Translog articles from January 2002

Translog archives from January 2002

Lessons learned: an interview with MTMC's Commanding General.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Q. The revamped organization and training of MTMC Deployment Support Teams is paying off in a forward location in the War on Terrorism. Are there some lessons learned in this action? A. Our new approach for Deployment Support Teams is...

People are command's greatest strength. (Transcom CINC).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... It has been just over a month since Gen. John W. Handy assumed the command of the U.S. Transportation Command, and he likes what he sees. The nation's newest Commander-in-Chief said he is impressed with the Scott Air Force Base, Ill.,...

MTMC's forward element in the War on Terrorism.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Hello MTMC Family! Last year, when I addressed the MTMC Commanders' Conference on the use of Deployment Support Teams, I had no idea how soon the training concept would apply to a wartime situation. Recently, I had an opportunity to...

Deployment support team meets upload challenge.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Cargo was still arriving on the last day we loaded the Balakleya. In the final hours, cargo arrived from multiple sources, including train, military truck, commercial truck and barge. Nonetheless, we got it all loaded and secured properly....

Strategic Plan 2002 continues MTMC's move to the future: the first in a series of three TRANSLOG articles.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The near-term future scope of the Military Traffic Management Command is organized in structure, priority and measurement in Strategic Plan 2002. The long-range planning and philosophical document, now in command-wide distribution, charts...

Third drop in three years ... MTMC cuts its port operations rates again.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... For the third year in a row, the Military Traffic Management Command is cutting its port operations handling rates. Beginning Oct. 1, the freight rates will be cut for many MTMC customers. Cuts are taking place in three transportation...

Team Beaumont discharges two LMSRs simultaneously.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... In one of the largest vessel offload operations since the Gulf War, MTMC transpoorters discharged cargo filling the entire comercial port of Beaumont, Texas, as well as a 15-acre site outside the port perimeter to handle the overflow. "It...

Dedication, hard work assure Bright Star success.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In the shadow of the War on Terrorism, the Military Traffic Management Command conducted the massive Bright Star exercise in Dukhaya, Egypt, as scheduled. That fact alone gave everyone on our deployment support team a feeling of pride and...

Bright Star cargo: discharge around the clock = success.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As the USNS Mendonca pulled into Pier 14 at the Norfolk Naval Station in the dark, predawn hours, we were ready. With the ship's stow plan in hand, members of the 1174th Transportation Terminal Battalion, Fort Totten, N.Y., waited...

MTMC outsources rail car operations, administration.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Military Traffic Management Command is outsourcing the operation and administration of its railroad cars. These functions for military-owned railroad cars will now be accomplished by a private contractor. MTMC has signed a two-year...

Alexandria operations center phases out work.(Military Traffic Management Command headquarters shifted to Fort Eustis)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Change has come to one of the most venerable organizations in Military Traffic Management Command headquarters in Alexandria, Va. After a run of almost 40 years, the Command Operations Center has phased out its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week...

Reservists enjoy front-row seats to President's speech.(heard President Bush give an address on the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A team of Reservists with the Military Traffic Management Command found themselves in front-row seats for a speech by their Commander-in-Chief. The 1174th Transportation Terminal Battalion members were in Norfolk, Va., in early December...

NYC firefighters add eloquence to ceremony.(ceremony honors fireman Peter Ganci, and others lost in the 9-11-01 terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The change-of-command at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., for the 1179th Deployment Support Brigade was no ordinary ceremony. At its conclusion, attendees stood on an overlook and watched a New York City Fire Department boat at the harbor entrance...

Delivery improvements recognized by NDTA award.(National Defense Transportation Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A top leader of the U.S. Transportation Command has been recognized for dramatic increases in the delivery of military freight. Lt. Gen. Dan Brown, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, has received the 2001 Department of Defense Distinguished Service...

MTMC industry partner receives award recognition.(Military Traffic Management Command; Ray Ebeling)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... When the personally owned vehicles of military service members were damaged in two recent shipping mishaps, the owners were compensated at higher levels than required. Affected vehicle owners were provided free use of rental cars and...

MTMC pushes changes in service member moves.(Military Traffic Management Command )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Changes are coming in the way the Military Traffic Management Command administers the moves of the nation's military service members. "We are changing the processes that fundamentally affect how service members move," said Col. Patty Hunt,...

Moving industry backs MTMC pilot methods.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As the Military Traffic Management Command's re-engineering pilot for personal property has ended, the moving industry has voiced its feelings on the three-year test. "This is the base for the future," said Terry Head, President, Household...

Military members support new POV storage plan.(privately owned vehicle storage)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... When Chief Petty Officer Renato Feliciano received a transfer to Japan in 1995, he had to sell his Nissan Sentra. There was no entitlement to take his car to Japan--and neither, for that matter, was there any Department of Defense storage...

Transportation Secretary praises strategic sealift.(Norman Mineta; Ready Reserve Force)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Ready Reserve Force, which supported Operation Desert Storm, stands ready to aid America's War on Terrorism. That was the message of Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta in a speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the reserve...

Team works on cutting edge of U.S. war on terrorism.(Military Traffic Management Command,)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The water is shaded turquoise. The sky overhead is tranquil. I am deployed with MTMC's forward deployment support team. For operational security reasons, I cannot tell you where I am. Officially, the team is located at "an operating location in...

