Army Logistician articles from September 2003

Army Logistician archives from September 2003

Logistics system strains but succeeds in operation Iraqi freedom.(Alog News)
September 1, 2003... According to logisticians in the theater, improvements in logistics since the Gulf War of 1990 to 1991 were key to the rapid offensive movements that characterized Operation Iraqi Freedom. As Brigadier General Jack C. Stultz, deputy commander...

Log notes.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Dear Editor: I read with great interest the article in the January-February 2003 issue, "Logistics Lessons Learned by Lieutenant Grant in Mexico," by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin J. Dougherty. I was particularly interested in the notion that,...

Sustaining expeditionary joint forces.
September 1, 2003... Evidence from current operations, including joint and service wargaming exercises, clearly shows that the operational environment has changed. Joint, interagency, and multinational (JIM) operations are now the norm. New organizational...

Building blocks of focused logistics: two initiatives--Logistics Transformation and the Future Logistics Enterprise--will lay the foundation for achieving focused logistics.
September 1, 2003... Focused logistics is the Department of Defense's (DOD's) concept for providing global sustaintainment to warfighters operating in joint, interagency, and multinational (JIM) environments under Joint Vision 2020. This second article in Army...

DESEX to go virtual.(Defense Supply Expert System)
September 1, 2003... Advanced telephone technology is a popular and powerful way for today's savy consumers to check bank balances, order merchandise, or update personal information on accounts. Department of Defense (DOD) personnel have a similar tool at their...

What Army Logisticians should know about the Air Force.
September 1, 2003... In a similarly titled article in the July--August issue of Army Logistician, I presented a brief overview of how the Marine Corps conducts logistics, with specific emphasis on its logistics structure and doctrine. This follow-on article...

Movement control on a nonlinear battlefield.(movement control center established in Uzbekistan for Combined/Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan)
September 1, 2003... On 7 June 2002, an 11-soldier advance party from the 330th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) arrived at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan after a long trip from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Our mission was to establish a movement...

Tactical employment of a forward command post by a corps support group.(Iraq War)
September 1, 2003... In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 24th Corps Support Group (CSG) (Forward) provided combat service support to 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) and other V Corps elements during the drive from the Kuwaiti border to Baghdad. Providing combat...

Iraqi freedom: triumph of precision-guided logistics.(Commentary)
September 1, 2003... In early attempts inside and outside of the Pentagon to assess the lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, attention has turned, quite correctly, to such areas as the demonstrated quality of our joint operations, the extraordinary caliber...

The Iron Horse express: extraordinary means were required to move an Extraordinary quantity of equipment in support of Operation Iraqi freedom.
September 1, 2003... In late January 2003, Task Force Iron Horse prepared to deploy to Turkey during the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The task force was charged with opening a northern front through Turkey for operations by the U.S.-led multinational...

Logistics at Yama Sakura 43.
September 1, 2003... Each year, the United States and Japan conduct a simulated training exercise in Japan. The exercise, known as Yama Sakura, is designed to improve the working relationship of the U.S. and Japanese military organizations. The Yama Sakura Command...

Training logisticians in the objective force.
September 1, 2003... Future conflicts will take place on an asymmetrical and noncontiguous battlefield, requiring increased agility, lethality, and survivability. One of the stated Army Transformation objectives is to reduce the combat service support (CSS)...

Combat health support in an arctic environment.
September 1, 2003... Extreme cold weather environments threaten the success of military operations and present specific challenges to combat health support planners. Cold weather operations can severely constrain field medical treatment and evacuation. The...

A redefined DMMC for the objective force.(division materiel management centers)
September 1, 2003... As the Army moves toward the Objective Force, logistics leaders are taking a close look at the way materiel management centers (MMCs) are configured within the Army structure. Reducing the logistics footprint while supporting a lighter, more...

