The month of July has brought many changes to the Storage

Section, we have divided the work force into two separate

crews, a 20 man Day crew and a 50 man Night crew. The day

crew will have the responsibilities of performing the

overall turn-over duties with the 12.2 Marines. The Night

crew is still shaping the overall appearance and

functionally of the entire Storage Lot, in preparation for

the in-coming 12.2 Marines.

Marines are currently performing other military training

outside of their primary Military Occupational Specialty

(MOS), they are participating in various levels of the

Marine Corps Martial Arts Programs (MCMAP), off-duty

education as well as Marine Corps Institute (MCI) courses.

The Storage Marines also took part in the overall victory

for the Maintenance Battalion field meet where Supply

Company took all honors and victories over all company’s in

the battalion.

Storage has celebrated three birthdays this month:

Corporal Smith, Jerome C. Jr July 21

Staff Sergeant Castrellon, Elda J. July 23

Sergeant Penolan, Russel H. July 26

Storage Reenlistments:

Master Sergeant Douglas, Cody J.

The Storage Section is gearing down at this time

and will be preparing to return home in the up

coming months.

Example of a what Storage looked like when we

arrived and after, look at the light pole in the

rear.

The Marines and Sailors of Medical Logistics Detachment continue to have excellent

attitudes and work ethic. All of the Marines and Sailors remaine extremely positive in spite of

challenging conditions and never ending work. They continue to provide outstanding tactical

CLVIII logistics Support to more than 70 supported units throughout the AO. In the month of

July, MEDLOG Marines and Sailors became accustomed to using the newly implemented DMLSS System to

manage inventory, requisition supplies, and track equipment and its maintenance history. MEDLOG

continued to send out Biomedical Equipment Technicians (BMETS) to units at the tip of the spear

to provide excellent repair, preventive maintenance, installation and guidance for retrograde.

MEDLOG Marines and Sailors worked extremely hard to receive numerous triwall containers of

incoming medical supplies retrograded from units at Forward Operating Bases (FOBs). In addition,

they consolidated 34 ISO containers into 13 through retrograde to CONUS and donation to ANSF

through the FEPP, all in preparation for 12.2’s arrival in the near future.

On top of the primary mission, Marines and Sailors also worked on personal improvement

through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) and Marine Corps Institute (MCI) Courses.

The photos below show the before and after state of our main row of ISO containers. What

You see on the left is a picture taken early on in our deployment when the Marines and

Sailors were conducting a wall-to-wall inventory. The photo on the right shows triwall

Containers of the CLVIII materiel that was pulled out for either retrograde to the USA

or donation to the Afghans through the Foreign Excess Personal Property (FEPP)

Program. This gear was donated to make the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) more

logistically self-sufficient. As you can see the Marines and Sailors have worked extremely

hard to shrink the lot and prepare for the next oncoming crew of Marines and Sailors.

-LT DiParisi, OIC

MEDLOG

Over the last 30 days, the

Initial Issue Provisioning

(IIP) has received 171

items worth over three

million dollars and issued

353 items worth over two

million dollars. The IIP

section has been able to

have 100 percent

accountability and

visibility of critical

Principal End Items (PEIs)

and Special Projects, which

enabled the IIP to

accurately support the

Warfighter. The IIP

continues to distribute

mine rollers, ballistic

undergarments and mine

detectors increasing safety

for Marines conducting

combat operations

throughout the battle

space.

IIP

Another month completed for the

Marines of Ammunition Platoon.

During the month of July, the Marines

successfully finished the entire

movement of Ammunition and Gear from

their old facility. They spent the

remainder of the month organizing

their new work sections and making it

home until the end of the deployment.

Special recognition goes to Lance

Corporals Brandy Smothers and

Tavarez Hayman, these Marines were

selected for promotion to the rank

of Corporal and will be promoted

on August 1st.