Translog articles from March 2002

Translog archives from March 2002

Goals & guidance: an interview with MTMC's Commanding General.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... Q. Strategic Plan 2002 is now in distribution to MTMC employees. What guidance do you have on the implementation of the plan's goals? A. Many people in MTMC from around the world contributed to the development of our updated Strategic...

MTMC assumes key transport role to Southwest Asia. (War on Terrorism).(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A major movement of sustainment supplies in the War on Terrorism is now being conducted by the Military Traffic Management Command. Formerly moved by air, sustainment supplies of every type are now being moved by surface transportation...

New security brings MTMC, carriers closer.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Heightened security in the United States has led to a closer relationship between munitions carriers and the Military Traffic Management Command. That is the view expressed by Daryl Deel, Chief Executive Officer, of R& R Trucking, in a...

MTMC coordinates creative resupply missions.(Military Traffic Management Command)
March 1, 2002... Innovative traffic management techniques recently helped speed critical cargoes bound for MTMC's warfighting customers engaged in the War on Terrorism. An Army supply vessel proved to be the key factor. The Fort Eustis, Va., based...

MTMC meets challenges in priority discharge.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When we finally saw the Feederman, we found the vessel as unusual as the mission that brought it to Kuwait. The Feederman was constructed during the Cold War, and served the former Soviet Union in her early years. Now, the Feederman had a...

MTMC continues direct booking expansion.(Military Traffic Management Command)
March 1, 2002... An increasing percentage of the Military Traffic Management Command's ocean cargo is now being booked directly by customers. A test that began March 1 has expanded to other shippers, said Tom Hicks, Implementation Director. "We are...

Strategic Plan provides vision for MTMC's future: this is the second article of three on MTMC's new Strategic Plan 2002.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Military Traffic Management Command's Strategic Plan 2002 is now serving as the vehicle by which MTMC will move forward into the future. Implementation meetings are already taking place. The plan follows in the footsteps of Strategic Plan 2000...

Army reservists support MTMC in war on terror.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When America was attacked Sept. 11, Col. Bob Askey, 49, was listening to National Public Radio while getting ready to go to work in Upstate New York. Pfc. Megan Mecusker, 22, was driving to community college classes in Florida. Her cell...

MTMC moves to latest reorganization phase.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As of March 29, the Military Traffic Management Command moved to a single, global headquarters command-and-control structure supporting MTMC's global operations. "A long-time MTMC goal has been achieved," said Maj. Gen. Kenneth L....

SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. resumes prepositioning mission.
March 1, 2002... SSG Edward Carter, Jr. is back on station as a prepositioning ship of U.S. Army Force munitions. It was just over six months ago, on July 14, when a deadly engine room fire struck the nearly loaded ship while it was docked at MTMC's 597th...

Rigorous NBC training essential for transporters.(biological and chemical warfare preparation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... To shouts of "Gas! Gas! Gas!" and the clanging of sirens and alarms, members of the 837th Transportation Battalion conducted quarterly nuclear, biological, and chemical training. Our training this time had two main goals: The...

MTMC Commander: "Challenges will continue".(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Industry partnership is providing great benefits and new solutions to the continuing challenges facing the Defense Transportation System. The strong military-industry partnership was the theme of opening remarks by Maj. Gen. Kenneth L....

Retired Lt. Gen. Ed Honor receives MTMC recognition.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In one very poignant moment at the MTMC symposium, special recognition was offered to a former MTMC Commander--whose contributions to the organization have continued long after he left active Army service many years ago. To a standing...

Surface deployments will move via Web server. (Freight tracking applications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pete Connelly has been in a hurry to get a sign-on and password ever since he first heard about the Intelligent Road/Rail Information Server. Connelly, Transportation Officer of the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Mass., heard about...

Top industry supporters named for quality awards.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Several firms receiving recognition as MTMC Quality Award winners for 2001 were honored for their work in responding to terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11. FedEx Corp., of Memphis, Tenn., and Navigant International/Rocky Mountain...

"Translog just gets better and better". (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... Dear Editor: To my good friends at MTMC Command Affairs, please change my mailing address for "Translog." I am retiring at the end of March. I must keep getting the "Translog" to stay in touch with the people and mission that has been...

`Irritational' Larry gives counsel to MTMCers. (For second year ...).(motivational speacker Larry Wingate, Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Right up front, in the middle, of the bustling throng waiting to buy Larry Wingate motivational books, t-shirts and coffee mugs is Candace Keller. The transporter for the U.S. Navy's Fleet Industrial Supply Center, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,...

MTMC's Training Symposium in review: Dallas, Texas March 25-29, 2002. (Cover Story).(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Caption: Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky congratulates the Army Traffic Manager of Excellence for 2001, Monica Simoncini, of the 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno, Italy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: John Piparato, of the MTMC...

