Newsletter of the Council of Logistics Engineering

Professionals

February 2010

In This issue: From the President:

Message From the Page The Council of Technology majoring in Aviation President 1 Logistics Engineering Management and is planning to pursue CPSG in-house logistics Page Professionals will graduate study leading to a Master of support 1 shortly be releasing a Science degree in Logistics Management. Upcoming Events Page document titled A James L. Martin, C.P.L. is the current 2 Logistics Engineering President CLEP and is the President of Weapon System Page Organizational Advanced Logistics Technology, Inc. Acquisition Reform 3 Evaluation Approach . This Monograph can be used by organizations The Peninsula Campaign Page Mr. Jim Martin 5 Benjamin S. Blanchard headed a team of in two ways to help them improve their Logistics Engineering capability. First, it could Hampton Roads Virginia: Page CLEP professionals who develop this A Military Community 8 Monograph. Ben is a member of the CLEP be purchased by an industrial and government organization to use for a self- Joint Experimental Page Advisory Committee, currently works as a Deployment and Support 9 evaluation. Second, upon request CLEP will consultant, and is a Professor of perform independent organization Engineering Challenge’ Page Engineering-Emeritus at Virginia For Local Middle Schools 12 evaluations resulting in certifications of Polytechnic Institute and State University. Aberdeen Proving Page While Ben performed the bulk of the organizations at certain levels of maturity Ground readies for 13 based on this document. Organizations may transformation work, he was assisted in this effort by Ralph Harper, Brittany Hill, and James purchase the Monograph from CLEP for $250. The CLEP evaluations for certification would Board of Officers Martin. Ralph L. Harper Jr., D.B.A., CISM is

President: also a member of the CLEP Advisory be based the size of the organization and James Martin, CPL Committee and is the Academic Online other criteria. Vice President-Administration A. Vic Poillucci Program Chair for Management at Florida In both of the above applications the Vice President-Operations Institute of Technology, Nathan M. Bisk Monograph would aid in the growth of an Lincoln Hallen College of Business. Brittany J. Hill is a organization’s Logistics Engineering capability Vice President-Education Junior at the Florida Institute of by identifying focus areas that could be Patrick Dallosta, CPL Vice President-Membership Continued on Page 11 -- Michael Connor CPSG in -house logistics support expecte d to save millions Vice President-Communications Daniel DiDominico by Chuck Paone million a year, according to Kermit Schol of CPSG. Vice President-Finance 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs TASS, managed by ESC's 642nd Electronic Systems B. J. Silvey The Electronic Systems Center (HANSCOM AIR Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Mass., is a rapidly Vice President-Programs and Immediate Past President FORCE BASE, Mass .) completed transitioning all deployable, integrated electronic intrusion William Horne sustainment actions for a critical base security detection system that provides the capability to Webmaster system from contractors to a government- detect, annunciate and remotely assess intrusions Stephen Roddock, CPL organic source Feb. 10, reaping large savings for into a secured area. The early detection and Advisory Committee the government. identification of an intrusion prevents or minimizes Prof. Ben Blanchard, CPL All logistics support for the Tactical Automated damage or destruction of mission-critical Ms. Janlyn Hall Security System, known as TASS, will now be resources. BG (Ret) Robert Stein, USAF performed at the Cryptologic Systems Group, in The system is considered a force multiplier in that Mr. James V. Jones LTG (Ret) Roy Beauchamp, USA San Antonio, Texas, part of ESC's 653rd it provides a lot of additional security without Mr. Lou Sciaroni, CPL Electronic Systems Wing. The total switch from adding more personnel for guard and patrol duties. Dr. Ralph L Harper, Jr., contractor logistics support to organic support It has been used around the globe, including Michael Osborne, CPL is expected to save the government nearly $4 Continued on Page 10 -- Page 2

Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

Performance Based Logistics and Readiness Summit, March 15 - 17 2010, Sheraton Premiere at Tysons

Corner Hotel, Vienna, VA, http://www.pblevent.com/

NDIA 26th Annual National Logistics Conference & Exhibition , April 12 – 15, 2010, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, FL; http://www.ndia.org/events/0730/Pages/default.aspx Performance Based Logistics 2010 , July 26 – 28, 2010, Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington , VA, http://www.wbresearch.com/pblusa/

ASNE, Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium, September 14-15, 2010, Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA, http://www.asne-tw.org/asne/FMMS10/ 64th Annual Transportation and Logistics NDTA Forum & Expo , September 18 - 22, 2010, Gaylord National Resort/ Convention Center Washington, DC, http://www.ndtahq.com/events_forum_expo.htm

13th Annual Systems Engineering Conference , October 25-28, 2010, Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, San Diego, CA, http://www.ndia.org/meetings/1870/Pages/default.aspx

ATTEND THE 2010 LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS TOOLS WORKSHOP &

USER GROUP SYMPOSIUM – March 8-11 2010 The Council of Logistics Engineering Besides seminars and discussions on Professionals (CLEP) is hosting the 2010 Life LOGSA’s Tools, several keynote speakers Cycle Logistics Tools Workshop and User will provide attendees with additional Group Symposium, with educational support information on how these logistic tools are provided by the United States Army Materiel currently being used or how they are Command Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA). planned to be used throughout the DoD

The workshop will be held in Huntsville, AL on and industry.

