OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013 FEATURES


FROM THE AAE 4


ACQUISITION 8


14 FAC TOR 13


Capability Set 13 fills the gap as other communication systems leave Afghanistan


20 HOMING IN ON SAVINGS


How Product Manager Radars is converting a quick-reaction capability radar to a program of record


26 A SK THE EXP ERTS


Acquisition Lessons Learned Portal is trusted source for relevant, timely best practices


32 WIRED FOR SUCCESS


Reserve component IT installations set precedents for efficiency


LOGISTICS 36 HEAVY LIF T ING


AMC uniquely positioned to support R4D 44 RETROGR ADE THOUGH AUTOMATION


Improving the flow of data helps improve the flow of equipment in R4D


50 EXIT STR ATEGY


How SDDC is working to overcome political and other obstacles to get materiel out of Afghanistan


BRIGHT IDEA


ARDEC’s IDEA program jumpstarts innovation


EXIT STRATEGY


SDDC overcoming obstacles to get materiel out of Afghanistan


SYNCHRONIZING THE FORCE


In depth with Army G-8 on R4D


DOING THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE


In R4D, the Army AL&T Workforce is doing one of the most challenging missions ever faced by the U.S. Army


56 MANY POSSIBLE PATHS SDDC works toward best-value transportation


62 SYCHRONIZING THE FORCE


Army AL&T magazine talks with Army G-8 about its role in R4D


70 A WEIGHT Y PROPOSITION Finding efficiencies in complex Stryker retrograde


ENDURING COMMUNIC AT IONS


Network footprint in Afghanistan changes with retrograde mission while preserving critical capabilities


76 ROBOT ROUNDUP


Only certain robots can be retrograded cost-efficiently


80 MEDIC A L RECOVERY


From beds to bandages, millions of dollars worth of materiel move through medical sort point


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


86 BR A INPOWER SURGE ARDEC’s IDEA program takes systematic approach to encouraging innovation


92 REUSABLE ME TRICS


Standardized Measures of Performance Framework enables consistent assessment of Army network capability


DESIGN DEVELOP DELIVER DOMINATE ARMYAL& T ASC . ARMY. MIL OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2013


ON THE COVER Robots, medical supplies, UAVs, wheeled and tracked vehicles—the effort to scale down our materiel in Afghanistan by the end of 2014 is a monumental task, and it has already started.


ASC.ARMY.MIL


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