Translog articles from June 2004

Translog archives from June 2004

Commanding General bids SDDC a fond farewell.(Ann E. Dunwoody)(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... Maj. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody Commander, SDDC In the almost two years I served in the command, I have seen so much, met so many magnificent SDDC Soldiers, civilians, foreign national and Korean Army augmentees-that I shake my head in awe. ...

Biggest since World War II: SDDC completes record global movements.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... In coming weeks, the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command will complete the largest equipment movements in its 30-year history. Over 330 vessel actions have been conducted by SDDC that have shifted Soldiers and Marines in...

SDDC Southwest Asia forms to run theater moves.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... The scorching desert sun has touched the new colors and the newly arrived Soldiers and civilians of SDDC Southwest Asia. The unfurling of the command's flag by Sgt. Maj. Robert Williamson, senior non-commissioned officer, in a formal...

SDDC moves longest-serving units in Iraq to home stations.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... Aboard a flotilla of ships, the longest-serving Army units in Iraq are coming home. The equipment of the 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiments were shipped aboard nine Military Sealift Command ships in July and early...

Small units play big role in SDDC operations.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... The Soldiers wear the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command s distinctive green patch but they are often overlooked in the official briefings and news stories. They are deployed Army Reservists--working in both the United States and...

SDDC swaps HQ's group to meet overseas movements tempo.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )(Head Quarters)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... In a move unprecedented in its 30-year history, a Hawaiian command of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command will temporarily take over the duties of cargo movements half a world away--in Southwest Asia. The 599th Transportation...

SDDC groups observe command shift.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... Appropriately, the two officers are seated next to each other It is logical; the senior representatives of SDDC's 598th ,and 599th Transportation Groups sit 'adjacent in unit numerical order July 16 at the SDDC Commanders, Conference,...

Back home ... some SDDC Reserve units return home from overseas duty.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Homecoming was sweet for the Soldiers in two Surface Deployment and Distribution Command transportation units who spent a year working port operations in Kuwait. Members of the 1181st Transportation Terminal Battalion, Meridian, Miss., and...

SDDC, 7th Transportation Group: Fort Eustis units team up in Philadelphia equipment discharge.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Two Fort Eustis, Va., organizations have teamed up to conduct a four-week long Operation Iraqi Freedom II equipment discharge. Soldiers and civilians from the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and the 7th Transportation...

Growth in use of RFID tags changes SDDC surface movements.(Radio Frequency Identification, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Change is coming in the way big shippers maintain visibility of their surface shipments. The giant shopping center Wal-Mart chain wants all of its 10,000 suppliers to use Radio Frequency Identification tags by 2006. Meanwhile, the...

History Channel will air SDDC port, rail operations.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... As the equipment of the 4th Infantry Division just back from Operation Iraqi Freedom rolls off the deck of the USNS Bellatrix, all in America will have an opportunity to see it. That is because the May 24-equipment discharge by the 842nd...

SDDC Soldiers comment on the new Army ACU.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Army Combat Uniform)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... The Army got a new uniform for its birthday. On June 14, the Army Combat Uniform was announced and displayed at the Army Birthday Celebration held at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Myer, of Program Executive Office...

New automation devices would enhance SDDC port operations.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... John Smith's eyes get big and his talk animated when he speaks about the potential value of new automation devices for SDDC port operations. Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff of G-6 (Information Management), is talking about such devices as the...

New containerized sustainment systems support field Soldiers.
June 22, 2004... The Army has always promised Soldiers "three hots and a cot," but deployed service members soon will be eating and sleeping even better thanks to concepts under development by the Army's product manager for force sustainment systems of Natick,...

Deployment and Distribution Operations Center: SDDC partners in end to end distribution to Iraq warfighters.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Warfighters in Iraq are getting their shipments more quickly and efficiently because of the innovative U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center. The National Partners-U.S. Transportation Command, Defense Logistics...

SDDC rotates Marines from Haitian duty.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... On schedule, the Caribe I Merchant arrived at the sea buoy off Port Everglades Fla., just after 6 a.m. It is July 1. The last official act in America's latest support for the impoverished country of Haiti is about to begin. The...

Business development officer spurs SDDC movement.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Ed Fortunato is a man on the move. The vice president, government business development for Crowley Maritime Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., has a job where he has to stay on the go. Now, he has a problem. An SDDC cargo of high priority U.S....

At any hour: SDDC Operations Center assists military's newest recruits.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... Being stranded in a strange airport at night can frustrate even the most seasoned traveler. Fortunately for military recruits who become stranded, a hot meal, a comfortable bed or a sympathetic era is only a phone call away. The new...