March 8 through 11, 2010. This year, due to the popularity of the

Following on the heels of a very successful workshop, the event has moved into the

event that took place last May, this year’s North Hall of the Von Braun Convention workshop will be extended to a four-day Center in downtown Huntsville.

event. Many logistics professionals from all over

Last year’s event was attended by more than the country and world will be in 350 attendees who gathered to learn about attendance for this popular event, so make the LOGSA-developed Life Cycle Logistics plans now to join us. Tools, hear about new product improvements Details on registration and hotel and provide user-feedback directly to the accommodation information can be found product developers of the various LOGSA at http://www.logisticsengineers.org tools. Page 3

DoD Weapon System Acquisition Reform Product Support Assessment

Patrick M. Dallosta, CPL Vice President, Education Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals Dr. Ashton B. Carter, the Under communities. business case analysis process,

Secretary of Defense for (2) reliance on transactional This DoD Weapon System Acquisition, Technology and based systems and processes, Acquisition Reform Product Logistics signed the “DoD as well as organizational Support Assessment captures Weapon System Acquisition challenges, and (3) the inability the findings and Reform Product Support to determine the cost benefits recommendations needed to Assessment” in November, of performance based-support drive the next generation of 2009. The Forward strategies due to the inability of product support strategies. summarizes the Assessment as DoD financial systems to During its year-long study, our follows: provide cost visibility and the 65-member pan-DoD and level of fidelity required for “As DoD moves forward with industry team, led by the Office validation of benefits against weapon system acquisition of the Deputy Under Secretary audit standards. reform, attention to product of Defense for Logistics and support must be increased, and Materiel Readiness, identified Integrated Product Teams (IPT) life cycle management must be eight principal areas, that, if are currently working the better focused to achieve developed or improved, will implementation of the DoD affordable operational make product support more Weapon System Acquisition Warfighter outcomes. Too effective and acquisition reform Reform Product Support often in the past, weapon more far reaching: Assessment, concentrating in system product support has 1. Product Support the areas of “Human Capital”, been neglected in acquisition Business Model “Governance” and the “Next and logistics transformation 2. Industrial Integration Generation Business Model”. efforts. Therefore, if the Strategy These activities will have Department is going to truly 3. Supply Chain interim reports as well as final reform the business of Operational Strategy reports over the next several delivering weapon system 4. Governance months. capabilities to the Warfighter, it 5. Metrics The DoD Weapon System must also reform the 6. Operating and Support Acquisition Reform Product stewardship of the $132 billion Costs Support Assessment is available spent each year in product 7. Analytical Tools at the DAU Defense Acquisition support. Reformed 8. Human Capital” Portal stewardship – driven by Several major findings along https://acc.dau.mil/Community improving product support and with the above areas for Browser.aspx?id=328610 achieving more cost-effective improvement are detailed in weapon system readiness the Assessment. The findings outcomes – requires a life cycle are categorized in the areas of management focus, committed (1) immature product support leadership, and cooperative processes, to include cross- efforts from the operational, service alignment and the acquisition and logistics Page 4

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND SAVE THE DATE

Page 5

Union Logistics in the Peninsula Campaign

By: Bruce P. Schoch

It is often said that you can ’t know designed to protect the mouth of the significant change: McClellan's army where you are going if you don’t know Chesapeake Bay from European naval would land at Fortress Monroe, not

where you have been. The author of this marauders, such as the British who Urbanna, and move up the Peninsula article combines his knowledge of the attacked during the War of 1812. It to attack Richmond from the east. Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign in was this fort, at the eastern tip of the The initial embarkation would include Virginia, with a study in logistics. Peninsula between the York and James 100,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses, 1,100 Though many essays have been written Rivers, that became the starting point wagons, and 44 batteries of artillery. on this subject, Mr. Schoch has done a for the Union movement toward the John Tucker, the Assistant Secretary of

superb job of telling this lesson in history Confederate capital at Richmond in War, chartered 113 steamers, 188 and logistics. 1862. schooners, and 88 barges to move

Bruce P. Schoch is multimedia Hampton, the city immediately outside McClellan's army from northern information specialist for the Curriculum the fort's moat, was burned on 7 Virginia down the Potomac River and Development Center, Army Combined August 1861 by the Old Dominion the Chesapeake Bay to Fortress Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, Dragoons of Elizabeth City County, Monroe. The first vessels arrived from Virginia, commanded by Captain seaports in the Northeastern States at Virginia. He was previously chief of multimedia technologies at the Army Jefferson Phillips, on the order of Alexandria, Virginia, across the

Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Confederate Brigadier General John Potomac from Washington, on 17 Virginia. He is a graduate of the College Bankhead Magruder. Magruder had March. of William and Mary, the Army read in the New York Tribune about Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Ingalls, the Command and General Staff College, the the "Slabtown" that Union Major acting quartermaster for the move, General Benjamin F. Butler, the was conducting the largest Army Management Staff College, the Transportation Officer Advanced Course, commanding general of Fortress deployment the U.S. Army had ever

and the Quartermaster Officer Basic Monroe, was building in Hampton to made. Over a 3-week period, the Course. house all the "contrabands" (freed and transports moved 3,600 wagons, 700 runaway slaves) who were flocking ambulances, 300 tubes of artillery, A century and a quarter before there. He feared that the Union Army 2,500 head of cattle, and 25,000 would also use Hampton to provide horses and mules. Operations Desert Shield and Desert winter quarters. Four hundred five vessels totaling Storm, the United States Army engaged in another large-scale deployment into a Hampton, which had been burned by 86,278 tons-including 71 side-wheel

hostile theater. Just as in Southwest the British in 1813, was just beginning steamers; 57 propeller-driven Asia, nearly everything required for the to regain its economic vitality in 1861. steamers; 187 schooners, brigs, and mission had to be imported, and the Butler disclaimed any military barks; and 90 barges-hauled an enemy allowed the buildup to proceed appreciation of what he termed an act enormous tonnage of cargo for the of barbarism, but Magruder's burning Peninsula campaign to Fortress without serious interference for several months. Unhappily, the operation did of the city did focus President Monroe in the spring of 1862. The

not end as well as the Persian Gulf War- Abraham Lincoln's attention on the daily supply requirements were nowhere near as well, unless you Peninsula. It also forced the initial prodigious: 3 pounds of subsistence happened to be a Confederate defender Union deployment to the Peninsula to per man and 26 pounds of fodder per of Richmond, Virginia. be based at Fortress Monroe rather horse or mule; over 500 tons of than upon the surrounding expanses of rations and fodder and over 100 tons This operation was the Civil War's 1862 Peninsula campaign in Virginia. Its roots Hampton. of all other classes of supply for the

lay, ironically, in continued Union Initial Deployment to the Peninsula entire army. control of a fortification designed by the On 3 February 1862, Major General Amphibious Operations and Support great Confederate general, Robert E. George B. McClellan submitted a plan The Mexican War landing of Major Lee, and in a newspaper article. to move on Richmond from Urbanna, General Winfield Scott's army of which is northeast of Richmond on the 10,000 at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on 9 Lee, while serving as a captain in the Army Corps of Engineers before the war, Rappahannock River, rather than March 1847 was the first large had supervised much of the striking south from Washington. construction of Fortress Monroe in President Lincoln approved McClellan's - Continued on Page 6 Virginia. The massive masonry fort was plan on 13 March, but with a Page 6

Peninsula Campaign - continued from page 5

River Railroad crossed the Pamunkey manifested itself in a failed attempt on amphibious operation planned and executed by Americans. There was little River on its way from Richmond to its 1 June to drive the Union left wing into

precedent for it. But the Army gained no terminus at West Point on the York. the Chickahominy and thus cut subsequent experience in amphibious (The Pamunkey joins with the McClellan's line of communications operations, and certainly not in what we Mattaponi at West Point to form the from White House. Brigadier General J. now know as logistics over the shore. York.) Four hundred transports began E. B. Stuart's raid and ride around Many of the watercraft used to support shuttling stores from the Fortress McClellan's army on 12-15 June McClellan's Peninsula campaign were the Monroe-Hampton area up the York managed to burn two transports at

same ones that had ferried his troops and River to West Point. Five locomotives Garlick's Landing on the Pamunkey supplies from the Washington area to and 80 railcars were shipped by River, cutting connections to White Fortress Monroe. Other craft he used had transport from Alexandria to West House, and capture a wagon train. even humbler origins: the flight of many Point to restart the railroad. During this action, he also raided of the contrabands down the James and Meanwhile, Mrs. Lee remained at Tunstall's Station, between Richmond York Rivers had left hundreds of canal White House until McClellan escorted and White House. After almost

boats (which had a draft of only 1 foot her to the Confederate lines a few catching a train returning to White when empty) cluttering the Fortress weeks later. House on which Union soldiers were Monroe waterfront. Lincoln proposed The site of White House, at a point riding on flatcars, Stuart tore up tracks, that these craft be beached at where large ships could no longer cut down telegraph poles, destroyed Willoughby Point, across the James from navigate, was at that time the most the bridge across Black Creek, and forward Union station on the railroad burned or plundered sided railcars. His Hampton, and used as floating causeways and piers for disembarking troops at from West Point to Richmond. The troops resupplied themselves from

