Army awards excellence in logistics

By Mr. Paul Boyce (FORSCOM)May 30, 2008

The Army Chief of Staff is honoring 85 outstanding Army units, who excel in supply, maintenance and deployment logistics, through the Combined Logistics Excellence Awards (CLEA). The awards are going to units from the U.S., Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico.

The CLEA competition capitalizes on best practices and outstanding accomplishments of Army units that specialize in supply, maintenance and deployment logistics. As Army units improve logistics readiness in these fields, the CLEA provides recognition for their efforts. The awards are given in 30 categories to active duty, Reserve and National Guard units.

"The winners of these awards demonstrate what it means to be Army Strong. They give credence to our theme - The Army: Strength of the Nation," says the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, LTG Ann E. Dunwoody. "Most importantly, all of these high performing units-not only the ones being recognized, but all the units who competed-are winners because of this competition. They took on the challenge to demonstrate that they are the best in their business, and we are proud of their achievements."

The competition and award process begins with an Army Command nominating one or more of its units based on the unit's published guidelines and regulations. From there, evaluators from the U.S. Army Transportation, Ordnance and Quartermaster Centers and Schools, augmented by Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers, travel worldwide conducting on-site evaluations of the units nominated by their commands.

This year 85 units will receive awards; 22 from the Deployment Excellence program, 23 from the Maintenance Excellence program, and 40 from the Supply Excellence Program.

The winners are receiving their awards at the CLEA ceremony and banquet on June 3 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event is sponsored by the Department of the Army and the National Defense Industrial Association. The winners are also treated to a day in Washington, D.C. with a tour of the Pentagon and VIP seats at the Twilight Tattoo.

For more information on the awards, nominations and award process, contact Mr. Nelson Williams at 703-614-0753 or nelson.williams@hqda.army.mil.

The 2008 Chief of Staff of the Army Combined Logistics Excellence Awards

Maintenance Excellence Awards Winners

Depot Category

Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

B Company, 610th Base Support Battalion, Fort Riley, KS (U.S. Forces Command)

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

101st Forward Support Battalion, Fort Riley, KS (U.S. Forces Command)

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Large Category

3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bliss, TX (U.S. Forces Command)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Small Category

6981st Civilian Support Group, Mannheim, Germany (Network Enterprise Technology Command)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Medium Category

Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Eastover, SC (National Guard Bureau)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Large Category

Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany (U.S. Army Europe)

Army Reserve, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

Headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion (Military Transport), Ceiba, Puerto Rico (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

Army Reserve, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

264th Service Company (Command and Control), Salinas, Puerto Rico (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

Army Reserve, Table of Organization & Equipment, Large Category

396th Combat Support Hospital, Vancouver, WA (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

National Guard, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

Headquarters Detachment, 751st Maintenance Battalion, Eastover, SC

National Guard, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

1221st Transportation Company, Dexter, MI

Deployment Excellence Awards Winners

Operational Deployment Category

66th Engineer Company, 2-25th Brigade Combat Team, Schofield, Barracks, HI (Small Unit)

3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TX (Large Unit)

All Army Installation Category

Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, GA

Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

Active Army, Large Unit

44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany

Active Army, Small Unit

497th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, 1st Corps, Fort Lewis, WA

Active Army, Supporting Unit

180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), III Corps, Fort Hood, TX

Army Reserve, Large Unit

1185th Transportation Terminal Brigade, 99th Regional Readiness Command, Lancaster, PA

Army Reserve, Small Unit

322nd Combat Support Maintenance Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Arden Hills, Minnesota

Army Reserve, Supporting Unit

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC

National Guard, Large Unit

41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Tigard, OR

National Guard, Small Unit

Headquarters Detachment, 730th Quartermaster Battalion, Headquarters 60th Troop Command, Ahoskie, NC

National Guard, Supporting Unit

Joint Forces Headquarters-Minnesota, Little Falls, MN

Supply Excellence Awards Winners

Active Army, Level I, Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California (U.S. Forces Command)

Active Army, Level I, Unit TDA

Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Lewis, WA (U.S. Army Installation Management Command)

Active Army, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Headquarters Detachment, 28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany (U.S. Army Europe)

Active Army, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances

University of California Santa Barbara Army ROTC, Santa Barbara, California (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command)

Active Army, Level III, Parent Level Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany(U.S. Army Europe)

Active Army, Level III, Parent Level Table of Distribution and Allowances

527th Military Intelligence Battalion, Camp Humphreys, Korea(U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command)

Active Army, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Headquarters Command, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (U.S. Army Special Operations Command)

Active Army, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Table of Distribution and Allowances

U.S. Army Garrison, Director of Logistics, Fort Campbell, KY (U.S. Army Installation Management Command)

