Functional Training THEATER LOGISTICS (TLog) STUDIES PROGRAM (FORMERLY LOGISTICS EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT COURSE (LEDC)),ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), Fort Lee, VA: TLog is structured to develop agile, innovative logisticians with the applied -analysis skills to solve complex operational logistics problems in our current and future environments trained and ready to enable your logistics organization to accomplish its mission. ACTION OFFICER FORCE INTEGRATION COURSE, ARMY MANAGEMENT STAFF COLLEGE (AMSC), and FORT BELVOIR: The Action Officer Force Integration Course is designed to provide a general overview of the force management functions and processes employed in raising, provisioning, sustaining, maintaining, training, and resourcing the Army. The course provides a systemic overview of the force integration process with focus on "How the Army Runs." Students will learn the constitutional, statutory and regulatory basis for the force projection Army and the capabilities that must be sustained through management of doctrinal, organizational roles, functions and missions, especially at the Army Secretariat/Staff levels. They will also become familiar with force management processes, from the determination of force requirements to the resourcing of requirements, including the allocation resources and the assessment of their utilization in order to accomplish Army functions and mission in a joint/combined environment. ACTION OFFICER LOGISTICS COURSE, ARMY MANAGEMENT STAFF COLLEGE (AMSC), and FORT BELVOIR, VA: The Action Officer Logistic Course is designed to educate and train military and civilian personnel in the logistics staff processes from translation of requirements to set Army logistics goals through development of plans, programs and acquisition of the Army's equipment. Students will learn the functional requirements of logistics planning and execution methodologies; integration; use of logistics processes; and the relationship between the various logistics agencies and proponents in a force projection Army. AIR DEPLOYMENT PLANNING, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, FORT EUSTIS, VA: Instruction for personnel on the responsibilities of unit air movements; strategic airlift operations; planning operations and manifesting; preparation of equipment and personnel; the 463L pallet cargo system; weighing, marking and determining C/B of cargo; joint inspections; A/DACG procedures; aircraft characteristics and limitations; planning and preparing airlift documentation; the civil reserve air fleet; aircraft configurations; and unit air movements planning; the Automated Air Load Planning System (AALPS) Functional Users Course. INTRODUCTION TO ARMY LOGISTICS (ITAL), (FORMERLY ARMY LOGISTICS INTRODUCTORY COURSE), ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU) FORT LEE, VA: The curriculum covers the functional areas of supply, maintenance, transportation, and services at each of the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. JOINT LOGISTICS COURSE (JLC), ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: Students should be mid-level logistics managers, active or Reserve, officers (O-4 through O-5), warrant officers (W-3 through W-5), senior noncommissioned officers (E-8 through E-9), or DOD civilians (GS-12 through GS-14 or National Security Personnel System (NSPS) equivalent)
assigned to, or en route to, a position requiring joint logistics knowledge, such as JCS (JDAL and JDAL-like) logisticians; DOD logistics positions; component/service headquarters logistics staff planners; corps or theater logisticians (planning and execution); and major logistics command logistics staff and action officers (including program and project managers). Others who may attend are project/program: management team members, staff officers working logistics doctrine issues/actions, reserve component logisticians working at levels equivalent to any of the above, senior logistics commanders (05/06), and service headquarters logistics planners and logistics planning action officers (Marine Corps). Additionally, international logistics exchange officers assigned to a US joint staff and anyone filling a US joint logistics billet, or participating in the JCS, J4 Logistics Intern Program are eligible to attend. All others who do not fall into one of the above categories by either rank or duties, but feel they may benefit from what this course offers, may attend with an approved waiver. FAX your request for waiver (memorandum format) with your justification to the Registrar's Office at DSN 539-4240 or (804) 765-4240. Include the course title and class number that you are requesting to attend. The waiver request must be signed by an O-5, or civilian equivalent, in the student's chain of command. BASIC FREIGHT TRAFFIC COURSE, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, FORT EUSTIS, VA: Transportation officer functions; motor, rail, water and air carrier industries; routing; tariffs and tenders; transportation security; hazardous cargo; loss and damage; freight documentation; detention and demurrage; carrier performance program; Global Freight Management (GFM) System/Electronic Transportation Acquisition (ETA); and the role of the Transportation Component Commands. BUSINESS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, USMMA, GREAT NECK, NY: A five-day seminar taught by expert faculty to provide commercial transportation professionals and operations personnel responsible for transportation, distribution, and supply activities within their organization with an understanding of leading-edge logistics management as well as principles and techniques available to achieve optimum operational efficiencies. Topics include: development of logistics, its economic significance, and the importance of logistics management in transportation operations; application of supply chain management concepts; role of information systems; elements and management of global logistics; distinctions and characteristics of international versus domestic logistics; global transportation options; traffic management; global transportation decision-making; management of inventory costs; measurement and control of integrated logistics systems; and developing effective world-wide logistics strategies. Classroom lectures and discussion are reinforced through case studies and a tour of a local major logistics provider's facility. CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY, FORT LEE: This course provides the student with an overall view of the contracting process, with the major emphasis in contract administration. ALMC DOES NOT CERTIFY individuals to be CORs. DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - MODIFIED, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU) FORT LEE, VA: Management and operations of the Defense Distribution Depot are
