Ammunition on the Move

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

Article published on: May 1, 2026 in the Spring 2026 Edition of Army Sustainment

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Situation

Your brigade engineer battalion is in the final phase of preparing for a large-scale field training exercise (FTX). As part of pre-FTX certification, Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie companies must complete required demolition and a company situational training exercise (STX). Ammunition distribution is a critical enabling task, and the battalion commander has emphasized zero tolerance for delays or accountability errors.

Mission

You are the distribution platoon leader of Echo Forward Support Company, responsible for planning and executing all Class V movements for the battalion. Your distribution platoon sergeant and 89B Ammunition Specialist are your primary staff for this mission.

Coordinating Instructions

Alpha and Bravo companies are scheduled to conduct a combined demolition range, while Charlie Company will be executing company STX lanes on a separate training area. Due to conflicting timelines and restricted route access across the training site, the distribution platoon has been tasked to conduct a single logistics package (LOGPAC) to each company’s location. Alpha and Bravo will receive their support at the demolition range, and Charlie will be resupplied independently at their STX lane site. You lead a standard distribution platoon, with at least three DD Form 626, Motor Vehicle Inspection-certified load-handling system systems with associated container roll-in/ roll-out platforms and one Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Below are the DOD identification codes (DODICs) and quantities you have drawn from the ammunition supply point (ASP):

Challenge

Using the DODICs provided, create a LOGPAC convoy layout that identifies how many vehicles are required and which DODICs will be transported on each vehicle to support Alpha and Bravo companies’ demolition range and Charlie Company’s STX lanes.