ARMY AL&T
Panther Medium MRAP Vehicles await preparation for NET and follow-on issue to Soldiers in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of MAJ O’Neal A. Williams, 402nd AFSB S&T Officer.)
and arrange for housing and inter-/ intra-theater transportation.
Challenges inevitably emerge during even the best planned NET events. The AL&T-D is capable of “running interference” with the PM to mitigate any problems that may arise. This unburdens the unit accepting the field- ing and allows it to stay focused on the myriad of ongoing predeployment training activities that are no doubt occurring at the same time as the NET. Problems can be as trivial as a shortage of handouts or as serious as realizing the wrong software version is loaded into a new communications system. After a successful initial fielding and NET, the AL&T-D will begin working with your unit and PM to ensure an effective support strategy is implemented.
The Support Strategy If the Program Management Office (PMO) has done its homework, your new gear should either be fully sup- ported by field-level maintenance and the Army supply system, come with FSRs as part of a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) program, or have a combination of Army maintenance
Leveraging the AFSB AL&T-D’s capabilities will link your command with the Materiel Enterprise and enable successful AL&T activities.
and FSR/CLS. If FSRs and CLS are involved, the AFSB can provide a great deal of assistance with tracking, managing, and general support of the FSRs and their unique tool and facil- ity requirements. Since the AL&T-D is able to interface directly with your staff officers and the end user Soldiers, the support strategy will be tailored to your specific needs and operational environ- ment. This interaction allows the AFSB to work with the PMO as the support strategy changes over time.
The AL&T-D in the AFSB provides a unique service. Having a basic under- standing of the core competencies of the AL&T-D will allow commanders and staff officers to maximize their ability to effectively state operational requirements, choose the best fielding and training plans, and ensure proper transition to sustainment operations.
Engage your AFSB as your battalion, brigade, or division is considering, or in the middle of, requirements genera- tion, fieldings, or liaison with PEOs or PMs. Leveraging the AFSB AL&T-D’s capabilities will link your command with the Materiel Enterprise and enable successful AL&T activities.
LTC STEVEN VAN RIPER serves in the 402nd AFSB as the Director of AL&T. He holds a B.S. in aeronauti- cal engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Van Riper is certified Level III in program management and Level II in systems planning, research, development, and engineering-systems engineering, and is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps member.
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