2008 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2008
Training
Training objectives throughout the year
concentrated around the growth and sustainment
of the logistics community. Logistical training
was emphasized though battalion sized elements.
Several training workshops were conducted
to facilitate leader development. In addition,
special emphasis was given to the Financial
Liability Investigation process. This type
of training would again place emphasis on
the goal of reducing losses of equipment and
expenditures for replacement. Goals were
met through enhancement of operational
and institutional knowledge of Army supply
systems. One example of meeting this goal
occurred when a Pre-Command Logistics
Review Team traveled throughout the state
and provided detailed assistance to unit level
supply sergeants to ensure that all levels in
the supply arena were in compliance with
Army regulation.
Logistical Communication
DEFENSE MOVEMENT
Vision:
Become the most respected producer
of transportation management Information
Technology (IT) capability supporting the
Department of Defense (DoD) digital logistics
environment within the WVARNG.
Mission:
Provide and sustain premier
transportation and distribution IT solutions to
move the war fighter and enable the Army’s
transformation to a net centric fighting force.
Description:
Support the Logistics (Distribution)
process by improving efficiency and
interoperability within the WVARNG
transportation information systems for
deployment, sustainment, and redeployment
activities during peace and war.
Provide the operations, maintenance, fielding,
and training of several software applications
used by the logistics community. These
applications are specific to the transporters
responsible for getting personnel and equipment
from home station (current assignment) to
destination and back.
Applications include the Transportation
Coordinators’ - Automated Information
for Movements System II (TC-AIMS II),
Transportation Coordinator - Automated
Command and Control Information System
(TC-ACCIS),
Transportation
Information
Systems - Theater
Operations (TIS-
TO), and the
Automated Air
Load Planning
System (AALPS).
With the changes
in the software,
hardware
requirements
and our ever
changing personnel
(deployments,
re-deployments,
retirements, new
hires...), it is apparent that we need to look at retraining
our soldiers to keep mission-focused for
transportation logistics.
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