Publications by TranslogResent articles by the "Translog" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Sun, 15 Nov 2026 05:00:51 GMT360Free Online Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 SDDC in pictures.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SDDC+in+pictures.-a0244648609Photos from the U.S. Transportation Command Component Commanders Conference, hosted by SDDC's 596th Transportaion Brigade at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, N.C. Sept. 27-28.

The senior leaders of US-TRANSCOM, SDDC, Air Mobility Command and Military Sealift Command took part in the conference, which included firefighter training and a tour of the MOTSU rail and terminal...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Q&A with Capt. Gregory Grossman, Soldier author.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Q%26A+with+Capt.+Gregory+Grossman%2c+Soldier+author.-a0244648608
A lynchpin program in preparing Iraqi security forces to achieve self-sufficiency in counterinsurgency operations was the use of U.S. Army military transition teams (MiTT). Generally composed of 10-12 commissioned and noncommissioned officers, MiTT teams were embedded in Iraqi army divisions, brigades, and battalions to teach, mentor, and operate with the unit.

Capt. Gregory...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Pacific workshop talks DPS, State Dept. shipments.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pacific+workshop+talks+DPS%2c+State+Dept.+shipments.-a0244648607
SDDC Personal Property Office-Pacific hosted a Personal Property Training Workshop at the Sheraton Waikiki Oct. 19-20.

The primary focus of the workshop was discussion and presentation of the Defense Personal Property System, according to Mae Ohori, director for the SDDC Personal Property Office-Pacific.

While SDDC is the executive agent for the Department of Defense...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Strykers arrive in Latvia for Saber Strike 11.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Strykers+arrive+in+Latvia+for+Saber+Strike+11.-a0244648606Deployment and Distribution Support Teams from SDDC's 950th Transportation Company played a vital role in orchestrating the receipt and discharge of Stryker vehicles at the Vecmilgravis Terminal in Riga, Latvia.

The Strykers belonged to the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and participated in the exercise Saber Strike 11 in October.

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A humvee pulled off the U.S. Army Vessel Calaboza onto a boat ramp in Ito City, Japan, Sept. 1, signaling the beginning of American aid to an area devastated by earthquake. All roads in and out of the peninsula had been severed during an 8.7 temblor earlier that day, leaving only passage by helicopter or sea available.

This disaster relief scenario gave SDDC's 836th...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Lean six sigma project improves retrograde process from OIF.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lean+six+sigma+project+improves+retrograde+process+from+OIF.-a0244648604The Automatic Reset Induction (ARI) process involves the rest of equipment returning from Iraq to the United States. The process stretches over 7,000 miles from Iraq to Texas. It is estimated that around 800,000 pieces of equipment will be retrograded to the United States in the next two years, with a maximum pace of 4,500 pieces per month.

]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Army's big move R2TF: responsible Reset Task Force critical link in Iraq drawdown.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army%27s+big+move+R2TF%3a+responsible+Reset+Task+Force+critical+link+in...-a0244648603


Soldiers and civilians with the Responsible Reset Task Force (known as R2TF) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait are a critical link in the chain of Army Materiel Command (AMC) teams that manage the withdrawal of equipment from Iraq.

The task force keeps billions of dollars worth of supplies and vehicles moving across the desert and ocean to the United States without getting lost....]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 SDDC change of command: August 25, 2010-Scott Air Force Base, Ill.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SDDC+change+of+command%3a+August+25%2c+2010-Scott+Air+Force+Base%2c+Ill.-a0244648602




Top: Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander, Army Materiel Command, passes the SDDC colors to the incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard.

Above: Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, outgoing commander, talks about the vital support his wife Michelle (right) has given him throughout his career.

Right: Commanders and guidon bearers representing SDDC's five...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Last Iraq combat brigade Strykers come home.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Last+Iraq+combat+brigade+Strykers+come+home.-a0244648601


Among the cruise ships and NASA shuttle preparations Oct. 6 at Port Canaveral, Fla., was the unusual sight of hundreds of Strykers combat vehicles rolling into the port. Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command was bringing the last combat brigade from Iraq back onto American soil.

