Logenix in the news
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Crisis Logistics: Risky Business :
For most logistics professionals, getting supplies and equipment in and out of remote, war-torn, or
disaster-stricken areas is a nightmare. For Ron Cruse, it's a typical day's work.
Cruse has had a front-row seat for nearly every major world crisis during the last 20 years, as president and
CEO of Alexandria, Va.-based Logenix International ...
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Logistics Nightmare:
"Ronald S. Cruse just got back from a trip aboard a C-130 military
transport plane over Iraq. "It was fabulous," he says coolly. The chats with U.S. Army officials were useful.
The view of Saddam's palace overlooking the ruins of Babylon wasn't bad, either. But what got Cruse's juices
flowing was the thought of bringing into northern Iraq supplies to build latrines and makeshift living quarters
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Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL |
Logenix Supports Tsunami Relief:
"Greg Norman wanted to do something to aid the victims of the Southeast Asia Tsunami. It helped that he had
two ex-presidents on his speed dial. The World Golf Hall of Fame member and 1994 Players Championship winner
joined with former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton on Wednesday in a charity golf tournament
at his Medalist Golf Club ....."
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US Air Force Success Story |
Small Business Success Story:
"In a follow-up interview, Ron Cruse, President and CEO of Logenix said, “Everyone here, to a person, is very proud
to be working with the Air Force on Iraqi Freedom. The whole sense that we are really doing something important for
the future of our country and for the people of Iraq—that’s what kept us going 24/7.”
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Logenix President in Financial Times:
"Small businesses can succeed in Iraq, but Ron Cruse, head of Virginia-based Logenix, admits he has “never seen
such a dangerous place in 25 years”. Just over a year ago, Mr Cruse was among many American entrepreneurs thronging
to Baghdad, looking for local partners, land and investment opportunities. Over a coffee in Washington, he recalls
conversations over a beer in Iraq ....."
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The American Journal of Transportation On-Line |
World's Largest Aircraft in Houston:
"The AN225 was chartered by Logenix International on behalf of Readiness Management Support (RMS), LLC to move cargo
for the US Air Force under its Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP) contract. The cargo transported will be
used to support billeting, dining, and office space for the US Air Force. ....."
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Extreme Logistics: Daring deliveries in the desert:
"Logenix International is a logistics company that specializes in these types of challenges. According to Ron Cruse,
the company's president, "We move materials in where there's labor force on the ground, prepared to install.
The problem in Iraq is that the [rebuilding process] is not working that well. You have to plan constantly,
but the problem with the planning is that once it's a day old it's ancient, because things are changing so much....."
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Iraq Reconstruction Report |
Meeting the Logistics Challenge in Iraq:
"Most of the contractors and subcontractors that have won bids to work on the reconstruction in Iraq are subcontracting
out this essential piece to firms that specialize in global logistics to less-than-ideal locales. Logenix International,
headquartered in Springfield,Va., has been retained by a number of contractors and subcontractors in Iraq, working on
such projects that range from helping procure generators for the Al Rashid Hotel....."
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The Man “in the Mud”:
"In 1985, while in New York on my way to Scandinavia, a friend’s wife asked me if I wasn’t concerned about terrorists
since I traveled so often to places where Americans were being targeted. The honest answer is that I hadn’t given the
matter much thought, but her question caused me to realize that I probably needed to do just that. My thinking on the
subject brought me to the awareness of the red bull’s eye Americans traveling abroad had figuratively painted on
them....."
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