Army Logistician articles from November 2006

Army Logistician archives from November 2006

Redesigned CLC3 coming.(ALOG NEWS)(Combined Logistics Captains Career Course)
November 1, 2006... Beginning in February 2007, officers entering the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) will follow a redesigned curriculum. Under the old curriculum, CLC3 lasted 19 weeks and 4 days and included three phases. The first phase,...

New concept synchronizes CENTCOM deployment and distribution.(ALOG NEWS)(United States Central Command)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... In June, the Combined Forces Land Component Commander (CFLCC), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), approved the Director of Mobility Forces-Surface (DIRMOBF-S) concept in order to establish a single entity to integrate total force and materiel flow...

Erratum.(ALOG NEWS)(Correction notice)
November 1, 2006... A number of readers have contacted us about the photo appearing on page 14 of the July-August issue. They pointed out, correctly, that the photo shows a violation of Army practice: a Soldier wearing what appears to be an iPod portable media...

Lean manufacturing and the Army industrial base.
November 1, 2006... It has been exciting to see Lean manufacturing concepts adopted widely in the Army and throughout the Department of Defense (DOD). In case Lean has not yet been introduced in your workplace, I will define it. Lean is a philosophy that, when...

Lean Six Sigma at Anniston Army Depot.
November 1, 2006... In recent years, conversations about management issues, in both the Army and the private sector, often have included two terms: "Lean" and "Six Sigma." Although both terms originated in the private sector as managerial concepts, they quickly...

A Lean Six Sigma glossary.(Glossary)
November 1, 2006... Lean Six Sigma has developed its own vocabulary to express its underlying concepts and operational processes. Here are definitions of the some of the more commonly used terms. Because of Lean's origins in Japan, Japanese equivalent terms are...

Letterkenny gets Lean for war.
November 1, 2006... With the onset of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the Army's depots were called on to answer the immediate needs of the warfighter. The depots, described in some circles as being as agile as a three-legged turtle, had to...

In with the old--out with the reconditioned: the USACAPOC (A) mission support team reconstitutes battle-fatigued equipment to help ensure that Soldiers have what they need for the fight.(U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command)
November 1, 2006... After the tragic attacks on our Nation on 11 September 2001, the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) [USACAPOC (A)] underwent the largest mobilization of Reserve civil affairs (CA) and psychological...

Field reset at Fort Bragg: the Fort Bragg Directorate of Logistics used Lean Six Sigma to improve its equipment maintenance and repair processes in order to help the XVIII Airborne Corps reset after its return from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
November 1, 2006... The redeployment of Headquarters, XVIII Airborne Corps, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in January 2006 signaled the end of the corps' mission in Iraq. However, as the welcome-home celebration ended, we in the...

Battlefield-ready civilians: civilian employees deploying to a combat zone must take certain steps to prepare themselves and their families for the deployment.
November 1, 2006... In the early morning hours of 5 October 2005, the main body of Headquarters, 3d Corps Support Command, boarded chartered buses for the first leg of their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Among the group of more than 200...

Telepresence: harnessing the human-computer-machine interface.
November 1, 2006... Telepresence can be defined as a human-computer-machine condition in which a user (a Soldier) receives sufficient information about a remote, real-world site (a battlefield) through a machine (a robot) so that the user feels physically present...

Brigade and battalion staff functions during convoy operations.
November 1, 2006... Logistics convoys offer an enemy low-risk opportunities to attack with relatively high odds of causing American casualties and destroying critically needed supplies. Logistics convoys are tempting targets for insurgents because they often have...

Save the best for last: during a transfer of authority, the outgoing and incoming units must ensure that the customers they support continue to receive a quality product throughout the transition.
November 1, 2006... When one unit replaces another in a theater of operations, the units must conduct a transfer of authority (TOA) to ensure that the incoming unit is integrated seamlessly into the battle command structure and is prepared to assume the mission....

