1. NDIA Naval Log Conference “THE FUTURE OF ARMY LOGISTICS”
May 2004
“THE FUTURE OF ARMY LOGISTICS”
Land Force
BG Charlie Fletcher
United States Army
Deputy G-4

2. AGENDA
OIF Lessons
CSS Changes
Army Logistics Focus Areas
Way Ahead

3. Point: Need to Focus on “Last Tactical Mile”
OIF LESSONS
Our Soldiers will never fail us
Strategic Mobility is dramatically improved
Deploy and Employ is a New Way of War
What’s changed since Desert Storm?
Stockpiles are gone
Front lines are gone
Joint Distribution goes to the Tactical Level
Point: Need to Focus on “Last Tactical Mile”

4. HOW DO WE PROCEED? We are an Army at WAR ! Fix the Current Force.
Increase Individual Force Protection, Reduce Consumption, and Improve Maintainability.
Military / Industry Partnerships for Immediate Value.
Change Today’s Processes with Today’s Tools to Prepare us for Tomorrow’s Challenges.
We are an Army at WAR !

5. DELIVER MATERIEL READINESS
G-4 FOCUS
“CONNECT” OUR LOGISTICIANS
24 / 7 Data Capability into the Enterprise
Plug / Un-plug as Required (Agility / Flexibility)
Enable “Sense and Respond” Logistics
Include Log, Per, Med & Eng
MODERNIZE THEATER DISTRIBUTION
Single Proponent
Enable Control With 100% Visibility
Single Doctrine, Force Structure & Training
Integrated In-transit Visibility
IMPROVE FORCE RECEPTION
APOD / SPOD; Distribution; Life Support
Strategic Connectivity - Theater Log C2 Node
Embedded Sustainment Capability
Life Support – Division in 5 Days
INTEGRATE THE SUPPLY CHAIN
PLL, ASL, DLA/AMC Synchronization
Integral Part of DOD Supply Process
End-To-End Visibility
Army Log Roadmap
DELIVER MATERIEL READINESS
CRITICAL TO SUCCESS
Our Commitment
Joint Integration
Policy Modernization
Refined Doctrine
New Force Structure
Standards and Discipline
CONNECT OUR LOGISTICIANS
The biggest problem that has caused logisticians to have difficulty supporting the warfighter is not being able to “See the Requirements”. We need a virtual network that links Army systems (Distribution System, Supply System, Maintenance System, Medical System, Financial System, Personnel System, etc.)
We need to develop the capability to pass logistics data from point of need to the source of supply anywhere on the battlefield.
Log, personnel, medical and engineer functions fall under operational sustainment and should be connected under the same information system at that level.
THEATER DISTRIBUTION
Who is the Army’s FEDEX? Who has visibility of what is moving? Who validates delivery/receipt? We need to identify one owner.
FORCE RECEPTION
We’ve spent millions of dollars on Army power projection platforms (APOE, SPOE, rail) but have not invested enough on the other end…APOD, SPOD, Theater Opening Packages
INTEGRATING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Who has visibility of all of assets in the entire supply chain? We can’t make proper decisions at one level of supply without considering impacts on the other levels or taking into account the changes that they have made. We must think holistically. End state is Total Asset Visibility from the factory to the foxhole.

6. Land Force Logistics Opportunities
Satellite Communications
Forward Stocking
JRSO&I
Contractors On The Battlefield
……………….Open dialogue
Point: We Share Common Challenges…..We May Benefit From Common Solutions !

7. Delivering materiel readiness…
…we can’t do it without YOU!