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Hail to the Logistical Chiefs

January 4, 2013

By Josh Foster

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As President Barack Obama steps onto the stage to take the oath of office on Jan. 21, 2013, there is a 200-year tradition of military logistics at work behind the scenes to make it all possible.

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Dragon’s Breadth

November 6, 2012

By Josh Foster

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For the second time this year, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is at the ISS – but this time with ice cream.

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Shuttling the Shuttle Trainer

October 9, 2012

By Josh Foster

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Some would say shipping irreplaceable space exploration history is no easy task. Those people are not the folks at Sealed Air.

The Search for Earhart

August 6, 2012

By Josh Foster

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Seventy-five years ago the aviator disappeared, launching one of the world’s greatest mysteries; the hunt for answers is on.

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Flame On

July 2, 2012

By Josh Foster

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Getting the Olympic Torch from Olympia, Greece to London is no easy matter. With the 2012 Summer Olympics fast approaching, learn the back-story on this logistics marvel.

Serving Patients is a Virtue

June 6, 2012

By Josh Foster

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In developing nations, a flu vaccination isn’t a trip to the corner pharmacy – a 9,000-mile supply chain protects the health of Laotian patients.

The storm raged on, indifferent to the sinking iron-clad warship and the 16 drowning souls. It was Dec. 31, 1862 off Cape Hatteras, N.C., and the turbulent sea did not care that the Civil War-era USS Monitor revolutionized naval warfare or that it signaled the end of the era of wooden ships. Fortunately, 150 years later, some people do care about the soldiers and the ship.

A Taste of Home

April 1, 2012

By Josh Foster

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DHL partnered with Pizza 4 Patriots to deliver 50,000 fresh pizzas to troops stationed in the Middle East for Super Bowl Sunday.

Preserving Nature’s Endangered Species

March 1, 2012

By Chris Lewis

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To help increase the dwindling giant panda population, FedEx Express teamed with France’s ZooParc de Beauval to transport two donated pandas from China.

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A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

January 31, 2012

By Chris Lewis

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The world’s largest New Year’s Day parade in London, England, was a logistical challenge for 15 U.S. high school and university marching bands.

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