The 832nd Transportation Battalion's Cape Canaveral Detachment managed the...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 History: MTCM and the first Gulf War: Aug. 7, 2010 was the 20th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield. Operation Desert Storm followed Desert Shield with a sustained 39-day bombing campaign and a stunningly successful four-day ground assault that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait. These events enhanced Military Traffic Management Command's reputation and shaped its changing role in the 1990s.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/History%3a+MTCM+and+the+first+Gulf+War%3a+Aug.+7%2c+2010+was+the+20th...-a0244648600
Desert Shield/Desert Storm unfolded as a logistics triumph as well as a major military victory. The United States buildup of 533,000 troops in the Persian Gulf happened in tandem with the sustained movement of mountains of supplies, armor, weapons, and ammunition. The Center of Military History's 1995 overview of The Whirlwind War pointed out that MTMC, the Army Component Command of...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 SDDC Soldier earns AMC Soldier of the Year title.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SDDC+Soldier+earns+AMC+Soldier+of+the+Year+title.-a0244648599
Though known as Global Surface Transportition Experts, SDDC's troops are warriors first, as evidenced by the fact that an SDDC Soldier was named Army Materiel Command's Soldier of the Year after a grueling competition in July.

Spc. Alex Perenishko of the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element (RPOE), 597th Transportation Brigade, earned the title "Best Warrior" after a weeklong series...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Army Chief Management Officer presents LEAP Award to SDDC team.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army+Chief+Management+Officer+presents+LEAP+Award+to+SDDC+team.-a0244648598
The Under Secretary of the Army, the honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, and Army's first Chief Management Officer (CMO), presented awards to winners of the 2010 Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards Program (LEAP) at a ceremony in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon Oct. 15.

The SDDC Project Team for Improving OCONUS Transportation Discrepancy Reporting was among the winners honored in...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 SDDC units to compete Army-wide for supremacy in supply.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SDDC+units+to+compete+Army-wide+for+supremacy+in+supply.-a0244648597In the upcoming Chief of Staff Army's Supply Excellence Awards competition, Soldiers from the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command will have the opportunity to prove the SDDC reputation as surface transportation experts.

SDDC has selected the 598th Transportation Brigade and the 836th Transportation Battalion to compete in the fiscal year 2011 Supply Excellence Award...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Military Ocean Terminal Concord partners with local law enforcement for National Night Out.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Military+Ocean+Terminal+Concord+partners+with+local+law+enforcement...-a0244648596In a recent partnership with area law enforcement, Soldiers and emergency personnel at Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Calif., helped show that an alert neighborhood is the first step in detecting and preventing crime, even on or near a military installation.

]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 From the Command Sergeant Major.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/From+the+Command+Sergeant+Major.-a0244648595
"THE END STATE OF WHAT WE DO IS KEEPING SOLDIERS ALIVE, AS CIVILIANS, SERVICEMEMBERS, CONTRACTORS AND INDUSTRY WORKING WITH SDDC, THAT IS WHAT WE DO, WE ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF OUR TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD."

When Maj. Gen. Leonard addressed the SDDC Headquarters workforce at his first Town Hall meeting, he introduced his core beliefs as a Soldier and...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 From the Commanding General.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/From+the+Commanding+General.-a0244648594"SDDC REPRESENTS THE GLOBAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS. I AM CONVINCED THAT TOGETHER WE CAN MEET THE CHALLENGE THAT THE SERVICES' MISSION REPRESENTS By PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS LOGISTICAL SUPPORT THAT IS BOTH TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE."

In my first two months as commander, it is clear to me that SDDC is an organization with missions critical to the success of our military worldwide ... and...]]>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Transitions.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Transitions.-a0244648593Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard (left) took command of Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command from Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge (right) during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug 25.

Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander, Army Materiel Command, officiated the ceremony. Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, hosted the...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Army's oldest tug nearing end of service.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army%27s+oldest+tug+nearing+end+of+service.-a0234930370
The U.S. Army's oldest tugboat still in service, the Valley Forge (LT-2096), will be retired soon at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point. A new fireboat is currently being built to replace her next year.



The Valley Forge was built in July 1954 at the Matton Shipyard in Cohoes, N.Y., and commissioned in February 1955. The tug is a dual-purpose tugboat and fireboat at...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Eye in the sky tracks explosives in transit.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Eye+in+the+sky+tracks+explosives+in+transit.-a0234930369


A two-driver team was carrying a shipment of firearms from California to Indiana in June when one of the drivers received news of a death in the family. Under DOD regulations, any hazardous shipments must be transported by a team of two drivers, and the driver was worried that he would be unable to get home to be with his family.

Thanks to the Defense Transportation...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 TurboCADS 2010 combines Navy, Army logistics.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TurboCADS+2010+combines+Navy%2c+Army+logistics.-a0234930368
The Military Sealift Command's Sealift Logistics Europe and SDDC's 598th Transportation Brigade supported U.S. European Command in execution of the U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored exercise TurboCADS 2010. The exercise included operations in the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Italy.

