Mar 18, 2012

Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Teams personnel from U.S. Army Africa and Tennessee National Guard traveled to Uganda Feb. 20-24, 2012, to conduct Phase I training for 27 members of the Uganda People's Defense Force.

Mar 16, 2012

Quality Assurance Specialists (Ammunition Surveillance) are aiming for a 'clean sweep' of unserviceable, unsafe or non-mission essential ammunition to support draw-down efforts, retrograde operations, combat readiness and explosives safety in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Mar 16, 2012

Sembach Kaserne, previously a U.S. Air Force base, became an Army post in 2010. Since then, garrison leaders work to improve Soldiers' quality of life. Better food choices, where many Soldiers and family members eat, is part of that effort. That's how Burks and Shepherd recently found themselves at the Culinary Institute of America's San Antonio campus, taking a one-week course on quick food service.

Mar 16, 2012

A memorial honoring sustainment Soldiers, who made the ultimate sacrifice supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, was presented to the Combined Arms Support Command in a ceremony March 15 at the Army Logistics University.

Mar 15, 2012

Training is no stranger to the U.S. Army, nor is it to the Soldiers who make up the Third Infantry Division. Soldiers who volunteered to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and defend against all enemies both foreign and domestic train regularly to ensure they are ready to respond to any threat that comes within harm's way of the United States of America.

Mar 15, 2012

"Go more left. Now you went too far. Stop right there!"

Mar 15, 2012

At the motor pool at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, soldiers with the Afghan National Army got some important training in forklift maintenance from their coalition counterparts.

Mar 15, 2012

402nd Army Field Support Brigade gives Redistribution Property Assistance Team training at Camp Shelby, Miss., on March 15.

Mar 14, 2012

Each year, about 225,000 Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard household good shipments are slated for movement during the summer months. These shipments compete with private sector moves creating a phenomenon in the transportation industry called the "peak moving season."

Mar 14, 2012

More than 340 military food service specialists gathered at Fort Lee, Va., for the final event of the largest culinary arts competition in North America.

Mar 13, 2012

As part of the Army's Net Zero Operational Energy program, Soldiers from Europe's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team learned to operate and maintain multiple hybrid-power management systems.

Mar 12, 2012

Instructors at the Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic School at Fort Jackson, S.C., decided to use a little imagination to keep valuable equipment from being transferred from the battlefield to the classroom.

Mar 12, 2012

The 793rd Movement Control Team, 7th Civil Support Command, conducted a Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement and Integration validation exercise Feb 29- March 1 here in preparation for a future deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Mar 12, 2012

Army Today - Team USA taking part in the International Mystery Basket Challenge during the Military Culinary Competition at Ft. Lee.

Mar 12, 2012

Dog Face Soldiers from the Third Infantry Division took the 37th Military Culinary Arts Competition by storm Feb. 25 through March 9, 2012, winning 21 gold medals and claiming the coveted title of Installation of the Year.

Mar 9, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. -- While 37th Military Culinary Arts Competition may be over, the experiences of the 340 competitors will have a lasting impact on culinary programs across the Armed Forces. With more than 950 competitive entries, this event is not only the largest culinary competition in North America it is also the leading training opportunity for military chefs.

Mar 8, 2012

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Soldiers of 548th Combat Service Support Battalion formally readied themselves for deployment to Afghanistan during a flag casing ceremony Feb. 27 at Monti Physical Fitness Center.

Mar 8, 2012

Chambersburg, PA -- The Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) Depot Assessment Visit (DAV) kicked off on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, and drew various commanders, military leadership, and commanding generals from different installations across the country.

Mar 8, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (March 8, 2011) -- Think whipping up a nutritional meal is a breeze? Try doing it with a pad of thorny cactus as one of six required ingredients.

Mar 8, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (March 8, 2012) -- In an effort to be more inclusive to the entire military, this year's enlisted aide category at the Military Culinary Arts Competition was open to every service.

Mar 8, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (March 8, 2012) -- Fourteen young military cooks competed for the title of Armed Forces Student Chef of the Year during the largest culinary arts competition in North America here Feb. 26- March 7.

Mar 8, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. -- The competition may be over, but the best is yet to come … literally as the winners of the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition will be announced during an awards ceremony March 9 at the Post Theater on Fort Lee.

Mar 7, 2012

The largest group of Soldiers to complete the 401st Army Field Support Brigade's Afghan National Army Maintenance Mentorship Program received certificates and coins during a ceremony held at AFSBn-Bagram Mar. 3.

