jones outlined the typical PaCE experience 

as a two-year program, with most PaCErs coming 

in at the GS-7 level for intensive training in basic 

contracting, supply and/or quality assurance and 

how to effectively work in the government. This 

training makes up phase one of the program, with 

phase two continuing the training, but with less direct 

supervision. Some are also provided an opportunity 

to assist with training incoming PaCErs.

Current PaCE participant Kathryn Moore with DLA 

Energy Installation Energy who has experience 

with this support and training since beginning in 

May 2011, also said the program opens doors 

for mentoring opportunities and offers assistance 

in obtaining Defense Acquisition Workforce 

Improvement Act certification up to Level II.

“I found the networking opportunities to be the most 

valuable aspect of my time in the intern program,” 

Moore added. “I was able to network with my peers 

and seek mentorship among senior DLA leaders. The 

PaCE program really helps open doors and creates 

opportunities for all of its participants.”

The program for Pathways Interns is more variable, 

depending on their education. Some are hired at the 

GS-4 level, while others can be hired at the GS-9 

level, so the scope and scale of trainings can be very 

different from intern to intern, Straub-Jones said.

These trainings prepare employees in the Pathways 

program by having them learn by doing the work 

they will be responsible for at their full performance 

levels.

“For example, we have quality assurance interns in 

Houston, and they’re mentored along the way just 

like any other quality assurance representative,” 

Straub-Jones said. “They load ships, they do pipeline 

testing, they do lab testing – they’re right there. 

They’re learning their craft while they work, so that 

by the time they get their two years in as an intern, 

there’s no difference between them and their other 

counterparts.”

Value from having a trained intern on a team goes 

beyond simply filling the ranks, as Schoonover 

explained.
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“Be it Pathways Interns or PaCE participants, 

the benefit to DLA is diversity,” she said. “We 

have the opportunity to employ interns or PaCE 

applicants from various walks of life – from 

individuals starting their first career to those 

beginning a second career.”

Straub-Jones said she can’t imagine our 

agency without interns and without the good 

energy they bring. 

“They bring new ideas and new ways of doing 

things, and force us out of the status quo and 

keep us changing, up-to-date and moving 

ahead,” she added

Since the Pathways program is still 

encouraging new interns to bring their unique 

points of view to DLA Energy, Moore offered 

advice to those who come after her.

She emphasized the importance of open 

communication between interns, co-workers 

and supervisors to gauge expectations and 

learn more about job roles, as well as staying 

organized to manage time and workloads 

effectively and reduce stress.

“Come in with an optimistic ‘can do’ attitude,” 

Moore added. “We’ve all been beginners at one 

time or another in our lives, and while you may 

not initially feel comfortable or understand 

your new job and environment, trying is the 

first step toward mastery. You are not just 

working a job, you’re building a career.”

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Air Force Brig. Gen. 

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 Giovanni Tuck:

 Interview

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Air Force Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck assumed 

command of Defense Logistics Agency Energy 

July 9, and serves as the organization’s 36th 

commander. 

Tuck came to DLA Energy after serving as the 

commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in 

Southwest Asia.

A native of Honolulu, Tuck graduated from Southwest 

Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science 

degree. He has a Master of Arts degree in international 

relations from Webster University, Mo., and a Master of 

Arts degree in national security and strategic studies 

from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He is a 

graduate of the Air Force Air War College and completed 

the National Security Studies Program at the Elliott 

School of International Affairs, George Washington 

University, Washington, D.C., and was in a Senior 

Executive Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of 

Government, Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

ES: How has your time at Defense Logistics 

Agency Energy been so far?

Tuck: It’s been great. Coming from a wing commander 

in a war environment to a position that is another 

command opportunity has been fantastic. Those of us 

who leave command never know when we are going to 

get another chance to do it again, so the amazing part 

for me is I was able to be a commander again shortly 

after having been a commander. It is much more 

rewarding to be in command of an organization that 

really represents everything that is critical in terms 

of moving things, supporting things and helping the 

warfighter do their jobs. We enable all of that here at 

DLA Energy.

ES: What has surprised you the most about DLA 

Energy in your time here?

