Translog articles from June 2008

Translog archives from June 2008

From the Command Sergeant Major.
June 22, 2008... Surface Warriors, First, let me bid you greetings from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. A year has passed since our initial move out here. Though the dust has started to settle, it will begin to stir again as we get closer to the final phase...

SDDC's first Lean Six Sigma project completed.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)(Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2008... A Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project team from the 1182nd Transportation Terminal Battalion (TTB) completed the first LSS project for SDDC, July 1, 2008. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 1182nd TTB is a Reserve unit activated as the Container...

SDDC units awarded.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)(Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... SDDC's 1185th Transportation Terminal Brigade, Lancaster, Pa., won a 2008 Chief of Staff, Army Combined Logistics Excellence Award in the "Army Reserve--Large Unit" category. SDDC's 838th Transportation Battalion, Rotterdam, Netherlands, was...

Joint port operations support 25th Infantry Div. deployment.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)
June 22, 2008... The 599th Transportation Group teamed up with the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, the Navy's Military Sealift Command, and the 25th Infantry Division to begin loading the division's 3rd Brigade onto the USNS Pililaau at Pearl...

Former SDDC commander confirmed as first female four-star general.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)(on the confirmation of Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, who has previously served at the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, as a four-star general)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... The U.S. Senate confirmed July 24 the appointment of Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to the grade of four-star general. Dunwoody, who will be the first woman to serve as a four-star general in the U.S. military, was also confirmed for assignment...

Breaking ground: construction begins on joint facility at Scott Air Force Base.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)(building that will house the U.S. Transportation Command (US-TRANSCOM) Operations Center and the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)(Cover story)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An official groundbreaking was held April 3 for the building that will house the U.S. Transportation Command (US-TRANSCOM) Operations Center and serve as the headquarters for its Army component command, the Military...

Passing the colors: former deputy commander takes SDDC reigns.(ITV: in transit visibility: transportation and logistics news in brief)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brig. Gen James L. Hodge assumed command of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command during a ceremony June 30 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Hodge assumed command from Army Brig. Gen. Brian R....

Ambush at Ap Nhi.(Sgt. William W. Seay)
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During the summer monsoon of 1968, a critical resupply), convoy was ambushed in the tin), Farming village of Ap Nhi, Vietnam. In fighting back the ambush at Ap Nhi, Sgt. William W. Seay earned the nation's highest...

Maj. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, 15th commander of SDDC, relinquished command May 12 to Brig. Gen. Brian R. Layer, SDDC deputy commanding general.(transitions)(Brief article)
June 22, 2008... Maj. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, 15th commander of SDDC, relinquished command May 12 to Brig. Gen. Brian R. Layer, SDDC deputy commanding general. Layer served as acting commander until June 30, when Brig. Gen James L. Hodge assumed command in a...

In a May 6 ceremony, the 595th Transportation Terminal Group was officially stood-up, with Col. Stanley H. Wolosz, II, assuming command from Col. Sue Davidson, commander of the 599th Trans. Group and interim commander for 595th (Provisional.).(transitions)
June 22, 2008... In a May 6 ceremony, the 595th Transportation Terminal Group was officially stood-up, with Col. Stanley H. Wolosz, II, assuming command from Col. Sue Davidson, commander of the 599th Trans. Group and interim commander for 595th (Provisional.)...

Lt. Col. James Stanford passed the colors of the 831st Transportation Battalion to Lt. Col. Michael Frego as he assumed command in Bahrain June 12.(transitions)
June 22, 2008... Lt. Col. James Stanford passed the colors of the 831st Transportation Battalion to Lt. Col. Michael Frego as he assumed command in Bahrain June 12. Lt. Col. Robert Lehman assumed command of 833rd Trans. Bn. from Lt. Col. Lydia V. Reeves at...

Brig. Gen. Brian R. Layer, deputy commanding general for SDDC was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va. May 9.(transitions)
June 22, 2008... Brig. Gen. Brian R. Layer, deputy commanding general for SDDC was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va. May 9. Brig. Gen. Peter S. Lennon, Deputy Commander--Mobilization for SDDC, was promoted to brigadier general,...

From the South Pacific to Southwest Asia: 599th Transportation Group deploys to support CENTCOM.
June 22, 2008... Twenty members of the 599th Transportation Group were able to find out how it felt to be part of Central Command in Southwest Asia when they deployed to work at the Port of Ash Shuaiba in Kuwait from November 2007 to May 2008. The...

"Nature heals." SDDC's Mike White builds a living, healing memorial in Missouri.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Americans have demonstrated an altruistic streak when it comes to their military servicemembers. Many have donated money or time to charitable organizations dedicated to helping disabled veterans recover from wounds,...

Sunny Point employees build memorial to fallen heroes.
June 22, 2008... A brand new gazebo sits under several large shade trees next to a small pond at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). Next to the gazebo is a large stone with the inscription, "Fallen Soldier Memorial, In Remembrance Of those who Served,...

SDDC Charleston works jointly to ship 4,000 MRAP's: Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard take part in deploying lifesaving trucks.
June 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As of June 2008, more than 4,000 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles have been delivered by sealift out of Charleston, S.C., to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in the Middle East. The MRAP...

White papers: developing a unique Department of Defense unit movement transportation tracking number: overcoming barriers to force movement visibility.
June 22, 2008... "Logistics sets the campaign's operational limits. The lead time needed to arrange logistics support and resolve logistics concerns requires continuous integration of logistic considerations into the operational planning process. This is...

Distribution Academy: USTRANSCOM education grows to define the modern logistician.(professional development)
June 22, 2008... A 21st-century logistician has more to consider in the military deployment and distribution process than basic movement over air, land and sea. Accomplishing the complex missions faced daily at U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) requires...

Lean Six Sigma on a roll at SDDC.(on the introduction of continuous process-improvement methodology at the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
June 22, 2008... From SDDC and Army News Service reports For Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), improving customer service means improving the nation's warfighting capability. A part of Army Business Transformation is already...