SDDC honors high performing shippers

By HQSDDC Command Affairs OfficeApril 6, 2011

SDDC honors high performing shippers
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The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command honored 16 Government shippers Apr. 6 at Dallas, Texas, 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 & 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.

SDDC is a unique Army command delivering world-class, origin-to-destination distribution solutions. Whenever and wherever Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are deployed, SDDC is involved in planning and executing the surface delivery of their equipment and supplies.