studied with particular emphasis given to the major functions of receiving, storing, packaging, physical inventory and control, issuing, transportation, and resource management. The association among these functions and other logistic functions is studied in order to understand their interrelationships DEFENSE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU) FORT LEE, VA: The curriculum concentrates on wholesale materiel management functions. The subjects covered range through the entire life cycle of materiel from the entry of new items into the DOD system to the disposal of excess materiel. Emphasis is placed on requirements planning and computation for the various categories of items, and the management of these items using such tools as financial management, standardization, modernization, and economic inventory principles. Four forecasting techniques are taught (exponential smoothing, trend analysis, 12- month and 24-month moving average) to provide the students an understanding of the forecasting techniques used in the Department of Defense. Mathematics, scientific techniques, and logistical terminology are presented to the degree required to provide a common basis for understanding requirements computation and inventory management. The application of management skills and practices, problem solving and decision making techniques appear throughout the course, thereby emphasizing to the students their importance to management. DEFENSE PACKING AND UTILIZATION, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU): The course describes Department of Defense packing policies and shows how to construct, reinforce, weatherproof, cushion, and block and brace containers. The DOD Container Design Retrieval System program is discussed, along with marking and labeling for shipment and storage. Containerization and palletization, carloading and use of freight regulations for railroad shipments, and resource conservation and other topics are covered. "SUPPLY CHAIN" END TO END DISTRIBUTION, USMMA, GREAT NECK, NY: This 5-Day program will examine the principals of surge deployment, global distribution, sustainment and best practices in commercial and defense transportation. Students will be introduced to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) programs and Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) operations. Instructors will review integrated logistics management, third/fourth party logistic partners and global distribution functions impacting supply chain networks. The course will also explain supply chain security against global threats. The primary goal is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of U.S. transportation infrastructure and how commercial sector companies, government agencies and military commands support global supply chain certainty and end to end distribution integrity. DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU) COURSES (ON-LINE AND ON-SITE COURSES LOCATIONS VARY): DAU courses include CORE Plus courses in Life Cycle Logistics Management. Whether a certification requirement or expanding functional competencies, these courses prepare the acquisition and sustainment life cycle logistician gain critical core competencies in logistics management and policy-making environment. Specific courses engage students in dynamic, fast-paced case study exercises addressing complex relationships among life cycle logistics support planning, acquisition policy, requirements
determination, program management, performance-based contracting, and funds management. More detail information may be found in the DAU icatalog at www.dau.mil GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK (GTN) TRAINING, SCOTT AFB, IL: Provide handson training in the utilization of this web-based tool for near-real-time capability to access and employ transportation and deployment information. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WASTE HANDLING COURSE, ALMC, FORT LEE, VA: The course includes identification and classification of hazardous materials and wastes; health effects and personal safety; packaging, labeling, handling, storage, and transportation procedures; contingency planning and release response; and hazardous materials and waste laws, regulations, and policies. This course does not provide training for certifier of hazardous cargo shipments. It provides the attendees with fundamental information to handle their hazardous waste as required by the RCRA regulations (40 CFR 260-265), by appropriate state and local requirements, and DOD and Army policy. This course fulfills the general training requirements initially required for hazardous waste handlers by RCRA regulations [40 CFR 264.16 and 265.16, The Hazard Communication Program (29 CFR 1910.1200), and DOT Hazardous Material Training (49 CFR 173.700-.704. This course can be modified to the installation or command's needs through the addition or elimination of topics. This course consists of lecture, conference, and guided discussion with an emphasis on "hands-on" exercises. The Interservice Environmental Education Review Board has designated this course as a Joint Service course to train all DOD personnel in hazardous waste compliance. HAZARDOUS WASTE COURSE - REFRESHER, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU) FORT LEE, VA: The curriculum includes a general overview of hazardous material and waste regulations as they relate to handler's jobs, identification, and labeling requirements, health hazards, storage compatibility, spill response, and hazardous waste classification. The course is intended to satisfy the requirement of yearly RCRA (40 CFR 260-265) update training for hazardous waste handlers. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DISTANCE EDUCATION: VIDEO): This course has been designed to provide a basic working knowledge of the Hazardous Materials Regulations contained in 49 CFR, with emphasis on "how to use the book" concept. ASK THE INSPECTOR! -- Special presentations on each mode of hazardous material transportation are given by enforcement personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration, Coast Guard, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration. Various other courses are also offered by the DOT. (www.safetytrainingnetwork.com) INSTALLATION LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: Coverage of all functional areas of the Directorate of Logistics responsibilities, practices, and problems at all levels of the organization to develop and increase competence and effectiveness in logistics support at the installations. INTEGRATED COMPUTERIZED DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM (ICODES), U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT
