Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Yokosuka, Site Atsugi personnel were presented with the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Military Unit of the Year Award Jan. 17.

The award is highly competitive, and the winner is selected from units across all Department of Defense components.

"It's just great news; we're very surprised," said Keiko Ujiie, Site Atsugi traffic analyst. "Every day we work hard and we try to save money, and we just try to do the little things every day to make things better."

The Site Atsugi transportation division plays a vital role as a western Pacific logistics integrator to provide a full array of high-quality transportation services.

"It's not often that an award of this significance is received by any organization," said Capt. Jeffery Davis, NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka commanding officer. "I want to say 'thank you' for reflecting the very best of what we strive to provide our customers day in and day out."

The team's major customers include Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and its nine squadrons, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, Commander, Fleet Air Forward (CFAF), Atsugi Aviation Support Division (ASD), Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific (FRC WESTPAC), 29 tenant commands of Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, and both permanent and transiting forward-deployed naval forces operating in the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

"Our team has a very high work ethic; they give it everything they have when it comes to fulfilling the requirement," said Lt. Jeffrey Eom, Site Atsugi director. "Every single one of them works together to create this great team, which always puts its best effort forward to make things happen."

The Site Atsugi transportation division provides technical support and area expertise to manage and process all categories of material ranging from high-priority, classified and special handling required to routine requirements. The division actively engages with customers in direct support of the force deployment cycle, major exercises, and tactical operations which enables them to achieve and maintain the highest levels of readiness while operating in a fast-paced, forward-deployed environment.

"This means a lot," said James Eide, Site Atsugi traffic manager. "We have everybody from the shippers to the receivers, all using their own initiative to find ways to support this customer faster and cheaper."

NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka, one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS), is the western Pacific region's largest U.S. Navy logistics command. Headquartered just 26 miles due south of Tokyo, the enterprise networks more than 20 sites from Misawa, Japan, to Sydney, Australia; Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to Guam with a mission to deliver supply and logistics solutions which enable deployed maritime warfighter readiness in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

NAVSUP GLS provides global logistics for a global Navy. The organization is made up of approximately 6,300 military and civilian logistics professionals operating from 105 locations worldwide, providing an extensive array of integrated global logistics and contracting services to Navy, Marine Corps, joint operational units, and allied forces across all warfare enterprises.

NAVSUP provides U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance. In addition, NAVSUP is responsible for quality-of-life issues for U.S. naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.

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