Norfolk in May. The subsequent advance railroad had not been seriously sutlers' stores. up the York River towards Richmond damaged during the retreat of Stuart did not press an assault on the used these watercraft again in much the Confederate commander General supply base at White House because same role. Joseph E. Johnston's troops up the he reasoned that the defenses would As a result of lessons learned during the Peninsula into the defenses of be thoroughly alerted. However, his Peninsula campaign, the quartermaster Richmond; it required only engines and raid caused McClellan to change his

fleet was eventually to consist of coal- rolling stock to put it back into service. supply base from White House to the fired ships displacing 900 to 1,100 tons An immense concentration of steamers James River. and capable of speeds of 8 to 10 knots. and wagons combined to move all Shift to Harrison's Landing They included some steam-driven, light- kinds of supplies forward and evacuate McClellan began relocating his supply draft stern ferries built in Philadelphia. the sick and wounded. operation and shifting his tactical focus These ferries could carry a fully equipped The bulk of McClellan's army was south south of the Chickahominy River within

battery of artillery, a wagon train, or a of the Chickahominy River, which a week of Stuart's raid. On 18 June, he regiment of infantry and functioned as a divides the Peninsula before flowing ordered 800,000 rations shifted from very early form of landing craft. into the James. They were therefore White House to the James River. Establishment of Logistics Base at White nearer the James than the York. Only Colonel Ingalls, in charge of the White House the V Corps under Brigadier General House depot, dispatched several loads Fitz-John Porter was centered around of forage and provisions to the James Major General Stewart Van Vliet, McClellan's quartermaster during the and based upon White House. Supplies on 23 June. Canal-boat and barge

Peninsula campaign, noted that rain and from the White House-West Point area floating wharves on the York River mud made traffic very slow. He estimated were transferred by wagon and rail to were broken apart. Four hundred that the army, then consisting of 130,000 the units in the field. The railroad was transports began shifting cargo from troops, required 500 tons of forage and a single line and was constantly White House to the James. subsistence daily. On 15 May, the Navy threatened by washout, but its great In the meantime, Johnston had been cleared the James River of Confederate advantage was that it ran straight to wounded and replaced by Robert E.

shipping; the York River was always clear. Richmond, the strategic objective of Lee as the Confederate commander. His water flanks secured, McClellan set the campaign. Lee counterattacked McClellan's army up his headquarters and depot at Robert Confederate Appreciation of Union on 26 June, intent on driving the Union E. Lee's plantation, White House, which Logistics invaders away from Richmond. The was located where the Richmond-York The Confederates' concern about - Continued on Page 8 disrupting McClellan's supply lines

Page 7

Highlights from the 28 February 20 10 Officers Meeting of The

Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals

The meeting was held by a Outstanding action items from VP Membership, Mike Connor - telephone conference call on the past meeting: Jan Hall to Mr. Connor sent a notice to the Thursday, 28 February 2010 examine copyright right issues Membership on Monday, with a call to order by the for the CLEP Newsletter – still February 22 informing them of

President at 7:00 PM, Eastern outstanding the upcoming CLEP/LOGSA

Time. conference. Mr. Connor is Reports from the Officers working on establishing a local Present for the meeting were President, Jim Martin CLEP Chapter in Huntsville. the following persons: Jim Martin, President; Vic Poillucci, Mr. Martin introduced Mr. VP Education, Mr. Pat Dallosta VP Administration; Mike Blanchard to discuss the OCM- (Interim Appointment) - absent LE project. Mr. Blanchard Connor, VP Membership; Dan Webmaster, Stephen Rodock – provided a status report on the DiDomineco, VP Mr. Rodock has been actively Communications; Linc Hallen, OCM-LE modeling effort. Final clean-up version to be used as engaged in providing support VP Operations; BJ Silvey, VP for the upcoming conference. Finance; Dr Ralph Harper, Jr, a baseline. Packaging (i.e. Advisory Committee; Ben cover, binder) remains an issue Status on Sections:

Blanchard, Advisory to be resolved. San Diego Section - no report Committee; Lou Sciaroni, Mr. Blanchard to forward a Space Coast Section - no report Advisory Committee; LtGen draft OCM-LE project flyer to Beauchamp, Advisory Mr. DiDominco soliciting National Capital Section - no Committee; Bob Stein, assistance for its finality. report Advisory Committee; Steve Mr. Martin thanked all who are Phoenix Section - no report Rodock, Webmaster involved in the CLEP/LOGSA Huntsville Section – no report Not Present were the following Conference for their hard work Other Business: - The President persons: Bill Horne, Immediate and dedication. Past President and VP reported that he anticipates Immediate Past President and Programs; Jim Jones, Advisory conducting the Annual CLEP VP Programs, Bill Horne - Committee; Jan Hall, Advisory Meeting on Thursday at absent Committee; Mike Osborne, 1:00PM following conclusion of

Advisory Committee; Pat VP Admin, Vic Poillucci – no the CLEP/LOGSA conference

Dallosta, Interim VP Education. report and that conference call capability will be provided for

A motion was made and VP Operations, Lincoln Hallen – those unable to attend. seconded to accept the Mr. Hallen reported that he January Meeting Minutes has responded to the IRS subject to correction - motion regarding the Federal 501(c)(3) carried. status.

