Army Logistician articles from November 2008

Army Logistician archives from November 2008

The sustain warfighters' forum: sharing what you know.
November 1, 2008... For a moment, I ask you to consider the following challenges taking place everyday in our Army-- * A second lieutenant is looking for the latest doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for logistics convoy operations. * A...

Integrating contractors into brigade support battalion operations.
November 1, 2008... As the sun set over the desert landscape of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hammer, the logisticians of the 203d Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) prepared another convoy in support of the 3d Brigade Combat Team (BCT) of the 3d Infantry Division...

Logistics status reports and the logistics common operating picture: to avoid third-order effects that can cost Soldiers' lives, logistics planners must be able to develop a complete logistics operating picture of the battlespace. But that picture cannot be achieved unless units provide timely and accurate logistics status reports.
November 1, 2008... We had finally established our logistics operation at Forward Operating Base Detroit in Ghazi Province. However, neither the brigade S-4 nor the brigade support battalion (BSB) support operations officer (SPO) had received any of the brigade's...

Providing S-2 support for a brigade support battalion: during her deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the author learned the importance of intelligence information to logisticians.
November 1, 2008... "You're the BSB S-2? What do you do all day?" When I took over the position of brigade support battalion (BSB) S-2 officer in charge, I believed in the stereotype that the support battalion S-2 job was not a desirable position. Most of the...

Supply line warfare.
November 1, 2008... A soldier fighting in a war today has many of the same basic needs that a soldier had thousands of years ago. Meals, medicines, and munitions are just a few of the fundamental supplies that are needed to keep a military unit operating at full...

The army reserve at 100: an emerging operational force.
November 1, 2008... As Chicago Cubs fans this year ruefully note the 100th anniversary of the last time their team won the World Series, the men and women of the Army also are marking a centennial--and their anniversary is one truly worthy of celebration. It was...

Project management principles for unit logisticians.
November 1, 2008... In 2004, the Army conducted the first rapid fielding initiative of nearly 20 individual items, such as advanced combat helmets, lightweight global positioning systems, hydration systems, goggles, and boots, for 4,000 Soldiers deployed to Iraq....

DCAM: managing MEDLOG systems on the battlefield.(medical logistics)(Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support Customer Assistance Module)
November 1, 2008... "Tedious, yet important" is the mantra of medical logisticians manning medical facilities lion the frontlines and at home. Tasked with ordering, maintaining, and reporting the status of class VIII (medical supplies), medical logisticians have...

Measures to prevent profiles in combat support commands.
November 1, 2008... Soldiers on duty-limiting medical profiles offer reduced benefits to commands that provide logistics support to operations in Iraq. Medical limitations can prevent a Soldier from wearing body armor or driving, leaving fewer Soldiers to perform...

Ee Afghanistan Ast: Medical logistics mentoring in the Afghan National Army.(Cover story)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As part of a joint medical logistics embedded training team (ETT), I spent a year in Afghanistan mentoring members of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Our 10-member team, which included 4 U.S. Soldiers, 4 U.S. Airmen,...

Sense and respond: logistics on the insurgent Battlefield.
November 1, 2008... This article, the second in a series of three on sense and respond logistics, focuses on how logisticians can support a counterinsurgency most effectively by being flexible and responsive. Insurgencies are a blend of political maneuvering...

SETAF mechanics train Botswanan soldiers.(Southern European Task Force and the Botswana Defence Force)
November 1, 2008... A three-man joint contact team from the Southern European Task Force (SETAF) Maintenance Division in Vicenza, Italy, went to Gaborone, Botswana, last winter to instruct members of the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) on the roles and...

The nature of knowledge in the profession of military logistics: how does the Department of Defense best educate and develop its logisticians? The author looks at how to frame military logistics knowledge holistically.
November 1, 2008... Last year I participated in a professional forum in which educators and practitioners came together to discuss how best to educate and develop Department of Defense (DOD) logisticians, be they military or civilian. The dominant theory of...

