IT TAKES A TEAM


and precision munitions, including the Precision Guidance Kit for 155 mm artillery. Still others are training Soldiers to operate the non-standard equipment used in Afghanistan, such as the latest handheld mine and wire detectors. On many projects, such as vehicle upgrades, the ASA(ALT) teams partner with the 401st AFSB’s own property managers and maintainers to accept systems from combat units, perform field maintenance and install upgrades, and then reissue the improved system back to the units. Tis provides a one-stop shop for the warfighter, who can drop off a vehicle and then pick it up a few days later with the upgrade installed.


Some other deployed civilians and con- tractors


from ASA(ALT) and AMC’s


U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) are embedded with units, including the regional commands, reconnaissance and counter-improvised explosive device task forces, and special operations com- mands. Tey work alongside Soldiers from those units to sustain or


even


operate non-standard equipment in a tactical


environment. Teir missions


include operating state-of-the-art sen- sor systems on aircraft and maintaining non-standard vehicles, electronics and weapon systems at remote locations.


A few of the military members of the materiel enterprise team act as advisers to combat units, helping them to determine their materiel requirements and obtaining necessary equipment. Regional Com- mand (RC)-East and RC-South each have a field-grade officer from ASA(ALT) dedicated to supporting their operations.


Tese officers can reach back to the ASA(ALT) product and project manag- ers to provide battlefield feedback on how non-standard


equipment performs 114 in


LESSONS IN TEAMWORK Susan Brown, OEF forward lead for PEO CS&CSS, advises anyone getting ready to deploy to “establish good working relationships, because in this environment we really need to help each other.” Here, Brown and Jimmy Cooper of Red River Army Depot, TX, check a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck for underbody blast protection armor. (U.S. Army photo)


SENIOR LEADERSHIP LOOK Army leadership has recognized the value of a forward-deployed prototype integration facility (PIF) staffed with government engineers and technicians to immediately capture Soldier-inspired ideas, rapidly engineer a solution, and fabricate a prototype at the speed of war. Here, Michael Anthony, left, then-director of RDECOM’s Field Assistance in Science and Technology Center (RFAST-C), accompanies the Hon. Heidi Shyu, ASA(ALT); GEN Dennis L. Via, AMC commanding general; and MG Harold J. Greene, ASA(ALT) deputy for acquisition and systems management, on a tour of the RFAST-C PIF in Bagram, Afghanistan, Jan. 15. (Photo by LTC John P Juachon, 401st Army Field Support Brigade)


Army AL&T Magazine


July–September 2013


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