Tuck: How global we really are ... A $67 million pipeline 

military construction project at Andersen Air Force 

Base, Guam, for instance. Also, 60 million gallons 

of fuel in Afghanistan to support the warfighter, and 

what we’re doing in Djibouti, Africa, by the military 

construction efforts there to make sure we have an 

enduring presence and it’s easier for the warfighter to 

get in and out is big. Also, at DLA Energy Europe and 

Africa with the central European pipeline system and 

at DLA Energy Americas with what we just did with 

Hurricane Sandy. When 8 billion people lose power and 

you put 9.3 million gallons of fuel up there in just 12 

days that is huge for what we do. And for someone 

on the outside, they wouldn’t get the appreciation for 

the hard work that more than 1,100 folks do each and 

every day here. It’s really awesome. 

ES: What do you do on a typical day as 

commander?

Tuck: I try to get out from behind my desk. When I 

start my day, I enjoy getting out and saying hi to folks. 

Just before you came, I went on the entire third floor, 

parking lot side and walked every single cubicle space 

to say happy Thanksgiving to folks, because that’s the 

charge I get. My day typically starts at 7:15 a.m. with 

several meetings I kickoff the day with – usually a DLA 

Energy Europe and Africa and DLA Energy Middle East 

update, and then it’s really what the week holds and 

how we prioritize the meetings, but I look for ways to 

get out from behind my desk. I owe it to our workforce 

to be able to pin me down and ask me the hard 

questions as I walk by to say hello. For me, it’s just the 

gratitude of knowing we have a very amazing workforce 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, DLA Energy commander, talks with a Defense Fuel Support Point Guam 

employee during his trip to Hawaii and Guam Aug. 5-14. 

Tuck is DLA Energy’s 36th commander and assumed 

command July 9. Photo by Valerie Boyle
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Tuck and Royal Bahrain Air Force 2nd Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Ahmen Al-Sisi hold an office call in 

Bahrain Sept. 9. Tuck met with Al-Sisi during his visit to DLA Energy Middle East facilities in Bahrain and several site 

visits to fuel support activities. Photo by Irene Smith

here, and all I want to do is just say thanks. 

ES: What do you look forward to when you come 

to work every day?

Tuck: Hanging out with employees, and I mean that 

sincerely. The paperwork I have to sign – I get it – the 

email I have to look at, the meetings I have to attend 

– I get it, but I am just one person out of more than 

1,100 folks that make this organization work. What 

I really enjoy is learning from each and every day 

from people who are skilled in what they do so I can 

advocate on everybody’s behalf. When people look 

at us, they look at us as the showcase primarylevel field activity, the model of how to get things 

done. If we can just take the snapshot that is 

Hurricane Sandy and take a look at what we did 

to support the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 

the White House, I think you’ll see that our grade 

for that is very high. 

ES: What has been the highlight of your time 

here and why?

Tuck: The highlight of my time is the surprise of 

the job. Each and every day I come to work very 

charged and enthusiastic, because I get to learn 

about what we do. Everyday something different 

comes up, and I love living in that environment. 

It’s one thing to have programmatic reviews we 

have to do, but it’s much more comforting to be 

able to come to work, say hi to folks and get a 

chance to appreciate what everyone 

does. For me, the highlight of coming to 

work is learning, being able to advocate, 

being able to talk to our director and 

know he has complete confidence in us 

to get the job done. 

ES: You’ve traveled to multiple DLA 

Energy sites, how has that helped 

you as the DLA Energy commander?

Tuck: It’s been huge. I would not be anywhere 

Tuck talks to DLA Energy Pacific leaders during his trip to the 

organization’s regional offices in Hawaii and Guam Aug. 5-14. 

