Army Logistician articles from January 2005

Army Logistician archives from January 2005

AUSA meeting provides forum for logistics leaders.(Association of the United States Army)
January 1, 2005... The Army's senior logisticians, speaking at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington in October, emphasized the need for developing an expeditionary logistics force that can operate across the joint and...

More up-armored vehicles headed for Iraq.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nearly 5,100 up-armored high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) have been delivered to Army and Marine Corps units in Iraq, and another 724 are on ships en route to the theater. The vehicles will provide increased protection...

Life cycle management: integrating acquisition and sustainment.(Army )
January 1, 2005... Since it formally created an Acquisition Corps, the Army has continually strived to improve the process of developing, procuring, and sustaining its weapon systems. Because sustainment costs account for the largest portion of total life cycle...

Combat health support in the Army's first Stryker Brigade.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2005... Logistics doctrine is taught as a rigid standard--the right way to conduct support operations--during field exercises, training center rotations, and real-world missions. I concede that doctrine is a good starting point for training, but I...

Sustainment command and casualty capacity.
January 1, 2005... Recently I had the pleasure of serving as an assessor at a war game. The war game scenario included a joint sustainment command that was part of a joint task force. In preparing for my assessor duties, I reread Colonel Larry D. Harman's...

Joint medical logistics in Kuwait.
January 1, 2005... JMAR, APS, JDF, and JSLIST are just a few of the considerations that concern joint MEDLOG managers in their support of PMTAFs, FSSGs, the EMFR and ASMCs in the KTO. If you understand what was just said, then you can start work immediately...

Feeding the soldiers in Iraq.
January 1, 2005... The feeding standard is that soldiers will be provided three quality meals daily. When units deploy under combat conditions or in support of contingency plans, they will initially consume the meal, ready-to-eat (MRE). As the theater matures and...

SBCT up-armor evolution.
January 1, 2005... Support units in Iraq have found that they need to provide added protection to their vehicles. The first SBCT's support battalion began this process before it deployed and continued to modify its vehicles' up-armor design to counter threats to...

'The surge'.
January 1, 2005... Between February and April 2004, an Army-Navy task force, Task Force 385, supervised the movement of equipment through the port of Ash Shuaiba, Kuwait, during the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom I to Operation Iraqi Freedom II. This...

An 'opportune lift' showcases joint logistics capabilities.
January 1, 2005... Between 1 and 16 March 2004, the Army and the Marine Corps executed a joint ammunition shipping operation aboard the Military Sealift Command's large, medium-speed, roll-on-roll-off ship USNS Soderman. This example of joint cooperation came...

Transforming joint logistics information management: changes underway in the Department of Defense are saving billions of dollars while transforming the way the Government and the commercial sector exchange logistics-related information.
January 1, 2005... Few mid- and high-grade military or civilian logisticians spend time loading or unloading trucks, operating materials-handling equipment, or physically handling supplies these days. Instead, they focus most of their efforts on managing...

The brigade combat service support rehearsal.
January 1, 2005... The brigade combat service support (CSS) rehearsal is a vital part of every brigade mission. Without conducting a CSS rehearsal, the brigade cannot effectively link all of its CSS assets for the fight. According to Field Manual (FM) 6-0,...

Relearning lessons learned.(Defense Logistics Agency)
January 1, 2005... When I arrived in the Iraqi theater at the end of June 2003, repair parts, uniforms, and many other items were still very scarce. Units were able to maintain readiness only because their mechanics kept equipment operational by what is called...

Fostering joint logistics interdependence.
January 1, 2005... There is a lot of discussion among logisticians about increasing logistics interdependencies among service components in the conduct of joint operations. As I took on my new assignment on the staff of the U.S. Joint Forces Command, I wanted to...

The logistics convoy: a combat operation: by building their own gun trucks, the soldiers of the 548th Corps Support Battalion no longer had to depend on outside units for security.
January 1, 2005... Force protection is a basic tenet of Army operations; it is paramount to the success of every mission. The need for force protection is not specific to any one branch of the Army, yet the Army historically has directed most of its force...

The Driving Force.(Poem)
January 1, 2005... The Driving Force I'm a soldier prepared to ride. Mission ahead, rifle by my side. Get in line and get in gear, leave behind all your fears. Combat checked, secured my road. Now it's time I face the road. And if this time I...

Base closure assistance.
January 1, 2005... In his article, "Base Closure Planning," in the March-April 2004 issue, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie J. (Chip) Pierce does a good job of covering many details of military organizations in transition. It's obvious that he's learned many lessons in...

SDDC creates transportation terminal group in Kuwait.(Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) stood up a new group headquarters in October at Camp Spearhead near the port of Ash Shuiaba, Kuwait--the 595th Transportation Terminal Group (Provisional). Until the establishment...

TRANSCOM will oversee DOD supply chain information systems.(ALog News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... In a move designed to strengthen the U.S. Transportation Command's (TRANSCOM's) role as the Department of Defense (DOD) Distribution Process Owner, DOD has designated TRANSCOM as the portfolio manager for DOD supply-chain information technology...

Data recording will extend lifespan of helicopter components.(ALog News)(Integrated Mechanical Diagnostic Device Health Usage Monitoring System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... New technology being installed on UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters records preventive maintenance information that will help extend the lifespan of helicopter components. The Integrated Mechanical Diagnostic Device Health Usage Monitoring...

New environmental strategy is based on sustainability.(ALog News)
January 1, 2005... The Army has revised its basic strategy for managing the environmental concerns that affect its missions. The new strategy--the first revision of fundamental Army thinking on the environment in 12 years--is called "The Army Strategy for the...

New acquisition strategy to speed connectivity to soldiers.(ALog News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A revised acquisition strategy authorized in September by the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics could mean that soldiers will have new tactical network technology much sooner than previously thought....

DOD releases Defense Acqusition Guidebook.(ALog News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... In October, the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics approved the provisional release of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. The new guidebook is designed to serve as a companion to Department of Defense...

JFCOM's Joint National Training Capability moves forward.(ALog News)(Joint Forces Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) has announced that the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) has reached its initial operational capability following four successful training events last year. The centerpiece of the Department of...

Assault kitchen offers faster field feeding.
January 1, 2005... The assault kitchen (AK) developed by the Food Service Equipment Team at the Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts, offers a way to provide hot meals quickly to forward-deployed units. Beginning in 2007, the Army will use the AK...

Air shipments now consolidated by DLA.(ALog News)(Defense Logistics Agency )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) collaborated with the Air Mobility Command last summer to improve their processes for packaging and transporting military cargo. All Department of Defense small packages and depot shipments originated and...