Army Logistician articles from September 2007

Army Logistician archives from September 2007

Thoughts for sustainment brigade commanders: an interview with the CASCOM Commanding General.(Combined Arms Support Command)(Interview)
September 1, 2007... Major General Mitchell H. Stevenson, the Commanding General of the Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), was recently asked about the progress of logistics transformation and, in particular, the effect of eliminating division support...

Training strategies for sustainment brigades and echelons-above-brigade logistics units.
September 1, 2007... At the 3d Infantry Division Logistics Conference in September 2006, Major General Rick Lynch, the division commander and the host of the conference, challenged logisticians to train as the Army fights in theater and under modularity. During the...

Building Iraqi logistics: the 4th Sustainment Brigade Troops Battalion helped Iraqi logistics units with their transition to independence. Their dedication to mentoring Iraqi soldiers led to a successful transfer of authority and well-trained Iraqi Army logisticians.
September 1, 2007... In September 2005, the 4th Sustainment Brigade Troops Battalion (BTB) deployed to Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07. Although we were told we would be working with the Iraqi Army, we had no idea just how involved we would...

The 15th Sustainment Brigade in Iraq.
September 1, 2007... This article and the ones that follow on pages 13 to 45 profile the service and the achievements of the 15th Sustainment Brigade during its Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 06-08 tour. They offer an overview of what we did, what we contributed,...

Building a FOB from the ground up.(forward operating bases)
September 1, 2007... In early January 2007, 4 years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began, President George W. Bush announced a plan to bring security to chaotic Baghdad. In addition to changing the combat focus of the troops that were already on the ground, the...

Tankers without tanks.(Bravo Company)
September 1, 2007... Tankers love to fight from tanks. Most tankers joined the Armor Corps because they envisioned themselves moving across jagged terrain, spewing fire from the gun tube, and destroying enemy targets many kilometers away. However, that dream was...

Distribution is the center of gravity for success.
September 1, 2007... The Army is transforming to maintain U.S. military preeminence in the face of unpredictable changes in the strategic security environment. This transformation focuses on current and emerging strategic and operational challenges. To achieve...

Contracted transportation.
September 1, 2007... Contracting has become an important force multiplier in current military operations. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, for example, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) and the Iraqi Transportation Company (ITC) provided essential transportation...

Army logistics contractors on combat logistics patrols.
September 1, 2007... Every night, Soldiers from the 15th Sustainment Brigade traveled the roads of Iraq as part of the vital logistics train that supported all coalition forces within the Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) area. Running the gauntlet right...

Fabricating to save soldiers' lives.(Allied trades technicians and mechanics )
September 1, 2007... Soldiers saving Soldiers lives: Hollywood producers and book publishers around the world dedicate volumes to combat arms Soldiers on the battlefield going beyond the call of duty. However, another warrior--little known to others but in high...

Redesigned personnel service support in the field.
September 1, 2007... Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 07-09 ushers in the true test of the Army's personnel services delivery redesign (PSDR) on a theater-wide scale. For the first time since the inception of PSDR, all deployed brigade headquarters will have the...

Contingency contracting and LOGCAP support in MND-B, Iraq.
September 1, 2007... Contingency contracting plays a critical role in our operations in Iraq. Contracts are an integral part of the overall logistics plan. Contracting helps rebuild Iraq both physically and emotionally, and it helps tremendously in our relationship...

Multifunctional logistics in a Corps Support Battalion.
September 1, 2007... During its deployment to Camp Taji, Iraq, for Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08, the 867th Corps Support Battalion (CSB) was assigned to the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). With 10 different companies and over...

15th Brigade Troops Battalion: support the action.(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... Transformation brought a new, increased logistics capability to Army force structure: the sustainment brigade. Through the modular transformation, the sustainment brigade replaced division support commands (DISCOMs) and corps support groups...