Photo by Valerie Boyle
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Reflections of 2012

successful in my job without the help of our PLFA 

commanders and leadership here in the building. By 

me actually going out and walking the ground, thanking 

people for what they do, learning the business at the 

grassroots level – it’s a challenge, but it’s been great for 

my education. When something comes up saying you 

need to go to Russia to brief the northern distribution 

network, I get a sense of that because I’ve seen it 

and I’ve got a chance to work with commanders that 

help me do that. If I go visit the U.S. Pacific Command 

Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance director, 

and he says what are the top 10 things you’re working, 

I can advocate that and speak very intelligently about 

that without having to refer to many notes, because 

I’m getting this great education. It’s been great, and 

I think the Air Force is going to keep me here for two 

years... By the end of my time here, I hope we will have 

done some magical things along the way. 

ES: What has been your biggest challenge so far, 

and how have you overcome that challenge?

Tuck: I joked when I saw this particular question, 

because the biggest challenge for me is signing 

the temporary duty requests I get, and trying to 

accommodate all of our commanders. I say that 

tongue-in-cheek because there are bigger issues 

that we swim through every day here. The biggest 

challenge so far is not knowing what the next situation 

is going to be that demands our focus. Every day 

Tuck pitches during the annual 2012 DLA Energy Picnic’s kickball tournament at Fort Hunt Park, Va., Aug. 15. 

The yearly organization teambuilding picnic brought McNamara Headquarters Complex employees together for an 

afternoon of bonding outside of the office. Photo by Christopher Goulait 
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is a pickup game, so when we go and talk to the 

director we brainstorm what we’re going to go in 

with, but not knowing what the questions are going 

to be. The biggest challenge I think I have is putting 

our contractors in harm’s way by having them sign 

contracts, and having them put their own credentials 

on the line in times that are tricky. The biggest thing 

I’ve seen so far in that regard are contracts that 

we currently have with major corporations that are 

going through their own processes with the federal 

government and we want to continue doing business 

with them, but at the same time we have to be mindful 

of the fact we have to tread lightly, and we can’t put 

our contract corps in harm’s way when it comes to 

doing that.

ES: Anything you’d like to add?

Tuck: I want to say thanks to our workforce. There’re 

not too many things that keep me up at night, but I 

am concerned with our workforce that do business in 

Afghanistan. Our quality assurance representatives, 

for example, they travel some very tricky ground, 

and I can say that for our entire QAR workforce. I’m 

very concerned that we give our commanders and our 

sub-regional commanders the tools and resources to 

do their jobs, so when we ask them why things are 

going well or not going well, we’ve given them every 

opportunity to succeed. The main thing I want to say is 

we can’t do this without you. Every one 

of us has a role here at DLA Energy, 

and I’m very thankful, proud and 

humble to be the commander ... You 

guys make the hard look very simple.

Tuck speaks with DLA Energy employees during his first 

town hall at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, 

Fort Belvoir, Va., Aug. 21. Photo by Terry Shawn

Tuck speaks to DLA Energy Pacific employees during a town hall in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photo by Valerie Boyle
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We Are DLA

Half a world away from its headquarters, 

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Pacific 

is acutely aware of the role of effective 

communication and maintaining regional 

relationships in overcoming challenges for fuel 

and energy support to the largest of DLA Energy’s 

regions.

“Effective communication is crucial – and 

complicated by the vastness of the Pacific and 

Indian Oceans, as well as the fact that DLA 

Energy headquarters is five time zones the other 

way,” said DLA Energy Pacific Commander Navy 

Capt. Kevin Henderson.

Vast is no understatement, with the region 

including 38 independent countries and 

encompassing 100 million square miles, or 51 

percent of the earth’s surface, explained Kristine 

Davidson, change management analyst with DLA 

Energy Pacific.

Spread out over 15 time zones, the region’s 

87 military and civilian employees will grow to 

include 127 Japanese nationals, U.S. civilian 

employees and military personnel once DLA 

Energy Pacific assumes the 505th Quartermaster 

Battalion’s fuel support mission on Okinawa, 

Japan, in March 2013, Davidson continued. 

These employees are divided into the Alaska, 

Guam, Japan and Korea sub-regional offices, 

to include a quality assurance sub-office in 

Singapore, and are all in touch with the regional 

headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

“We achieve unity of effort across the Pacific with 

clear, concise, high-velocity communications,” 

Henderson said.

