Logistics & Sustainment

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (605+ words) The Army is backing industrialized construction methods intended to reduce building costs by 30% and cut construction time in half, according to a July 31 memo. The tradeoff is a planned reduction in building lifespans from 50 years to approximately 25 years. W. Jordan Gillis,…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (397+ words) The Army is throwing its weight behind new and emerging construction methods to cut building costs by 30%, according to a recent memo obtained by Army Times. But it’s also halving building lifespans, with a plan that calls for new builds…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Demetrius Gray with the Mississippi National Guard assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, conducts a preventative checks and maintenance service to a short term rental van before…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Imagine a car breaking down and having to be transported 7,000 miles for repairs. Now imagine that vehicle is a critical asset needed to keep families and neighbors alive. For modern warfighters, this logistics bottleneck is not a hypothetical…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (392+ words) Even as the DoD’s budget skyrockets, the services don’t request enough funds for repairs A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the maintenance backlog for military installations has ballooned to more than $285 billion — leaving many facilities in disrepair,…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (495+ words) The Army's effort to modernize battlefield communications faces significant planning gaps that could threaten its ability to deploy new technology across the force on schedule, according to a Government Accountability Office report. Without detailed schedule and long-term cost information, the…...