Army Logistician articles from September 2005

Army Logistician archives from September 2005

Log CROP functions integrated in Global Combat Support System.(ALOG NEWS)(Logistics Common Relevant Operational Picture)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The latest release of the Global Combat Support System (GCSS), version 4.2, integrates the functions of the Logistics Common Relevant Operational Picture (Log CROP) so that the user now has a "watchboard" application in the GCSS environment. [A...

Army field support command units established in Europe and Iraq.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Army Materiel Command (AMC) has redesignated five Europe-based combat equipment units as field support units and established a new field support brigade and subordinate battalion in Iraq. In a 1 June ceremony, two field support units in...

Wargame tests joint logistics (Distribution) concept.(ALOG NEWS)
September 1, 2005... A wargame to support development of the Joint Logistics (Distribution) Joint Integrating Concept (JIC) was successfully conducted from 16 to 19 May. [For more information on the Joint Logistics (Distribution) JIC, see the article "Developing a...

Improving tactical trucks for the future.
September 1, 2005... The Army's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) Modernization Strategy focuses on supporting the Army at war while simultaneously preparing for future challenges. These dual goals are pursued through the TWV Fleet Modernization and Future Tactical...

Field maintenance shortfalls in brigade support battalions: during peacetime, FSBs and BSBs do not have enough maintenance personnel to meet maintenance requirements. The author suggests augmenting the battalions with civilian mechanics to alleviate this shortfall.
September 1, 2005... Force management and change have always been inseparable. However, the pace of changes in organizational orientation, technological advances, the rapid introduction of new systems, and the requirement for flexibility in priorities, has created...

Resetting the FMTV: the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Reset Program refurbishes FMTV trucks returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
September 1, 2005... Family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) trucks serve as the prime transporters of Soldiers and equipment. These wheeled vehicles are well built, reliable, and capable of meeting the needs of the combat Soldier in any environment. FMTV...

Saber FLE in Iraq: the 1st Infantry Division Support Command had to support a cavalry squadron located far from its usual support battalion. The solution was to task-organize a forward logistics element.
September 1, 2005... When the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) deployed in Iraq, it faced a logistics challenge: How would it perform supply and maintenance support for a division cavalry squadron located 90 kilometers from the division aviation support battalion...

Restructuring for simultaneous movement control operations.
September 1, 2005... Across the Army, virtually every command is expected to be able to handle several missions simultaneously. As an example of its multitasking capability, the Army is fighting the Global War on Terrorism and, at the same time, it is transforming...

TCAM: making the class VIII system work for your brigade combat team.(Theater Customer-Assisted Module)
September 1, 2005... Managing class VIII (medical materiel) on the battlefield has always been a challenge, especially for divisional units. Even with today's modern technology, getting medical supplies to the user is often a difficult task. To streamline this...

Improving logistics automation support: the author proposes realigning several warrant officer military occupational specialties to create a warrant officer specialty area that will increase the knowledge and experience of those charged with supporting and maintaining logistics automation systems.
September 1, 2005... The speed and mobility of today's combat forces make logistics automation systems vital tools in sustaining an Army that can move farther and faster than any force in history. Logistics automation systems, collectively called Standard Army...

Designer materials: changing the future of logistics: what do carbon nanohorns, photonic band gap materials, electroactive polymers, and electrospun second skin have to do with logistics? They very well may provide the Army with lightweight, reliable systems that revolutionize how logisticians support the warfighter.
September 1, 2005... As a nation at war, the United States must sustain its technological superiority if it is to maintain its dominance on the battlefield. Our forces, faced with an extremely adaptive enemy that ignores territorial boundaries, need novel, robust...

An eight-step process for improving logistics activities.
September 1, 2005... Logistics activities are searching constantly for ways to improve process capabilities, shorten throughput times, improve quality, and cut costs. Many manufacturing and quality engineering books describe the specifics of defining process...

Maintenance reinvention: the author offers 10 suggestions for "jump starting" Army maintenance policy.(COMMENTARY)
September 1, 2005... Army planners agree that a transformed materiel maintenance system must substantially improve equipment reliability, reduce the size of logistics support elements, and enhance maintenance responsiveness. However, despite various programs and...

