superior technologies and innovations more than ever—yet our ability to procure and field these solutions will be in jeopardy if we do not continue to streamline the acquisition process and make wiser choices for our return on investments.
EQUIPPING THE ROTATIONAL FORCE Workers load an M109A6 Paladin onto a trailer at the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, in December 2015. The 624th Movement Control Team, 39th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control), 16th Sustainment Brigade oversaw the loading of the Paladin and other pieces of equipment for the prepositioned European Activity Set. The shipment was bound for Coleman Barracks in Mannheim, Germany, for servicing, storage and ultimately use by the next rotational force, as part of current Army strat- egy to prepare for the next conflict. (Photo by SSG Michael Behlin, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)
As we pursue next-generation technologies to mature our aging fleets and portfolios, we must remember that it is not enough to modernize our technology—we must also continue to modernize our methods of acquiring it if we are to maintain our technologi- cal edge. Only then can we successfully deliver the capabilities our Soldiers need to accomplish their mission.
CONCLUSION In this issue of AL&T magazine, you will discover how each of these three elements plays a crucial role in sustainment. To quote from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s “Te United States Army Functional Concept for Sustainment, 2016- 2028,” “Te provision of sustainment is an integrated process, involving people, systems, materiel, health services, and other support, which is inextricably linked to operations.” To be suc- cessful in sustaining operations until mission accomplishment, we need the right people, products and processes.
FUTURE FLIGHT? The Army’s development of its Future Vertical Lift fleet, of which one pro- totype is shown, is an example of the kind of long-range S&T investment that will drive the Army into the future. (U.S. Army photo)
Buying Power program as a means of strengthening and reforming the acquisition process. Te Army is facing significant challenges with rapidly increasing threats and decreasing modernization budgets. For years, its research and development (R&D) and acquisition accounts have declined at a significantly faster rate than the Army’s top-line budget.
To meet these challenges, the Army acquisition community must continue to work toward achieving affordable programs; control- ling life-cycle costs; incentivizing productivity in both industry and government; eliminating unproductive processes and bureau- cracy; and improving tradecraft in acquisition. Our Soldiers need
Sustainment is intimately tied to our call to service. Like the Army acquisition enterprise’s mission to constantly provide the best for our Soldiers, sustainment involves a persistent need to see each mission through. It is not enough to deliver materiel and solu- tions to our warfighters on the battlefield; we must also sustain the equipment we develop until the work is done and each Soldier comes home. Tis timely issue of AL&T magazine will illuminate the part all of us play in achieving this vision.
Our Army is witnessing a time of great change, but we remain steadfast in our pursuit of our ongoing goals. All of us in ASA(ALT) are charged with doing our part to strengthen Army acquisition. As your leader, I commit and challenge you to commit yourselves to achieving lasting acquisition reform.
Together, we will work toward attaining affordable and realistic requirements in Army programs. We will continue to leverage the groundbreaking technologies coming from small businesses. We will continue to recognize the pivotal role of the Army’s S&T innovations in shaping the force of the future. We owe it to our Soldiers to constantly put our best foot forward, so that we may deliver the lifesaving solutions and critically enabling capabilities they need for mission success. Te ASA(ALT) team has a long legacy of rising to challenges, and I am confident that our com- mitment to our Soldiers will continue to guide us to excellence.
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