The Sustainment Brigade general supply office in Iraq: the success of the 15th Sustainment Brigade's general supply office in supporting operations on an asymmetrical battlefield was due to collaboration among logisticians at different levels and in different units.
September 1, 2007... Today's logistician must combine the lean logistics typically associated with distribution management with the vigor of an agile, responsive support structure. The ability to survive on the asymmetrical battlefield requires onhand stocks and a...

Bullets in Baghdad: ammunition safety in a combat environment: large ammunition stocks are vital to sustaining combat operations, but they also create the potential for disastrous accidents. Ammunition specialists in theater thus become enforcers of safety as well as combat multipliers.
September 1, 2007... More powerful than a locomotive and faster than a speeding bullet! No, it's not Superman, it's the Army's ammunition specialist, military occupational specialty (MOS) 89B, as he protects lives--not to mention valuable Army materiel and...

Medical operations in the Sustainment Brigade.
September 1, 2007... The 15th Sustainment Brigade operating in Multi-National Division-Baghdad was one of the first sustainment brigades to deploy to Iraq. While this new unit evolved out of the former division support command (DISCOM), it has substantially fewer...

Top 10 lessons I relearned as a Sustainment Brigade planner.
September 1, 2007... MDMP--the military decisionmaking process. For most Soldiers, this acronym sends a L shudder down even the strongest of spines and is almost as despised as vegetables are to a small child. But I am a planner--not a designation that many people...

Logistics warriors.(15th Sustainment Brigade)
September 1, 2007... I am very proud of the Soldiers of the 15th Sustainment Brigade. They did an outstanding job of "Supporting the Action" in Iraq. During their deployment, the 4,000-plus Soldiers of the brigade ensured that both U.S. and Coalition forces...

Is there an optimum point for refurbishing Army vehicles?(Report)
September 1, 2007... The 336th Transportation Group (Forward) conducted a study to determine the point in a vehicle s life when the value of a refurbishment at or above the -20 level is maximized. [Maintenance at or below the 20 level is performed by unit...

An automated log for managing FRAGOs: the author describes a database developed by the 4th Sustainment Brigade that allowed staff officers to track fragmentary orders and other mission-related information while deployed to Iraq.(Report)
September 1, 2007... During combat operations, the production of orders requires efficient management of large volumes of information that can overwhelm even the most experienced staff. A staff's ability to produce timely and accurate orders allows effective...

Joint asset visibility: why so hard? Capturing information: in the second of his articles on joint asset visibility, the author discusses the processes and systems used for capturing data for asset visibility.
September 1, 2007... Department of Defense (DOD) stakeholders are interested in obtaining a lot of information about items in transit or in storage. Information about items in storage is usually reported whenever on-hand balances change, such as when additional...

Outstanding unit performance in logistics honored.(ALOG NEWS)
September 1, 2007... The third Chief of Staff of the Army Combined Logistics Excellence Awards were presented 5 June. The Deployment Excellence Award winners are- Operational Deployment Small Unit. A Company, 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2d Brigade...

3D COSCOM lowers colors in Germany.(ALOG NEWS)(3d Corps Support Command )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... After 49 years in Germany, the 3d Corps Support Command (COSCOM) cased its colors in a ceremony on 1 June. The 3d COSCOM had been based in the German state of Hessen for 22 years before relocating to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to become the 3d...

Logisticians attend AUSA symposium.(ALOG NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Logisticians representing Army units, military organizations, and defense contractors gathered in May at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, for the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Institute of Land...

New product manager will develop FCS munitions system.(ALOG NEWS)(Future Combat Systems)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, has established its first product management office, the Product Manager for Intelligent Munitions System (IMS). The new product manager will oversee the development of the IMS, which will be a...

Army and FEMA conduct hurricane training exercise.(ALOG NEWS)(Federal Emergency Management Agency)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... To improve local, Federal, and military responses to disasters, U.S. Army North, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Texas civil-support-operations personnel conducted a hurricane exercise in June. The participating agencies used this...

Pine Bluff Arsenal moves to joint munitions command.(ALOG NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Army Materiel Command (AMC) will transfer operational control of industrial activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, from the Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) to the Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC), effective 1 October. The...