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DLA Gets Traditional Holiday Trimmings to Service Members

eployed service members had Cauvin, Subsistence
Dall the traditional holiday trim- tailored vendor logistics
mings available to celebrate Passover, specialist. “Most of the
Palm Sunday and Easter as if they were holiday planning began
back home observing these reverential in the fall of 2016 to
holidays. ensure all of the items
The Subsistence supply chain pro- arrived in the region
vided more than 930 cases of Passover well in advance of the
Meals, Ready to Eat to troops in the holidays.”
U.S., Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Ger- In addition, Chris-
many, Japan and aboard Navy ships. tian service members Service members observe the 2016 Passover holiday at Bagram Air-
The Passover MRE comes in a sin- observing Palm Sunday field, Afghanistan. DLA Troop Support provided 223 Seder kits, which
contain matzah, a shank bone and other religious items, for Jewish
gle, flexible pouch, similar to an MRE, April 9 received pieces service members who celebrate the eight-day festival of Passover.
said Joe Zanolle, Subsistence customer of palm through the
account specialist. Those observing Clothing and Textiles supply chain. plate, grape juice box, packaged des-
Passover receive two cases of MREs, C&T delivered more than 2,000 fan sert and kosher bubble gum.
which equal three meals a day for the leaves of palms and 24,900 double “This particular purchase (of Seder
eight-day observance. strips of palm. kits) has been very meaningful to me,”
For Easter, Subsistence provided C&T also delivered 276 bottles of said Air Force Senior Airman Fernando
more than 18,400 pounds of ham, sacramental wine to be used during Cortez, contracting officer with the
7,500 pounds of salmon, 16,000 Easter services on April 16. 379th Expeditionary Contracting
pounds of shrimp and various desserts “I am religious myself and see the Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
for dining facilities in Afghanistan, importance of ordering these particular “My faith plays a huge role in my life
Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. items for our customers,” said Chris- and being able to help facilitate our
“DLA wants to ensure that our topher Gaudio, a customer account fellow brothers and sisters in arms in
troops are able to observe their reli- specialist with C&T’s ecclesiastical the practicing of their faith has been
gious holidays with a traditional holi- support team. “They are fighting for incredibly fulfilling.
day meal as they would at home,” said us, and we should be able to support “Being deployed, you miss a lot of
Zanolle. their religious needs.” things back home, especially around
Due to the nature of the holiday The ecclesiastical team also deliv- the holidays,” Cortez said. “So being
items, it takes several months of prepa- ered 223 Seder kits for Jewish military able to make this happen, bringing a
ration and planning to ensure custom- members celebrating the eight-day little piece of home is huge and greatly
ers have the items in time. festival of Passover, which began the appreciated.”
“Pre-planning all of these efforts evening of April 10. The kits contain The palms and Seder kits were sent
requires a great deal of coordina- matzah, a shank bone, bitter herbs, and to customers serving in Afghanistan,
tion among various people,” said Joe ceremonial items, such as an ornate Kuwait, Europe and the United States.

CNIC Welcomes Its Sixth Commander Since 2003

ommander, Navy Installations Navy Ceremonial Guard color guard, a
CCommand welcomed its sixth performance of the national anthem by
commander since being founded in the U.S. Navy Band and remarks from
2003, as Vice Adm. Mary M. Jackson guest speaker Chief of Naval Opera-
relieved Vice Adm. Dixon R. Smith tions Adm. John Richardson.
in a change of command ceremony Richardson commended Smith for
aboard the Washington Navy Yard. his dedicated service while serving
“I am humbled to represent the as commander of Navy Installations
dedicated professionals of Navy In- Command. Jackson Smith
stallations Command,” Jackson said. “I take tremendous pride in the ex- above reproach.”
“What we do affects the lives of so ceptional job Smith has done as CNIC,” Smith became CNIC commander
many military personnel, civilian said Richardson. “I asked him to stay on Oct. 24, 2014, served as the head of
employees, retirees and their families in the Navy and serve on my staff as the Navy’s entire shore infrastructure
around the world. It will be a privilege deputy chief of naval operations for for approximately two and a half years.
and an honor to continue to serve.” fleet readiness and logistics, because CNIC, also known as the Navy’s Shore
The March 31 ceremony included his personal initiative goes beyond Enterprise, includes 11 regions, 71 in-
the presentation of colors by the U.S. the call of duty and his leadership is stallations and 912 special areas, which
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