Army Logistician articles from July 2003

Army Logistician archives from July 2003

Future combat systems program passes initial tests. (News).
July 1, 2003... Fielding of the Army's Objective Force took a significant step forward this spring with the successful completion of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Capstone Demonstration and endorsement of the FCS program by the Joint Requirements Oversight...

Log symposium spotlights log transformation progress. (News).(2003 Logistics Transformation Symposium and Exposition)
July 1, 2003... "We cannot continue to conduct business with service-centric, stovepiped systems." With those words, Major General Terry E. Juskowiak noted that the emphasis of future warfighting will be on joint operations and multinational coalitions. ...

'A full partner'--logistics and the joint force: the Focused Logistics Campaign Plan sets out the 'logistics azimuth' for the transformation of the U.S. military. This first article in a series on the plan examines the concepts behind focused logistics.
July 1, 2003... As this is being written, our Nation's war with Iraq is winding down. The regime of Saddam Hussein has been toppled, our Armed Forces are in Baghdad, and their mission is shifting from the pursuit of decisive victory on the battlefield to the...

JIM lives at ALMC: ALMC is training soldiers and civilians for logistics missions in joint, interagency, and multinational environments.(joint, interagency, and multinational environments; Army Logistics Management College)
July 1, 2003... Since its founding in 1954, the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) has trained logisticians to operate in the Department of Defense (DOD) logistics system. After the Gulf War of 1991, ALMC placed a growing emphasis on logistics processes...

DLA: logistics backbone of Iraqi Freedom.(Defense Logistics Agency)
July 1, 2003... The impressive U.S. performance in Operation Iraqi Freedom demonstrated the success of many of the changes underway throughout the Department of Defense (DOD). Among the DOD elements that showcased their growing capabilities in the war was the...

A logistics common operating picture for Millennium Challenge 2002.
July 1, 2003... Information Age technologies are changing the way the joint force collects, processes, disseminates, and displays information. New command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) technology...

What Army logisticians should know about the Marine Corps.
July 1, 2003... Joint task force logisticians who understand the logistics-methods and capabilities of the U.S. Marine Corps can enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of logistics operations. This is especially important when one considers that accessing...

FLEs: what are they and why do we need them?(forward support battalions)
July 1, 2003... Offensive operations must have flexible logistics organizations that can provide continuous support to help maintain the momentum of the offense. Most forward support battalions (FSBs) quickly find themselves 20 to 25 kilometers behind the...

Modular storage and transportation containers; the Army and the Defense Logistics Agency join together to configure containerized loads of repair parts for the Army Pre-positioned Stocks program.
July 1, 2003... The modular storage and transportation (MS&T) container is a side-loading, intermodal ISO (International Organization for Standardization) container with interchangeable module inserts that can be tailored to meet specific unit storage and...

'Logistocrat' or professional logistician? (Commentary).
July 1, 2003... I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the emergence of the Army "logistocrat," who is characterized by a growing esoteric use of technical jargon, a propensity to use contracted support, and a mechanical image of organization. My fear is that...

The value of civilians: the former commander of the Defense Distribution Center learned that, while the Government's civilian workers operate in a different culture than the military, they are professionals who bring knowledge and dedication to our Nation's defense mission. (Commentary).
July 1, 2003... I had the distinct pleasure of commanding civilians for 2 years at the Defense Distribution Center (DDC) in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. DDC has 8,300 dedicated individuals stationed at its headquarters and at 22 distribution centers...

Logistics support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... On 20 March, a multinational coalition began operations to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Some 2 weeks later, Lieutenant General John P. Abizaid, Deputy...

1st COSCOM gets equipment and supplies to the soldiers.(1st Corps Support Command)
July 1, 2003... The 1st Corps Support Command (COSCOM) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, plays a vital role in supporting the war on terrorism. It is responsible for moving the supplies and personnel of the four divisions of the 18th Airborne Corps: the 82d...

CEB-Livorno prepares brigade headed for Operation Iraqi Freedom.(Army Materiel Command's Combat Equipment Battalion)
July 1, 2003... Prepare the 173d Airborne Brigade for contingency operations? Non c'e'problema! Not a problem! Go to a 24/7 operation with 1 day's notice? Si, puo fare! Yes, can do! Inspect and repair more than 500 vehicles in only a few days? Certo!...