Page 8

Hampton Roads Virginia: A Military Community

The Hampton Roads area is home to one and Doctrine Command. Military English colony in the New World at of the nation’s largest concentrations of hardware in the area includes 70 ships, Jamestown. military personnel, with approximately 12 submarines, 400 Navy aircraft, 80 Other historical sites in the area 110,000 active duty military personnel. Air Force aircraft, and a variety of Navy include the Yorktown Battlefield, the The total DoD population, including Special Forces and support units. site of final battle of the Revolution, active duty, reserve, retirees and family Major military installations in the area Fort Monroe, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, members totals approximately 300,000 include Naval Station Norfolk (the and the Civil War battle between the in an area with a total population of 1.8 world’s largest naval base), Naval ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia million. Amphibious Base Little Creek, Naval Air (the former USS Merrimac). The World The region’s major communities include Station Oceana (including Dam Neck War II Iowa-Class battleship USS Williamsburg, Newport News, Yorktown Annex), Langley Air Force Base, Fort Wisconsin is open to the public in its and Hampton on the peninsula (North Story, Fort Monroe, Fort Eustis, berth at the National Maritime Center Side) and Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and Yorktown (Nauticus) on Norfolk’s downtown Chesapeake, Suffolk and Portsmouth on Naval Weapons Station. waterfront. the South Side. The area’s close ties to the nation’s Hampton Roads also boasts Virginia’s Major military units and headquarters history and the military spans nearly largest employer, Newport News include NATO’s Allied Command 400 years, beginning with Capt. Shipbuilding, and the Navy is state’s Transformation, U.S. Joint Forces Christopher Newport landing at Cape largest single consumer of electricity.

Command, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Henry (the site is on present-day Fort Additionally, Norfolk Naval Shipyard the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Story) on April 26, 1607. Newport and ranks as the state’s largest federal Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Capt. John Smith sailed up the James industrial employer. Command, and the U.S. Army Training River and formed the first permanent

continued from page 6 Peninsula Campaign – en suing Confederate offensive lasted and wounded. Cavalry screened the battle of Gaines' Mill on 27 June, until 1 July and became known as the hospital while litters and ambulances wagoneers loaded all the supplies Seven Days' Battles. evacuated the wounded. Gunboats possible at Savage's Station for

While struggling to repulse the attacking (the Commodore Barney, Currituck, retrograde; the rest were destroyed. Confederates, McClellan began shifting and others) stationed around the port Meanwhile, Stuart arrived at White his actual base of operations to complex at White House provided House in time to see the last gunboat Harrison's Landing on the James on the additional security. Commissary stores leaving and nine barges, five destroyed morning of 27 June. Contrabands were were evacuated by transports; the locomotives, trains of railcars, and evacuated to Fortress Monroe on canal sutlers' supplies were looted by rows of tents burning. boats. Supplies not needed by the forces departing Union soldiers and Lee and his chief subordinate, Major north of the Chickahominy during the advancing Confederates. Buildings, General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, switch of fronts were retrograded by including White House itself, and rows were both convinced after the main wagon and rail to White House. of tents were fired with whiskey- battle that McClellan would hold his Van Vliet shipped supplies by wagon and soaked hay. Ammunition dumps that lines of communication with White rail to Savage's Station so advancing could not be evacuated were blown House. Stuart therefore ordered troops could resupply en route to up-the sounds convinced Confederate Brigadier General Richard S. Ewell's

Harrison's Landing. They destroyed leaders that a full-scale Union retreat cavalry to attack White House. The excess stocks. Supplies at Orchard Station was in progress. Three locomotives cavalrymen saw fully loaded trains and Despatch Station were sent on to and a hundred railcars were also being run into the river with engines at Savage's Station as well, and excess burned. When all was done, Colonel full steam to avoid being captured by stocks were evacuated to White House. Ingalls, now deputy quartermaster for the Confederates. The finale of the Some 2,500 cattle were herded across the Army of the Potomac, and his staff entire operation was, fittingly, the Peninsula to the James. boarded the transport Circassian and unusual: Stuart's horse artillery traded Transports evacuated hundreds of sick sailed to Fortress Monroe. Following the Union retreat after the - Continued on Page 10 Page 9

Transformational program demonstrates developing logistics support concept

had real good, positive results come U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint He explained that normally tasks go Experimental Deployment and back.” directly to the services, and when Support program demonstrated its Leccadito said that while USJFCOM they have a logistics shortfall they go

Joint Force Support Component manages the program and its back through service to joint

Command concept during U.S. Forces development, USFK is the operational channels.

