JANUARY–MARCH 201 2


FEATURES


FROM THE AAE 4


BUILDING ON OUR ACQUISITION SUCCESSES


Affordability improvements and streamlined requirements yield a productive acquisition process


ACQUISITION 8


8 LOGISTICS


40 SUSTAINMENT LESSONS LEARNED From force structure to operations to accountability, after-action reports from Iraq and Afghanistan highlight challenges met while fighting two wars


44 NO MORE ‘STEEL MOUNTAIN’ FROM DATA TO DECISIONS


Army’s first D2D demonstration streamlines battlefield communications


14 INTEGRATION MANDATE


U.S. Army Acquisition Corps stands up new directorate


17 SECURING COMMUNICATIONS


PD COMSEC’s capabilities keep up with rapidly growing network


22 INFORMATION ADVANTAGE


Modernization of enterprise terminals will enhance net-centric operations


28 LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLES AHEAD


Army preparing to produce JLTVs, recapped HMMWVs


32 EYES ON THE ENEMY


Army, Pentagon seek small, ‘throwable’ robots for Afghanistan


36 REDUCING RISK, NOT MANPOWER


Unmanned systems bring lifesaving capabilities, but saving money in personnel has yet to be achieved


ON THE COVER Vehicles from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division are ready for inspection and turn-in at the Mobile-Redistribution Property Assistance Team Yard on Contingency Operating Station Echo, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2011. (Photo by SGT Gregory Snyder.)


Army’s Responsible Reset Task Force establishes efficiencies, visibility in drawdowns from Iraq and Afghanistan


50 TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY


Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command navigates dramatic changes in movement of cargo for overseas contingency operations


54 SYNCING SUPPLY WITH DEMAND


Army’s new equipment tracking and distribution system marks fundamental change in logistics


59 HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?


Army must ‘right-size’ inventory of spare and repair parts procured for high-intensity operations as it adjusts to new realities


62 MANAGING INFORMATION


Global Combat Support System-Army integrates supply, property accountability, and maintenance operations


65 OPERATIONAL ENERGY: A FORCE MULTIPLIER


Logistics Innovation Agency and its partners explore advanced energy, water, and waste technologies and solutions to improve efficiencies, reduce demand, and save lives


69 FLEET MANAGEMENT A sustained strategy to reduce maintainer burden


74 ACQUISITION MEETS LOGISTICS


Bringing the Materiel Enterprise to the operational level


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