Governments and Defense Case Studies

DGF had the Dangerous Goods specialists recon the vehicles in Alamitos, secure space with the air carrier and pre-advise our South Korean import department of this important shipment in anticipation of receiving the green light from the 306th company as the window of opportunity continually shrank. While communicating directly with the 306th, we learned that the troops arrived in Korea on March 6th and required their vehicles for the exercises that commenced on the weekend. Our team wasted no time in recovering and tendering the cargo to Korean Airlines while satisfying all document requirements for Dangerous Goods and US Customs by day’s end. The shipment was delivered to Camp Humphreys in a flawless effort thanks to the involvement and cooperation of the DGF Governments & Defense Team. Providing vital equipment to our troops overseas enabled our military to focus on operational exercises that are designed to train the U.S. and Republic of Korea forces. DGF is proud to have contributed to the transportation of key equipment for our U.S. Forces and allies training in the Pacific Rim.

These syringes were vital in administrating the vaccine for Yellow Fever before it becomes an epidemic; therefore had to get to their destination PRONTO! DGF pulled this time critical shipment off by working strategically to ensure the syringes were delivered safely to the Ministry of Health warehouse with an overnight service from PHL to ASU.

Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike drenched Haiti causing widespread flooding, massive mudslides and hundreds of fatalities. Responding to the massive flooding disaster in Haiti the international humanitarian organization, Operation Blessing International (OBI) has launched major relief and recovery efforts which include purchasing and importing a portable water purification system. OBI provided the water purification unit, all logistical implementation, customs clearances, in-country implementation of the unit, and hands-on training. DHL Global Forwarding provided free shipping of the system from OBI headquarters in Virginia Beach to Port au Prince, Haiti. Called the Living Water Treatment System, the unit will produce 12,000 gallons of filtered water per day, which can serve an entire village. The system can be used for up to 5 years with no filter replacement costs. OBI, with support from DHL Global Forwarding, has previously deployed Living Water Treatment Systems to disasters in Mexico, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.

Major Dave says that when asked by Americans of what they can provide, he always suggests items that will keep his Marines healthy and any items that will increase the quality of life for the children of Iraq. After all, nothing is more popular in Iraq than soccer. In a combined effort with a mass emailing force from CISCO Veteran Employees, American Legion, The USO, DHL Global Forwarding and The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) answered the call to gather and ship 5000 soccer balls to Major Dave for the Iraqi children. DHL Global Forwarding made a contribution to this effort by providing the logistics of 3500 soccer balls from Los Angeles to Balad, IQ and 1500 to Bagram, AF. The Marines are going overseas to stabilize the region, and with the donated soccer balls, they hope to also bring peace to the areas they visit, one child at a time.

When a CLU becomes inoperable it can often take weeks to acquire, repair and return it to the warfighter in the field. In the heat of battle, this timetable is simply not acceptable...a solution was needed. DHL Global Forwarding Government & Defense Services teamed up with Raytheon / Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture and the US Army’s Close Combat Weapons Systems to solve this problem. Working closely with these groups, DHL Global Forwarding developed a system, working with several worldwide DHL Global Forwarding entities, to execute highly secure and extremely fast transit for critical assets deployed in any combatant zone in the world…safe, secure and rapid transit managed by the largest single provider of foreign military services globally…DHL Global Forwarding Governments & Defense Services.

DGF, who has partnered with OBI in previous disaster responses and medical missions, has offered to fly over $151,000 worth of emergency medicines into the capital Manila which was over 80 percent submerged with floods after being hit by two typhoons in just one week.

The medicine will help complement the efforts of OBI team members who have already reached more than 100,000 victims with relief such as emergency food and water, medical care and cleanup assistance.
OBI is one of the largest charities in America, providing strategic disaster relief, medicine aid, hunger relief, clean water and community development in 22 countries around the world on a daily basis.

DHL Global Forwarding is a key partner with OBI in times of crisis and disaster, providing emergency shipments of water purification systems, medicine and other aid to assist OBI’s relief efforts in places such as Bangladesh, Mexico, Honduras and Ecuador and now the Philippines. By being able to expedite shipments, clear customs and provide in-country logistical support, DHL Global Forwarding plays a significant role in helping OBI continue to be a first responder in crisis.

They requested DHL Global Forwarding assist in moving this vehicle on short notice. Anthony Griffin; (DTW) Domestic Operations teamed up with Mick Sheldrake; BDM USGSST Northern Region and advised the US ARMY we “can do it”. In conjunction with Commodore Transportation Group, Vice President and General Manager Hank Willard they orchestrated the loading and direct transport to the Field of Battle, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA to display during the rivalry football game.

The Buffalo mine resistant ambush protected MRAP vehicle was developed by the Force Protection Inc. and weighs 54,000lbs in the stripped down state, the Combat weight is approx 34 Tons. It is a specialized route clearance vehicle used for route-proving and to dispose discovered mines, IEDs and other explosive hazards. The armored vehicle has a V-shaped hull, which directs the force of the blast away from the occupants.

The Army-Navy Game is an annual college football game between the teams of the US Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY and the US Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, MD. The game has become an inter-service rivalry of the United States Armed Forces. Navy now leads the all time series with a record of 54 wins, 49 losses, and seven ties. Navy won this year’s game 42-13.

E.J. Metals; a manufacturer of rapid intervention fire trucks, rescues, tankers, pumpers and wild land vehicles is providing these fire fighting capable Kubota’s to the U.S. Military. They were awarded a significant contract to provide 25 Kubota’s to the US ARMY at Bagram Air Base to provide fire fighting protection for our troops in Afghanistan.

This is the second shipment of 5 vehicles and 5 spare parts crates for this contract of 25 vehicles and 25 spare parts kits.