LESS MOVEMENT, MORE SAVINGS
Trucks carrying equipment from the 25th Infantry Division enter Warrior Base, New Mexico Range, Republic of Korea, on March 6, as part of a convoy transporting equipment for joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015. AERWG aims to streamline processes and save money on transportation costs by minimizing the movement of equipment. (Photo by SPC Steven Hitchcock)
by moving equipment only once to a location. Te most effec- tive way to move equipment and build readiness is to minimize the movement of equipment.”
MAKING DO WITH LESS According to the “Te U.S. Army Operating Concept: Win in a Complex World 2020-2040,” because of “reduced budgets, joint and Army forces may not have ready forces in sufficient scale to respond to and resolve crises.”
Recent budget constraints have caused the Army to extend procurement timelines. For example, the Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program has a planned procurement of 20 years. Tis dilemma increases the importance of prioritizing missions and matching a unit with specific equipment. A unit must have on hand certain equipment for training at a home station, at a combat training center and down-range, or receive it in theater to execute a mission.
Less money and less equipment makes the AERWG process more critical now, by providing a forum to share a common operating
picture of where the Army is headed for building equipment readiness for Soldiers and squad, now and into the future.
CONCLUSION Te Army has used the Army Force Generation system for sus- taining combat operations in two theaters over an extended period, but is introducing a new system, the sustainable readi- ness model (SRM). SRM will continue to use rotational forces to meet the majority of combatant commanders’ requirements for planned and contingency operations, and sustain readiness for emerging missions.
AERWG and SRM provide senior leaders with an opportu- nity to plan up to two to three years in advance for the new equipment their units will require for training and combat, by synchronizing units, missions and equipment requirements. Te challenge comes when ASCCs deploy and redeploy and the resulting changes in their unit’s structure impact the equipment they will need. AERWG tries to minimize any friction points between equipment priorities and equipment readiness.
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