Although communication and support to spreadout or remote locations can be easier said than 

done, even on a sub-regional scale, DLA Energy 

Pacific finds ways to get the mission accomplished 

even when infrastructure or the elements become 

unpredictable.

DLA Energy Pacific in Alaska Commander Air Force 

Maj. Kerry Colburn said sub-regional offices are 

essential to providing a direct link of support to 

customers to accomplish their mission. 

He described his own sub-region as the largest, 

but also least densely populated U.S. state.

“Some locations are so remote that we are their 

only channel for support. Having a sub-region 

Maintaining long-distance 

relationships

By Christopher Goulait

A soldier assigned to the 505th Quartermaster Battalion 

gives a fuel sampling kit to a master labor contractor. 

DLA Energy Pacific will be assuming the battalion’s fuel 

support mission on Okinawa, Japan, in March. Photo by 

Army Sgt. 1st Class Howard Reed 
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allows the customer to interface 

directly without having to worry 

about time zones or continuously 

searching for a point of contact,” 

Colburn said. 

“Due to the vastness of the 

state, communications are 

often sparse,” he continued. 

“Email is a key component for 

communication, and sometimes 

we rely on satellite phones 

because there are no digital or 

analog conduits. Many of our 

customers who order fuel reside 

in very remote locations and 

we have to provide them fuel 

annually in 55 gallon drums 

placed on barges or portable fuel 

tanks installed in World War IIera DC-6 aircraft.”

Even for DLA Energy Pacific in 

Alaska’s largest customer base in 

Anchorage, Alaska, the support 

and communication lines in 

interior Alaska have to endure 50 

degree below zero temperatures 

and more than 11 feet of snow, 

Colburn explained, emphasizing 

arctic weather gear is a must for 

supporting customers.

When customer support goes 

beyond U.S. shores, DLA Energy 

Pacific’s interaction skills adopt 

additional roles for working 

with foreign nations and their 

militaries.

“The U.S. has many close political 

and military allies in the Pacific, 

with forces operating in and 

around virtually every country in 

the U.S. Pacific Command area of 

responsibility,” Henderson said. 

“From a fuel perspective, that 

requires a complex network of 

U.S. and foreign-based defense 

fuel support points where we 

store and deliver DLA-owned 

product to U.S. forces.”

The region includes 69 DFSPs, 38 

into-plane locations, 662 Aviation 

Into-plane Reimbursement Card® 

locations, 23 bunkers, 460 Ships’ 

bunkers Easy Acquisition Card® 

locations and 11 fuel exchange 

agreements, Davidson added. 

Storage in the region totals 1.1 

billion gallons, with 450 million 

An airman collects a fuel sample at the tanker pump house, Eielson Air Force 

Base, Alaska. DLA Energy Pacific employees are divided into the Alaska, 

Guam, Japan and Korea sub-regional offices. Photo by Airman 1st Class 

Lauren-Taylor Garcia
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gallons sold in fiscal year 2011 alone.

“Since many of these are on foreign soil, it’s 

imperative that we have good relations with 

the host countries to enable us to continue the 

support,” Henderson said. “Additionally, many of 

our commercial partners are foreign companies, 

further adding to the necessity to maintain good 

working relations throughout the region.”

Maintaining relationships with other nations 

involves more than refueling, explained Michael 

A coast guardsman takes fuels sample from a HH-65B Dolphin helicopter during a routine seven day maintenance 

inspection at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. DLA Energy Pacific personnel offering support in interior 

Alaska have to endure 50 degrees below zero temperatures and more than 11 feet of snow. Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. 

Michael Holzworth
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Holgate, fuels planner and liaison officer to the 

U.S. Forces Korea. 

Holgate works closely with the Republic of Korea 

Ministry of National Defense and the ROK Joint 

Chiefs of Staff petroleum officers for exercise 

and bulk fuel support memorandum of agreement 

efforts.

He said one example of building relationships 

and strengthening DLA Energy support in Korea 

was working side-by-side with ROK counterparts 

in the Combined Petroleum Support Center, a 

combined cell that manages petroleum support to 

ROK and U.S. units during a contingency event.