Delivering value through logistics.(SPECTRUM)
November 1, 2008... The most dynamic and diverse functional element on the Army battlefield is logistics. The effectiveness of this element determines the success or failure of the battle. For the maneuver commander to be successful, logistics must deliver value...

DLA to purchase reparable item "spares" for army and other services.(ALOG NEWS)(Defense Logistics Agency)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will now procure depot-level reparable (DLR) items for the Army and the other services. The Army Materiel Command (AMC) previously ordered depot-level reparables, such as new tank engines, radar components,...

New condition-based maintenance tools coming to army aviation.(ALOG NEWS)
November 1, 2008... Bell Helicopter and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have signed a 3-year agreement to develop and improve condition-based maintenance (CBM) technologies for Army aircraft. The agreement will include an integrated set of...

Army Logistician sadly announces the death of former editor Terry R. Speights on 30 August 2008.(ALOG NEWS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Army Logistician sadly announces the death of former editor Terry R. Speights on 30 August 2008. A native of Mississippi and an Air Force veteran, Terry joined the staff of Army Logistician in 1970, during the magazine's first year of...

Two army units win defense maintenance awards.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Army picked up two of six 2008 Secretary of Defense awards for field-level maintenance. The 3d Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Fort Bliss, Texas, received an award in the large unit category. Company B, 610th Brigade...

More than 5 million battlefield medical records go digital.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) system has collected more than 5 million electronic medical records since its inception in 2003. Currently, Army and Air Force medical facilities in Sinai, Egypt, as well as Army Special...

New mortuary affairs technology to provide greater battlefield mobility.(ALOG NEWS)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Army Combined Arms Support Command and Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems have developed a new system for processing and handling remains on the battlefield. The mobile integrated remains collection system...

Realignments switch army depot supply functions to DLA.(ALOG NEWS)(Defense Logistics Agency)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Army will transfer the management of supply, storage, and distribution (SS&D) functions at three of its maintenance depots to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) by 15 September 2011. The affected Army depots are Anniston, Alabama; Corpus...

Emergency vehicles to be delivered to Afghanistan in December.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has awarded a 3-year contract to Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, to build emergency response vehicles. The company will initially build 68 Pierce minipumper fire...

General Dynamics Land System employees strip slat armor off a Stryker vehicle from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division. Five thousand pounds of slat armor had been installed on the brigade's 280 Stryker vehicles in preparation for its surge north in Iraq last year.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: General Dynamics Land System employees strip slat armor off a Stryker vehicle from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division. Five thousand pounds of slat armor had been installed on the...

The Green Springs, an Army vessel from the 10th Support Group, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, in Okinawa, Japan, leads a convoy of tugs, landing craft mechanized, and landing craft utility during Exercise Pacific Reach '08.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The Green Springs, an Army vessel from the 10th Support Group, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, in Okinawa, Japan, leads a convoy of tugs, landing craft mechanized, and landing craft utility during Exercise...

Transcom testing cargo tracking ability of satellite technology.(ALOG NEWS)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Numerex Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, signed a cooperative research and development agreement in May to determine the ability of Numerex's satellite tracking device,...

Defense logistics agency wants help going green.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... A new Green Products team at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is locating green products to include in the supply system. Green products are those that are energy saving or nontoxic or contain recycled content or low levels of volatile...

TLog graduates to receive "P1" skill identifier.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)(Theater Logistics Studies Program)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Army Deputy Chief of Staff. G-1, has approved a proposal from the Army Combined Arms Support Command to create a skill identifier for personnel who have attended the Theater Logistics Studies Program (TLog) and to code positions in the...

Assessment and feedback program to improve leadership training.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
November 1, 2008... The Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback (MSAF) Program is a new Army tool that assesses individual and organizational leadership strengths and weaknesses through a 360-degree assessment. The program gives peers, subordinates, and supervisors...

Counseling class available on line.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... A new online developmental counseling course is available to Army leaders. The Center for Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, released the course, which covers types of counseling, leaders as counselors, and the counseling process. The...