Berlin Airlift: logistics, humanitarian aid, and strategic success: the Berlin Airlift is remembered as a symbol of American resolve in the early years of the Cold War, but it also demonstrated the power of logistics in attaining a strategic objective.(Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949)
September 1, 2005... There is no practicability in maintaining our position in Berlin and it must be evaluated on that basis.... We are convinced that our remaining in Berlin is essential to our prestige in Germany and in Europe. Whether for good or bad, it has...

Logistics changes planned under BRAC.(base realignment and closure )
September 1, 2005... The Secretary of Defense's recommendations for closing and realigning bases, submitted to a congressionally created commission on 13 May, will have a significant impact on the structure and conduct of Army and Defense logistics if adopted. The...

Combined Arms Support Command reorganizes for the future.(Army Combined Arms Support Command)
September 1, 2005... How Soldiers receive or provide combat service support (CSS) is determined largely by the work done beforehand by the Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) at Fort Lee, Virginia. CASCOM is responsible for the training and education of...

Humvee developed to provide mobile command and control.(Joint Systems Integration Command develops a truck)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC) has developed a truck that can serve as a mobile command post for the joint task force commander. The command and control on-the-move (C2OTM) vehicle is actually a high-mobility, multipurpose,...

Protecting Army vehicles and their personnel from attack by improvised explosive devices, rocket propelled grenades, and heavy-caliber machineguns has become a priority mission in Iraq.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Protecting Army vehicles and their personnel from attack by improvised explosive devices, rocket propelled grenades, and heavy-caliber machineguns has become a priority mission in Iraq. Providing help has been the M1117 Guardian armored...

Accountability software tracks troops in combat zone.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The new Deployed Theater Accountability Software (DTAS) System, developed by the Army Human Resources Command (HRC), provides U.S. commanders with up-to-the-minute headcount information on the 170,000 Soldiers, Marines, Government civilians,...

High-altitude precision aerial resupply being tested.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A new aerial delivery system that incorporates global positioning system (GPS) technology could lead to the use of high-altitude airdrops to supply Army forces. The system, the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS), is the subject of an...

E-newsletter provides DPO information.(ALOG NEWS)(Army Logistician)(Distribution Process Owner )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Information on initiatives of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Distribution Process Owner (DPO) is available through a biweekly electronic publication. The DPO Update provides information on activities and developments within the DPO...

Capstone manual published on Army's birthday.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Army released Field Manual (FM) 1, The Army, in June to coincide with the Army's 230th birthday. FM 1 is one of the Army's two capstone doctrinal manuals. (The other is FM 3-0, Operations.) It establishes the Army's operational concept...

NDTA announces annual meeting.(ALOG NEWS)(Public Notice)
September 1, 2005... The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) will hold its 59th annual Transportation and Logistics Forum and Exposition 10 to 14 September at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California. Under the theme, "Partnering for...

Nondestructive testers to meet.(53d Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The 53d Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing (DWGNDT) will meet at the Radisson Hotel City Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 31 October to 3 November. Engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers from all commands and...

One of the major missions of U.S. forces in Iraq is to train Iraqi forces to defend their country against insurgents and ensure domestic stability for their new government.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... One of the major missions of U.S. forces in Iraq is to train Iraqi forces to defend their country against insurgents and ensure domestic stability for their new government. Soldiers of the 122d Corps Support Group, 1st Corps Support Command,...

Multinational command CIF equips Iraqi security forces.(Kirkush Military Training Base)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The central issue facility (CIF) at Kirkush Military Training Base (KMTB) in Iraq is tasked with equipping two divisions of the Iraqi Army with weapons, vehicles, communications equipment, and individual gear such as uniforms, boots, body...

Two Soldiers from the 536th Maintenance Company, 17th Corps Support Battalion (CSB), 917th Corps Support Group, 1st Corps Support Command, repair a high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicle that was recovered after it was damaged by an improvised explosive device during a combat logistics patrol in Iraq.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Two Soldiers from the 536th Maintenance Company, 17th Corps Support Battalion (CSB), 917th Corps Support Group, 1st Corps Support Command, repair a high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicle that was recovered after it was damaged by an...