combat. Together, they have helped the commands effect rapid modifications to equipment to react to changing battle- field conditions.
Other officers and NCOs from RDECOM help units and Soldiers by providing information on
the latest
technology and even providing proto- types that may give Soldiers an edge on the battlefield. Te Soldiers
vide feedback, which will aid in future system development.
THE RETROGRADE MISSION Supporting our warriors in their com- bat operations is the materiel enterprise team’s most important mission, but another increasingly important mission is retrograding excess equipment out of Afghanistan. For
this mission, too,
AMC and ASA(ALT) personnel part- ner to ensure that vehicles, electronics, weapons and other systems are shipped back to the United States and other loca- tions around the globe, or are disposed of responsibly in Afghanistan if shipping the equipment out of the country would be uneconomical.
Te 401st AFSB has the lead for retro- grading Class VII equipment—major end
items—from Afghanistan, and
ASA(ALT) personnel provide the techni- cal support to ensure that non-standard equipment is properly deinstalled from vehicles and prepared for shipment.
For the retrograde of Stryker combat vehicles, the 4th Battalion of the 401st AFSB in Kandahar partnered with the Project Manager Stryker Brigade Com- bat Team (PM SBCT) to develop a coordinated “racetrack” of activities to prepare those vehicles
for retrograde.
At different stations, 401st AFSB and PM SBCT personnel work together to remove mine rollers, gunshot detectors,
radios, jammers and other non- standard equipment mounted on
vehicles in
Afghanistan. After a cleaning and ser- viceability check, those systems are then available for reissue to other units or for retrograde if they are no longer needed in theater. Te vehicles
themselves are
then thoroughly cleaned in preparation for shipment back to the United States. Te teamwork between 4th Battalion and the PM allowed both organizations to reduce manpower while still meeting all mission requirements.
CONCLUSION By deploying to provide support in the combat zone, the members of the mate- riel enterprise team enable our Soldiers to fight while equipped with the world’s most advanced vehicles, weapons, sen- sors and other systems. Te partnership between ASA(ALT) and AMC, using a mix of government and contractor person- nel, ensures that the materiel enterprise team has the right people with the right skills ready to support our Soldiers, Sail- ors, Airmen and Marines in Afghanistan.
For more information, contact the Opera- tions Directorate, Office of the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management: Ronald Crevecoeur, 571-256-9352
or
ronald.crevecoeur.civ@
mail.mil; or COL Donald Moore, 571-256-9450 or
donald.j.moore26.mil@
mail.mil.
COL WILLIAM E. COLE served as
acquisition, science and technology adviser, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan and director, ASA(ALT) Forward Operations (OEF) from July 2012 to May 2013. He holds a B.S. in human factors psychology (ergonomics) from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an M.S. in systems acquisition management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Cole is Level III certified in program management and Level II certified in communications/computer systems. Cole has been a member of the U.S. Army Acqui- sition Corps since 2002.
TO SERVE AND PROTECT LTC Gus Muller, right, who served as acquisition adviser, RC-South from December 2012 to May 2013, said the experience heightened his appreciation of Army Acquisition’s mission to increase the lethality of Soldiers while providing them with ever-greater levels of protection from the enemy. Here, Muller and SFC Jason Wood discuss the operational employment of the M160 DOK-ING Mini Mine Clearing System. (Photo by Ana Chudkosky, ALT-D)
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