Tele-Maintenance at the Tactical Edge: Making Informed Decisions in the Pacific

This article argues that tele-maintenance must be institutionalized as an operational capability within Army professional military education to integrate predictive maintenance and forward repair in operationally independent brigade operations.

By 2LT Denzell N. Beecham

The Army faces critical gaps in contaminated remains operations, including training funding expiration, force structure reductions, unresolved final disposition policy, and equipment readiness challenges requiring urgent institutional commitment.

By CPT Alexander J. Young

LTG Michelle Donahue outlines the Army's MDO Maintenance Concept, a framework integrating predictive analytics, AI, policy reform, and forward-deployed capabilities to transform sustainment into a proactive warfighting function.

By LTG Michelle Donahue

U.S. Army Ordnance School modernizes CMF 91/94 maintenance training through enhanced AIT, redesigned ALC, new warrant officer MOSs, and Meta's AI-powered smart glasses pilot program to build expert maintainers for complex operational environments.

By CW4 Chase D. Givens

Army Materiel Command's Equipment Redistribution and Divestiture Site (ERDS) streamlines equipment management during Army Transformation Initiative unit conversions, reducing Soldier burden and maximizing asset recovery across installations.

By LTG Gavin Lawrence and MG Eric P. Shirley

How low-cost sensors transform Army sustainment by replacing subjective human reporting with automated, real-time data—unlocking AI's full potential to improve logistics accuracy, combat readiness, and operational decision-making.

By LTC David J. Paddock and CPT Jeremy Kilbride

Army logistics scenario exercise challenging distribution platoon leaders to plan a Class V LOGPAC convoy supporting demolition ranges and STX lanes, applying DODIC accountability, load-handling system vehicle assignments, and ammunition distribution...

By CPT Andrew Schiller and CPT Kyle Frego, Captains Career Training Department

LTG Mohan argues that Army maintenance has evolved into a frontline warfighting capability, calling for predictive maintenance, forward repair, and tele-maintenance to deliver readiness at the speed of modern war.

By LTG Christopher O. Mohan

Army sustainment modernization accelerates as Training with Industry insights and item-level pRFID deliver factory-grade precision, real-time visibility, and predictive logistics—cutting inventory time, improving accountability, and strengthening rea...

By CPT Laurke Adedeji, Ph.D.

Lessons from the Falklands Campaign highlight how long-distance logistics, commercial shipping, and improvised sustainment enabled combat power without ports—offering critical insights for Army readiness, maritime lift, and future Indo-Pacific operat...

By LTC Nathaniel A. Rice

6th Ordnance Battalion’s MDA detachment at Camp Humphreys delivers forward munitions maintenance, demilitarization, and specialized equipment support, strengthening U.S.–ROK readiness, reducing costs, and sustaining combat power across the Korean Pen...

By CW4 Michael K. Lima

Army Reserve logisticians proved part-time units could deliver under pressure, expanding repair parts support across Florida and Georgia, boosting fill rates to 75 percent, speeding delivery, and demonstrating cost-effective, mobile sustainment durin...

By PV1 David H. Poer, Jr.

A first-time S-4 OIC shares lessons from Orient Shield 2023 on executing successful port operations, covering team assembly, required paperwork, equipment tracking, and civilian POC coordination.

By 1LT Ryan Bobbitt

704th BSB leveraged Korea Rotational Force training to build LSCO readiness through complex terrain operations, extended supply lines, and combined exercises with ROKA partners on the Korean Peninsula.

By Maj Theresa Penrod and CPT Bradley Miller

LTG Heidi Hoyle examines Army sustainment transformation, covering TiC 2.0, autonomous resupply systems, AI-driven logistics, and how modernized sustainment enables warfighter lethality on future contested battlefields.

By LTG Heidi J. Hoyle