"TurboCADS, where 'CADS' stands for containerized ammunition...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Joint Task Force-Port opening drill prepares for Pacific contingencies.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Joint+Task+Force-Port+opening+drill+prepares+for+Pacific...-a0234930367The 599th Transportation Brigade held a Joint Task Force-Port Opening rehearsal of concept drill at Pier 8 in Busan, Korea, in March.

According to the mission statement, JTF-PO provides the capability to rapidly establish and initially operate a port of debarkation and conduct cargo handling and movement operations in support of contingency operations.

]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Center wharf project modernizes critical ammo mission.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Center+wharf+project+modernizes+critical+ammo+mission.-a0234930366


With a member of Congress, senior military leaders and state and local dignitaries present, a major milestone was recently met at the port through which nine out of every ten rounds of ammunition sent to Iraq and Afghanistan are moved.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held May 24 at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) in Southport, N.C., signifying the completion...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Army civilian named 'Humanitarian of the Year'.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army+civilian+named+%27Humanitarian+of+the+Year%27.-a0234930365
Personal tragedy has led one Department of the Army civilian on a path of healing that is changing lives for wounded warriors and garnering national recognition.

William "Mike" White, an Army veteran and transportation specialist at Surface Deployment and Distribution Command headquarters, has been named AMVETS 2010 Humanitarian of the Year by the AMVETS National Ladies...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Humvees, marshmallows and the future of defense transportation engineering.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Humvees%2c+marshmallows+and+the+future+of+defense+transportation...-a0234930364


Students at a rural Illinois grade school had the rare opportunity in May to learn how math and science education affects the global deployability of the Department of Defense.

What the students may not have realized was the education the visit was giving to the engineers.

Three engineers and two interns from the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 First person: reopening Port-au-Prince: joint task force--port opening seaport operations in Haiti.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/First+person%3a+reopening+Port-au-Prince%3a+joint+task+force--port...-a0234930363


Editor's Note." In the immediate wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake in January, U.S. Transportation Command's recently-established Joint Task Force- Port Opening was called upon for its intended mission." opening ports and providing logistics support on short notice. In the first contingency response mission for the JTF-PO Sea Port of Debarkation team, the JTF-PO proved its...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Diplomacy in distribution.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Diplomacy+in+distribution.-a0234930362
Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's missions extend to countries with diverse political systems, each with its own rules and customs. On any given day, SDDC may be responsible for more than 1,000 trucks, 10 trains and 35 ships moving more than 1,000 shipments of DOD household goods, 200 privately owned vehicles, 500 container shipments and 1,600 shipments of domestic freight...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 A single SDDC headquarters: from concept to actuality.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+single+SDDC+headquarters%3a+from+concept+to+actuality.-a0234930357In August, SDDC will realize a tirst in its history. The command will share a single, consolidated headquarters for the first time. This milestone will happen as a result of the May 2005 DOD recommendations to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. Before May 2005, two other factors set the stage. Maj. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander, MTMC/SDDC (2002-2004), made a consolidated...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 First foreign-national employee certified as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/First+foreign-national+employee+certified+as+Lean+Six+Sigma+Green...-a0234930356Eltjo Verweij recently became the first SDDC host-nation employee to receive Lean Six Sigma certification.

Verweij is a citizen of The Netherlands working for the U.S. Army as an equipment specialist with the 598th Transportation Brigade, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Verweij and a team from 598th Transportation Brigade recently completed a Green Belt Lean Six Sigma project improving...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Gates presents USTRANSCOM with Joint Meritorious Unit Award.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gates+presents+USTRANSCOM+with+Joint+Meritorious+Unit+Award.-a0234930355Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 1 to personally present U.S. Transportation Command with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

The award is granted to joint activities for meritorious achievement or service, superior to that which is normally expected, for actions in the following situations: combat with an armed enemy of the United States, a...]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 World War II pilot presented Silver Star in front of military's future leaders.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/World+War+II+pilot+presented+Silver+Star+in+front+of+military%27s...-a0234930354
Generations of family and friends honored 13 young adults recently nominated to attend military service academies, and witnessed the long-overdue recognition of a World War II hero at a ceremony May 23 on the campus of the University of Missouri St. Louis.

The keynote speaker, Michael Williams, deputy to the commander of Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command,...]]>