Korea’s Reception, Staging, Onward manager. He said that as part of its “The way the fusion cell works is it movement and Integration 2007 agreement with USFK, USJFCOM put brings the services up on line so they exercise. together several logistics teams to can openly discuss what those support the concepts development. shortfalls are right away and resolve By MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir USFK is a U.S. Pacific Command them on a more timely basis.” USJFCOM Public Affairs (USPACOM) sub-unified command. Leccadito said the third capability is Leccadito said USPACOM is U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint logistics execution. The command concurrently developing a similar Experimental Deployment and brings in other capabilities under program, and the two combatant Support (JxDS) program recently development and investigates ways commands cooperate to further the demonstrated its Joint Force Support to do better distribution from the development of both programs. Component Command (JFSCC) strategic to the tactical levels.

concept during U.S. Forces Korea’s “Most of the support that comes to Leccadito said the final piece and key (USFK) Reception, Staging, Onward USFK comes from PACOM,” Leccadito enabler of JFSCC is operations and movement and Integration 2007 said. “We've established an logistics integration. exercise. assessment program that runs “This is what brings everybody to the parallel to development.” The JFSCC program, part of table,” he said. “What the JFSCC USJFCOM's JxDS family of joint and Leccadito said JFSCC brings four provides is, through the linkage with combined capabilities under capabilities to the warfighter. PACOM, the visibility of other assets development at the Joint Futures Lab , “We bring a joint command and that are available.” improves the coordination, control capability,” he said. “That's Leccadito said that visibility gives integration, and synchronization of the organization itself. That's unique, commanders the flexibility to see the logistics and support functions for the because even though we've had ad entire logistics situation in their area

warfighter. hoc joint logistics commands or of operations and make decisions on

JFSCC reached its initial operational components stood up around the priority and better control the flow of capability in March 2006. The concept area, we've never documented it. materiel in the serves an integrating function for “We are combining planning and deployment/sustainment process. logistics predominately focused at the analysis into a new element of the Leccadito said the results of JFSCC's operational level. organization called a fusion cell.” third demonstration will be Vince Leccadito, JxDS project Leccadito explained the fusion cell is completed in June and the program manager, said that following an an operational link between plans will conduct its final demonstration and current operations that then assessment two years ago, USFK later this summer. He also said the recommends courses of action demonstration will include a military agreed to participate in a new type of evolutionary development broken specific to logistics. utility assessment.

into four demonstrations “The way business is done today,

approximately six months apart. you've got four services all doing

“We’re using a version of spiral stove-piped operations logistically,

development in a real live situation,” feeding up and integrating at the top. Leccadito said. “We’re developing at What we're trying to do here with the the same time we’re operationalizing, fusion cell [for] logistics is we're which has worked really well because cutting across and we're doing a we just finished demo three and we horizontal type of integration.” Page 10

Peninsula Campaign – continued from page 8

shots with the Union gunboat Marblehead became a major obstacle in the drive on would not have left as few troops as he at the very end of the evacuation from Richmond, because the capital city was did directly in front of Richmond. His White House. south of that river. Most of McClellan's counterattack probably would not Aftermath army was also south of the Chickahominy have been decisive in ending the Union After the Seven Days' Battles, McClellan's after its advance up the Peninsula from offensive. The subsequent slaughter of

equipment status at Harrison's Landing Fortress Monroe. the useless Confederate attacks at was 2,578 wagons, 415 ambulances, 5,899 The inherent cacophony and seeming Malvern Hill, just northwest of horses and 8,708 mules. Colonel Ingalls chaos of a shift of base operations from Harrison's Landing, on 1 July probably reported on 20 July that the Army of the White House to Harrison's Landing, would not have occurred. The Potomac had 3,100 wagons; 7,000 cavalry coupled with an unexpected campaign could have resulted in a counterattack, appears to have distracted, drawn battle, a continued slow Federal mounts; 5,000 artillery horses; 5,000 draft horses; and 8,000 mules. He described its paralyzed, and then panicked McClellan. advance toward Richmond, and the

status thus: ". . . the Army was then Stuart's "ride around the Army" had beginning of siege warfare in 1862 perfectly equipped." Whichever convinced him that his supply base was instead of 1864. As to the long-term benchmark is used, the logistician knows too vulnerable; it was already slow in effect on the war, however, we can that the 1862 Peninsula campaign did not responding to the units south of the only speculate. fail for want of support. Chickahominy. His decision to move to The impact of logistics upon the conduct of Harrison's Landing, once the James River

both Union and Confederate operations had been cleared by the Navy, was as during the 1862 Peninsula campaign was logical as his original move to White significant. The buildup and sustainment of House. That it occurred when Lee a huge Federal force before McClellan launched his counterattack was undertook any major combat operations unfortunate; it conveyed the image of an forced his logisticians to move materiel on Army in retreat, both to Lee and,

either muddy roads or the rivers. As the ultimately, to a disoriented and distressed James River was still a contested waterway McClellan. until the campaign was quite mature, that The Confederates were still expecting to The line between left the York River. The need-or the encounter an operation based at White disorder and order attraction-to use the railroad (and House when they attacked. They read the noise of the destruction of excess supplies lies in logistics.… McClellan was a railroad president before the war) made the choice of White House as a sign of full retreat, instead of Sun Tzu as a logistics base eminently logical. The abandonment. Had Lee known that use of White House, however, put the McClellan was relocating rather than main focus of sustainment north of the retreating, he would probably still have Chickahominy River. The Chickahominy attacked Porter's V Corps; but he probably

