2. Numerous surveys to validate pro- perty accountability training and knowledge gaps.
3. A CSDP Program of Instruction module about property account- ability, which was introduced to professional military education across the Army.
4. Increased rank structure and num- ber of supply-trained personnel in the supply room and the property book office.
These endeavors supported and comple- mented the actions implemented by the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Property Accountability Campaign, which from the 4th quarter of FY10 to the end of 3rd quarter FY11 resulted in nearly $3 billion invested in filling unit equipment shortages.
MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS One of the issues we faced early on and are still struggling with in the more remote areas of operation is recovering damaged equipment, especially the heavier fleet of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and Strykers. The R-CAAT pro- gram made clear that there was not a single recovery system to move disabled or catastrophically damaged equipment to a repair location.
CASCOM and AMC worked together to develop requirements documents for a materiel solution to recover heavier equip- ment from the battlefield. Complementing this and further mitigating the capability gap was the action to increase the number of institutions producing Soldiers quali- fied for H8 Recovery Operations.
Lastly, CASCOM is working with U.S. Army Human Resources Command to manage the H8 Army Additional Skills Identifier down to the installations via requirements.
AERIAL DELIVERY
CW3 Joshua Hughes, who does aerial delivery for the 101st Sustainment Brigade; SGT Samuel Geerts, a rigger for the 11th Quartermaster Detachment; and COL Michael Peterman, Commander of the brigade, load bundles of fuel onto a truck as part of an aerial delivery using the Joint Precision Airdrop System in March 2011, which is one way the Army has strengthened aerial resupply capabilities. The volume of supplies airdropped has risen dramatically in recent years, from 2 million pounds in 2005 to 76.7 million pounds in the first 10 months of 2011.
AERIAL DELIVERY OPERATIONS One of the things commanders sought during and after deployment was a better understanding of aerial resupply capabili- ties and systems, as well as the differences between using military vs. contracted aircraft and pilots. In addition, recovery of aerial delivery assets proved difficult, especially in more remote locations.
The solution came in the form of varied parachute systems, such as the Low-Cost Low-Altitude parachute and the Joint Precision Airdrop System. Furthermore, commanders needed to change their mind-set about aerial delivery, to think of it as a method of resupply instead of an emergency-only action.
Key evidence of this change is the amount of supplies airdropped: In 2005, 2 mil- lion pounds were airdropped; in 2008, 16.6 million pounds; and, as of the end of October 2011, 76.7 million pounds.
CONCLUSION As briefly covered with this article, the Army and its sustainment components are always seeking ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in supporting our Sol- diers and units. These lessons learned are, at best, cursory; they are not the beginning,
nor are they the end, of what logisticians are learning and applying to improve how we provide agile sustainment to our forces.
COL SCOTT FLETCHER is Chief, Logis- tics Initiatives Group, HQDA, G-4. He holds a B.S. in math and computer science from The Citadel, an M.S. in administra- tion from Central Michigan University, and an M.S. in national strategic resources from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Fletcher also is a graduate of the Joint and Combined Warfighting School within the Joint Forces Staff College.
CW4 WAYNE A. BAUGH is Ordnance Officer-in-Charge, Analysis and Integra- tion Division, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command Directorate of Lessons Learned and Quality Assurance. He holds a B.S. in liberal arts from Excelsior College and an M.S. in logistics management from Florida Institute of Technology.
DEVON HYLANDER is a Strategic Com- munications Specialist supporting HQDA, G-4 for L-3 Communications/MPRI. She holds a B.A. in English from West Chester University, an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from National-Louis Univer- sity, and an M.A. in public communication from American University.
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