Securing shelters to 5-ton cargo trucks: only the authorized method should be used to secure storage and equipment shelters to 5-ton cargo trucks.
November 1, 2006... During a recent visit to observe training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, I noted that many shelters were incorrectly secured to military 5-ton tactical cargo vehicles. The units were using many types of...

Designer materials: advances in materials science hold the promise of revolutionary improvements in supportability, maintainability, reliability, and deployability.
November 1, 2006... Imagine a world where materials are engineered from the "ground up," atom by atom, rather than from the "top down." Imagine having the ability to create entirely new types of materials and to tailor the properties of existing materials, thereby...

Making the most of new batteries: the 2d Infantry Division found that adopting advanced-technology batteries was more than a matter of simply installing the batteries in its vehicles. Division maintainers also learned that they needed a support plan if they were going to realize the benefits of the new technology.
November 1, 2006... Since September 2005, the 2d Infantry Division in Korea has experienced a remarkable turnaround in vehicle battery maintenance. Changes in the division's battery maintenance program have saved nearly $400,000--a cost saving of 80 percent...

Army establishes new contingency contracting units.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... In a move toward transition of the Army's contingency contracting mission from the Army Contracting Agency to the Army Materiel Command, the Army issued activation orders on 28 July to establish two contingency contracting battalions (CCBs) and...

Installation management command activated.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... In its continuing efforts to reorganize its commands and specified headquarters to obtain the most efficient command and control structures possible, the Army has activated a new command--the Installation Management Command. The command is...

DDC expands passive RFID capabilities.(ALOG NEWS)(Defense Distribution Center)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... As part of the Department of Defense (DOD) distribution system transformation, the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Distribution Center (DDC) has installed more than 300 passive radio frequency identification (RFID) portals among the 19...

DOD RFID summit scheduled.(ALOG NEWS)(Department of Defense (radio frequency identification) Summit)
November 1, 2006... The Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration is sponsoring the fourth Department of Defense (DOD) RFID (radio frequency identification) Summit on 3 and 4 April at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. The...

DLA sets up deployable depot operation for disaster relief.(ALOG NEWS)(Defense Logistics Agency)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA's) Defense Distribution Center (DDC) has created a team that can deploy in response to natural disasters in the continental United States and set up a distribution operation in support of disaster relief. The...

Red River Army Depot, Fort Hood unit win 2006 DOD Maintenance Awards.(ALOG NEWS)(297th Transportation Company )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Department of Defense (DOD) named two Army winners of the 2006 Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards. The awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements in military equipment and weapon systems maintenance at the...

Business transformation process transformed.(ALOG NEWS)(Army Business Initiative Council)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Secretary of the Army has terminated the Army Business Initiative Council after 5 years of operation. The council was established in June 2001 to find ways to improve Army business practices by soliciting ideas from the field. Its functions...

Army Civilian Corps established.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Recognizing the commitment of Army civilians to support the Army's missions around the world, Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey and Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker announced the establishment of the Army Civilian...

Materiel Maintenance Policy regulation updated.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... A "rapid action revision" of Army Regulation 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, dated 27 June 2006, establishes the commander of the Army Materiel Command as the single authority for special repair authorizations. The revision also...

AMC organizations win Shingo Prize.(ALOG NEWS)(Army Materiel Command organizations win 2006 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Public Sector Awards )
November 1, 2006... Four Army Materiel Command (AMC) organizations received 2006 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Public Sector Awards for implementing Lean systems in support of the manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and maintenance of warfighter...

Soldiers test Body Ventilation System.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Some Soldiers stationed in Southwest Asia may soon have a way to keep cool while wearing body armor. Body Ventilation Systems (BVSs), produced by Global Secure Corporation, will be tested for 1 year by 2,000 Soldiers who serve as drivers,...

Defense Logistics 2006 conference scheduled.(ALOG NEWS)
November 1, 2006... The Annual North American Logistics Conference, Defense Logistics 2006, will be held 27 to 30 November at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Scheduled speakers include General Norton A. Schwartz, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command;...