Translog articles from September 2003

Translog archives from September 2003

Special award is compliment to MTMC commitment and work.
September 22, 2003... Recently, it was my good fortune to receive on behalf of the men and women of MTMC the USS Admiral of the Ocean Sea award from United Seamen's Service. We received the special presentation award for our work in supporting military operations in...

Focused support to the warfighter captured in Major Army Command name change.
September 22, 2003... Sweeping, fast-paced change has been center stage at the Military Traffic Management Command as the organization reorganized and refocused to meet the demands of the Global War on Terror and Operations Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraqi...

MTMC transporters recognized for heroism.
September 22, 2003... Four transporters with the Military Traffic Management Command have been recognized for heroism after providing lifesaving measures for three Marines injured in a traffic accident. The Army Commendation Medal has been awarded to Sgt. Maj....

MTMC ships Fort Lewis Stryker unit for duty in Iraq.
September 22, 2003... The Army's new Stryker combat vehicles are headed for their first operational assignment--service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Loading of the Fort Lewis-based Stryker Brigade Combat Team began Oct. 9 at the port of Tacoma, Wash., by the...

MTMC assists Polish support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
September 22, 2003... A Polish contribution of soldiers and equipment to support United States efforts in Operation Iraqi Freedom received a big boost from the Military Traffic Management Command. Poland is contributing 2,300 soldiers to be part of a...

Veteran MTMC Reservists: Operation Iraqi Freedom shows big changes in port operations.
September 22, 2003... During Operation Iraqi Freedom, more than 700 Reserve soldiers reported for duty at the Port of Corpus Christi. MTMC's 1192nd Transportation Terminal Brigade, New Orleans, played a key coordinating role for the work of the soldiers at the...

MTMC provides loading expertise to Bulgarian Army shipment bound for Southwest Asia.
September 22, 2003... Military support from Bulgaria to the American military in Southwest Asia got a helping hand from the Military Traffic Management Command. The two of us, from the Piraeus, Greece, detachment of the 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno,...

Iraqi support gives mission insight to MTMC's new Deputy Commanding General.
September 22, 2003... Just back from Operation Iraqi Freedom duty, MTMC's new Deputy Commanding General/Director of Operations brings a wealth of fresh experience to supporting the warfighters and solving transportation challenges. Brig. Gen. Mark Scheid moved...

MTMC Deputy Commanding General/Director of Operations retires after 30-year Army career.
September 22, 2003... The Army officer who led the creation and development of the Military Traffic Management Command Operations Center at Fort Eustis, Va., has retired. Brig. Gen. Barbara Doornink retired in a ceremony Sept. 30 at the Hilton Hotel, in...

Transportation Command assumes enhanced distribution mission.
September 22, 2003... The scope of the U.S. Transportation Command's movement of equipment and supplies to military customers is getting a boost. The Commander, U.S. Transportation Command was named Sept. 16 as the Distribution Process Owner, by the Department...

MTMC's new 2004 Strategic Plan reflects changes in mission, responsibilities.
September 22, 2003... A new MTMC Strategic Plan that mirrors the organization's new distribution mission has received approval from Maj. Gen. Ann Dunwoody, Commander, Military Traffic Management Command. The 2004 plan takes the Military Traffic Management...

Cross-training, preparation pays off in Cobra Gold 03.
September 22, 2003... For MTMC's Pacific Rim units, the annual Cobra Gold training exercise takes place every year. Our veteran staffers are old hands working the process and the many ports. For me, Cobra Gold 2003 was my first deployment experience. Our...

Hurricane Isabel: communications ensured by special MTMC team.
September 22, 2003... As Hurricane Isabel neared the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds averaging 105 mph, a special MTMC Operations Center team sprang into action. Forty-four staffers--who had left their homes in the Greater Newport News, Va., area--went...

MTMC remembers Bob Hope.
September 22, 2003... As the USNS Bob Hope moved through the Gulf of Oman on July 27 bound for Savannah, Ga., news came of the passing of comedian Bob Hope--the ship's namesake. The ship's master, Capt. Dave Henderson, ordered the flying of a second United...

Ten-ship flotilla carries 3rd Infantry Division equipment home.
September 22, 2003... A big Operation Iraqi Freedom transportation movement was accomplished with the transport of the 3rd infantry Division equipment back home. Ten ships, including the USNS Bob Hope, a Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off vessel, were used...

Battleship Missouri presents backdrop for 599th change of command.(New commanders at MTMC's 599th, 597th groups ...)
September 22, 2003... A veteran transportation officer has returned to a MTMC assignment in style as the new commander of the 599th Transportation Group. Lt. Col. Thomas Harvey, a past commander of the group's 837th Transportation Battalion, Pusan, Korea,...

Tugboat provides patriotic color at 597th Transportation Group ceremony.(New commanders at MTMC's 599th, 597th groups ...)
September 22, 2003... A Taiwan native who was the distinguished graduate of his Reserve Officer Training Corps class is the new commander of Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point. Col. James Chen assumed command of MTMC's largest installation July 21. Located on...

TRANSCOM deputy says warfighters want single distribution source.
September 22, 2003... In a word: Simplicity. That is what warfighters want according to the No. 2 officer in U.S. Transportation Command. "Past studies," said Lt. Gen. Gary Hughey, "especially evaluation of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom...

MTMC's new POV contract boosts user benefits.
September 22, 2003... Military and civilian members of the Department of Defense shipping privately owned vehicles to new assignments can expect continued good service under the new contract awarded by the Military Traffic Management Command. American Auto...

TEA's Web information server wins twin awards.
September 22, 2003... The Intelligent Road/Rail Information Server has won additional praise for MTMC's Transportation Engineering Agency. The Web-based geographic information server has won two more awards for the Newport News, Va., agency. Recognition has...

MTMC loads brigade-size prepositioned cargo: amid summer heat ...
September 22, 2003... A European heat wave that put temperatures at historic high levels did not interfere with an MTMC managed high-priority cargo loading. Transporters from the 838th Transportation Battalion, Rotterdam, loaded the USNS Watson, a Large,...

Sept. 11, 2001 anniversary: 598th Transportation Group Forward remembers anniversary in Kuwait.
September 22, 2003... In honor of the two-year anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks on America, port work paused briefly at the port of Ash Shuaiba, Kuwait. MTMC soldiers and civilians with the 598th Transportation Group Forward gathered for a ceremony to...

599th Transportation Group supports multi-national exercises in the Pacific.
September 22, 2003... With many unit members deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 599th Transportation Group was challenged by the 2003 annual Balikatan and Tandem Thrust training exercises. The training value of...

Sergeant 1st Class wins top MTMC NCO honors for 2003.
September 22, 2003... Winning selection as MTMC's top NCO of 2003 was a family support event for Sgt. 1st Class SiSi Fuluvaka. Fuluvaka's wife and children would quiz him with questions to the competition. He also got help from fellow NCOs and civilian...

Awards will recognize quality transportation firms supporting DOD.
September 22, 2003... Transportation firms providing quality service to the Department of Defense are eligible for recognition from the Military Traffic Management Command. Awards are given annually to Department of Defense approved commercial transportation...