FROM THE AAE
FROM THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE THE HONORABLE HEIDI SHYU
IMPOSSIBLE
Doing the SEEMINGLY
In R4D, the Army AL&T Workforce is helping to do one of the most challenging missions ever faced by the U.S. Army
L
ast quarter’s edition of Army AL&T magazine featured a team of
forward-deployed Soldiers
with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
(ASA(ALT)) serving in Afghanistan as members of the materiel enterprise team. (See Army AL&T magazine, June – September 2013, Page 112, “It Takes a Team.”) Partnered with the Army Materiel Command (AMC), they ensure support to our Soldiers by continuing to field and upgrade equipment to those in the current fight, while supporting the retrograde of needed equipment for future missions.
I am inspired and humbled by the incredible Army team working together to meet the president’s 2014 equipment retrograde deadline. In honor of that spirit of teamwork, I’m extending last issue’s “It Takes a Team” theme to the current edition, with a focus on the ongoing Retrograde, Reset, Redeployment, Redistribution and Disposal (R4D) mission in Afghanistan.
In reviewing this important edition of the magazine, I hope you’ll take some time to learn more about the specific challenges, successes and noteworthy contributions of the men and women working to ensure mission success. Tis edition features the
experiences and lessons learned from various organizations, along with the intricate planning, resourcefulness, and innovation involved with executing the R4D mission. You will learn about the unique challenges presented by delivery of needed warfighting equipment as the retrograde takes place, our evolving network requirements as we conduct this drawdown, and the specific issues involved in retrograding some of our equipment, including Strykers and robotic systems. In addition, you’ll receive some of the latest information of note to the acquisition community as a whole.
Because of its unique landscape and location, Afghanistan is one of the most challenging areas on the globe to support and sustain R4D efforts. Its transportation system is limited and landlocked, weather conditions are demanding and security requirements are atypical. During my travels to Afghanistan, I am always amazed by the complexity of the terrain there and by the exceptional capabilities of the deployed men and women who are accomplishing this seemingly impossible logistics operation. While the R4D mission in Afghanistan is conceptually similar to the past mission in Iraq, retrograding to the United States from Afghanistan is occurring within a much more complicated and fragile transportation network. Sporadic yet impactful
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