Army Reserve, Level I, Unit Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

425th Transportation Company, Salina, KS

Army Reserve, Level I, Unit Table of Distribution and Allowances

Southern European Task Force, Augmentation Detachment, Vicenza, Italy

Army Reserve, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

206th Regional Support Group, Springfield, IL

Army Reserve, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances

7th U.S. Army Reserve Command, Schwetzingen, Germany

Army Reserve, Level III, Parent Level Table of Distribution and Allowances

57th Area Maintenance Support, Belton, MI

Army Reserve, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Detachment 1, 1011th Quartermaster Company, Pittsburg, KS

National Guard, Level I, Unit Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

292nd Infantry Battalion, Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico

National Guard, Level I, Unit Table of Distribution and Allowances

66th Troop Command, Jackson, MI

National Guard, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Joint Forces Headquarters, Carson City, NV

National Guard, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances

Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, St. Augustine, FL

National Guard, Level III, Parent Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, LA

National Guard, Level III, Parent Table of Distribution and Allowances

Joint Forces Headquarters, Madison, WI

National Guard, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Table of Distribution and Allowances

U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, Camp Douglas, WI

Maintenance Excellence Awards Runners-up

Depot Category

Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, PA

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

G Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

B Company, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexhiem, Germany

Active Army, Table of Organization & Equipment, Large Category

Headquarters Command, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Schwetzingen, Germany (U.S. Army Europe)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Small Category

Equipment Concentration Site #33, Fort Riley, KS (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Medium Category

39th Signal Battalion, Chievres, Belgium (U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command)

Table of Distribution and Allowances, Large Category

527th Military Intelligence Battalion, Camp Humphreys, Korea (U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command)

Army Reserve, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

Headquarters Detachment, 341st Medical Evacuation Battalion, Mesquite, TX (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

Army Reserve, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

425th Transportation Company, Salina, KS (U.S. Army Reserve Command)

National Guard, Table of Organization & Equipment, Small Category

Headquarters, 217th Personnel Services Battalion, Butler, NC

National Guard, Table of Organization & Equipment, Medium Category

1344th Transportation Company, East St. Louis, IL

Deployment Excellence Awards Runners-up

Active Army, Large Unit

1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Fort Bragg, NC

Active Army, Small Unit

89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Eustis, VA

Active Army, Supporting Unit

838th Transportation Battalion, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Army Reserve, Large Unit

3rd Medical Command, Third Army, U.S. Army Central, Forest Park, GA

Army Reserve, Small Unit

828th Quartermaster Company, 99th Regional Readiness Command, Wilkes Barre, PA

Army Reserve, Supporting Unit

1394th Deployment Support Brigade, 63rd Regional Readiness Command, Camp Pendleton, CA

National Guard, Large Unit

141st Brigade Support Battalion, Portland, OR

National Guard, Small Unit

Headquarters Detachment, 1144th Transportation Battalion, 108th Sustainment Brigade, Delavan, IL

National Guard, Supporting Unit

Joint Forces Headquarters - South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Supply Excellence Awards Runners-up

Active Army, Level I, Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

C Company, 302nd Signal Battalion, Camp Roberts, California (U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command)

Active Army, Level I, Unit Table of Distribution and Allowances

Headquarters Company, 16th Ordnance Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command)

Active Army, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

101st Division Special Troops Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (U.S. Forces Command)

Active Army, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances

527th Military Intelligence Command, Camp Humphreys, Korea (U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command)

Active Army, Level III, Parent Level Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas (U.S. Forces Command)

Active Army, Level III, Parent Level Table of Distribution and Allowances

7th Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Grafenwoehr, Germany (U.S. Army Europe)

Active Army, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

240th Quartermaster Supply Company, Bamberg, Germany (U.S. Army Europe)

Active Army, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Table of Distribution and Allowances

Aviation Center Logistics Command, Fort Rucker, AL (U.S. Army Materiel Command)

Army Reserve, Level I, Unit Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

663rd Movement Control Team, Vicenza, Italy

Army Reserve, Level I, Unit Table of Distribution and Allowances

Headquarters Detachment, 4th Brigade (Combat Service Support), Indianapolis, IN

Army Reserve, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

469th Combat Sustainment Company, San Jose, CA

Army Reserve, Level III, Parent Level Table of Distribution and Allowances

2nd Battalion, 349th Regiment, Fort Stewart, GA

National Guard, Level I, Unit Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

43rd Army Band, Lincoln, NE

National Guard, Level I, Unit Table of Distribution and Allowances

Joint Forces Headquarters, Honolulu, HI

National Guard, Level II, Property Book Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

42nd Regional Support Group, Somerset, NJ

National Guard, Level II, Property Book Table of Distribution and Allowances

Joint Forces Headquarters (Central Property Book Office), Carson City, NV

National Guard, Level III, Parent Modification Table of Organization & Equipment

Headquarter 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation, Columbus, OH

National Guard, Level III, Parent Table of Distribution and Allowances

Joint Forces Headquarters, Barrigada, Guam

National Guard, Level IV, Supply Support Activity Table of Distribution and Allowances

U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, Kapolei, HI

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