JANUARY–FEBRUARY

• Delivering Logistics Readiness to the Warfighter—Staff Feature, p. 3.
• What’s Missing in ARSOF Logistics?—COL Jorge E. Rodriguez, p. 7.
• More Tooth for the Tail: The Right Stuff for CSS Operations—
LTC Shawn P. Walsh, p. 10.
• A Conventional Class VIII System for an Unconventional War—
1LT Donald J. McNeil, p. 14.
• Embedded Chips and Radio Queries: A Look at the Future—MAJ Stephen M. Rutner, Ph.D., USAR,
p. 16.
• Potential Uses for RFID Data—COL Robert F. Carpenter, USAR,
p. 20.
• ALMC’s E-Classroom Offers Realistic Combat Training for the Future Force—CPT William C. Johnson, Jr., p. 22.
• The Officer Assignment Process—CW4 Gary A. Marquez, p. 23.
• Thai Coalition Engineer Unit
Supports Operation Enduring Freedom—MAJ Robert A. Harney, p. 26.
• Web-Enabled Repair and Return—Corrina Panduri, p. 31.
• Logistics Risk in the Stryker Brigade Combat Team—LTC Rick W. Taylor, p. 32.
• The Role of Civilians During the First Gulf War—Craig A. Simonds,
p. 38.
• An Army Learns on Its Stomach—LTC James P. Herson, Jr., p. 40.
• Hydrostatic Testing and Purging
of Fuel Tanker Equipment in USAREUR—Paul A. Bell, p. 43.
• Every Soldier a Rifleman—MAJ David Scott Mann, p. 45.

MARCH–APRIL

• DOD Maintenance Depots Prove Their Worth—The Honorable Diane K. Morales, p. 3.
• Managing Contractors in Joint Operations: Filling the Gaps in Doctrine—CDR Michael McPeak, USN, and Sandra N. Ellis, p. 6.
• Airfield Seizure Combat Health Support—CPT Brian J. Bender,
p. 10.
• Joint Medical Asset Repository—CDR David B. Stratton, USN, and MAJ Mark W. Dick, p. 14.
• Parts Tracker—A Unique Tool for the Warfighter—Francis Leong,
p. 17.
• First in Support—The 21st Theater Support Command—COL Gary R. Meden, USAR, p. 18.
• Improving Equipment Management With Triple Containers—
1LT Nathan D. Williams, p. 22.
• Iraqi Freedom—One Year Later—Staff Feature, p. 24.
• Base Closure Planning—LTC Leslie J. Pierce, p. 27.
• The New Zealand Defence Force—How Does It Stack Up?—SQN LDR Leanne J. Woon, Royal New Zealand Air Force, p. 30.
• Commentary: The ‘Short List’ for Achieving a Logistics Revolution—COL Larry D. Harman, USA (Ret.),
p. 34.
• Commentary: Water Ferry Services for Homeland Security and National Defense—Eugene C. Bonacci, p. 38.
• Unmanned Aerial Logistics Vehicles—A Concept Worth Pursuing—MAJ John V. McCoy, p. 40.

MAY–JUNE

• Improving Intratheater Joint Distribution—CPT Robert P. Mann, Jr., p. 3.
• Medical Logistics During Operation Iraqi Freedom—CPT Edwin H. Rodriguez, p. 6.
• Hospital Logistics Support for Operation Iraqi Freedom—LTC
Timothy E. Bateman and MAJ Song H. Gotiangco, p. 8.
• Class VIII Push Packages: What You Really Need to Know—
CPT Brandon M. Bowline, p. 12.
• MTS Is Revolutionizing Logistics on the Move—Kelly M. Tapp, p. 15.
• Understanding Intermediate-Level Education—Staff Feature, p. 18.
• Improving Visibility in the DOD Supply Chain—Daniel W. Engels, Ph.D., Robin Koh, Elaine M. Lai, and Edmund W. Schuster, p. 20.
• Obtaining and Purifying Water in Iraq—1LT Jarred Wm. Guthrie,
p. 24.
• Maintenance Assessment Guide for the New Reserve Component Commander—SFC James I. Adams, Jr., ILARNG, p. 27.
• JOPES and Joint Force Deployments—LTC James C. Bates, USA (Ret.), p. 30.
• Sea Basing and Maritime Pre-positioning—MAJ Henry B. Cook, MSARNG, p. 36.
• Slingload Operations in Heavy Units—CPT James Otis, p. 40.
• Commentary: Insights Gained Through an Army G–4 Internship—Cadet Alexandra E.H. Weiskopf, p. 42.
• Distribution Process Owner
Initiatives Are Underway—RADM Christopher C. Ames, USN, p. 44.
• ALMC Celebrates 50th Anniversary—p. 49.

