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Military logistics ForuM Volume 6, Issue 5 • June 2012 Publication of Record for the Military Logistics Community eDitorial Editor-In-Chief Jeff McKaughan jeffm@kmimediagroup.com Managing Editor Harrison Donnelly harrisond@kmimediagroup.com Online Editorial Manager Laura Davis laurad@kmimediagroup.com Copy Editor Laural Hobbes lauralh@kmimediagroup.com Correspondents Heather Baldwin • Peter Buxbaum Henry Canaday • Cheryl Gerber • Hank Hogan Leslie Shaver art & Design Art Director Jennifer Owers jennifero@kmimediagroup.com Senior Graphic Designer Jittima Saiwongnuan jittimas@kmimediagroup.com Graphic Designers Amanda Kirsch amandak@kmimediagroup.com Scott Morris scottm@kmimediagroup.com Kailey Waring kaileyw@kmimediagroup.com aDVertising Associate Publisher Jane Engel jane@kmimediagroup.com KMi MeDia group Publisher Kirk Brown kirkb@kmimediagroup.com Chief Executive Officer Jack Kerrigan jack@kmimediagroup.com Chief Financial Officer Constance Kerrigan connik@kmimediagroup.com Executive Vice President David Leaf davidl@kmimediagroup.com Editor-In-Chief Jeff McKaughan jeffm@kmimediagroup.com Controller Gigi Castro gcastro@kmimediagroup.com Administrative Assistant Casandra Jones casandraj@kmimediagroup.com Trade Show Coordinator Holly Foster hollyf@kmimediagroup.com operations, circulation & proDuction Circulation & Marketing Administrator Duane Ebanks duanee@kmimediagroup.com Data Specialists Arielle Hill arielleh@kmimediagroup.com Tuesday Johnson tuesdayj@kmimediagroup.com Summer Walker summerw@kmimediagroup.com Raymer Villanueva raymerv@kmimediagroup.com Donisha Winston donishaw@kmimediagroup.com a prouD MeMber oF: subscription inForMation Military Logistics Forum ISSN 1937-9315 is published 10 times a year by KMI Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly forbidden. © Copyright 2012. Military Logistics Forum is free to qualified members of the U.S. military, employees of the U.S. government and non-U.S. foreign service based in the U.S. All others: $65 per year. Foreign: $149 per year. corporate oFFices KMI Media Group 15800 Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 300 Rockville, MD 20855-2604 USA Telephone: (301) 670-5700 Fax: (301) 670-5701 Web: www.MLF-kmi.com EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE All it had to do was be boosted into space on top of a rocket, circle the earth, come within 33 feet and sync up its orbit with the International Space Station, before being grabbed by a robotic arm and placed into a docking position. And so far, Dragon has performed as expected/hoped/prayed it would. Another huge step in the use of unmanned platforms for resupply has been demonstrated by SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. While certainly not the first use of unmanned space modules to resupply in-orbit platforms, it was the first by a commercial company in what is hoped will be the first steps toward a more commercially-based space operation, where the government is not bearing all the cost burden for some space missions where their overhead costs could make missions much more expensive, especially if the U.S. Jeffrey D. McKaughan Editor-iN-CHiEF has to rely on the space agencies of other countries. While much of the research and development was funded by NASA, along with the carrot of a $1.6 billion supply contract, SpaceX is counting on other customers in this brave new (commercial) space world. Unmanned supply missions are proving their worth in Afghanistan. Harsh terrain and a poor ground network make overland supply difficult, and constant threats at almost every point along those routes are road markers for alternative supply options. Aircraft—manned and unmanned—are taking up the slack and saving lives, especially when delivering routine necessities like water and fuel. While distance and other complexities are apparent between supplying the ISS and a mountaintop FOB, supplies are supplies and unmanned is unmanned. In essence, the SpaceX long-range supply mission is reflective of supply chains everywhere. When the number of routes and/or options are limited, the cost to maintain and operate that supply chain will be high. Case in point, the PAKGLOC. Routes into Afghanistan are either difficult or long, and in most cases, both! U.S. planners had been anticipating some form of supply chain interruption, so when Pakistan closed the route, other routes were available—albeit they take longer and cost more, but they are keeping the supply chain functioning. As an aside, if you look at the family of KMI Media Group magazine’s listed below, you will note a difference from the last issue—we have added a new magazine! Launching in June is KMI’s 11th title, Border & CBRNE Defense. It will cover the homeland security, border patrol and CBRNE communities across the military, federal, state and local governments. With the same style and depth of coverage as our other 10 titles, BCD is focused on the decision-makers and the operators out on the frontlines of homeland defense. Border Threat Prevention and CBRNE Response Border Protector Michael J. Fisher Chief U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection Military Logistics Forum www.MLF-kmi.com KMi MeDia group Magazines anD websites Border & CBRNE Defense SPECIAL SECTION: Integrated Fixed Towers www.BCD-kmi.com June 2012 Volume 1, Issue 1 Leadership Insight: Robert S. Bray Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement/Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service Wide Area Aerial Surveillance O Hazmat Disaster Response Tactical Communications O P-3 Program www.BCD-kmi.com Military Medical & Veterans Affairs Forum Health Care Collaborator Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho Surgeon General U.S. Army Commanding General U.S. Army Medical Command Dedicated to the Military Medical & VA Community www.M2VA-kmi.com Ground Combat Technology www.GCT-kmi.com www.M2VA-kmi.com May 2012 Volume 16, Issue 3 Who’s Who NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MAJ. GEN. DAVID L. HARRIS Director, J-3/7 National Guard Bureau En Route Medical Evacuation O San Antonio Military Health System Veterans Affairs Police O AFMS Contracts Leadership Insight : NMLC Military Training Technology www.MT2-kmi.com Geospatial Intelligence Forum www.GIF-kmi.com Special Operations Technology www.SOTECH-kmi.com Military Advanced Education www.MAE-kmi.com Tactical ISR Technology www.TISR-kmi.com Military Information Technology www.MIT-kmi.com U.S. Coast Guard Forum www.USCGF-kmi.com
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