“By sharing information with each other we are 

able to assist each other where needed and 

reduce duplication of effort,” Holgate said. “A few 

exercises ago, the U.S. had a fuel requirement, 

but we did not have any in country. The ROK 

forces were informed of our requirement and 

able to support it from their own stocks until DLA 

Energy resupply was established.”

Challenges may present themselves when 

working like this with other countries, but 

Holgate explained that the best ways to overcome 

challenges before they become problems are also 

quite basic.

“Being patient, learning about the local culture 

and focusing on the end goal have really helped 

me. You have to keep that in the back of your 

mind when working with other nations,” he said.

From work with those foreign nations to 

improvements on U.S. soil, DLA Energy Pacific is 

also enhancing its communication and regional 

support with new missions and initiatives.

Henderson mentioned one example is his region’s 

work alongside DLA Energy headquarters and 

PACOM to improve strategic positioning of the 

War Reserve Stock to be where the strategic 

planners are. 

He said DLA Energy Pacific in Alaska was 

also chosen to be the first region in the fuel 

accounting-improving and auditability-improving 

Enterprise Business Systems Energy Convergence 

rollout. Adding to the region’s stewardship 

initiatives, they are also actively maintaining and 

repairing regional equipment through dedicated 

Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization 

efforts.

Also, the bulk fuel mission assumption from the 

Army in Okinawa is precedent-setting for DLA 

Energy in that we will actually have DLA Energy 

employees performing all functions – from receipt 

to stow to issue to accounting to quality, he said. 

This is direct support to the warfighter and is 

very exciting.

“Of course, none of this is possible without a 

knowledge-driven, customer oriented workforce,” 

Henderson continued. “I am very proud of the 

team of professionals in DLA Energy Pacific and 

the DLA support organizations that enable us to 

fuel the force.”
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Small but strong:

DLA Energy Pacific at Guam provides far-reaching support

T

he strategically placed Defense Logistics Agency

Pacific sub-regional office may just be on a small 

island in the western Pacific Ocean, but DLA 

Energy Pacific at Guam provides full-sized support.

Better distribution of petroleum stocks to the 

warfighter drove the region to open the Guam subregional office in May 2009. 

The 10 employees continue to propel the command 

forward to facilitate bulk petroleum management 

across more than 5,000 miles of ocean and direct 

delivery support across 7,500 miles of ocean, said 

DLA Energy Pacific at Guam Commander Navy Cmdr. 

Andrea Lemon.

She explained that the Guam office has opened two 

bulk fuel storage depots in the past three years on 

Guam and in Singapore, with a third location to 

follow in the Philippines in 2014.

“The benefit of these depots are enormous; fuel is 

positioned at the point closest to where it will be 

needed, shortening the delivery time to forces in 

the Pacific Ocean,” Lemon said. “Rather than moving 

tankers to reach back to Hawaii or other locations, 

the fuel is already positioned in the Western Pacific 

and more readily available at its intended location for 

use, greatly improving readiness to the customer.”

Lemon noted these depots enhance support to U.S. 

Pacific Command, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific 

Fleet, the Pacific Air Forces, the 13th Air Force, 

Commander Task Force 73 and the 36th Wing. 

Primary support goes to the forces stationed at 

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, which is the largest 

air base in the Western Pacific.

Support to Andersen Air Force Base also includes 

DLA Energy assistance to exercises, transforming the 

base and the whole island, Lemon said. Hundreds 

of visitors taking part in the exercises come to the 

island, and more than 1,200 aircraft sorties consume 

millions of gallons of fuel. Two exercises of note are 

Cope North and Valiant Shield, partnering the Air 

Force and Marines with the Japanese and Australian 

forces in impressive displays of air power.

The sub-region’s inventory managers and quality 

staff ensure the warfighter is supplied with the right 

quantity and quality of product for every exercise and 

event, said Plans and Operations Non-Commissioned 

Officer Army Master Sgt. Patrick Draper. 

“Without their teamwork, and that of the Joint 

Services Fuel [Navy and Air Force] team, fuel does 

not flow in the Western Pacific,” Draper said. “The 

office is the gateway to energizing the military's 

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fighting forces.”

