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Show Lti "Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a' private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Armv. The appearance of advertisements in this publication dues nut constitute an endorsement bv the Department of the Army of the products or scrs ices advertised. n Vol. 5 No. 5 Dugway Proving Ground ajq Dugway, Utah 84022 Friday, August 3, 1973 Miley notes AMC anniversary As we celebrate our anniversary on Aug- ust 1, we can look back with pride on eleven years of positive accomplishment in meeting the logistical demands of our fighting forces. Our experience during the war in Southeast Asia has developed a mature, professional logistics team, characterized by mission accomplishment. The past hour was marked by significant advances in the management of our opera- - AMC may havq been born in 1962 , but its conception came much earlier tions and by a streamlining and realignment of our organization and its functions. The year also saw many of our senior people retire creating many gaps which will be difficult to fill. For the first time in many years, our anniversary finds our nation at peace. We must use this peaceful interval to improve and sharpen our systems and programs in order to meet any possible contingencies in this uncertain world. It will be a period which will require renewed dedication, increased energy, and great imagination. I appreciate your continued loyal support and splendid performance. I am fully confident that we will be equal to whatever challenges the future may bring. HENRY A. MILEY, JR. AMC was established May 8, 1962, and assumed operational status some three months later. Conceptually, AMC traces its ancestry to the U.S. Army Services of Supply, established by General John J. Pershing to unify logistical operations in the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe in World War I, and to the U.S. Army Services Forces, headed by General Brehon Somerville, to direct logistic support of the world-wid- e operations of the Army in World War II. THE CREATION OF the National Military Establishment in 1947 and the Department of Defense in 1949 brought the Armed Forces under centralized administrative control for the first time in the nations history. This move began a trend toward unification of functions that manifests itself not only in the relationships of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to each other but within the internal structures of the Armed Services themselves. Within the Department of the Army, the move toward unified supply control was felt in 1954 with the establishment of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, charged with coordinating supply functions of the seven technical Services. A year later die Department of the Army established die Chief of Research and Development, who assumed coordinating responsibility for research and development functions of the Technical Services. By 1960 questions were raised as to whether the Technical Service structure was compatible with the changing management techniques and staff relationships being instituted by the Department of Defense, and whether it provided the flexibility needed to develop, procure, field and support the increasingly complex weapon systems becoming available through an exploding technology. THIS SITUATION was recognized in a conducted in study of Army organization Project 8 1961 under the chairmanship of Mr. Leonard W. Hoelscher, Deputy Comptroller of the Army. Upon approval of die recommendations of the Hoelscher Committee, the functions of five of the Armys seven Technical Services Chemical, Ordnance, Quartermaster, were reapportioned in 1962. (The Signal, Transportation Chief of Engineers and Surgeon General were continued with full-sca- le modified missions.) Hie basic functions of the five Technical Services, plus certain functions of the Chief of Engineers, were reassigned to the U.S. Continental Army Command (training), to a new Office of Personnel Operations under the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (personnel management), to a new U.S. Army Combat Developments Command (doctrine development), and to the new U.S. Army Materiel Command (materiel). THE RESPONSIBILITIES assumed by the new Army Materiel Command encompassed research and development, procurement and production, test and evaluation, storage and distribution and maintenance support for all weapons, equipment and supplies peculiar to the Army. To accomplish these responsibilities, the newly-create- d reand Command was allocated the sources of the Technical Services personnel, funds, policies and procedures, plus more than 250 depots, arsenals, laboratories, schools, test ranges, procurement offices and Ceneral, United States Army Commanding On 11th birthday Abrams salutes AMC personnel the United States. General Frank S. Besson, Jr., formerly