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PDF Logistics in a Joint/Interagency Environment
With a theme of “Logistics in a Joint/Interagency Environment,” SOLE’s 2010 District 02 Professional Development Forum (PDF) was held 24-25 March 2010 at the Omni Newport News Hotel in Newport News, Virginia. Hosted by the Greater Hampton Roads Chapter and supported by the SOLE chapters in District 02, the PDF opened the first day with a four hour Defense Acquisition University workshop on “Planning for Joint Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM).” Conducted by former Greater Washington Area Chapter Chair (now District 2 Director), Dave Floyd, CPL, the workshop focused on both theory and case study applications of the principles of TLCSM in a joint/interagency logistics environment. The second day of the PDF included sessions by representatives from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (AT&L) on “The Role of Product Support Managers in Joint System Acquisition & Support” and “Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT): What, Why and How?” Ronald Cooper, Senior Logistics Advisor at FEMA spoke to “FEMA’s Role in Joint/Interagency Operations”; and Dr. Billy Davis, DML (Army Logistics University; and Fort Lee Chapter Chair) and Dr. William Davis (US Army Command & General Staff College) led the attendees in lively discussions about “Culture Shock: Surviving the Interagency Environment.” In addition, the more than 70 senior DoD, service member and industry participants heard “first hand” in his luncheon keynote about the Navy’s expeditionary logisticians’ recent experiences in Haiti from Captain Joseph Newbury, SC, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and Financial Management. Based on the enthusiasm shown by the sharing of experiences, depth of comments and questions, and session evaluations this year’s PDF was an unqualified success; and sets the stage for next year’s joint/interagency logistics forum.