During Valiant Shield, DLA Energy Pacific at Guam 

provided support to the Marine Air Combat Squadron 

by ensuring a modification to the existing contract 

was accomplished that arranged truck support 

to provide fuel to their generators and support 

equipment, Draper explained. 

He said DLA Energy issued 5.4 million gallons of fuel 

during the September 2010 Valiant Shield, with more 

recent exercise support including 1,600 gallons of fuel 

for Exercise Cope North in February 2012 and 1,900 

gallons for Exercise Tempest Wind in September.

But the Guam office’s duties extend much farther 

than the support of its island base.

Nearly 2,250 miles from surrounding civilization, 

the Diego Garcia atoll is isolated in the center of 

the Indian Ocean, Lemon said. Even in this remote 

location, DLA Energy supports the fuel requirements 

of all activities on or near the island, especially the Air 

Force, U.S. Transportation Command, and the British 

forces on the atoll.

“DLA Energy exclusively provides the island with all 

of their bulk petroleum resources to fuel the power 

plant, sustain the ships and aircraft and enable all 

motor vehicles on the island to drive,” Lemon said. 

The organization is the sole source of energy to the 

atoll, Draper said. 

“The main challenge supporting remote locations like 

Diego Garcia is the time it takes a vessel to arrive 

and the distance from the sources of product,” he 

said.

Inventory managers overcome this issue by closely 

monitoring the inventory and consumption rates to 

ensure the site can receive the scheduled tankers 

and are resupplied when they reach their Economic 

Resupply Quantity, Draper explained. Ensuring ullage, 

or space in the tanks, is available to receive the full 

quantity is imperative.

“It is a very remote, but very important customer, 

and without DLA Energy this island would be in the 

dark,” Lemon said.

Diego Garcia is just one of many remote areas 

supported by DLA Energy Pacific at Guam, but the 

sub-region doesn’t do this job alone. 

Lemon notes support is delivered in concert with DLA 

Energy Direct Delivery to sustain the warfighter in 

77 locations spread across 7,500 miles, from New 

Zealand to the Seychelles islands.

Marines and sailors 

approach the beach in five 

combat rubber raiding 

crafts during a boat raid at 

Reserve Craft Beach Naval 

Base Guam, Guam. DLA 

Energy Pacific at Guam’s 

support extends passed 

Guam including support 

to Diego Garcia, an atoll 

isolated in the center of 

the Indian Ocean. Photo 

by Lance Cpl. Codey 

Underwood

F/A 18 D Hornet pilots from Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 prepare to take off from Andersen Air 

Force Base, Guam, in preparation for Valiant Shield 12. DLA Energy Pacific at Guam support to Andersen Air Force 

Base includes assistance to exercises. Courtesy photo
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“DLA Energy supports many 

forces scattered throughout 

the Pacific in forward 

operating locations, including 

the Air Force, III Marine 

Expeditionary Force and Joint 

Special Operations Task Force 

Philippines,” Lemon said. “These 

forces have important missions 

assisting the local governments 

with training and anti-terrorism 

missions.”

And when it comes to boots on 

the ground, the Guam office’s 

quality assurance representatives also go the distance, 

literally and figuratively. 

DLA Energy Pacific’s QAR in 

Guam and Singapore personally 

inspect all 28 into-plane locations at least annually to ensure quality product is 

always available to the customer on demand, Lemon 

said. 

Draper said the benefits of having QARs personally 

do inspections come from their roles as DLA Energy’s 

honest brokers, eyes on ground, assurers of safety 

and quality of products and relationship builders with 

contractors and customers.

“Our QARs ensure the safety of flight to our aviators; 

they can fly without fear of fuel quality problems,” 

Draper said. “When required, our QARs also assist 

the aviators to breathe deeply and ensure they are 

breathing the right mixture of gases.”

Lemon added that the command’s inventory 

managers have also supported the warfighter, placing 

orders when there was insufficient manpower for the 

customer to do so. 

Additionally, she noted leadership has constantly 

worked with all stakeholders to continue to review 

customer requirements; ensuring support is always 

available when needed. 

