Army Logistician articles from November 2003

Army Logistician archives from November 2003

Keystone CSS manual published.(ALOG News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The Army's keystone field manual (FM) for combat service support (CSS), FM 4-0, Combat Service Support, was published in August 2003. The new FM, which replaces FM 100-10, was written by its proponent, the Army Combined Arms Support Command at...

Army approves more business process improvements.(ALOG News)
November 1, 2003... The Secretary of the Army has approved 16 initiatives submitted to him by the Army Business Initiative Council, 9 for implementation by the Army and 7 to be forwarded to the Department of Defense (DOD) Business Initiative Council for possible...

Implementing focused logistics: developing the logistics for full-spectrum dominance requires progress in seven areas and vigorous experimentation.
November 1, 2003... In the multipolar world that has emerged since the end of the Cold War, the goal of the Department of Defense (DOD) is to attain full-spectrum dominance. This means the ability to deter or defeat any potential enemy across the entire range of...

Sustaining Northern Iraq: when the 173d Airborne Brigade dropped 1,000 paratroopers into northern Iraq, the provisional 201st Forward Support Battalion went into the theater with them.
November 1, 2003... On 26 March, the 173d Airborne Brigade conducted an airborne assault to secure the Bashur Airfield in northern Iraq and then prevent the Iraqis from moving north and the Turks and Kurds from moving too far south. The brigade was augmented by...

'Old Ironsides' DISCOM deploys to Iraq: the commander of the 1st Armored Division's Division Support Command tells the story of his unit's move to Baghdad.
November 1, 2003... As I write this, the 1st Armored Division--the "Old Ironsides" division--has been in Iraq for about 2 months. Its Division Support Command (DISCOM), which I command, is providing responsive daily support to eight brigades and several separate...

What Army logisticians should know about the Navy.
November 1, 2003... A key aspect of our military's transformation process is the increased emphasis on joint, interagency, and multinational (J/M) operations. The other military services use many of the same supplies that the Army uses--food, potable water, fuel,...

Army packaging policy work group.
November 1, 2003... The need for an effective, proactive Army packaging management group and its importance to the success of logistics operations have been recognized since before World War II. Many noteworthy technological, policy, training, and operational...

Data validator aids property book conversion.
November 1, 2003... Property book officers (PBOs) tasked with converting their units' property books from the Standard Property Book System-Redesign (SPBS-R) to the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) now have a tool that will make their jobs a lot easier....

Logistics Assistance Representatives in the 'second to none' division.
November 1, 2003... Have you ever had a logistics assistance representative (LAR) in your organization? If you have, I'm sure you will be able to relate to these sentiments expressed by a 2d Infantry Division infantry battalion maintenance soldier as he was...

The change of command inventory: planning for success: the author offers guidelines to help make the often painful process of conducting a change of command inventory less stressful for an outgoing company commander.
November 1, 2003... Commanding a company was, without a doubt, the most challenging and rewarding job I have had on the Army thus far, but it also was very stressful. One of the primary stresses was property management. Managing the property of a large maintenance...

Logistics in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
November 1, 2003... Because the stability of the Asia-Pacific region is of vital interest to both nations, Japan and the United States have maintained a strong alliance for over 50 years. As the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) transforms to face the...

Casualty estimation in modern warfare.
November 1, 2003... Operational planners must be able to identify workable courses of action, allocate an appropriate amount of combat resources, and tailor adequate logistics support packages for any scenario. Their challenge is to produce reasonably accurate...

Blending used oil and vehicle fuel.
November 1, 2003... Cost-conscious maintenance managers are constantly seeking ways to do business with less money, fewer people, and minimal changes to the workload or workspace. Oil and fuel blending is one process that meets all of these criteria and Is...

Logistics and the 'Forgotten War'.
November 1, 2003... Between World War II and the Vietnam War, there was the Korean War. It was a particularly savage war that succeeded in repelling the North Korean invasion that was its cause and in preserving the infant Republic of Korea--South Korea. However,...

Civilian teams and Army hierarchy: the private sector is turning to empowered teams of workers to accomplish organizational goals. Can that approach work in the top-down, command Army?
November 1, 2003... When most Americans think of military leadership, they probably envision scenes like these: an officer shouts "Ten-hut!" as 200 soldiers snap to attention; a lieutenant replies, "Yes, sir," salutes, and leaves to carry out a colonel's order....

The logistics of invasions.
November 1, 2003... Although not as popular or as widely studied as tactics, logistics has been the key to every major conflict since the dawn of modern warfare. World War II provided the backdrop for the biggest logistics operation ever attempted. The D-Day...

Rebalancing the role of the Army Rseserve in the multicomponent force structure.(Commentary)
November 1, 2003... Reports from the field indicate that the current multicomponent force (MCF) structure simply is not working. With the transformation to an MCF, Army Reserve leaders have increasingly shifted their focus, time, and energy away from...

Reservists as contractors.(Log Notes)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... In the 11 April 2002 issue of Supply Management, Barry Sharp, Assistant Director Commercial, United Kingdom Defence Procurement Agency, Bristol, discusses his country's procurement of tank transporter service for use in peacetime and in war....

Repairmen leaving the Army.(Log Notes)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... The Army needs to take a serious look at the retention and readiness of its soldiers, particularly those with military occupational specialty (MOS) 91A, Medical Equipment Repairer. The 91A repairs and maintains the Army's biomedical equipment....

Bring back the gun trucks.(Log Notes)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... Just read your story on the Vietnam gun trucks, I am familiar with the two trucks that are pictured in the article. "Outlaw" was in the 2d Transportation Company (Medium Truck), and "Satisfaction" was assigned to the 88th Transportation Company...

BRAC fosters stationing strategy.(Log Notes)(Base Realignment and Closure )
November 1, 2003... With another round of base closures looming in 2005, the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, Lieutenant General Richard A. Cody, has approved a strategy to govern the Army's approach to the base closure process. The Army Stationing Strategy will...

Fellows program established for future logistics leaders.(Log Notes)(Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD Supply and Transportation Fellows Program)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... In July, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) announced the establishment of an OSD Supply and Transportation Fellows Program for highly motivated military and civilian personnel with the potential to lead and manage the Department of...

Credit card ordering of NSN items available.(Log Notes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) customers worldwide can order almost all DLA items that have national stock number (NSNs) and charge them to their Government credit cards using the Credit Card Ordering System (C-COS). Exceptions are those items...

Auto-ID technology under development.(Log Notes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The next generation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is under development at the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Auto-ID will provide real-time global asset visibility and eliminate the need...

Chemical agent disposal speeds up.(Log Notes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Security concerns generated by the Global War on Terrorism have led the Army to accelerate its plans for destroying its stocks of lethal mustard agent at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, by as much as 3 years. The mustard agent stockpile had...

New subordinate command activated.(Log Notes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, has approved establishment of the Air Traffic Services Command (ATSCOM) as a subordinate command of the Army Forces Command. ATSCOM will provide airspace and air traffic services support to Army...