Recent shift to AMC enables streamlined logistics services

By Sgt. 1st Class Jefferey Troth (IMCOM)October 21, 2012

Recent shift to AMC enables streamlined logistics services
During an Oct. 3 ceremony at Camp Casey, Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I's Directorate of Logistics (DOL) put on the patch of the Army Materiel Command, of which they are now a part under an Army-wide change that took... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

By Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Troth

jefferey.l.troth.mil@mail.mil

CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- The logisticians who look after Warrior Country's transportation, maintenance and supply needs are now able to provide even more robust services thanks to a recent change that gives them broader, faster reach into the Army's overall logistics network.

The U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I's Directorate of Logistics ran the Central Issue Facility at Camp Hovey and the transportation motor pools that provide buses and vehicle maintenance in Warrior Country.

They did that as part of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, of which USAG Red Cloud and Area I is a part.

But, effective Oct. 1, all Army DOL assets shifted from IMCOM to the U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is a global command that supports Army logistics worldwide.

The shift plugs in the DOL to AMC's global logistics network.

And in Warrior Country, DOL is now part of the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade Area I, said DOL director Dennis Williams.

For Warrior Country customers, that'll mean that when one of the 403rd AFSB's facilities in Warrior Country runs low on an item -- helmets or vehicle parts -- for example, they can be shipped from another facility that does have them, even one in, say, Japan, Williams said.

The transition will not pose any confusion or inconvenience for DOL customers, he said.

"For Area I it will be transparent," he said. "The services we did yesterday are the same services that we'll do today and tomorrow."

The Area I DOL marked the shift to AMC with a low-key patch-and-pin ceremony Oct. 3 at Camp Casey's Carey Fitness Center. There, DOL's Soldiers traded in their seven-sided IMCOM patch for the shield-shaped AMC patch, while civilians received an AMC lapel pin.

"On behalf of the Army Materiel Command I want to welcome you to the new AMC family," Col. Michael Lopez, commander of the 403rd AFSB, said during the ceremony.

For the more than 300 DOL Soldiers, Department of the Army Civilians and Korean civilians in Warrior Country, the 403rd AFSB is now their higher headquarters. But, they're not alone. On Oct. 1, the 403rd also took command and control of all DOLs in Korea, Japan and Okinawa.

The changeover process was set in motion in March 2005 when the leadership of IMCOM and AMC decided to develop a logistics partnership to improve support to the Army and the Army's transformation plan.

Related Links:

U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I Flickr page

U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I Official military page