Army Logistician articles from January 2006

Army Logistician archives from January 2006

Army unit wins Phoenix award.(ALOG NEWS)(The 3d Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division wins Department of Defense's award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The 3d Battalion, 7th Field Artillery (Light), 25th Infantry Division (Light), at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was the 2005 winner of the Phoenix Trophy, the Department of Defense's highest award for field-level maintenance of weapon systems and...

'Warrior Medics' get new command.(ALOG NEWS)(Army Reserve Medical Command at C.W Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve Center )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Army Reserve Medical Command (ARMEDCOM) was activated at the new C.W Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve Center in Pinellas Park, Florida, on 16 October. The new command--the largest medical command in the Army--provides command and control for...

Interim system upgrades improve support until GCSS-Army (F/T) fielding.(ALOG NEWS)
January 1, 2006... According to current projections, the Army plans to begin deployment of Global Combat Support System-Army (Field/Tactical) [GCSS-Army (F/T)] in late fiscal year 2007. Until then, the Project Manager Logistics Information Systems (PM LIS), which...

Reset: extending the life of Army equipment: the Reset program administered by the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Life Cycle Management Command is designed to reverse the effects of combat stress on equipment.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2006... Major combat and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are placing tremendous demands on Army equipment. Amid the constant demands of war, the equipment is aging far more rapidly than projected. Because of the higher operating tempo,...

ILE: a new system for CGSC students.(Army Command and General Staff College's Intermediate-Level Education program)
January 1, 2006... So, you've heard the term "ILE," or perhaps "CGSC--ILE." You may be asking yourself: Just what is ILE"? and how does it apply to me? Is it something that I, as an Active component Army officer, will attend? "ILE" is the Army's...

A modular medical logistics force: forward distribution teams help mitigate some of the supply distribution problems experienced during early Operation Iraqi Freedom rotations.
January 1, 2006... A modular, force is a key aspect of the Army Chief of Staff s vision and Strategic Planning Guidance for transforming the Army. The modular force model is based on brigade-sized elements that are more responsive than division-sized elements and...

Intermodal distribution comes of age in Europe.(European Command)
January 1, 2006... Although several initiatives in the Department of Defense (DOD) are improving end-to-end supply chain distribution to support the warfighter, none has been more successful recently than European Intermodal Distribution (EID), which was adopted...

Joint force logistics: keeping track of forces on the move: the more logisticians know about pinpointing the locations of deployed forces, tracking the supplies en route to them, and monitoring relevant logistics information, the better they can provide support to those forces.
January 1, 2006... Location, location, location!" This phrase, frequently the mantra of realtors, also resonates among logisticians, who need to know the locations of airports, seaports, transportation hubs, container consolidation points, container-holding...

Joint logistics for the EUCOM AOR--Part II: in his first article in the November-December issue, the author discussed the need for centralized command and control in the U.S. European Command. Here, he describes how this can be accomplished.(Operation Iraqi Freedom)
January 1, 2006... The problems encountered by U.S. European Command (EUCOM) while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom strongly support having a single organization that is responsible for theater logistics. In the November December issue of Army Logistician, I...

Force-on-force convoy training: an exercise conducted in the backwoods of Kentucky provided Soldiers of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion with what they would need most in Iraq: confidence.
January 1, 2006... It is only 0800, but it already has been a long day. As the heavy, expanded mobility tactical truck lumbers cautiously at the head of the convoy, a powdery haze of white dust coats everything in its wake. The truck's gunner looks left and...

Movement control in the brigade area of operations.
January 1, 2006... Suppose that you are on the staff of a combat brigade element with command and control over four subordinate battalions and many attached units. These units conduct myriad missions ranging from cordon-and-search patrols to reconnaissance...

Safe passage: the 497th Transportation Company's adaptability was tested when it deployed to Iraq with a new mission--convoy security escort.
January 1, 2006... What does it take to transform wheeled vehicle operators with military occupational specialty 88M into convoy security escorts? Ask the warrior-transporters of the 497th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, at Fort Lewis,...

Asset visibility in the tactical environment: the Army must ensure that its CSS systems are completely interoperable and capable of producing accurate and timely information that is useful in supporting the warfighter.(combat service support)
January 1, 2006... If the Army is to transform to a force that can respond rapidly with leaner sustainment and lighter deployment requirements, it must reduce its forward logistics footprint and increase its responsiveness. Future sustainment processes must be...

Establishing command supply discipline after deployment: after it redeployed to Germany from Iraq, the 440th Signal Battalion spent 9 arduous months reestablishing proper command supply discipline.
January 1, 2006... During a recent 12-month deployment to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, the command supply discipline of the 440th Signal Battalion, an element of the 22d Signal Brigade in Darmstadt, Germany, was challenged many times. For example, equipment...

Gun trucks: a Vietnam innovation returns.(Army follows military operations of Vietnam)
January 1, 2006... Before 1967, there was no relevant doctrine for using gun trucks to support convoys. Today, our military forces in Iraq face an enemy that has chosen to attack soft targets, just as the enemy did in Vietnam. In Vietnam, soft targets often were...

Centralization of cataloging procedures for nonstandard materiel.
January 1, 2006... The Army, like many commercial businesses, relies on cataloging supplies and equipment to standardize requisitioning and accountability. When items are entered into the Federal supply system, they are cataloged and assigned specific codes that...

Army awards first Demonstrated Logistician designations.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Army recognized the pilot group of 29 Demonstrated Logisticians on 18 October in a ceremony at the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) at Fort Lee, Virginia. The recipients earned recognition under the Army Designated Logistician...

NCO Leader Development Course revamped.(ALOG NEWS)(noncommissioned officers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Army has renamed its former Primary Leadership Development Course as the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) and revised the course curriculum to provide Soldiers with the small-unit tactical skills required to succeed in the Army's modular force...

Modular force design includes traditional numerical designations.(Army unit design)
January 1, 2006... The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army announced in September that the final modular force design developed for the Army includes unit designations that preserve the historic lineages of many of its Active component regiments and divisions. During...

Defense Human Capital conference planned.(ALOG NEWS)
January 1, 2006... The HCM [Human Capital Management] for Defense 2006 conference will be held 6 through 8 February at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme will be "Seamlessly Transforming DOD Personnel Into the Workforce of the Future." The...

Humvees receive safety upgrades.(ALOG NEWS)(high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... To enhance combat operations and increase Soldier safety, the Army is installing five upgrades in high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles (humvees) at forward repair sites in Southwest Asia. The upgrades include a fire suppression system,...

U.S. forces provide aid to disaster victims.(ALOG NEWS)
January 1, 2006... In addition to fighting the Global War on Terrorism, U.S. forces are active participants in humanitarian operations around the world. During September and October of last year, they participated in relief operations for the victims of three...

Information interface improves visibility of air shipments.(ALOG NEWS)(Air Mobility Command and Defense Logistics Agency's electronic interface between DLA Distribution Standard System and Global Air Transportation Execution System )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Air Mobility Command (AMC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) now have earlier visibility of cargo destined for troops overseas. In August, AMC and DLA introduced an electronic interface between DLA Distribution Standard System (DSS) and...

Newest Stryker variant introduced.(armored military vehicle)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Last summer, the newest variant of the Stryker combat vehicle, the mortar carrier version B (MCV B), was delivered to the Yakima Training Center in Washington for testing by Soldiers of the 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, at Fort Lewis. ...