Translog articles from March 2007

Translog archives from March 2007

Commander's corner.(military life)
March 22, 2007... You know the old saying "the only constant is change" and you also now associated with any change are various levels of concerns, challenges and stress. Whether you are military or civilian, it is only human nature to initially resist...

Reorganization touches SDDC: change transparent to workforce, customers.(Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
March 22, 2007... The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is officially a Major Subordinate Command (MSC) to U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va. Under the new Army reorganization, instead of reporting...

Reaching Indonesia, SDDC has worldwide impact.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
March 22, 2007... Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command recently made history when it deployed an Indonesian Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Beirut, Lebanon. This is the first time an SDDC element ever...

Warfighters' 9-1-1: Deployment Support Brigades: the high Operations Tempo of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom continues to increase the demand for overseas shipments of equipment to support the Warfighter. SDDC's Army Reserve Soldiers provide the manpower necessary to perform the Command's expanded wartime mission.
March 22, 2007... Within SDDC's wartraced units, four Deployment Support Brigades (DSBs) --the 1179th, 1190th, 1394th, and the 1398th--play a key role ensuring the Warfighters' equipment gets to its place of business in a timely and safe manner. "Deployment...

Spotlight on the 841st Transportation Battalion: highlighting SDDC's Transportation Battalions around the world.(Interview)
March 22, 2007... Charleston, S.C. is home to SDDC's 841st Transportation Battalion, commanded for nearly two years by Lt. Col. Paul McInnis. As part of Translog's series on the battalions within SDDC, the 841st is spotlighted here. Translog: How many...

SDDC units go north to Alaska.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command )(Cover story)
March 22, 2007... The Mission: Conduct redeployment port operations for the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT). Sounds simple enough. After all, this is what the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) does, day after day, around the...

839th Transportation Battalion leadership enjoys ... an Eastern European orientation.
March 22, 2007... The 839th Transportation Battalion leadership recently traveled through part of their Eastern European area of operations (AO) in support of future missions. It is an area of great contrasts: "One EURO for one METER of land!" a sign in Bulgaria...

What is the "commercial first" policy?(military transportation)
March 22, 2007... To better facilitate unit movement requirements, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Transportation established a policy to utilize commercial transportation solutions. "We have been working under the U.S. Transportation Command...

New warrant officers come back to SDDC.(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
March 22, 2007... Good news for SDDC's G7, its wartraced SDDC Deployment Support Brigades (DSBs) as well as the warfighter. Soldiers representing DSBs are now being selected for, and graduating from, the U.S. Army Transportation School's coveted Mobility...

Wheels of change are in motion: SDDC's reserve component.
March 22, 2007... Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody has put the wheels in motion for change in the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's reserve component. An October 2005 memorandum addressed SDDC's future capability and defined...

Spotlight on the 833rd Transportation Battalion: highlighting SDCC's transportation battalions around the world.(Interview)
March 22, 2007... The 833rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, located in Seattle, Wash., is commanded by Lt. Col. Lydia Reeves. I traveled to the Port of Tacoma, where the 833rd was uploading Strykers for movement to the Middle East Area of Responsibility, and...

At MOTSU safety is job one.
March 22, 2007... With more than 50 years of safe practices under its belt, the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, in Southport, N.C., has earned its reputation as the safest and most efficient ammunition terminal within the Department of Defense. Since...

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Guerrero, SDDC NCO of the Year; Gonzalo Rivera-Rivera, Jr., SDDC Outstanding Civilian Performer of the Year; Maj. Gen. Kathleen Gainey, SDDC commander; Capt. Keith Pruett, SDDC Junior Officer of the Year; and Command Sgt. Maj. Tomas Hawkins, SDDC Command Sergeant Major, perform the ceremonial cake-cutting at the annual SDDC Ball.(SDDC Around the World)
March 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Sgt. 1st Class Paul Guerrero, SDDC NCO of the Year; Gonzalo Rivera-Rivera, Jr., SDDC Outstanding Civilian Performer of the Year; Maj. Gen. Kathleen Gainey, SDDC commander; Capt. Keith Pruett, SDDC Junior...

Brig. Gen. James L. Hodge, SDDC deputy commanding general, is briefed by Maj. Jason Murphy, 831st Transportation Battalion Afghanistan Detachment Commander.(SDDC Around the World)
March 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Brig. Gen. James L. Hodge, SDDC deputy commanding general, is briefed by Maj. Jason Murphy, 831st Transportation Battalion Afghanistan Detachment Commander during Hodge's recent visit to Bagram,...

Capt. Keith Pruett, Operations Officer for the 838th Transportation Battalion in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has been selected as SDDC's 2006 Maj. Gen. Henry R. Del Mar Junior Officer of the Year.(SDDC Around the World)
March 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Capt. Keith Pruett, Operations Officer for the 838th Transportation Battalion in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has been selected as SDDC's 2006 Maj. Gen. Henry R. Del Mar Junior Officer of the Year. The Del...

838th Trans Bn conducts ICODES Stow Rodeo.(Transportation Battalion's Integrated Computerized Deployment System)
March 22, 2007... The 838th Transportation Battalion conducted an II ICODES Stow Rodeo competition Nov. 6-9, 2006. ICODES (Integrated Computerized Deployment System) is the system used by the battalion as a ship loading software tool to create vessel stow plans...

Deployment and Distribution conference a success in Europe.(Joint European Command )(Conference news)
March 22, 2007... The Joint European Command (EUCOM) Deployment and Distribution Conference (JEDDC) 2006, a joint venture between U.S. European Command and the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's 598th Transportation Terminal Group, was held in...

Warrior's corner.(periodical)
March 22, 2007... After another quarter of briefings, exercises, missions and conferences, we can look forward to more of the same in the next. With each of these significant events comes a little something that fine tunes what we do and how we do it, making us...