Maj Gen Loren Reno, USAF

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2006 LOA National Conference
Logistics and Leadership Sustainment Today and
Tomorrow
Maj Gen Loren Reno, USAF
Vice
Director Defense Logistics Agency 11 Oct 2006
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This Mornings Comments

• What is DLA doing?
• Ops and Log Heroics
• Career Development
• Renos Rules

Logistics Leadership
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What is DLA doing?

• Supporting the Warfighter
• - DDKS opportunity - MICAP Support
• - DRMS - DCST/DDOC
• Implementing BRAC
• - Supply Storage Distribution - Privatization
• - Consumable Item Transfer - Depot Level
  Reparables
• Organizing for the Future
• - Closing gap w/ Warfighter - Leveraging
  Industry
• - Closer to depot production - Emulating DPO?

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Operations Heroics

• Bagram Elmendorf aircrew flew last mission
• FOB short of critical supplies
• Aircrew planned emergency airdrop mission
• FOB Commanders concerned about Taliban attack
• Aircrew had limited time left in crew-day
• Crew reconfigured aircraft, configured drop
  bundles
• Conditions would allow only 1 airdrop pass
• 12 bundles of cargo landed timely on drop zone

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Operations and LogisticsHeroics

• Bagram Elmendorf aircrew flew last mission
• FOB short of critical supplies
• Aircrew planned emergency airdrop mission
• FOB Commanders concerned about Taliban attack
• Aircrew had limited time left in crew-day
• Crew reconfigured aircraft, configured drop
  bundles
• Conditions would allow only 1 airdrop pass
• 12 bundles of cargo landed timely on drop zone
• What were the critical supplies? Ammo
• Bottled Water, MREs, drums of JP8 and MOGAS
• Dont forget Class IX that kept vehicles
  healthy

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Career Development

• Why AF Should Send You to DLA
• Why You Should Come to DLA
• Put Blue on 21K civilians
• Leadership
• Learn wholesale logistic pieces
• Continued career progression/preparation
• Excellent promotion opportunity
• Help get DLA support to AF right
• Take understanding of DLA back to AF

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RENOS RULES
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1 - Set the course...and pace
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2 - Show accountability...positive and negative
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3 - Exercise regularly...physically, mentally,
spiritually
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4 - Seek to Serve
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5 - Ask for help when you need it
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6 - Read to lead...leaders are readers
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7 - Share credit, shoulder blame
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8 - Keep a short list
X
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9 - Justice, Mercy, Humility
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Renos Rules

• 1 - Set the course...and pace
• 2 - Show accountability...positive and negative
• 3 - Exercise regularly...physically, mentally,
  spiritually
• 4 - Seek to serve
• 5 - Ask for help when you need it
• 6 - Read to lead...leaders are readers
• 7 - Share credit, shoulder blame
• 8 - Keep a short list
• 9 - Justice, mercy, humility

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Americas Air Force
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
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Americas Air Force
and Logistics Combat Support Agency
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
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Questions?
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Back Up
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DLAs MICAP Support to Air Force Bases in the AOR
Data source LOGPAS/WSMIS