EUSTIS, VA: Creating and delivering load plans including reports and diagrams imposed by the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). The performance-related functions in the executive module of new ship characteristics. INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), KINGS POINT, NY: Intermodal Freight Transportation is an intensive course designed to give a solid background in the many components of global and domestic intermodal transportation. This leading-edge course is designed for commercial carriers, shippers, third-party logistics providers, intermodal marketing companies (IMCs), terminal operators/stevedores, port authorities, intermodal equipment suppliers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, shipping agents, export/import companies, and financial/legal/insurance providers. INTRODUCTION TO FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND PLANNING, U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (USMMA), KINGS POINT, NY: This course is designed to 1) provide State Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) personnel with a comprehensive overview of modal and intermodal freight transportation systems and their relationship to state and regional transportation systems; 2) provide participants with a background and understanding of the issues, concepts and specific activities connected with regional and local freight transportation and planning as it applies to highways, rails, waterways, and ports; and 3) provide students with the ability to identify, analyze, and develop informed conclusions and recommendations on issues important to state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations as they relate to the businesses of freight transportation and planning, related strategies, and long-term strategic planning. JOINT OPERATIONS PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM, JOINT DEPLOYMENT TRAINING CENTER (JDTC) COURSES, JOINT FORCES COMMAND (JFCOM), FORT EUSTIS, VA: These courses include Action Officer Course (JAOC), Functional Managers (FM), and Support Personnel Course (JSPC). More detailed information can be found at the ALU icatalog at www.almc.army.mil/ JOINT FLOW AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION (JFAST), JOINT DEPLOYMENT TRAINING CENTER, JOINT FORCES COMMAND, FORT EUSTIS, VA OR USTRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM), SCOTT AFB, IL: Students must specify one or more courses for which training is required. JFAST is a four day course that provides instruction for functions on JFAST. The JFAST application enables transportation planners to visualize and analyze the gross transportation feasibility of an OPLAN TPFDD. LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - OPERATIONS, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: The curriculum includes the Logistic Assistance Program Organization; Organizational Roles; Geographic Support; Supply Distribution; Logistics Automation from Unit Through Corps/Installation; Unit Maintenance and Supply Operations; Materiel Fielding; ICP operations; DOD Supply Support Activities; TQM; Contractor Relationships; and Logistical Case Studies. LOGISTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - SENIOR MANAGER, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: Logistic assistance program organization; organizational
roles; geographic support; interrelationships within the LAP; LAO functions; LAP marketing; service orientation; logistic support activities; reporting processes; logistic operation center; mobilization planning and exercise support; resource management; personnel management; contractor relationships; future programs; leadership style; LAO/LAD panel and case studies. MANPOWER AND FORCE MANAGEMENT, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: The curriculum concentrates on manpower and force management functions. The subject areas covered during manpower blocks of instruction are tailored to the manpower management functions described in AR 570-4. These functions address the fundamental aspects of planning, programming, requirements determination, standards and guidance, documentation, allocation and analysis and evaluation. The force management subject areas address the fundamental aspects of force management: developing, manning, and equipping the force. Last, HQDA automated manpower and information systems are discussed and compared with the Air Force Manpower Management System. This course is offered in the satellite mode. MOBILIZATION/DEPLOYMENT PLANNING COURSE, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT EUSTIS, VA: Addresses the mobilization and deployment process at various levels of command within the Army. Focus of the course is on the legal authorities, concepts, plans, policies, procedures, and responsibilities for mobilization and deployment at DOD, HQDA, MACOM, CONUSA/STARC/MUSARC, and installation levels. Mobilization and deployment planning interfaces at various Army command levels, and the dependency of mobilization and deployment on automated systems are emphasized. MULTI-NATIONAL LOGISTICS COURSE, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: The MLC acts a force multiplier by familiarizing students with logistics strategy, doctrine, theory, programs and processes in a multinational environment. It provides the opportunity for them to develop the attributes, perspectives and insights necessary to perform effectively and efficiently as logistics managers in an alliance or coalition at the operational level of war. The MLC deals with activities between countries, not services, as is done in the Joint Course on Logistics (ALMC-JC). As such, there is minimal overlap between the two courses. PASSENGER TRAVEL, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: Emphasis is placed on modes of transportation, accommodations, baggage allowances, travel entitlements, route selection, understanding commercial airline fare rules and methods of commercial representation. PORT AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS, USMMA, GREAT NECK, NY: Port and Terminal Operations is an intensive program designed for military and government transportation professionals as well as corporate employees who require an in-depth look at the workings of maritime port operations and intermodal transportation systems. Course topics include the organization and administration of ports and marine terminals as well as those of steamship companies. General cargo operations, tanker terminal operations, container operations, and dry bulk operations are also covered. The student is provided with a review of basic cargo documentation, customs procedures, the function of shippers and freight forwarders and a basic
