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[email protected] LOA Historian Corporate Membership Jeff Decker Officer Assistant Editor Abbillyn Johnson Ms. Mary H. Parker, Col (Ret) Charitable Program Tyner Apt Officer Managing Editors Tammy McElhaney Heritage Program Director Mr. Robert Bosworth, Montanna Ewers, Lynn Arias Richard P. Schwing, Col (Ret), Andrew AOA Representative Kibellus, Holly Gramkow, Nathan Shawna Matthys Civilian Ambassadors Elking, Lisa Mccarthy, Corbin Aldridge, Joshua Gee Nicholas Hufnagel, Alexander Barden Jennifer Fletcher Director, Publishing & Online Production David Loska Director, Graphic Design & Art Chris Gray 2 | Exceptional Release Military Journal | atloa.org | Issue 144 Contents xceptional Release ELogistics Officer Association Military Journal 4 President’s Log 7 Effective Followership: A Dying Art 11 Active Fleet Management for an Aging Air Force 14 Vehicle Telematics – Enhancing the Vehicle Management Enterprise (VME) 18 An Open Letter to Chapter 29 LOA+Veterati: Easing the Mili- Treasurers tary-to-Civilian Workforce Transition 20 Focus on a Chapter Leader & CGO 31 Developing Enterprise Connectivity for Logisticians 23 Civilian Logisticians at the Tip of Spear 37 Reinvigorated Hindu Chapter helps make history in 2017 40 Cowboys on the Move: How the Logistics Officer Association is Linking the ICBM Supply Chain On the Cover Lt.