Mar 7, 2012

Black ice, blowing snow, ice fog, treacherous hills and subzero temperatures are just some of the conditions the Soldiers of the 109th Transportation Company face each week to get cargo and supplies across Alaska from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Fort Wainwright.

Mar 7, 2012

About 335 chefs and 22 teams are competing this week in the largest U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition ever, with more than 850 separate events to be judged.

Mar 7, 2012

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's Task Force Atlas began a flight called the "Red Ball Express," where a small commuter plane is used to ferry supplies and passengers throughout Regional Command-East, Afghanistan.

Mar 7, 2012

A joint airdrop operation between Task Force Spartan, the U.S. Air Force, the Afghan Border Patrol and local militia Arbici helped resupply paratroopers of Task Force Blue Geronimo.

Mar 6, 2012

Soldiers dropping supplies from the air in Mali, Africa.

Mar 5, 2012

Of all the events within the 37th Annual Military Culinary Competition currently in progress at Fort Lee, ice carving is one of the few that doesn't involve cooking.

Mar 5, 2012

More than 300 military chefs are competing in more than 600 events at the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va. The competition which kicked off Feb. 26 concludes March 9 with an award ceremony. This American Culinary Federation sanctioned event features individual and team challenges in a variety of categories. Participation in the culinary competition is open to active-duty members of al services, Department of Defense Civilians, and U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard. Some of the Army teams going spatula to spatula this year are Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, Fort Drum, Fort Stewart, Fort Bragg and teams from Korea, Hawaii. There are also teams from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.

Mar 2, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. -- The chainsaws are buzzing, the flames are rising and the pans are sizzling at the 37th Military Culinary Arts Competition underway this week through March 7 at the Post Field House. More than 300 Armed Forces chefs from military installations around the world are battling for top honors hoping they have the winning recipe for success. This American Culinary Federation sanctioned competition features more than 600 judged events in a variety of categories. "The competition is designed to train and improve the overall level of food service professionalism," said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Russell Campbell, chief, Advanced Food Service Training Division, Joint Culinary Center of Excellence. JCCoE is part of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Combined Arms Support Command. The QM School trains and educates Soldiers, Civilians and members of other services and nations in quartermaster skills and functions. Participation in the culinary competition is open to active-duty members of all services, Department of Defense Civilians, and U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard personnel. Some of the Army teams currently competing are representing Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, Fort Drum, Fort Bragg, Korea, Hawaii, the Pentagon, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Joint Base Lewis-McCord and the Reserve component. Teams are also participating from the Marines, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. Throughout the competition, military culinarians demonstrate their talents in preparing hot foods, cold buffets, pastries and chocolate works of art to earn individual and team bronze, silver and gold medals. Categories include field cooking, nutritional hot food challenge, ice carving, culinary knowledge bowl, practical cooking and pastry, team buffet and showpieces. For the latest medal counts and updates on the competition, visit the Advanced Food Service Training Division's Facebook Fanpage at www.facebook.com/Army.Culinary. The portions of the competition will be broadcast live on the fanpage every day.

Mar 2, 2012

New terminals enable the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade to use NIPR and SIPR communications in a tactical environment.

Mar 1, 2012

Twenty-four military chefs got the annual all-service Culinary Arts Competition sizzling Sunday as they competed for Armed Forces Chef of the Year.

Mar 1, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (March 1, 2012)-A rarity is among the competitive ranks of this year's Military Culinary Arts Competition.

Feb 29, 2012

Chambersburg, Pa.-- Feb. 29, 2012 --Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) celebrated the winning of its seventh Shingo Medallion for Manufacturing Excellence for the Aviation Ground Power Unit value stream.

Feb 29, 2012

The U.S. Army Sustainment Command hosted a Lead Materiel Integrator mission transfer ceremony and open house on Feb. 29 in the Distribution Management Center conference room, located in Building 350.

Feb 28, 2012

The U.S. Army Sustainment Command hosted a third, and final, Lead Materiel Integrator pilot here during the week of Jan. 26, validating the LMI Decision Support Tool (1.0), while testing capabilities and internal processes.

Feb 27, 2012

Logistical exercises are value added events, especially on the continent of Africa.