“The teamwork and collaboration between the 

commercial industry and the Department of Defense 

is truly exceptional, and critical to the sustainment of 

our forces,” Lemon said.

“The DLA Energy Pacific staff in Guam plays an 

important role in building and sustaining relationships 

between all parties.”

On top of that, the sub-regional staff also serves 

as the Sub-Area Petroleum Office to PACOM for the 

Western Pacific, supporting all major operational plans 

in theater, Lemon said. 

From this perspective, DLA Energy Pacific at Guam 

keeps a direct eye on all infrastructure, capabilities, 

requirements, deficiencies and relationships that 

ensure our forces will always have the petroleum 

support they need, Lemon added.

“Nearly all military forces in the Pacific rely on DLA 

Energy to meet their fuel needs for propulsion and 

power generation, to include back up diesel generator 

fuel for critical facilities such as hospitals, 

commissaries, runways and schools,” Lemon said. 

“DLA Energy Pacific at Guam works very closely with 

the warfighter to understand their requirements and 

find the best possible venues so the warfighter can 

fly, steam, drive or power their way into the future.” 

Marines and sailors dismount from combat rubber raiding craft during a boat 

raid during the MEU’s Fall Patrol deployment, where they conduct bilateral 

exercises to help strengthen military ties between Japan and the U.S. in Guam. 

DLA Energy Pacific at Guam personnel support two exercises, Cope North and 

Valiant Shield, partnering the Air Force and Marines with the Japanese and 

Australian forces. Photo by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood
“What is your most memorable moment at DLA Energy during 2012?”

From around the globe

Randy Little, DLA Energy Middle East

Liaison Officer to the United States Central Command 

Joint Petroleum Office

Tampa, Fla.

 “In January 2012, I deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, representing Defense Logistics 

Agency Energy as a liaison officer to Task Force 2010... The synergy created by the 

professionals within the task force yielded many positive gains in the battle against pilferage 

and corruption and it was truly an honor to serve with them. The opportunity to put ‘eyes on target’ helped me 

to grow professionally and I learned many valuable lessons that I use in my current job at United States Central 

Command headquarters...The experience made me a more effective team member and brought me an enhanced 

level of personal satisfaction in continuing our primary mission of supporting our warfighters.”

Maria Rodriguez, DLA Energy Pacific

Inventory Management Specialist

Hawaii

"My most memorable memory of 2012 was bearing witness to the renovation of 

the old 1950s Petroleum Laboratory at Fort Richardson, Alaska, to the ultramodern, 

state-of-the-art Defense Logistics Agency Energy Alaska Lab. The old lab was barely 

functional and was in violation of numerous building codes and energy requirements. 

The remodeled lab meets all federal environmental and safety standards important to any 

quality assurance representative or lab technician."

Edward Guthrie, DLA Pacific

DLA Energy Pacific at Okinawa Deputy Director

Okinawa, Japan

Stephanie Lehman, DLA Energy Middle East

Management Analyst

Bahrain

 "It’s difficult to isolate my most memorable Defense Logistics Agency Energy moment 

of 2012, but I can illustrate a compilation of moments. In my role as a management 

analyst, I have the opportunity to support our new civilian employees prior to and upon their 

relocation to the Middle East. In 2012, 18 civilian employees were brought onboard with the DLA 

Energy Middle East offices in Kuwait and Bahrain. Getting to know the new employees and their families prior 

to relocation is special in itself. Meeting each employee face-to-face in Bahrain after extensive long-distance 

communication and coordination is something so special that I will always remember."

 "My most memorable moment working for DLA Energy during 2012 is becoming the

 first deputy director for the newly formed DLA Energy Okinawa office for DLA Energy 

Pacific. I served in the Air Force for 28 years, and working for DLA Energy and meeting 

the exceptional people in DLA reminds me of the importance of serving my country and making sure our 

warfighters are the best-equipped force in the world. The pride and professionalism of the DLA Energy 

workforce displayed in all they do for our warfighters, along with the benefits of working with such a diverse 

and outstanding group of professionals, makes working for DLA Energy a joy."

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