In 1996, Joint Vision 2010 (JV2010) established a template for transforming the armed forces that continues to define sustainment transformation within the U.S. Army, while the publication of Network Centric Warfare in 1999 provided the theoretical...
This monograph examines the complexity of the Army's current digital systems. Currently the Army has an ever growing number of digital systems. These digital systems are supposedly designed to increase our Soldiers' efficiency and ability to...
In this second of two interviews regarding his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Dan Williamson discusses his June 2006 through June 2007 deployment to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, during which he served as executive officer for the 24th...
MAJ David Jaillite served as the assistant operations officer (S3) for the 181st Transportation Battalion in Balad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004; as the support operations officer (SPO) with the 16th Corps Support Group (CSG) in Tallil, Iraq during...
This group interview took place on 26 September 2008 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and included a disparate group of Army officers, all attending the Signal S6 course, who were sharing their experiences during the Global War on Terrorism. Major Dexter...
Cutting short a one-year tour in Iraq to attend the US Army's Command and General Staff College, US Marine Corps Major John Finch - from January through May 2005 - served in the 2nd Marine Division's G4 logistics shop as the materiel readiness...
In this first of two interviews, Major Mark Huhtanen talks about serving as the logistics officer and assistant operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry in Mosul and Baghdad, Iraq, from August 2005 through November 2006 in support of...
Assigned to the CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (DDOC) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in 2005-2006, Major Marshal Oller served as an in-transit visibility (ITV) operations officer in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring...
MAJ Michael Larkin served on the brigade staff and as the battalion operations officer (S3) with 4-25 Field Artillery in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this November 2010...
In this interview, MAJ Mike Post, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Battalion S3 Officer in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Post discusses his mission and describes a typical day during deployment. ...
Major Rob Arnold deployed in the early fall of 2003 in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) with Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC). Arnold was a part of the Army Evaluation Center (AEC), which conducted evaluations on new equipment...
Major Tom Sachariason served with the 27th Trans Movement Control Battalion as the chief of operation and plans in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from February 2003 until April 2004. Sachariason and the battalion staged their equipment at...
The end of the 20th Century presented the United States Army a new technological and geopolitical environment. The Army has recognized this change and is adapting to operate in this new environment. The army has developed a number of new...
This monograph explores the correlation between incidents of Fratricide and levels of training on the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) individual systems. It begins with an examination of the elements of Battle Command as both an art and a...
This monograph evaluates the Combat Service Support (CSS) transformation initiatives against the framework of the Contemporary Operating Environment. This environmental construct provides the military planner a visualization of future conflicts and...
Movement Control facilitates the expeditious movement of critical supplies and equipment during Full Spectrum Operations. This paper will illustrate how lessons learned during a previous deployment can be used as a teaching tool within a learning...
Army commanders on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan lead their forces using a computer-enhanced communications network allowing them to stay connected with dispersed elements and maintain a high level of situation awareness (SA) of their...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
Military and political savvy professionals understand that logistics contributes to the successful execution of military operations. Publications include numerous cases of logistics failures, and more often, logistics failures appear more than...
This monograph examines the causes of battlefield distribution challenges and failures at the operational level during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The thesis is that following the logistics challenges noted during Operation Desert Storm the Army...