IntelliTrans provides rail car in--transit visibility.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When Victoria Wagstaffe went back to work after attending the MTMC 2002 Training Symposium, the first thing she did was type www.intellitrans.com/mtmc into her computer. Once she was logged in, Wagstaffe, from the Transportation Office at...

SDMI achieves record cut in customer-wait time.(Strategic Distribution Management Initiative)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A new record reduction in customer-wait time for surface transportation has been achieved by the Strategic Distribution Management Initiative. Customer-wait time has been cut by 20 percent worldwide to the Commanders-in-Chief geographic...

Small businessman gives advice to aspiring contractors.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wayne Gatewood Jr., is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. With a vision, and $600 dollars in his pocket, he started a multi-million dollar business. The small businessman, who operates Quality Support, Inc., of Landover, Md., recently won a...

Personal property: MTMC's new Web process speeds carrier qualification.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A new Web-based system will soon streamline carrier qualification for personal property carriers for the Military Traffic Management Command. The new process--set to begin this spring--will cut carrier qualification time from four-to-six...

Czech Army documentation sets example for others.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... With our busy deployment schedule, we have often stood on the crystalline blue waters of the Adriatic Sea and watched a vessel depart--sailing out into the world with cargoes we have loaded. It was March 6 as the Malta Flag vessel Sochi...

MTMC's top 2001 performers receive recognition.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The operations officer of a MTMC terminal unit and a programmer analyst in the Integrated Booking System were among those selected for top performance awards by the Military Traffic Management Command. Four MTMC staffers were honored at...

MTMC's new commanders bring enthusiasm, ideas.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Looking at a list of available Military Traffic Management Command overseas ports, Lt. Col. Darrel Jenkins did not have to think twice about his first choice. Jenkins chose the 836th Transportation Battalion, Yokohama, Japan. "I love...

MTMC centralizes ocean cargo clearance authorities.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Military Traffic Management Command is in the process of centralizing its European-based Ocean Cargo Clearance authorities. The workload of the last office still functioning, the Ocean Cargo Clearance Authority--South, Naples, Italy,...

New TEA reference helps transporters at dockside.(Transportation Engineering Agency)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MTMC transporters are thrilled about a new Transportation Engineering Agency reference on vessel data. "We just got the box of references," said Lt. Col. Mark Westbrook, Commander, 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno. Italy. "It was...

Tour gives MTMC transporters industry view.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Charleston Marine Containers, Inc., has taken support to the warfighters to a new dimension. The motto of the Charleston, S.C., firm is "Supplying Containers to the Warfighter." The motto fits: Charleston Marine Containers is the largest...

Married couple share life and command of units.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Two Army Reserve officers who met while on duty now share something else in common. Both officers are commanders of Army Reserve transportation units supporting the Military Traffic Management Command. Lt. Col. Vernon Greene assumed command...

Web provides fast personal property rates.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The World Wide Web, which speeds information flow of all types of data, also makes available the rate postings of personal property carriers. What used to take a lot of paper and problems with keeping accurate data, is provided in an...

Women's achievements are inspiration for future.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The new freedoms enjoyed by women in Afghanistan are but the latest chapter celebrated in Women's History Month. "Now, the American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul," said Brig. Gen. Barbara Doornink, Deputy Commanding General...

839th moves equipment to North Africa.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When Pelle arrived in Tunisia, we choose "Med-mooring" for the cargo discharge. This may seem strange to some but it is common among the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. In this type of mooring, a vessel is secured perpendicular to...

Italian legacy supports 839th Transportation Battalion.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The artistic legacy of Italy blends like a wonderful shroud around the 839th Transportation Battalion. Historic beauty and business efficiency meet at the Tombolo Dock, on the Navicelli Canal. Imagine the scenario of a canal built in...

Old photographs reveal clues to modern inquiry.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The faded sepia images slowly reveal their clues to the Roger Caswell's patient stares. Long-ago recorded shapes and colors suggest earlier uses of the sprawling property on the shore of San Francisco Bay. Caswell, Environmental...

MTMC receives Canadian honor.(Military Traffic Management Command)
March 1, 2002... In honor of the work to fight terrorist attacks against the United States, Canadian Army Exchange Officer Maj. Serge Pelletier donates a unique coin, cast in remembrance of the victims of September 11, to the Military Traffic Management...

New Fort Eustis school honors past MTMC Commander.(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A new elementary school to be built at Fort Eustis, Va., will honor the late Maj. Gen. John Henry Stanford, a past commander of the Military Traffic Management Command. Construction of the Maj. Gen. John Henry Stanford Elementary School will...