the Chief of transportation, and a staff drawn from the Technical Services began the formal planning on May 8, 1962 to weld this heterogeneous heritage of resources into and on August 1, a single, cohesive materiel organization launched it as a going concern. THE INITIAL test of the new Commancj was the Cuban Crisis, which occurred in the first few months of AMCs existence. The major test was the mounting conflict in Vietnam. From 1962 to present, AMC has not only met the Armys materiel demands, both emergency and but simultaneously has reduced the number of people, from and the number of installationsac-- , 189,000 to 158,000 180 to 250 from tivities required to do the job. Ceneral F. J. Chesarek, formerly Assistant Vice Chief of the Army, assumed command of AMC in March 1969, and served until his retirement in 1970. Deputy Commanding Ceneral Henry A. Miley, Jr., then assumed command in November 1970. 180-year-o-ld long-rang- e, Lieutenant General visits Lieutenant Ceneral Woodrow W. Vaughn, right, deputy commander of the Army Materiel Command, discusses Coloactivities at a Dugway Proving Ground test site during a visit last week. Joining Lt.Gen. Vaughn are nel Robert A. Shade, commander of Dugway Proving Ground; Dr. Mortimer Ro then berg, scientific director of DPG; and Mr. Tom See of Test Division. Following his excursion through the Ditto Area, Lt.Gen. Vaughn traaircraft for veled to the Tooele Armv Depot before returning to DPG to depart Michael Army Airfield bv Ft. Lewis, Wash. (1-- r) Dear General Miley: As the United States Army Materiel Command observes its eleventh anniversary on 1 August, I take pleasure in extending congratulations and best wishes on behalf of the United States Army . During its relatively short lifespan, the Army Materiel Command has procured the weapons and equipment for our ground forces that have made them the best equipped and most flexible in the history of warfare. The professionalism and dedication of AMCs military civilian team are indeed exemplary. The men and women of the Army join me in expressing appreciation for your efforts to improve our combat readiness and in wishing the Army Materiel Command continued success. Sincerely, Creighton W. Abrams General, United States Army Chief of Staff ce other installations and activities throughout . 0 Bus service outlook dim Dug wavs second look at the proposed commuter bus service has apparently fared no better than the first. Fewer than half of the potential commuters responded to a questionnaire that they would be interested in such service. REVIVAL OF HIE issue came in response to a Congressional request for a further look into the establishment of a transportation service for the Proving Grounds many commuters. Dugway s response read in part: The fact that people have been commuting from Salt Lake City area in excess of 20 years tends to negate the requesting certification required for approval of authorized transportation, specifically, since all personnel now working at DPG have adequate transportation. THE RESPONSE noted that all commuters who expressed an interest in the service are presently commuting in privately owned vehicles. Over half of the respondents to the questionnaire stated that they were experiencing difficulty in obtaining gasoline for transportation to and from work at DPG. Forty-on- e per cent noted an infrequent problem (0--5 of the cent time), 54 per cent an occasional problem per 0 per cent), 28 per cent a frequent problem (28 per cent) and six per cent a very frequent problem (over 50 per cent). THE ESTIMATED COST of the minimum five bus service, based upon bid figures submitted for a larger bus force, would run close to $105,000 for one year. A similar service was provided the National Association of Government Employees in 1970, but increasing operating expenses and a corresponding increase in the cost for participants brought it to an end. The survey revealed that 171 respondents commute daily in a car pool, 19 commute daily in a personal vehicle, 17 commute daily as a paying passenger in another vehicle and 11 reside at DPG during the week but commute on weekends or Of the 20 respondents now working at Ft. Douglas, eigjit said they would decline transfer to DPG based on the of the service. The remainder indicated that they would transfer. (5-2- mid-wee- k. Blood drive On the inside MVA report Photos by William Ratcliffe Officer management system changes YAC tournaments set Women at DPG successful Dugway s semi annual blood drive at the Sandy Acres Service Gub last week netted 78 pints of the Iife-- g iving liquid for the American Red volunteers Cross. Dugway joined with Red Cross workers from Salt Lake Gty to make the summer drive a success after last winters poor showing, when only 25 pints were collected. Army Community Services representative Sp4 Ed Wisely said, Im Next time well optimistic. donors. 100 get |