Virtual training for CSS soldiers: using simulated forces during training exercises not only saves millions of dollars annually but also averts the sociological, economic, and ecological damage inherent in live exercises.(combat service support soldiers)
July 1, 2003... The Army Combined Arms Support Command's (CASCOM's) Training Directorate, the National Simulation Center's (NSC's) Logistics Exercise and Simulation Directorate, and the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Analysis Center Fort Lee...

The sustainment portal--virtual technology for transformation.
July 1, 2003... To sustain the Objective Force in a high-tech, jointly integrated environment, the Army must do more than merely modernize equipment and information systems. The Army must rethink the fundamentals of how it prepares, deploys, and supports...

Gun trucks: genuine examples of American ingenuity.
July 1, 2003... American history is replete with innovations and practical solutions to problems that often have saved lives and led to a better quality of life. Most people hear only about the more significant inventions and discoveries that affect people in...

Quality control versus average cost per unit. (Commentary).(military equipment maintenance)
July 1, 2003... In an article in the September-October 2002 issue of Army Logistician, Major General Mitchell H. Stevenson laid out the case for a new two-level maintenance system. I think a key issue presented at the end of the article--"Increased...

Asymmetric sustainment: the Army's future. (Commentary).
July 1, 2003... ... it sometimes appears that the logistic aspect of war is nothing but an endless series of difficulties succeeding each other. Problems constantly appear, grow, merge, are handed forward and backward, are solved and dissolved only to reappear...

Deployable communications system reduces port cargo confusion.
July 1, 2003... Lieutenant General William G. "Gus" Pagonis, who masterminded logistics during the first Gulf War, said that the easiest part of going to war is getting soldiers to the battlefield and the hardest part is getting logistics support to the...

New DA pamphlet details ISB operations.(Department of the Army Pamphlet; Intermediate Staging Base Handbook)
July 1, 2003... The Army G-4 has prepared Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA Pam) 700-33, Intermediate Staging Base (ISB) Handbook, to assist Army logistics commanders, planners, and operators in planning and establishing ISBs, particularly at the operational...

DOD establishes Joint PEO for Chemical and Biological Defense. (News).(Department of Defense; Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Department of Defense (DOD) announced on 25 April the formation of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD). This DOD initiative will focus on the protection of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines...

LOGSA offers made-to-order PLLs and ASLs. (News).(Logistics Support Activity; prescribed load lists and authorized stockage lists )
July 1, 2003... The Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, now offers users in the field help in developing prescribed load lists (PLLs) and authorized stockage lists (ASLs) through its Logistics Integrated Data Base (LIDB). The...

Stryker brigade combat team operates against NTC OPFOR. (News).(National Training Center opposing force)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Army's first Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT)--the 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, at Fort Lewis, Washington--completed a brigade field training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, in April. In...

Civil support teams get new equipment. (News).(Army National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams)
July 1, 2003... Since last summer, the Army National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs) have gained two new pieces of high-tech equipment that will improve their ability to identify both chemical and biological substances. The...

Web-based system notifies users of publication changes. (News).(Army G-4 Publications Enrollment Notification System)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Army G-4 has instituted a system that allows logisticians to learn automatically about publication changes. The Army G-4 Publications Enrollment Notification System (PENS) is a web-based system that allows logisticians to request automatic...

First class graduates at ALMC satellite campus. (News).(Army Logistics Management College's new Huntsville, Alabama, campus)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Twenty-four Army officers graduated from the first Army Acquisition Basic Course offered at the Army Logistics Management College's (ALMC's) new Huntsville, Alabama, campus. The fast-paced, graduate-level course prepares officers and civilians...

Army completes comprehensive study of civilian workforce. (News).
July 1, 2003... The Army Training and Leader Development Panel completed its final study, on Army civilians, in March. The study was designed to identify training and leader development requirements for current and future Army civilians. The number of contacts...

PERSCOM and AR-PERSCOM merge. (News).(Total Army Personnel Command; Army Reserve Personnel Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Army announced in April that it will create a single command to perform the functions of the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) in St. Louis, Missouri. The new...

Nondestructive testers to meet. (News).
July 1, 2003... The 51st Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing (DWGNDT) will meet 4 to 6 November at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers from all commands and U.S....

Stryker ambulance moves wounded out of harm's way. (News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The new Stryker medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), which debuted early this year at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, offers front-line medical personnel the same mobility and protection now afforded to combat units. In some cases, this means that...

Digital imagery helps save lives and limbs. (News).(Philips Digital Radiography system)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Cutting-edge American technology in the hands of the soldiers on the small radiology staff of the 86th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Udairi, Kuwait, is making a difference for soldiers who have been wounded on the battlefield. The...