look at electronic communications systems. The course reviews concerns regarding port construction, physical port and vessel restrictions as well as port and terminal security issues. SHIPLOADING AND STOWAGE, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT EUSTIS, VA: Course includes material relating to cargo stowage/stowage and capacity plans, mathematics of stowage, stowage of hazardous materials, transverse and longitudinal stability, pre-stowage planning and ICODES. STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT PLANNING COURSE, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT EUSTIS, VA: STRADPC is a resident course whose target audience is the movement planner from battalion/brigade to CORPS and Installation Level. Focus is on strategic deployment planning. Students learn concepts and key factors involved in deliberate and crisis action planning. Discuss requirements and capabilities of strategic mobility triad and support operations at POEs and PODs. They are provided an overview of JOPES, TC-ACCIS, MOBCON and learn essentials of mobilization and redeployment. Students participate in a variety of deployment planning exercises. STRADPC employs a variety of teaching methods, with an emphasis on active and higher level thinking. STRATEGIC INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION, USMMA, GREAT NECK, NY: This course is designed for military and government transportation professionals and logistics officers, examines the United States and world-wide commercial freight transportation system, with an emphasis on international intermodal surface transportation. Modal/intermodal economic and operating characteristics will be surveyed, along with cost, pricing, and regulation of transportation services. In addition, students will be introduced to electronic data interchange (EDI) in commercial transportation and the use of computer software applications in transportation management -- all with the goal of providing students with an in depth understanding of the principles of intermodal transportation systems, a grasp of transportation terminology, and the interrelationship between the Defense Transportation System (DTS) and the global commercial transportation infrastructure. LOGTECH: Provides executive education in logistics and technology to a select group of senior participants (both uniformed and civilian) from the DoD, DoD agencies, all the military services and the joint commands, as well as selected private sector firms. As the flagship program of the Institute for Defense and Business, LOGTECH advances the critical interchange between the military and the private sector. Faculty from the nationally-ranked Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, other leading universities, as well as private sector experts, lead the participants through a challenging, enriching experience at the world-class Paul Rizzo Conference Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COURSES (HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA TECH): Supply chain management is much broader than logistics. Supply chain management is the integration of key business processes from end user through original suppliers that provides products, services and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders. The focus of this seminar is on the core processes that must be linked throughout the supply chain. The key business processes are: Customer relationship management, Customer service management, Order
fulfillment, Demand management, Supplier relationship management, Manufacturing flow management, Product development commercialization, Returns Management. Other topics covered include: The management components of supply chain management, Supply chain mapping, Corporate strategy, Managing supply chain variability, Electronically linking the supply chain, Modeling the integrated supply chain, Supply chain metrics, Implementing supply chain management. Courses may include: Business Logistics Management, Transport Systems, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management, Logistics Analysis, Logistics Systems Management, Transport Policy, Procurement and Supply Management, Seminar in Business Logistics. TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR-AUTOMATED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TC-AIMS II), U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA: The student will receive instruction in skills and knowledge necessary to operate in the ITO/TMO, Unit Movement and Air Load Planning, and Convoy Planning functions. User functions of the TC AIMS II data base include deployment equipment lists, special hauling data, load plans, railcar requirement estimates, blocking and bracing material route and convoy planning, and bar code labels. UNIT MOVEMENT OFFICER DEPLOYMENT PLANNING, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT EUSTIS AND FORT LEE, VA: Unit deployment planning; unit movement plans; plans and conduct of movement training; COMPASS/AUEL; unit movement automation; preparation of unit supplies and equipment; hazardous cargo by surface mode; plan and conduct CONUS highway operations; convoy documentation; marshalling procedures; use of containers in unit deployment; rail movement planning; railway equipment characteristics and use; blocking, bracing, packing, crating and tie down procedures and equipment for all modes; rail load out exercise; host nation rail; sea deployment, strategic airlift, A/DACG operations, preparation of supplies, equipment and personnel l for movement by air, and building a 463L pallet; unit deployment through the sea port of embarkation; use of RF/AIT systems; Theater Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSOI) and redeployment. GLOBAL AIR TRANSPORTATION EXECUTION SYSTEM (GATES)/WORLDWIDE PORT SYSTEMS (WPS), U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL, ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT EUSTIS, VA: Operation of WPS hardware, software by automated cargo detachment and terminal transfer units including cargo documentation and accountability at a military ocean terminal.