Trucks made the difference at Verdun: the titanic World War I Battle of Verdun is best known for its unprecedented carnage. But the battle also featured a logistic innovation: the first extensive use of motor vehicles for military supply and transportation.
September 1, 2003... From 21 February to 19 December 1916--during the third year of World War I--the French Army endured a battle of attrition of enormous magnitude in the vicinity of the ancient fortress city of Verdun. At the end of the Battle of Verdun, the...

Today's hybrid interns will be tomorrow's logistics leaders.(Department of the Army Logistics Intern Training Program)
September 1, 2003... As the Army transforms to the Objective Force, the civilian workforce structure also is transforming. Currently, the Army is developing a Strategic Army Workforce that will provide more capable, multifunctional, and multifaceted civilian...

Future Combat Systems advances.(Alog News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has been approved by the Defense Acquisition Board for transition to the second phase of the development process, system development and demonstration (SDD). The FCS is the centerpiece of Army...

Stryker Brigade completes operational evaluation.(Alog News)(certification process for Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Teams)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The certification process for the Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs) moved forward with the successful completion of Exercise Arrowhead Lightning II at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in May. For the exercise, soldiers of the 3d Brigade, 2d...

Multilingual logistics tool available.(Alog News)(multilingual compact disk developed by Defense Logistics Information Service)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Multinational logistics is easier now with a new multilingual compact disk (CD) developed by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS). The CD contains the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Supply Classification Handbook and the...

Army to award promotion points for civilian certifications.(Alog News)(Army automotive mechanics and electronics repairers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Army automotive mechanics and electronics repairers soon will earn promotion points for attaining technical certifications directly related to their trade. Soldiers currently are promoted to junior-grade noncommissioned officers based on a...

Bureau chief outlines guard transformation plan.(Alog News)(Lieutenant General H Steven Blum)
September 1, 2003... In a meeting on 18 May, National Guard leaders from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands endorsed Lieutenant General H Steven Blum's plan to transform the National Guard. Blum, Chief of the National...

Objective Force Warrior begins detailed design.(Alog News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Army's Objective Force Warrior took a significant step toward reality with the selection of a lead technology integrator. Eagle Enterprise Inc., a division of General Dynamics, was awarded a $100 million contract to prepare the preliminary...

Army names first unit to use Unit Manning Initiative.(Alog News)(172d Separate Infantry Brigade, U.S. Army Alaska)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Army has chosen the third Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT)--the 172d Separate Infantry Brigade, U.S. Army Alaska--to be the first Army unit manned under the Unit Manning Initiative. The goal is a trained and ready Alaska SBCT that is...

Ustranscom has free hotline for customers and partners.(Alog News)(U.S. Transportation Command)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Customers and commercial partners of the U.S. Transportation Command who need to speak with planners about strategic mobility operations can call the Joint Mobility Operations Center's free hotline at 1-866-622-2875. The hotline is manned 24...

Detroit Arsenal solves excess gas cylinder problem.(Alog News)
September 1, 2003... The Detroit Arsenal recently completed a 5-year project to locate and dispose of 338 excess gas cylinders that had been accumulating at the arsenal for more than 10 years. The Army-owned cylinders, which the arsenal no longer needed, were in...

First strike ration designed to meet soldiers' energy needs.(Alog News)(Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Soldiers on the move soon will have a light-weight packet of food designed to give them the energy boost they need to do their jobs. The Army Soldier Systems Center at Natick, Massachusetts, is developing a single-package, high-energy,...

FMTV contract awarded.(Alog News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Army recently awarded Stewart and Stevenson (S&S) Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP, of Sealy, Texas, a 5-year, multimillion-dollar contract to produce 2.5- and 5-ton Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers. The award of...

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the USNS Arctic, a Supply-class combat support ship, delivers supplies to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... A CH-46D Sea Knigth helicopter from the USNS Arctic, a Supply-class combat support ship, delivers supplies to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The Arctic and Roosevelt are two of the many ships supporting Operation...