This research discusses the challenges of providing timely distribution of supplies during hurricane relief operations due to the lack of a designated national in-transit visibility (ITV) system. Historical lessons learned from the hurricane that...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
This monograph reminds us that logistics is both an art and a science. Focusing on a case study of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) operations in Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007, it shows the need for including art into the preparation of the...
This monograph describes the evolution of military logistics from 1994 to 2011 within the framework of the tenants of the Focused Logistics concept, assesses the effectiveness of the efforts to transform military logistics from a mass-based into a...
This research project was designed to answer the question of whether there is a need to have a pool of Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) operators. The question stems from the researcher’s personal experience as a JOPES...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the 1st Sustainment Brigade (SB) reduced customer wait time (CWT) in Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) from October 2007 to January 2008. A secondary objective was to determine what affect...
This paper will review some of the historical trends and discuss the implications for the future of Army logistics as it supports the nation's Army, forward deployed or as it projects ground power to operations in a combatant commander's area of...
This publication delineates requirements and considerations for joint patient movement in the Health Service Support (HSS) system as well as HSS aspects of joint patient movement planning, special operations, and military operations other than war....
"This 1967 manual is published to provide interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with Ammunition Service in the Theater of Operations under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation."
Army commanders on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan lead their forces using a computer-enhanced communications network allowing them to stay connected with dispersed elements and maintain a high level of situation awareness (SA) of their...
This publication contains joint tactics, techniques, and procedures (JTTP) for the conduct of water terminal operations. It covers command responsibilities and relationships and the planning and execution for the establishment and operation of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Overcoming information operations legal limitations in support of domestic operations is a stumbling block to applying information effectively in this environment. Current US Title 10 restrictions limit the use of certain assets (e.g. Psychological...
Violence perpetrated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) increased dramatically in 2006 and continued to rise dramatically through early 2009. During this same period, Mexican DTO infiltration of U.S. cities skyrocketed. The increase...
Contractors now approach a 1:1 ratio on the modern battlefield since the Bosnia War. In 1992, contractor use was the choice of last resort, now contractors are a viable and necessary option on the battlefield. The steady decrease of military...
This monograph describes the evolution of logistics management at the operational level since the end of the Second World War. Examining the history of how the Department of Defense has organized itself at the operational level to manage logistics...
United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area
Report of the United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area's participation in the Marianas Operation. Volume 1 of 2. This volume contains an introduction to both volumes, information on the headquarters of the United States Army forces in...
This 1975 regulation sets forth the administrative, operational, and logisticall procedures which are required for the preparation and movement of units from this installation to overseas commands.
The Corps Distribution Center (CDC) resided on a heavily bombed Logistics Support Area. During the period of 5 March 2004 to 6 February 2005, the LSA was saw enemy activity on a average of two to three times per day. This activity varied in type...