833rd transporters spearhead innovative use of LASH vessel.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... With the clank of locking devices, containers filled with ammunition are loaded aboard the Cape Farewell. The move at Naval Magazine Indian Island, at Port Hadlock, Wash., has many firsts. It is the first time in recent memory that...

TEA moves to digital instructional materials.(Transportation Engineering Agency)
June 22, 2004... The Transportation Engineering Agency has taken a giant leap into the world of automation with the development of computer-based training disks. For its first automation product, the agency has developed a multi-media enhanced computer...

Veteran transporter takes command of the 598th Transportation Group.(598th Transportation Group)(National War College)
June 22, 2004... A veteran battalion commander is back with the 598th Transportation Group this time as the commander. Col. Gary Stanley took command of the Rotterdam, the Netherlands, based-unit on July 8. "I am truly blessed to have been given this...

New commanders ... arrive at the 599th Transportation Group's three battalions.(599th Transportation Group)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... All three battalions of the 599th Transportation Group have new commanders. New battalion commanders assumed their dudes at the 835th, 836th, and 837th Transportation Battalions in June. The 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa....

SDDC unit receives top federal excellence award.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(48th Annual Excellence in Federal Government Awards)
June 22, 2004... A Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command unit has received the top organizational recognition for all federal organizations in the Pacific region for 2004. The 599th Transportation Group, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, was...

SDDC's new Command Sgt. Maj. sought position.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... Command Sgt. Maj. Tomas Hawkins is at the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command because he wants to be. "I submitted a packet to compete for the job," said Hawkins. His effort was rewarded when Maj. Gen. Ann Dunwoody, commander,...

SDDC's top enlisted Soldier transitions to civilian life.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... The walls are bare of certificates. The trinkets are off his desk. A cardboard box is staggering under the weight of scores and scores of commanders' coins. Command Sgt. Maj. James Morgan is taking leave of the Military Surface Deployment...

SDDC's most veteran Soldier leaves active service.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )
June 22, 2004... When it comes to SDDC's most seasoned operative, Col. George Montgomery is at the top. In a 30-year career, he has served four different active duty assignments here. In the last 12 years of his duty, nine have been with the command. ...

SDDC helps Coast Guard move unique cargo.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2004... For the second time in 18 months, the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is involved in the movement of U.S. Coast Guard vessels to support the global war on terror. Two 110-foot patrol boats were plucked from the water...

USMC personal property moves in distinctive trailers.(United States Marine Corps)
June 22, 2004... Packy Keller has made several personal property moves as the spouse of a U.S. Marine Corps captain. She says the couple's move April 16, however, is one that will always stand out. The moving company tractor-trailer that pulled up in...

Personal property expert recognized for service.(Frank Thomas)(experts)
June 22, 2004... As experts in personal property moves of the military go-Frank Thomas is at the top. In separate careers in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and now, the U.S. Army, Thomas has excelled in the moving of the nation's service members. All...

On the move ...(SDDC people in Action ...)(Joint Personal Property Shipping)(J&K Moving and Storage)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... Rebecca Wise, quality control inspector for Joint Personal Property Shipping Office at Fort Belvior, Va., inspects containers being loaded onto the carrier's truck during a household good's pickup at Stafford, Va. Robert Cogswell, move manager...

Getting the word out ...(SDDC people in Action ...)(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... SDDC's exhibit drew visitors at a Logistics Symposium sponsored by the Association of the U.S. Army Symposium in Richmond, Va., April 6-8. Maj. Leslie Mehall, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, learns about Military Surface...

Marine port worker has the President as a neighbor.(Caribe Merchant )(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... Cpl. Chad Hickey could be any other U.S. Marine supporting the discharge of the Caribe Merchant on July 1 at Port Everglades, Fla. But, Hickey, 22, is distinctly different. You see, Hickey is a neighbor of the President--That is right:...

Reagan remembered ...(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2004... Dear Editor, One of the interesting facts about President Ronald W. Reagan is that he is one of SDDC's own. Prior to World War II, he was in the Army Reserve and volunteered for overseas service after Pearl Harbor. He was turned down...

Col. Sandy Sanders on the move ...(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2004... Dear Editor: Read the article on the 1192nd Transportation Terminal Brigade in the "Boots on the Ground" section of USAR news. Nice piece on Col. Sanders and his unit's work supporting the Global War on Terrorism and also taking the...

Missinq RFID tag?(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2004... Dear Editor: Another stellar magazine issue. Your Spring 2004 Translog issue sure covered a lot of activity. By the way, I couldn't find the Radio Frequency Identification tag on the Maersk container shown on page 40. Who lost the RFID...

Reserves are teammates ...(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2004... Dear Editor: For almost two years, the 842nd Transportation Battalion has been going nonstop. We took a break July 15 on the deck of the Ready Reserve ship Cape Vincent. We ate barbeque and talked up some safety messages. But, it is...