The introduction of the 2018 National Defense Strategy summary begins with “The Department of Defense’s enduring mission is to provide combat-credible military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our nation.” Joint Task Force–Port Opening elements are a vital resource that provides senior leaders with options to meet that mission by delivering readiness to the warfighter at a moment’s notice.
Imagine an enterprise management tool that provides the ability to link the entire network of transportation nodes within the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise within one single platform. Imagine that this tool is not only efficient, but also adds combat effectiveness and the ability to synchronize scarce resources against the Secretary of Defense's priorities – on a global scale. Now imagine that this is currently being tested...
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command recently developed a new synchronization-matrix tool that will improve the efficiency of planning and coordination for the surface movement of joint military equipment and cargo. The Surface Tasking Order, or STO, is designed to be a user-friendly, automated planning and coordination tool that provides unit movement officers and operations centers at all levels and across all services with...