CPSG in -house logistics support Continued from page 1 throughout the Central Command Area of depending exclusively on CPSG for this 13 personnel there support TASS and Responsibility, protecting personnel and sustainment support in January 2009. other force protection products. critical assets in active war zones. The All stocks of TASS spares have been "TASS plays an important role in largest user of TASS, in fact, is Air Forces moved to CPSG storage, and CPSG protecting our deployed warfighters, Central, which provides Air Force personnel are processing repair including some of our CPSG co-workers,"

component support to CENTCOM. transactions with forward-deployed he said. "We are proud to contribute to AFCENT began relying on the San Antonio- customers. They have accomplished their safety and security while at the based group for TASS logistics support in approximately 2,000 so far in fiscal year same time saving the Air Force millions October 2009, according to Mr. Schol. Air '10, Mr. Schol said. of dollars by effectively utilizing existing Force Security Forces, at sites worldwide - The increased workload associated with CPSG processes." - other than AFCENT sites -- began TASS has resulted in CPSG adding seven new employees to its workforce. In all, Page 11

From the President - Continued from page 1 improved and resulting in an a more refined evaluation process (OCM -LE) in Section 3.0; several Organizational Growth Plan. This is tailored to any one or more “case studies” in Section 4.0; and the primarily accomplished through the individual logistics engineering 18 questionnaires that are utilized in use of the Organizational Capability organizations. The overall goal in facilitating the evaluation process in Model: Logistics Engineering (OCM- providing this unique guide lies with Appendix A. Inherent within the LE) contained in the Monograph. the hope that it will help in “model” description in Section 3.1 is This model, which is based on 18 facilitating the progress and growth the identification of 18 focus areas extensive questionnaires that cover of practicing logistics engineering (9 technical and 9 management) different focus areas, results in a organizations currently operating reflecting the logistics functional score that can be used to assess primarily in the industrial and disciplinary topic areas against which

level of Logistics Engineering level government sectors. It is anticipated an organization is evaluated, and the

of maturity at a specific point in that this guide, when applied in the five (5) maturity levels of time. The end objective would be evaluation of any given logistics “capability” attained are described to aid the organization to increase engineering organization, will aid in in Section 3.2. In Appendix A, its Logistics Engineering capability developing the organization’s overall included are the 18 extensive over time. effectiveness and efficiency in the questionnaires which cover each of CLEP will be “rolling out” this performance of its functions on the focus areas and presented in a Monograph at the upcoming CLEP- programs leading to the design and progression format geared for each LOGSA 2010 Life Cycle Logistics development, level of maturity, and an Evaluation Tools Workshop and Users Group production/construction, and Questionnaire Scoring Sheet is Symposium being held March 8-11, operation and sustaining support of included in Appendix B. The 2010 in Huntsville, Alabama. For a all categories of systems. questionnaires, in context, describe two week period following this roll- This Monograph, prepared on behalf what a logistics engineering organization should be out, the Council is offering an of the Council of Logistics accomplishing in order to be introductorynued price from for p the Engineering Professionals (CLEP), is Monograph of $175. For additional directed toward Logistics recognized for attaining a

details or to purchase the Engineering Organizations operating designated level of maturity.

Monograph contact CLEP at 480- within any company, government As such, this Monograph is

529-0402. We will also offer the agency, laboratory, and/or related somewhat “conceptual” by nature Monograph for sale on our website institution functioning in a system’s and hopefully, through its review in the near future or by sending an environment. The material included and application, will stimulate email to herein is intended to be logistics engineering organizations to [email protected] . “organization-specific” and not seek on-going review and the The preface to the Monograph “program-specific.” The objective is subsequent utilization of the OCM- provides additional information to measure an organization’s overall LE model for the purposes of about the document. This is “capability” and potential for improvement. This, in turn, should provided below. “growth” versus its ability to respond lead to growth and the further to a specific specification or unique enhancement of the overall This Monograph provides a “conceptual” approach for the program requirement. profession. evaluation of the capability of a Included in this Monograph is an typical Logistics Engineering introduction describing background James L. (Jim ) Martin, C.P.L. Organization. While there may be and the need for such in Section 1.0; President, The Council of Logistics the organizational evaluation variations thereof, the objective Engineering Professionals herein is to establish a foundation process in Section 2.0; the (i.e., framework) upon which to build organizational capability maturity model for logistics engineering Page 12

Naval Surface Warfare Center -Port Hueneme Sponsors ‘Engineering

Challenge’ For Local Middle Schools PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Armed Facility, where the students were Magnet School. with swim noodles, glue guns, a given the opportunity to see how PHD NSWC is located at Naval handful of other household objects engineers use math and science to Base Ventura County. It is the and their own creativity, 70 local solve problems and develop Navy’s premier in-service middle school students tested their conceptual ideas. After the tour, engineering and logistics center math and science skills to see if the students worked with their and has been in existence for over they could hit the target—literally— PHD NSWC engineer on their 45 years. The command provides at the ninth annual Port Hueneme project and conducted test test and evaluation, in-service Division, Naval Surface Warfare launches to perfect their designs. engineering, and integrated Center (PHD NSWC) National The student teams presented their logistics support for weapon and Engineer’s Week event, on Feb. 19 projects and design rationale to the combat systems installed in the at PHD NSWC, located at Naval panel of judges. Projects were United States Navy fleet, United Base Ventura County. scored on creativity, conceptual States Coast Guard fleet, and The annual engineering competition design, application, testing many foreign Navy fleets. PHD pits students from Ventura County procedure/results, as well as the NSWC’s focus is to provide safe, middle schools in the ultimate teams’ application of knowledge effective, and affordable weapon school rivalry as they attempted to collected from their tour. systems that enable ships and design a miniature missile from The American Society of Naval Sailors to fight and win. ordinary office and household Engineers, Channel Islands Section,

