DEPARTMENTS 138 CAREER CORNER
p128 OUTSIDE THE BOX
122 THINK ING INSIDE THE BOX How a shipping container became a weapon system
WORKFORCE
126 A RMY ACQUISI T ION:A BRIEF HISTORY Legislation, scandal, regulation, reform
128 FACES OF THE FORCE The Army Acquisition Workforce in pictures
132 THE FULL TRE ATMENT Medical Command conducts comprehensive overhaul of acquisition specialties
148 ON THE MOVE 156 THEN & NOW
EDITORIAL STAFF
NELSON MCCOUCH III Editor-in-Chief
MARGARET C. “PEGGY” ROTH Senior Editor
ROBERT E. COULTAS Departments Editor
STEVE STARK Editor
CATHERINE DERAN Layout and Graphic Design
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