Feb 27, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. -- Hundreds gathered today at Memorial Chapel as the Combined Arms Support Command held a remembrance ceremony to celebrate the life of Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, the former commanding general of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas. From July 2007 to 2010, he served at Fort Lee, where he commanded the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, Quartermaster School, and then served as the CASCOM G3/director, Training and Doctrine.

Feb 23, 2012

The U.S. Army is immersed in a series of ongoing efforts to find fiscal efficiencies while continuing to harness needed innovation, in many cases, to deliver life-saving technologies to Soldiers in Afghanistan, said the Army's top acquisition official.

Feb 23, 2012

Twenty-three years ago this month, Michelle Maxwell, a Macon native, enlisted into the Army as a Petroleum Supply Specialist. Currently, she is the first sergeant for 226th Quartermaster Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Third Infantry Division.

Feb 23, 2012

VICKSBURG, Miss.- The 412th Theater Engineer Command's new assistant inspector general was sworn in during a ceremony at the TEC headquarters, Feb. 12, 2012.

Feb 23, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 23, 2012) -- Officer training at the Army Logistics University requires more than books and papers to prepare leaders for the current Army operating environment. Practical exercises give individuals the ability to adapt to any situation and to think and act with confidence - that's where the ALU Modern Army Combatives Program can help them develop.

Feb 22, 2012

Army Materiel Command is trying to do the right things for the right reasons, AMC Commander Gen. Ann Dunwoody told an audience at the Association of the United States Army Winter Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Feb 22, 2012

A Black Hawk mechanic has a repair to make on his helicopter in northern Afghanistan. He needs a replacement part ASAP. Without this part, the Black Hawk will not be mission capable. He is reliant on Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lakisha Coles and her team at the Supply Support Activity in Camp Marmal. Coles knows the crucial role she and her Soldiers play. They supply the fight.

Feb 22, 2012

Feb 22, 2012

With barely 100 people, Army Field Support Battalion - Bragg is delivering the full effect of the Materiel Enterprise to the 82nd Airborne Divison at Fort Bragg, N.C., and other commands along the Eastern Seaboard. The battalion is one of more than two dozen Army Sustaimment Command units delivering global logistics solutions.

Feb 22, 2012

For dismounted Soldiers patrolling Afghanistan roads, improvised explosive devices can be even more devastating than for those in armored vehicles, but a new line of protection may help.

Feb 21, 2012

Aguadilla, PR- Troops assigned to the 246th Mortuary Affairs (MA) Company, US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, departed to a mobilization station in the Continental United States, 29 Jan, as part of their process to mobilize to Afghanistan.

Feb 17, 2012

The U.S. Army Europe's Fueling The Team Program is aimed at educating, promoting and supporting USAREUR Soldiers, civilians and families through healthier eating choices.

Feb 17, 2012

No one knows when the next crisis involving the U.S. military will occur, or where. But thanks to the personnel at the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, or ASLAC, supplies and equipment now aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Red Cloud are ready for action. Jon Connor of the Army Sustainment Command's Public Affairs Office offers this video report from Charleston, South Carolina.

Feb 17, 2012

The Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska (Provisional) is the "Arctic Face to the Field." The battalion, part of the 404th Army Field Support Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is one of seven Army Sustainment Command brigades. ASC falls under the Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Through long winters and short summers, the battalion serves to support Soldiers.

Feb 16, 2012

Twenty Soldiers are making history at Fort Lee, Va., today by being the first to graduate from the brand new Stryker Systems Maintainer military occupational specialty.

Feb 16, 2012

"It's been a year of planning and preparation, and the results of this change will impact the Army's future force," said Keith Orage, deputy director, Logistics Training Department, U.S. Army Quartermaster School. The yearlong endeavor of converting the Automated Logistical Specialist (92A) course back to a single daytime shift came to fruition Feb. 6, and the benefits are already visible said Orage. "There's a noticeable increase in morale around LTD from the instructors to the students," said Orage. "It's too early to gauge, but we also anticipate an increase in the students' test scores as a result of this improvement." Since the mid 90s, Advanced Individual Training Soldiers attending the Military Occupational Specialty course attended in two shifts, 6 a.m. -- 1 p.m. and 1 -- 9 p.m., which resulted after a merge of multiple MOSs. The course hours are now 8:30 a.m. -- 5 p.m.

Feb 16, 2012

Civilians in the Army Field Support Battalion - Bragg at Fort Bragg, N.C., ensure training equipment is ready and able for Soldiers training for contigency operations world-wide.

