Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLCJ) Panama City provided support for Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons (HM) 14 and 15 Sept. 19-Oct. 15 at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida.

HM-14 and HM-15 supported HAWKEX and VULCANEX, exercises which provide an opportunity for helicopter mine countermeasures squadrons to receive advanced readiness training in airborne mine countermeasures, surface mine countermeasures, and underwater mine countermeasures.

NAVSUP FLCJ Panama City personnel provided initial fuels training for all helicopter squadrons upon arrival, ensuring squadron personnel were aware of hot refueling procedures and clearance requirements to taxi helicopters within the refueling area.

At commencement of the exercises, U.S. Navy Reserve personnel Chief Petty Officer Willie Chatman and Petty Officer 1st Class Troy Williams augmented the NAVSUP FLCJ Panama City workforce by providing fueling support for HM-14 and HM-15. The Reserve team was relieved by NAVSUP FLCJ Mayport Sailors, Petty Officer 1st Class Cora Collins and Petty Officer 2nd Class Donovan Harris, who assisted through the remainder of the exercises.

The exercises provided a unique training opportunity for Sailors to use mobile pantographs for the first time in their careers.

"The exercise was an outstanding experience," said Collins. "We were able to use fueling systems that we don't have on the flight line in Mayport. The ability to operate mobile pantographs helped my team and I broaden our operational horizons, and allowed us to gain knowledge to train Sailors on a system that is unfamiliar to them."

Fuel issued included 160,000 gallons of JP-5 to 98 aircraft and 25,000 gallons of gasoline, diesel, and F-76 to ground vehicles, small boats, and small vessels over the 4-week period. Fuels personnel tested hundreds of samples of JP-5 to ensure fuel issued was clean, clear, and bright.

"Our civilian and contractor workforce had a tremendous partnership with Sailors," noted Ryan Olive, NAVSUP FLCJ Panama City fuels accountant. "We issued far more fuel than normal during the exercises, and our workforce banded together as a team in order to support the mission."

Fueling hours were expanded to accommodate the exercises. Routine operations remained unaffected as 150 preventive maintenance actions were completed, ensuring equipment and facilities remained fully mission capable.

NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville, one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS), provides operational logistics, business and support services to fleet, shore and industrial commands of the Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and other joint and allied forces. Services include contracting, regional transportation, fuel, material management, household goods movement support, postal and consolidated mail, warehousing, global logistics and husbanding, hazardous material management, and integrated logistics support.

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.

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