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SDDC honors high performing shippers

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  • By SDDC Command Affairs Office
DALLAS, Texas --  The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command honored 16 government shippers April 6 for outstanding performance with the Defense Transportation System throughout 2010.

SDDC's Shipper Performance Awards were presented by Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard, SDDC commanding general, during a special awards banquet highlighting the command's 2011 Training Symposium.

'Shipper' refers to any government/vendor office or organization that books and moves cargo through the DTS and the award recognizes organizations who consistently submit on-time and error-free data.

Awardees in the Small Shipper category are AAFES Versacold Warehouse, AAFES Celebrity Warehouse, AAFES UPS Freight and Consolidation, and Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Okla.

In the Medium Shipper category, awards were presented to AAFES Waco Distribution Center, Joint Military Postal Activity - Atlantic and Joint Military Postal Activity - Pacific.
In the Large Shipper category, awardees are AAFES Atlanta Distribution Center, AAFES KPAC and Navy Exchange Service Command.

In the Super Large Shipper category, awardees are Headquarters Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Commissary Agency West and AAFES Export Traffic Management Group.
And in the Shipper of Merit Category, awardees are Defense Contract Management Agency Lima, GSA Burlington and GSA Fort Worth.

The Army Materiel Command's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is the Army Service Component Command of U.S. Transportation Command linking the Army's Materiel Enterprise and the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise. This unique position allows SDDC to serve as a bridge--connecting the capabilities of these supporting enterprises to the requirements of the supported Combatant Commands.