Feb 16, 2012

The Army Materiel Command's Force Protection Assessment Team chief, Bob Schuster, cited Red River's assessment results as "the best ever" during a recent visit to the depot. Shortly after the team's final report and debrief, AMC selected Red River as the winner of AMC's Best Anti-Terrorism Program Award for 2011.

Feb 16, 2012

The Army's newest accident investigation training facility officially opened with a ribbon cutting at Fort Rucker, Ala., Feb. 14, 2012.

Feb 15, 2012

Today marks the beginning for the Lead Materiel Integrator, as Army Materiel Command assumes the LMI mission for the Army.

Feb 14, 2012

Soldiers with the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) honed their skills during an exercise from from Jan. 23 to Feb. 3, 2012.

Feb 14, 2012

WIESBADEN, Germany - They may be far from the battlefield, but their efforts go a long way toward protecting Soldiers in harm's way. "We are here for the Soldier and civilian … supplying them with equipment on a daily basis so they can succeed at their jobs," said Teresa Hill, Wiesbaden Central Issue Facility customer service manager.

Feb 14, 2012

Army uncovers energy effecient hybrid concept vehicles at the largest Auto Show in the U.S.

Feb 14, 2012

EOD Soldiers demonstrate what an explosion from an IED can do to an unarmored vehicle to help awareness.

Feb 13, 2012

Cost-effective, energy-reduction strategies are what the home of the Third Infantry Division is all about. And one directorate at Fort Stewart is doing just that -- saving money and reducing energy one wood chip at a time.

Feb 13, 2012

CAMP CARROLL, South Korea--Army Field Support Battalion--North East Asia held the opening ceremony for the Korean Service Corps Humidity Control Warehouse with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Feb. 10.

Feb 13, 2012

With 2011 Logistics Milestones Achieved, let's ask: What's Next?

Feb 10, 2012

Soldiers with the 113th Sustainment Brigade, took part in Redistribution Property Assistance Team skills training in late January at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, to prepare the Soldiers to begin retrograde and property management operations in Afghanistan.

Feb 10, 2012

Working around the clock, teams of government and industry professionals have completed survivability and automotive upgrades to more than 1,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles.

Feb 9, 2012

At first glance, the 15E Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintainer Advanced and Senior Leadership Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officer Academy looks and feels like a well-oiled Army training machine honed over the years by experienced Soldiers.

Feb 9, 2012

Attracting more than 300 competitors and featuring more than 650 judged events, the 37th Military Culinary Arts Competition is sure to sizzle this year at Fort Lee. The competition, which is free to attend and open to the general public, is scheduled to be held at the Post Field House Feb. 29 - March 7. Main events include the field cooking competition, ice carving and student team skills, where competitors will showcase their knowledge of cuts, chops and preparation techniques.

Feb 9, 2012

The 168th Brigade Support Battalion recently participated in an exercise with the U.S. Air Force and the Oklahoma Army National Guard at Fort Sill, Okla.

Feb 9, 2012

Army watercraft, part of Army Sustainment Command's global collection of Army Pre-positioned Stocks, played a key role in joint Japan-US evacuation exercise.

Feb 7, 2012

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne recently helped Picatinny employees complete the second of three logistics phases required before the digitized M119A2 howitzer can be fielded to troops.

Feb 7, 2012

Boots, coats, pants, patches, and just about everything else uniform-related can be found at what troops in Kuwait are calling "Roach's Thrift Shop" at Camp Arifjan's Zone 6.

Feb 6, 2012

U.S. Army Soldiers assisted with a "sealift drill" during a large-scale Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief Exercise Feb. 3, 2012, that was coordinated by the Japanese government and included participation from more than 10,000 people.

Feb 6, 2012

Servicemembers entering the civilian workforce are sharing in the nation's current economic slump. The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2010 an 11.5 percent unemployment rate for those who'd served in the military any time after September 2001.

Feb 6, 2012

The Army wants Soldier input about a potential upgrade to the Army's physical fitness uniform.

Feb 2, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 2, 2012) -- Four noncommissioned officers from Fort Lee participated in a Jan. 25 fitness program at Matoaca Elementary School in Chesterfield County.

Feb 1, 2012

Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, got a firsthand look at what it takes to operate an Army vessel, and the rigorous training demands of Army mariners as they attend their Individual Entry Training at Fort Eustis, Va.

