COLLABORATION & THE INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE
As Gen. Charles Hamilton, commander of the Army Materiel Command, said, these modernization efforts are about taking the phrase “factory to foxhole” and flipping it to “foxhole to factory.” Tis will allow the organic industrial base to provide precision sustainment and predictive logistics through data and information system technology, meaning that what happens on the battlefield can inform the factory and decisions made. So as rounds of ammunition are fired or repair parts are called for, the Army’s arsenals, depots and ammunition plants will already be working on what the Soldier needs.
Modernization in the organic industrial base will be executed without sacrificing readiness. In fact, modernization is already underway. Te organic industrial base showcased its criticality in sustaining operations in Eastern Europe, accelerating moderniza- tion efforts ahead of the plan’s original fiscal year 2024 start date.
THE MODERNIZATION GAME PLAN Over fiscal year 2023, the Army is investing more than $2.6 billion in organic industrial base modernization. In addition, DOD increased its investment in the Army’s organic indus- trial base in the latest Program Decision Memorandum in fiscal years 2024 to 2028. Tis additional funding will help projects originally planned with a later start shift left, thus accelerating modernization objectives by roughly four years. Te plan looks across the organic industrial base and synchronizes a cost-neutral investment of an estimated $18.1 billion in three phases:
• Build 21st century capability for the future (fiscal years 2024-28), such as integrating microelectronics processes at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania.
• Continue to build capabilities and attack vulnerabilities (fiscal years 2029-33), like modernizing pyrotech- nic production at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana.
• Maintain and sustain organic industrial base investments (fiscal years 2034-38), which include enabling energy resilience with accredited micro-grids at Tooele Army Depot, Utah.
To operationalize the plan, AMC and ASA(ALT) conduct bian- nual OIB modernization wargames where stakeholders meet to synchronize and prioritize resources, looking at each of the priori- tized efforts to evaluate what will be needed in terms of workforce, information technology and cyber, and energy consumption requirements, using the data-driven decision-making tool Vulcan.
These modernization efforts are about taking the phrase “factory to foxhole” and flipping it to “foxhole to factory.”
Vulcan is a suite of tools that helps DOD adopt DevSecOps and Agile practices through project management, software develop- ment and IT infrastructure. New features and functionality are added routinely based on mission and need.
As the authoritative repository for Army organic industrial base modernization requirements and prioritization, Vulcan contains over 2,000 projects spanning 15 years and is critical as it provides the ability to see potential impacts on projects such as increase in material costs, project priority changes, global events and supply chain issues.
CONCLUSION Readiness starts at home. Te Army is investing in the organic industrial base to sustain critical support to the future joint force and advancing its means and capabilities to harden and protect key assets from threats across any domain, including cyber. Te OIB Modernization Implementation Plan includes requirements for cybersecurity and cyber protection, utilities, production and manufacturing methods, as well as energy improvements, envi- ronmental policy compliance and life, health and safety of the workforce.
For more information, go to
https://www.amc.army.mil.
RICH MARTIN, Col. USA (Ret.) serves as the director of the AMC Organic Industrial Base Modernization Task Force, charged with developing the plan that will synchronize AMC’s strategic investments in depots, arsenals and ammunition plants over the next 15 years. He holds an M.A. in business and organizational security studies from Webster University; two Masters of Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies; and a B.A. in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
https://asc.ar my.mil
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