Recently added articles from Army AL & T:
Farewell From the Editorial Staff
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Army AL&T Magazine editorial staff would like to thank the man who has chaired our Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) for the past 6 years. Our publication's strongest supporter, Army Acquisition Executive and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Claude ...
Farewell to the Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce: From the Army Acquisition Executive
Jan 01, 2008; ... I depart my position as Assistant secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) [ASAALT] and Army Acquisition Executive on Jan. 2, 2008 - 6 years to the day from taking office. These years have been both challenging and rewarding. Challenging in addressing the complexities of ...
Picatinny Arsenal - Home of American Firepower
Jan 01, 2008; ... On June 26, 1880, the U.S. government purchased 1,195.8 acres of land to build what was referred to as the "Grand Arsenal On the Atlantic Seaboard." Originally called the Dover Powder Depot, the name was changed just 4 days later to Picatinny Powder Arsenal, NJ. In 1907, it officially became ...
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) Modernization - Meeting Commitments of National Ammunition Strategy
Jan 01, 2008; ... LCAAP is a formidable place; one that makes a lasting impression on first-time visitors and veteran employees alike. Most striking is that I the massive amount of small caliber ammunition produced there is still being produced on World War II (WWII) equipment. Machines from the 1940s work ...
Managing Ammunition to Better Address Warfighter Requirements Now and in the Future
Jan 01, 2008; ... From the onset of the global war on terrorism (GWOT) in 2001, it became apparent to Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) that there would be problems providing sufficient quantities of some ammunition items because of dramatically increased requirements DOD-wide. Appropriated funding ...
The Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC) Provides the Best Capability to U.S. Warfighters
Jan 01, 2008; ... Several months ago, BG William N. Phillips, Commanding General (CG), JM&L LCMC, met with Army AL&T Magazine staff to discuss his organization's mission, accomplishments, goals and initiatives. In addition to his role as the JM&L LCMC CG, he serves the Army as the Program Executive ...
Joint Munitions & Lethality LCMC Provides Critical Resources to Our Warfighters
Jan 01, 2008; ... From the Army Acquisition Executive Our constant first priority within the acquisition, logistics and technology (AL&T) community is providing world-class weapon systems and equipment to the warfighter, and I am proud of my entire organization's success in fulfilling this important ...
30mm Apache Ammunition In-Bore and Hang Fire Investigation Team (IHIT)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A primary warfighting munition for the Apache attack helicopter is the 30mm M789 high-explosive dual-purpose round. Considered the armament of choice for soft and light armor targets, it is fired from the M230E1 cannon at rates in excess of 600 rounds per minute. Unfortunately, the round has ...
Excalibur - Training for the Future
Jan 01, 2008; ... If the 155mm Excalibur projectile is the future of cannon-fired artillery, then lessons learned from its recent fielding during Operation Iratfi Freedom (OIF) are providing a model for future munitipn-training programs. Why does Excalibur require a differenr approach to training? The ...
The Future of Gun-Fired Precision Munitions (GFPM)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Excalibur 155mm artillery projectile can precisely engage targets in urban and complex terrain with minimal risk of collateral damage. The successful use of Excalibur in theater over the last several months has demonstrated its effectiveness, signaling the arrival of a new generation of ...
Insensitive Munitions - New Explosives on the Horizon
Jan 01, 2008; ... The U.S. Army is testing a new explosive filling for the 155mm M795 artillery projectile developed by scientists at the U.S. Army's Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) in Kingsport, TN. BAE Systems, Ordnance Systems Inc. (OSI), is the HSAAP operating contractor. Recently, OSI embarked on a ...
The Security Assistance Ammunition Program - Helping Allies Help Themselves
Jan 01, 2008; ... Enabling friendly foreign countries and international organizations to acquire timely quality conventional ammunition, operations support, training and related logistics support, in furtherance of U.S. national security policies. Security Assistance Mission The Security ...
Countermeasure Flares Team (CFT) Leverages Acquisition Process to Meet Warfighter Demands
Jan 01, 2008; ... In November 2005, the Army drastically increased monthly requirements for the M211, M212 and M206 countermeasure flares from 9,000 to 54,000 in just 3 months. This new requirement was the challenge faced and met by the Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) CFT. Driving the demand ...
Conventional Ammunition Demilitarization (Demil) - A Growing Challenge
Jan 01, 2008; ... As the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition, the Army has demil responsibility for DOD conventional ammunition. This includes storage, surveillance, demil and disposal of DOD's excess, obsolete and unserviceable ammunition, including conventional munition items, tactical missiles and large ...
Assessing Munitions Solutions - The Army's Munitions Readiness Reporting (MRR) System is on Target
Jan 01, 2008; ... Develop a system for munitions that will portray the Army's ability to support contingency operations. This was the challenge issued by then U.S. Army Chief of staff GEN Eric K. Shinseki just 2 days after the Sept, 11, 2001, attacks. The Operations Suppbrt Command, now known as the Joint ...
Nonlethal Munitions (NLM) Expand Warfighter Capabilities
Jan 01, 2008; ... In the jumbled terrain of modern urban combat, the preferred theater of operations for today's terrorists, the need to distinguish combatant from noncombatant is paramount. In a war with no fixed fronts, with no clearly identifiable foe, where the very definition of the word enemy is maddeningly ...
The Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit (SPARK) - Negating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat for Soldiers and Vehicles
Jan 01, 2008; ... The slumber one threat to Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan is the I ED, which has been responsible for almost 40 percent of ttJ.S. casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom. There are numerous ways to activate lEDs, ranging from crude timers to command wires to remote activation via cell phone ....
Making the Best Quality Ammunition for the Warfighter - An Interview With the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command's (JMC's) BG James E. Rogers
Jan 01, 2008; ... BG James E. Rogers took command of the JMC in September 2005. Prior to serving as the JMC Commanding General (CG), Rogers was Logistics Operations Division Chief (J-4), U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL. Rogers took time from his busy schedule during a recent visit to Fort ...
Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA) and Joint Ordnance Commanders Group Meet Warfighter Needs
Jan 01, 2008; ... Since the 2004 stand-up of Program Executive Office Ammunition (PEO Ammo), the Army's Ammunition Enterprise mariagement approach has been used to integrate the people, organizations, infrastructure and processes that are responsible for effective ammunition life-cycle management. In October ...
Joint Munitions Command (JMC) Facilities Provide Unique Capabilities Within its Ammunition Industrial Base
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Army relies on the private sector for 70 percent of DOD's conventional ammunition requirements; the remaining 30 percent are provided by government-owned ammunition plants and depots. Some plants, such as Radford Army Ammunition Plant (AAP), VA, and Holston AAP, Kingsport, TIM, are ...