ARMY AL&T
BETTER THAN A 'BONE YARD'
The Missions Support Division for USASAC at Redstone Arsenal moves billions of dollars of surplus military weaponry all over the globe under the Excess Defense Articles program. The Army recognizes the value in allowing allies and partners to purchase those items, rather than sending them to be stored indefinitely at taxpayers' expense. (Image by USASAC and USAASC)
Bondsteel in Kosovo to a nearby Kosovo army base and transferred—the first direct in-theater transfer done under this new process.”
Te remaining vehicles for the case were moved by rail from Germany to Camp Bondsteel for follow-on transfers.
CONCLUSION “Tese are operational vehicles coming right out of unit motor pools, ready for missions,” said Williams. “In the past, the Army would have paid to ship these big- ticket items to a depot, and then paid for storage, demil prep and demil process- ing while waiting for [Defense Logistics Agency] processing. Any of this equipment that is later identified for allies incurs its own set of costs including transportation back to partner nations.”
Williams called USASAC’s improved approach to the disposition of excess mate- riel a professional success milestone. For
It costs $35,000 each to bubble wrap the retired OH-58 Kiowa helicopter.
him, it’s also a personal triumph. “I started in the Army, toting a rifle, nearly three decades ago. I’ve served on the pointy end of the spear and still have many friends there. … So, yes, I absolutely take it personal,” he said.
“Anytime we can empower our partners to defend their own borders, that means fewer U.S. men and women have to deploy to fight for them. … Tat’s a win. Support- ing Army modernization and readiness initiatives allows USASAC to be part of real-world positive impacts for Soldiers on patrol or running convoys in harm’s way.”
And he wants everyone to hear that, loud and clear.
For more information about USASAC’s security assistance and foreign mili- tary sales mission, go to
www.army.mil/ usasac. For more specifics on the Army’s EDA program, contact Lem Williams at
lemuel.k.williams.civ@
mail.mil or 256-450-5697.
ADRIANE ELLIOT has served as a journalist, editor and public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army for more than 24 years, both on and off active duty in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Before beginning her military public affairs career, she served as a freelance reporter and columnist for the New Bern Sun Journal tri-county newspaper in New Bern, N.C. She also served as director of public affairs for the Area Support Group- Afghanistan during a yearlong deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission. She is the recipient of multiple military and national civilian journalism competition awards.
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