Story by Sgt. Gregory Williams | 3rd Corps Sustainment Command | 09.22.2012
With the drawdown of U.S. forces already in full swing, the importance of cargo movement throughout Afghanistan is at an all time high. Units redeploying to the U.S. must be able to track their cargo, whether it’s in or out of country. At the Uzbekistan- Afghanistan border, one Army unit is working to prove how effective the northern distribution system could be. This system could......
Story by Sgt. Gregory Williams | 3rd Corps Sustainment Command | 09.22.2012
With 80,000 soldiers stationed throughout Afghanistan, there are units who’re in charge of tracking down millions of pounds of equipment that belong to these soldiers. Since 2005, the Army has been using radio-frequency identification tags to rapidly move cargo in and out of forward operating areas. As time and technology have progressed, portable deployment kits are being used to help......
