TABLE OF CONTENTS
On the
Cover
THE ARMY’S OFFICIAL PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN ON SUSTAINMENT
SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2014
WWW.ARMY.MIL/ARMYSUSTAINMENT
FOCUS
2
Technologies to Sustain
the Army of 2025
and Beyond
Training and Education Must Leverage Technology and Innovation
Today’s Soldier is fluent in multiple forms of technology from an early age.
This gives Army educators a unique opportunity to modify our training.
By Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche
FEATURES
12 Game Changers: Technologies to Sustain the Army of 2025 and Beyond
New sustainment technologies will help the Army retain overmatch with a
more capable, leaner expeditionary force. By Capt. MuShawn D. Smith
18 Passenger Transit Center Planning at the Operational Level
U.S. Army Europe prepared for the closure of the transit center at Manas Air
Base in Kyrgyzstan by establishing a new transit center in Romania.
By Maj. David L. Thompson
“Our Army has
benefited greatly from
the increased use of
technology throughout the force. In the
same way, our training
and education systems
must leverage the
advantages these new
technologies and
innovations provide.”
Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche
Training and Education Must Leverage Technology and Innovation, p. 2.
Game
Changers
Plus:
MK Passenger Transit
Center Planning at the
Operational Level
CASCOM CG:
Training and
Education Must
Leverage
Technology and
Innovation
PB 700–14–05 Headquarters, Department of the Army • Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Two M1075A1 palletized load
systems with mounted Mobility
Appliqué Systems operate without
drivers as part of a convoy. (Photo
by Bruce Huffman)
DEPARTMENTS
COMMENTARY
4 Mission Command: Lies, Damned Lies, and Metrics
Dr. Christopher R. Paparone and George L. Topic Jr.
5 Validating the Operations Officer in the BSB
1st Lt. Joshua R. Scott
7 Dignity and Respect: The Mission of the Warrior Transition Battalion–Europe
Lt. Col. Douglas H. Galuszka, Maj. David K. Spencer, and Command Sgt.
Maj. Eugene B. Chance
FEATURES
26 The Role of Contracting Officer’s Representatives
Rodney M. Palmer
28 Observations, Insights, and Lessons From a COR
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dane A. Patterson