Army Logistician articles from January 2007

Army Logistician archives from January 2007

JFCOM and TRANSCOM set vision for closer partnership.(Joint Forces Command, Transportation Command)
January 1, 2007... The commanders of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) have signed a joint vision statement designed to help the two combatant commands work together more closely in improving Department of...

DOD designates TRANSCOM as lead RFID and AIT proponent.(Department of Defense, Transportation Command, radio frequency identification, automatic identification technology )
January 1, 2007... The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) was recently designated as the lead functional proponent for implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) and related automatic identification technology (AIT) for the Department of Defense...

Deployment and distribution command and control: the U.S. Transportation Command and the Defense Logistics Agency have partnered with the services to develop an expeditionary joint distribution capability. Synchronization among four organizations is leading to the achievement of Joint Theater Distribution.
January 1, 2007... The Army has embarked on an ambitious program to transform the force while it fights the Global War on Terrorism. According to The ARMY Magazine Hooah Guide to Army Transformation by Dennis Steele, which appeared in the February 2001 issue of...

Breaking paradigms: CENTCOM DDOC's revolution in deployment and distribution: although it is a small organization, the CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Operations Center packs a huge logistics punch.(Central Command)
January 1, 2007... A revolution is taking place in the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM's) area of responsibility (AOR). This revolution is led by the CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (CDDOC), which is located in Kuwait. With its forward...

Logistics modernization program: a cornerstone of Army transformation: what began as a plan to modernize Army supply chain management has evolved into one of the largest, fully integrated supply chain and maintenance, repair, and overhaul solutions in the world.
January 1, 2007... Today, the Army is undergoing an exciting and dynamic transformation. While this transformation is driving the Army's evolution into an expeditionary force that is agile, versatile, and capable of meeting the challenges of the Global War on...

Standard automotive tool set: more than just an improved common set.
January 1, 2007... Unit mechanics must have their tools at hand to be able to keep unit vehicles operational. In the past, two tool sets provided most of these tools--Shop Equipment, Automotive, Maintenance and Repair, Organizational Maintenance, Common Number 1...

A visual tool for mitigating vulnerabilities.
January 1, 2007... Army units must deal with a wide range of vulnerabilities in garrison, during field training exercises, and while deployed. Identifying and mitigating these vulnerabilities are essential to creating the conditions needed for freedom of maneuver...

CSSAMO experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom.(Combat Service Support Automation Management Office )
January 1, 2007... When the 16th Corps Support Group (CSG), 3d Corps Support Command, from Hanau, Germany, deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in October 2005, its Combat Service Support Automation Management Office (CSSAMO) fell in on a logistics...

Instilling innovation in Iraq.
January 1, 2007... The 10th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), was well prepared for its deployment to Iraq. However, it quickly became evident that the success of its mission would hinge on its flexibility, adaptability,...

Energy on demand: the availability of instant, usable energy may revolutionize the way combat operations are supported in the future battlespace.
January 1, 2007... The generation, storage, and distribution of energy on the battlefield have always been essential to sustaining military operations. This is especially true today as evidenced by the challenges facing our forces in multiple training and...

Prediction and cooperation.(Army Logistics Innovation Agency)
January 1, 2007... Of the five themes for future logistics innovation identified by the Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA), prediction and cooperation (P&C) is perhaps the broadest. While the other themes--quantum computation and communication, telepresence,...

Implementing the theater medical information program during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
January 1, 2007... Modern combat operations expose Soldiers to many potential environmental health hazards, including the possibility of chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks. The effects of exposure to health hazards during combat operations may not be...

What to pack: a guide to predeployment equipment planning: a deploying unit preparing for deployment presents many pitfalls. However, with realistic expectations and proper planning by its property book officer, it can avoid many of them.
January 1, 2007... Planning a unit's deployable equipment list (DEL) can be a challenging experience, even for seasoned commanders and property book officers. The process definitely can be intimidating when you consider factors such as an uncertain, constantly...

SIGTRAKS: tracking logistics information: the Army Field Support Brigade Pacific has developed a system to bring order to the mass of available logistics information and improve situational awareness.
January 1, 2007... Twenty years ago, Lieutenant Colonel Bob Madayag (now retired) observed when the first computers arrived at the Army School of the Americas, "It will be another 20 years before the real capabilities of this technology are realized." Little did...

Optimizing logistics through operations research.
January 1, 2007... Army logisticians often have to make quick decisions about how to support the warfighter based on incomplete data and ill-informed assumptions. Making such decisions is a necessary skill for logisticians, because an 80-percent solution that...

LEDC extreme makeover: the Army Logistics Management College's Logistics Executive Development Course is "under reconstruction." A pilot of the transformed course--with a new name and a new purpose--will be conducted this summer.
January 1, 2007... The Logistics Executive Development Course (LEDC) offered by the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) at Fort Lee, Virginia, has been educating logistics professionals for many years. Over the last 10 years, a number of LEDC graduates have...

Theater Consolidation and Shipping Point-Europe opens.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Defense Distribution Depot Europe (DDDE) in Germersheim, Germany, opened its newest distribution facility, the Theater Consolidation and Shipping Point-Europe (TCSP--E), on 2 October. The TCSP--E acts as the primary conduit for sustainment...

Wireless for the Warfighter capability fills communications gaps.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC) has developed a new capability that will allow joint warfighters to establish command and control more rapidly when they deploy to an area where no established networks...

Modular brigade structure takes shape.
January 1, 2007... On 1 October, as part of the Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Modular Force Command and Control (C2) Plan, the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters divested command of the 3d Infantry Division Headquarters at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and the III Corps...

Online database helps commanders determine equipment needs.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Commanders preparing for deployment have a new tool available to help them determine what equipment they need to take with them. A new common online database, called the Equipment Common Operating Picture (ECOP), provides easier access to...

Field maintenance pamphlet published.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 750-2, Soldiers' Guide for Field Maintenance Operations, was released on 29 September. This pamphlet replaces DA Pamphlet 750-35, Soldiers' Guide to Motor Pool Operations. The new pamphlet reflects...

Cadre of deployable specialists enhances contracting.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Army Materiel Command (AMC) has developed a centralized civilian deployment program to meet the increasing need for contracting support during reconstruction operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Deployable Civilian Contracting Cadre...

Easy access to tools saves Tobyhanna time and money.(Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sheet metal workers at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, no longer have to make a 10-minute trip from the sheet metal shop to the tool crib to get the tools they need. Instead, expendable items such as drill bits, work gloves, safety glasses,...