Jan 31, 2012

Those of the belief that 'life moves a little slower south of the Alps' might change their minds if they spent a few minutes with the Soldiers and civilians of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command based in Italy.

Jan 30, 2012

The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center is evaluating wool fabrics for use in combat clothing.

Jan 30, 2012

The Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, 402nd Army Field Support Brigade, began the issue here of brigade combat team equipment to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division's Ironhorse Brigade, Jan. 3, 2012.

Jan 26, 2012

The 824th Transportation Company, a Reserve unit from Moorehead City, N.C., just arrived in Kuwait to start their yearlong deployment. The home away from home has a unique feature, it floats.

Jan 25, 2012

Army Materiel Command's life cycle management command personnel picked through the trash and secured special engineering approval to perform depot level repairs and whatever it took to tally $191 million in cost savings last year.

Jan 24, 2012

The Distribution Management Center, a key element of ASC, hosted Decision Support Tool training Jan. 4-6. This new software will help support action in the DMC's new LMI division. The purpose of the training was to ensure ASC's team is fully capable of taking over LMI functions from the Department of the Army G-8 on Feb. 15

Jan 24, 2012

Maj. Gen. Patricia McQuistion toured Army and Air Force logistics activities during a Jan. 20 visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Jan 24, 2012

Transfer of the Directorates of Logistics from the Installation Management Command to Army Materiel Command is on track.

Jan 24, 2012

The Logistical Task Force and Logistical Support Element co-located on the Army Material Command compound at Shindand Airbase is increasing its capability in preparation for the upcoming retrograde of U.S. and coalition forces out of Afghanistan.

Jan 23, 2012

Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, Commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command; Heidi Shyu, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; and Kim Denver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement); met with senior U.S. Army Central and team unit leaders at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 22. Dunwoody, Shyu and Denver also had an aerial tour of current operations, seeing Arifjan, Camp Beuhring and Kuwait Naval Base from the air, accompanied by Brig. Gen. Karen LeDoux, Third Army/Army Central G-4, Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, Commander, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, and Col. John S. Laskodi, Commander, 402nd Army Field Support Brigade.

Jan 23, 2012

Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commanding general, Army Materiel Command, visited some of the more than 52,000 personnel who make up the 401st Army Field Support Brigade Jan. 20 and 21.

Jan 23, 2012

The USNS Red Cloud is taking on materiel at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., part of Army Sustainment Command's global collection of prepositioned stocks.

Jan 23, 2012

Net Zero for the Army means a reduction in energy used, in water used, and in waste produced. For Soldiers it can mean lives saved and more resources to train to fight.

Jan 18, 2012

Command Sgt. Maj. James E. Spencer replaces Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen D. Blake as senior NCO in Army Sustainment Command.

Jan 17, 2012

Cutting-edge technology and energy initiatives for Operation Enduring Freedom bring energy-efficient and reliable power generation to forward-deployed units.

Jan 17, 2012

Many military operations centers tout themselves as the "nerve center" or the "heartbeat" of their organization. The deputy chief of Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Command Operations Branch described SDDC's operations center as an hourglass.

Jan 13, 2012

The Army is now one step closer to selecting a new set of camouflage patterns that could replace what Soldiers are wearing now in most places.

Jan 12, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (January 12, 2012)--When Soldiers from the 275th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion deployed to Iraq last March, they embarked on a historic 10-month mission that helped close the chapter on more than

Jan 12, 2012

New shelters designed to protect and organize basic issue items for pre-deployment training equipment managed by Army Sustainment Command will be delivered to 17 training sites. The project is a competitive, all-Army effort, teaming ASC with its Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., neighbors at the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center to ensure Soldiers can train with top-notch tools.

Jan 6, 2012

At Barbers Point Kalaeloa Harbor, Hawaii, in December, the 599th Transportation Brigade loaded the 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade's cargo and equipment onto the M/V Green Lake for deployment to Afghanistan.

Jan 6, 2012

Soldiers from the 326th Quartermaster Company recently came together to compete and prove that they have what it takes to be the best and on Dec. 28 it was announced that the 326th was the Army Reserve Command winner of 44th Philip A. Connelly Award. Soldiers from the 326th competed in multiple United States Army Reserve Command level competitions before being announced as the winners.

Jan 5, 2012

FORT LEE, Va. (Jan. 5, 2011) -- The corridors in the 1,000-room lodging facility at Fort Lee aren't just long, they're Army long.