Translog articles from July 2002

Translog archives from July 2002

Moving ahead: an interview with MTMC's commanding general.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Interview)
July 1, 2002... Q. Currently, MTMC is developing a new personal property program. What is your vision for this effort? A. Over the past several years, DoD and industry have been working together to improve the present personal property program, which...

MTMC ramps up Afghanistan shipments.(Military Traffic Management Command)
July 1, 2002... Quietly, almost unnoticed, the movement of Department of Defense freight to Afghanistan is increasing a Military Traffic Management Command success story. Initially, virtually all shipments to the South West Asia theater were by air. ...

Twin barge moves position National Guard soldiers.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Two flotillas of barges coming from the north and the west flowed through different river systems to concentrate for training at the Joint Readiness Center, at Fort Polk, La. The 55 barges--39 from Oklahoma and 16 from Illinois--carried...

Super Cargo helps save equipment in mishap.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Spc. Kyle Dobson awoke to a loud "BOOM!" It was distinctly the sound of metal on concrete in the predawn hours of May 30. Dobson rushed to the bridge of the tow boat Elizabeth Huger. A nightmarish scene presented itself to Dobson, a Super...

Under Red River sun ...: Weather makes no change in operations tempo.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Heat cloaks the port of Alexandria discharge site late on June 4. It feels like dry heat from an open oven door. Barge discharge operations have stopped for the day on Louisiana's Red River. The refueling of vehicles, however, being...

Revamped moving program begins development.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... After nine years of tests and evaluations, the Military Traffic Management Command has begun work on a total revamping of the personal property moves of the nation's service members. MTMC held a startup meeting June 19 that included...

Personal property: new chief arrives to find new program to develop.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... When MTMC's new head of passenger and personal property came by to look over her new job June 21, the first thing she did was to read the command's latest press release. Air Force Col. Silvia Anderson learned from the press release that...

Increased MTMC standards have cut moving firms.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... An increase in the qualification standards required of personal property movers by the Military Traffic Management Command will result in fewer firms in the Department of Defense personal property program. MTMC required all 1,279 currently...

TEA freight-tracking application: IRRIS wins cartographic excellence award.(Transportation Engineering Agency, Intelligent Road-Rail Information Server)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A project that uses the Web to track freight shipments and the factors that influence them, by MTMC's Transportation Engineering Agency, has won a cartographic honor. Intelligent Road-Rail Information Server, or IRRIS, as it is commonly...

MTMC changes its domestic freight contracting process.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Military Traffic Management Command has begun changing the way it contracts for moving most domestic freight and fuels. MTMC has moved to the use of tailored transportation contracts for its domestic freight and fuels, said Col. Jan...

Hasty container `building' speeds helicopter upload.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Heavy rain threatened to delay the scheduled move of 40 helicopters from Pusan, Korea, by the 837th Transportation Battalion. Lt. Col. Floyd Driver mulled over an unexpected choke point: How to shrink-wrap 27 AH-64 Apache and 13 UH-60...

Customer survey goes electronic.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Customers of the Military Traffic Management Command now have an opportunity to provide immediate feedback on the command's transportation services. MTMC customers can provide their comments--kudos, complaints or observations-via a MTMC...

Canadian team rushes cargo through the node.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Afghanistan-bound cargo has been driven straight through the night from the Canadian Forces Postal Unit, in Trenton, Ontario. The only halt during the entire journey to Dover Air Force Base was a three-hour post-Memorial Day delay caused by...

How to build an air pallet in 45 minutes ...(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... When cargo arrives at Dover Air Force Base, the Canadian logisticians are ready. Usually, the trucks are scheduled. Sometimes, they are not. When cargo arrives, the Canadians jump into action and simultaneously conduct such functions as...

Wartrace Conference: MTMC military units exchange concepts, ideas.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Army Reserve transportation units should adopt the same operational themes that are proving so successful for the Military Traffic Management Command. That was the charge of Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, Commander, to both active-duty...

Brig. Gen. Don Parker retires in Pentagon ceremony.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Brig. Gen. Don Parker says he leaves a U.S. Army far superior to the military organization he joined in 1993. "The Army is better now," said Parker, in remarks at his retirement ceremony at the Pentagon. "It's the very best Army in the...

Army announces future MTMC commander.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Army announced June 3 that a Fort Bragg, N.C., -based logistician will be the next Commanding General of the Military Traffic Management Command. Brig. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, Commanding General, 1st Corps Support Command, XVIII Airborne...

