Sustainment and Ensuring Army Survivability

President's Cockpit / By MG Jeff Schloesser, Ret.  

As a young combat engineer and later as an Army Aviator, I dwelled in a world focused on tactics, maneuver, and taking the fight to the enemy. Maintenance and sustainment were important to me, but it was often somebody else’s problem.

What a rude awakening I got as a new battalion commander. Sustainment was MY responsibility, and I had lots to learn!

Later as a brigade and division commander at war, I found myself often consumed with battlefield logistics and maintenance as well as future sustainment of my formations and their equipment. I came to realize the truth of that old axiom: in war, armchair warriors use little hands on big maps to spout off tactics and strategy; true masters at the profession of arms focus first on logistics to ensure success.  Read More

 

The Army Aviation Association of America has named retired U.S. Army colonel, Dr. F. Harold “Hal” Kushner as its first Vice President for Member and Family Wellness effective September 1, 2020.

This new National Executive Board (NEB) Vice President will also serve as a member of the National Executive Group, AAAA’s leadership team, and will report directly to the AAAA National President, Major General Jeff Schloesser, Ret.  Read More -->

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