JULY–AUGUST

• Analyzing the Lessons of OIF Distribution—Suzi Thurmond, p. 3.
• Planning a CSS Live-Fire Exercise in Korea—MAJ Leon G. Plummer and CPT Eric A. McCoy, p. 7.
• DLA Creates J–4—COL William H. Taylor III and CW4 Eddie Murphy,
p. 10.
• Frontline Support of the First SBCT at War—LTC Dennis M. Thompson, p. 12.
• Transforming Army Oil Analysis—CPT Daniel A. Jensen, p. 18.
• Moving the Army—Texas Style—Staff Feature, p. 20.
• The Aviation Support Battalion—Workhorse of Army Aviation—MAJ Timothy J. Whalen and LTC Richard T. Knapp, p. 23.
• A Corps Support Battalion’s Experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom—LTC Andrew W. Bowes and MAJ Kimberly J. Daub, p. 28.
• Supporting the Fight: The FSB—MAJ Steven M. Leonard, p. 34.
• Integrating Units in the BSA—COL David W. Vergollo and MAJ John C. Bivona, Jr., p. 38.
• Commentary: Eliminating the Iron Mountain—Lauren K. Myers, Ph.D., p. 40.
• Commentary: Thinking Joint—Integrating Army Logistics—MAJ Lisa A. Zanglin, p. 44.
• The Theater Support Command at War—MG George William Wells, Jr., USAR, p. 46.
• Commentary: Multifunctional Me-dium Heavy Transportation Company—1LT Joseph P. Corrigan, Jr., p. 49.
• ALMC: 50 Years of Excellence—Staff Feature, p. 50.

SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER

• Joint and Expeditionary Logistics for a Campaign-Quality Army—
MG Terry E. Juskowiak and COL John F. Wharton, p. 2.
• Logistics Challenges in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom—
MAJ James J. McDonnell and MAJ J. Ronald Novack, p. 9.
• The Changing Face of Medical Logistics in Afghanistan—1LT Jerry D. VanVactor, p. 14.
• Names, Numbers, and Nomenclatures—LTC James C. Bates, USA (Ret.), p. 18.
• Commentary: Toward a Union of Deployment and Distribution—COL Robert F. Carpenter, USAR, p. 22.
• Moving the Force Across Europe: EUCOM’s Joint Movement Center—LTC David R. McClean and CPT Phillip E. Henson, TNARNG, p. 26.
• Gaining Visibility of Excess Commercial Equipment—Clinton W. Mecham, p. 30.
• Configured Loads: A New Look at an Old Concept—MAJ K. Eric Drummond, USAR, p. 33.
• Development and Execution of the TAMP—Joseph L. Homza, p. 36.
• Managing Soldiers in the Theater Support Command—MG George William Wells, Jr., USAR, p. 41.
• Fueling the Force at the JRTC—MAJ Stephen R. Davis and CPT Peter J. Crandall, p. 46.

NOVEMBER–DECEMBER

• Letter From Major General Ann E. Dunwoody—p. 1.
• FA 90: An Update on the Multifunctional Logistician Program—MG Terry E. Juskowiak, USA (Ret.), and LTC Robert L. Shumar, p. 2.
• SPS: The Essential Acquisition Tool for Overseas Logisticians—COL Jacob N. Haynes, p. 6.
• Testing the Survivability of Logistics Information Systems—LTG Leo Pigaty, USA (Ret.), and CDR James C. Workman, USN (Ret.), p. 9.
• Planning for the Unexpected in a Theater of Operations—CPT Jerry D. VanVactor, p. 12.
• Taking Charge of a Medical Platoon: The First Steps—CPT James D. Clay and SFC Raymond F. Sanders,
p. 17.
• The Medical Platoon Leader and Parallel Planning—CPT James D. Clay, p. 20.
• Commentary: Supporting Army National Guard Regional Training Sites—SFC David D. Lindeman, p. 24.
• Preparing for Convoy Operations in a Combat Zone—SSG Edward M. Stepp, p. 26.
• Average Customer Wait Time: A Supply Chain Performance Indicator—MAJ David R. Gibson, p. 30.
• Rise and Fall of the Strategy of Exhaustion—MAJ Lawrence M. Smith, MDARNG, p. 33.
• Aviation Ground Support Equipment: The Forgotten Enabler—
LTC Robert H. Lunn and Roderick A. Bellows, p. 38.
• Transforming the Theater Support Command—MG George William Wells, Jr., USAR, p. 41.
• Commentary: Filling a Strategic-Level Void—COL Larry D. Harman, USA (Ret.), p. 44.

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