supplies, and then launch it at a the International Society of target before a panel of judges Logistics, Ventura County Chapter comprised of Navy and civilian and the Society of Hispanic engineers. Aided by a math or Professional Engineers donated science teacher and a PHD NSWC prizes for first, second and third engineer, the students engaged in a place. variety of rocket science concepts Schools participating in the PHD such as aerodynamics, trajectory NSWC National Engineer’s Week and pull of gravity. event include: Anacapa Middle PHD NSWC developed the School, Balboa Middle School, A little neglect may competition as a way to help local Charles Blackstock Junior High breed mischief; for students with an aptitude for math School, De Anza Middle School, E. want of a nail, the and science discover the world of O. Green Junior High School, R. J. shoe was lost; for engineering and expose them to Frank Intermediate School, John C. want of a shoe, the the kinds of problem-solving Fremont Intermediate School, challenges that engineers face on a Richard B. Haydock Intermediate horse was lost; and

daily basis. School, Las Colinas Middle School, for want of a horse,

Los Primeros Structured School, the rider was lost. The event began at 8:00 a.m. and Mesa Union School, Monte Vista concluded at 2:00 p.m. In the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ocean View Junior morning, the students toured a High School, Rio Vista Middle major area within PHD NSWC, the Surface Warfare Engineering School and Santa Rosa Technology Page 1 3

Aberdeen Proving Ground readies for transformation

By David McNally (Research, Development and Engineering Command Public Affairs) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - About 150 people gathered at the Top of the Bay Club Tuesday, Feb. 16 for an Association of the United States Army luncheon. Major Gen. Nick Justice , Aberdeen Proving Ground Installation Commander, and Research, Development and Engineering Command Commanding General, told the group about Army transformation. "It's important for our community here to understand about RDECOM," Justice said. "It's a very large organization; 17,000 strong with 12,000 scientists and engineers. That's as powerful as any corporation in America ... and all capable, competent people, ready to lead in any aspect of science and technology and engineering that we want to deal with." Justice explained that with RDECOM's headquarters at Aberdeen Proving Ground, the region will soon see many changes. "This place will become the gateway for science, technology and engineering for the Army, and I suspect for the Department of Defense, and other agencies like Homeland Security, and for the nation," Justice said. "There is your first challenge right there; It is to make this place the new center for science, technology and engineering for our nation." Justice told the group how RDECOM is honing in on engineering solutions. "We need to build systems in the Army to solve problems and do it with the same responsible constraints of time and money that we take in our own personal lives," he said. "So, we're going to focus on engineering." The AUSA Aberdeen Chapter meets monthly to listen to guest speakers, discuss business, and recognize outstanding community members. "Our mission is to educate the public about how to support the Soldier," said Chapter President Mary Jane Jernigan. In the past two years, the Aberdeen AUSA chapter has grown to more than 475 people, and been nationally recognized as the best all-around chapter in the nation. "Our driving force is our passion that these things need to be done," Jernigan said. The chapter supports Soldiers, Army civilians and the APG community through fundraisers, scholarships and informational meetings. "Being a member of the AUSA is a great way to network and meet people from other organizations on the installation," Jernigan said. "General Justice challenged me personally to help prepare people for the transformation." The Aberdeen AUSA Chapter meets the third Tuesday of every month. For information, visit the chapter's Web site ( http://www.ausa- aberdeen.org/ )

HOW CAN WE BETTER SERVE YOU? As we continually strive to organization? talent in a particular area meet the requirements and We can help. Contact us and would like to participate needs of our Logistics by email, phone, or stop by on a committee, please The Council of Community, we would like our web site at contact us. to hear from you concerning www.logisticsengineers.org If you would like to submit Logistics what you would like to see and let us know how we an article for our newsletter, Engineering CLEP accomplish in the can assist or serve you please contact Dan future to better serve you. better. DiDomenico, Professionals Do you have a need for We also need your help. [email protected] (VP workshops on particular As we have begun our new Communications) or Bill subjects, job assistance, or program year, we need Horne [email protected] filling job requirements on a volunteers to serve on our (VP Programs) by email. program within your committees. If you have a

Join the Conversation, Discussion and Networking on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1358457&trk=hb_side_g

CLEP Information The Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals is a professional www.logisticsengineers.org organization composed of individuals devoted to enhancing logistics technology, education, and management. For membership information or if you are interested in starting a Section in your area, contact Mike Connor at [email protected] .