Army Sustainment Enterprise's Delayed Approach to Data Modernization

This article examines the Army sustainment enterprise's challenges in implementing artificial intelligence for predictive logistics. It identifies five critical areas requiring improvement: data collection, storage, transfer, analysis, and visualization, while highlighting the need for standardization across units and echelons to enable effective predictive capabilities and decision-making.

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Battlefield Algorithm. Leveraging Predictive Analytics in Contested Environments

The article discusses how the military can adopt corporate predictive analytics practices to enhance logistics and operational readiness in contested environments, particularly during large-scale combat operations (LSCO). By leveraging real-time data and advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the military can anticipate supply chain disruptions, optimize resource allocation, and improve decision-making processes.

By SGM Noel DeJesus

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C2 Fix Initiative What It Means for Sustainment Forces

This article examines the Command and Control (C2) Fix Initiative, which modernizes Army division communications networks to enhance mobility and survivability on increasingly lethal battlefields. It details how these changes benefit sustainment units through improved satellite communications, tactical radios, and mission command software while highlighting challenges and ongoing improvements.

By MG Michelle K. Donahue

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Closing the Gap:Army Aviation and the Sustainment Warfighting Function

This article examines how Army aviation sustainment can be better integrated with the broader sustainment warfighting function, advocating for increased coordination, shared systems, and strategic prioritization at division and corps levels.

By Lt. Col. Steve P. Sevigny, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rudy Mendez, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jacob Moore

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Division Sustainment at National Training Center Rotation 24-03

The article details how the 1st Armored Division's Division Sustainment Brigade overcame significant resource limitations to provide effective logistics support during National Training Center Rotation 24-03, highlighting adaptations made to communication systems, supply distribution methods, and operational planning to sustain forces despite having only 25% of normal capability.

By Maj. David B. Ellington