SABHAN, KUWAIT -- Maj. Lowell J. Williams, deputy plans officer, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), and native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, leads a discussion on operational logistics with the Kuwaiti Armed Forces sustainment leadership Nov. 28, at th...

SABHAN, KUWAIT --1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Theater Security Cooperation Program Soldiers met with Kuwait Armed Forces sustainment and logistics leadership to shape future combined Theater Logistics Exercises Nov. 28, at the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Logistics Operations Center.

The program's key function is to communicate, develop and increase operational understanding through information sharing between the U.S. and Kuwaiti armies.

"This event will bring the 1st TSC planning and Kuwait logistics staff together to develop a scenario based engagement focusing on the sustainment capabilities of the Kuwaiti army to enhance the exchange information," said Col. Marty T. Pennock, civil affairs chief, 1st TSC, and native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Both armies must have a clear desired objective before starting any combined scenarios.

"The purpose of this forum is to refine and clarify the planning process that we have for the scheduled Tactical Logistics Exchange," said Maj. Lowell J. Williams, deputy operations chief, strategic operations and plans, strategic plans and operations, 1st TSC., and native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. "Together we will make sure the TLE offers key takeaways for 1st TSC and the Kuwaiti logistics community."

The TLE is a shaping event for the scheduled Kazama IV information exchange. KAZMA IV will build upon current relationships between the 1st TSC and the Kuwaiti Armed Forces.

KAZMA IV is a table-top-staff exercise focused on logistics and design to strengthen the bi-lateral military relationship between the U.S. Army and Kuwait Armed Forces. The Kuwaiti-based scenario exercise participants build an understanding of staff processes, communication, interoperability, and develop sustainment planning skills in support of maneuver forces in a hostile environment.

Interoperability occurs when various organizations are able to operate together to achieve a common goal.

"With today's complex environment, we need agile and adaptive logistics leaders," said Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley Jr., commanding general, 1st TSC. "We need leaders broad enough to handle the challenges of full spectrum operations in the era of persistent conflict."