Veteran sailor puts `Ready' in Ready Reserve Force.(Mike Delpercio; Desert Storm preparation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The 25th anniversary of the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Fleet in Baltimore drew lots of dignitaries. It also drew special praise for one man. Retired Navy Capt. Mike Delpercio sat quietly among spectators during the...

837th discharge upgrades warfighter aviation assets.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As the big AH-64D Longbow helicopters came out of the holds of the Green Wave, we could see the challenge close up. The large aircraft filled most of the hole opening. The holes of the Green Wave seemed narrow indeed and made the operation...

Fleet of barges moves giant Army task force.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helicopter arched high in the crisp autumn air, over the majestic scope of Mississippi River. Amid the beauty, however, the center of attention was a Military Traffic Management Command barge move....

Video link produces travel savings for TEA.(Transportation Engineering Agency)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A high-tech, computer-based link is producing creative savings for MTMC's Transportation Engineering Agency. The video test link allows engineers at our agency's Newport News, Va., office to view transportability tests--|to include rail...

MTMC seeks single contract for POV storage.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Military service members going overseas will soon have a new benefit available. Beginning as early as February, service members will have a standardized manner to store their privately owned vehicle. Privately owned vehicles are not...

`Energize your career, personal goals'.(Military Traffic Management Command )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Some of the best advice provided at a national training conference came from a former Military Traffic Management Command employee. George L. Jones, a retired Senior Executive Service member who once worked at MTMC as Civilian Personnel...

LASH vessels are familiar sight at MTMC terminals.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A frequent sight at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point is tug-boats moving small rectangular box-like barges. The Lighter Aboard Ships, more commonly known by the acronym LASH, are familiar silhouettes on the skyline of the Cape Fear River...

Multi-modal workshop challenge traffic managers.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The importance of military-industry partnerships in determining transportation solutions served as a continuing theme at the 599th Transportation Group's annual multi-modal traffic management workshop. The partnership was stressed by the...

Tightened MTMC policy briefed.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... An ongoing process has tightened up the security of Military Traffic Management Command's munition shipments. That was the message of Tom Hicks, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, to the Transportation Research...

Personal property one-time-only shipments automated.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Thousands of service members worldwide have received the personal assistance of Shannon Worrell--and have never learned her name. Each year, Worrell processes between 4,000 and 5,000 one-time-only personal property moves. Until...

Higher standards will boost moving safety.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... An initiative by the Military Traffic Management Command to increase operating and financial standards for movers will have a positive impact on safety. That is the view of Charles Horan, Director of Enforcement & Compliance, of the...

MTMC Reservist wears Vietnam--era patch--again.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... His unit's mission in Laos was secret. As a consequence, Master Sgt. Kenneth Mair never considered wearing his U.S. Army Support Thailand patch on the right shoulder of his uniform, which signified he was a combat veteran. Anyway, that was...

Biggest since 1973: massive winter storm rocks Azores detachment.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... When the huge winter storm with waves in excess of 40 feet hit in December, the Azores detachment sprang into action. We had all the containers taken off the chassis to prevent them from overturning. Before the winds peaked, we had moved...

Azores: MTMC movements assure success of demolition.
January 1, 2002... MTMC's Azores Detachment unloaded engineering equipment from the MV Strong Patriot that was put to work by soldiers within 24 hours. Synchronized traffic management created a win-win situation for both the American military and our hosts,...

Army-Navy teamwork loads Fast Sealift Ship.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Soldiers and civilians from MTMC's 599th Transportation Group headquarters got some hands-on traffic management experience when the USNS Algol arrived in Pearl Harbor recently. Army transporters partnered with members of the Navy's Fleet...

Busy port work includes visit by a favorite ship.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Balakleya is a familiar silhouette and a favorite ship to the transporters of the 950th Transportation Co. Although we were busy, we were glad to see it again in October when it stopped by Bremerhaven with a big load of equipment bound...

MTMC validates new port of entry to Bosnia theater.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Only a few years ago, equipment for American peacekeeping troops in Bosnia arrived by train via a long, elongated route. When we began using Rijeka, Croatia, in August 1998, we cut two weeks off the shipping time and sped the flow of...

MTMC transporters show grit at dockside.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The digital pictures leap out of the computer monitor. Military Traffic Management Command cargo is moving with inches to spare from the ship's bulkheads. The body language of the transporters shows it all--excited energy and fatigue...

Veteran transporter recounts MTMC changes.
January 1, 2002... Len Priber worked until the last day and the very last hour before his retirement begins. That was no surprise to those who know the dynamic former Chief of the MTMC International Customer Service Branch. Priber, 59, thrives on the...

Is that supposed to be `fun'?(soldiers at the Annual Polar Bear Swim)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Dixon leads Korean Army Augmentee members of the 837th Battalion in some push-ups at the Annual Polar Bear Swim at Haeundae Beach, Pusan, Korea. The ocean event is about 500 meters long and takes place every...

Thanks for recognition. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Dear Editor: The Polish Army Veterans Association of America thanks you for your recognition in the most recent TRANSLOG magazine. We were quite humbled to see the significant number of pages dedicated to the Polish Armed Services Day...

Proud of MTMC. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Dear Editor: Every TRANSLOG is better than the last! I do believe I read every word in the last one! Our General was super in the pictures at Doylestown! Maybe I told you that Al's sister and brother-in-law lived and died there, and both...