MTMC employee responds to call for overseas service.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In all, Don Dees had four days to get his work and personal life ready to be gone a minimum of six months--and maybe as long as a year. The call came May 31. The 300th Public Affairs Detachment, Fort McPherson, Ga., was mobilizing for...

Employee writes from Kabul; MTMC commander replies.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... June 24, 2002 Dear MTMC Staff: I've been here in Kabul about a week now. It's been a bit hectic, but I'm starting to get the rhythm. I'm serving as the Public Affairs Officer for members of the 1/3 Special Forces Group. They are...

Support for army transportation.
July 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, Commander, Military Traffic Management Command shares memento with Dr. Cho Yeong-Tark, President, Korean Port Training Institute, during a May 20 visit with the 837th...

MTMC soldier returns to Europe to take top job.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... When she was last in Europe two year ago, Col. Victoria Leignadier was in command of the 840th Transportation Battalion, Izmir, Turkey. Then, Leignadier was a lieutenant colonel. Now, promoted to colonel, Leignadier is back--this time in...

MTMC commanding general says: trio of operational themes essential for robust MTMC.(Military Traffic Management Command )(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2002... Transporters who work for the Military Traffic Management Command should stress three broad themes in their thinking and production. The themes of traffic management, information dominance and industry leverage are essential for a robust...

MTMC reservist named an AUSA Officer of the Year.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)(Interview)
July 1, 2002... When terrorists attacked the United States on Sept. 11, little did Joseph Micelotta, a captain in the Army Reserve, know how it would affect him. Within three days, Micelotta, a staff analyst in the accounting division of the New York City...

MTMC extends shipping contract six months.(Military Traffic Management Command )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Military Traffic Management Command has extended its maritime liner service agreements within the Universal Service Contract 03 for six months. All contract holders will continue to provide ocean liner services with MTMC when the...

MTMC opens new gateway for Kosovo shipments.(Military Traffic Management Command )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Military Traffic Management Command has opened a new gateway for the movements of peacekeeping equipment to Kosovo. In early June, a deployment support team loaded 890 pieces of 10th Mountain Division cargo from the port of Constanza,...

NW European port capacities impress 1st Armored visitors.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Led by their Commanding General, a team of 1st Armored Division soldiers visited MTMC ports in Northwestern Europe and found their facilities superb. Maj. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez led a team of armored soldiers for a deployment planning visit...

In-stream discharge plays key role in Thailand exercise. (Cobra Gold 02).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... When Thung Prong, Thailand, was announced as a Cobra Gold 02 port, it made Marine Cargo Specialist Fred Artis wary. A 15-year veteran of Cobra Gold exercises, Artis knew the port of Thung Prong had a history of presenting challenges to MTMC...

598th honors Dutch and American Memorial Day.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In bright sunlight, Col. John Brown strode boldly forward and presented a wreath at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Brown, Commander of the 598th Transportation Group, in Rotterdam, presented the wreath on behalf of the...

Intern finds training, vocation in overseas assignment.
July 1, 2002... You might wonder what an intern who works with the Military Traffic Management Command is doing forward deployed at Pusan, Korea. The whole idea is to get beginning transporters in key working positions. That is why I am often working real...

Retired admiral seeks secure container moves.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Carl Seiberlich and his battered blue folder are on the front lines of defense for America. While in Washington, D.C, efforts are newly under way to create a Homeland Defense Agency, Seiberlich is already in the fight. In his folder are...

Voluntary campaign detail changes MTMC worker's life.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Interview)
July 1, 2002... When the opportunity came, Paula Blair was ready. Would Paula accept the nomination as the Army's representative under the "loaned executive" program of the Combined Federal Campaign? asked Col. Tom E. Thompson, Chief of Staff. "Yes,"...

Operations Center visitors see historic Williamsburg.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The wives of distinguished visitors to MTMC recently had an opportunity to visit the restored James River town of Colonial Williamsburg, Va., May 21, and meet a dapper tour guide. Pictured are: Jung...

Civilian transporter runs MTMC--if only for day.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Friday, July 5, was an ordinary day for Frank Galluzzo. The Military Traffic Management Command veteran woke up promptly at 5 a.m., and was at his MTMC work desk within an hour. But this quiet day, sandwiched between a national holiday...