FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade welcomed the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-4's director of logistics information management to Fort Drum last week as he visited with logistics and supply personnel across the division.
Alexander Raulerson and two chief warrant officers from his office at the Pentagon met with logistics representatives from each brigade on post to discuss the Army's shift to a new logistics system called Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army), addressing issues with training, usability and transition.
Raulerson also visited the 543rd Combat Support Company's Supply Support Activity, where two Soldiers demonstrated how they use GCSS-Army as part of the SSA's procedures for receiving and issuing parts.
According to Raulerson and his team, GCSS-Army has been integrated into approximately half of the Army's support operations and logistics units, to include National Guard and Reserves.
By the end of 2017, he said, the Army will have fully transitioned to the new system.
GCSS-Army will replace the existing unit logistic systems with a focus on integrated solutions, allowing authorized users to access necessary data in one database. The system also measures and regulates unit readiness to ensure users are aware of deficiencies and are prompted to correct them.
Raulerson's luncheon with support operations staff was a time for brigade representatives to bring questions to the table, address concerns and gain understanding on what full implementation will mean for their respective units.
The group also was able to discuss training deficiencies and plans for ensuring consistent, over-the-shoulder instruction rather than hand-off classroom learning. Ready or not, Raulerson emphasized, the Army would be fully on board with the new system by Dec. 31, 2017.
That's why, he said, it was so important to monitor implementation and training.
"I know the system is powerful enough to do everything I need it to and more," said Capt. Robert Heinsohn, a supply services officer with 10th Combat Aviation Brigade. "I just don't quite know how yet."
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