THE INDUSTRIAL BASE
make early decisions on where to invest in modernizing the base, rather than react- ing to “what’s next.” In the process, we should look at commercial off-the-shelf solutions that optimize how we see space in 3D instead of 2D, improve accountabil- ity and ensure security.
We will have to invest wisely as we prepare to synchronize, prioritize and execute our modernization plans for the fiscal year 2023-2027 program objective memo- randum and beyond. We must focus on those facilities where we store and distrib- ute one of the most critical assets needed to deter and defeat our adversaries in the 21st century. Ready and reliable munitions equal readiness, lethality and victory in the physical battle domains. Tey also ensure that our most precious asset, our people, can accomplish their mission and come home.
For more information, contact Col. Stephen Dondero at
stephen.p.dondero.mil@
mail.mil or Lt. Col. Dennis Williams at
dennis.k.williams8.mil@
mail.mil. Or contact Joint Munitions Command at
usarmy.ria.jmc.bmx.amsjm_pa@mail. mil or visit the JMC website at: https://
www.jmc.army.mil.
The Army must prepare the depots and arsenals within its organic industrial base to maintain, store and distribute these new and complex weapon systems in modernized facilities that are fit for the purpose.
COL. STEPHEN P. DONDERO is the commander of Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana, one
of the organic
industrial base’s largest munitions depots, with three subordinate depots. He is a career logistician with 25 years’ experience supporting American and Allied forces from the tactical to the strategic level. He has led Soldiers and civilians at the platoon, company, battalion and, currently, brigade levels. He holds a Master of Science Administration with a concentration in leadership from Central Michigan University, an M.A. in defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a B.A. in political science from Loyola University, Maryland.
LT. COL. DENNIS K. WILLIAMS II is the commander of Letterkenny Munitions Center, Pennsylvania, one of four strategic out-load sites among the organic industrial base’s munitions depots. He is a career logis- tician with 28 years of experience supporting American and Allied forces from the tactical to the operational level. He has led Soldiers and civilians at the platoon and company levels and, currently, the battalion level. He holds a Master of Management from the University of Phoenix, a B.S. in history from the University of Maryland, and a Demonstrated Master Logistician certifi- cate from SOLE, the International Society of Logistics.
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
An old, wood-core magazine door compared with a new, all-steel magazine door. Most munitions magazines were designed and built during World War II, and their building materials are degrading. Proper storage is one of the keys to maintaining munitions readiness.
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