Army Materiel Command

U.S. Army Capt. Alton McCallum, right, discusses a contract with a local contractor, center, and Afghan National Army soldiers April 7, 2007, near Gereshk in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The contractor was hired to assist with renovations of Afghan National Army Forward Operating Base Price; McCallum is leading the Price renovation project. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. LeeAnn Lloyd) (Released)

Army Contracting Command

In September 2007, the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Pete Geren, established an independent commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations, chaired by former Under Secretary …

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A hangar on Mannheim, Germany's Coleman Barracks, one of AFMD's non-enduring Reset sites, is filled with CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters undergoing a Reset after redeployment. The Reset program encompasses hours of work to get the aricraft back to Army standards before being returned to their units. U.S. Army photo by Kristen Marquez, USAG Baden-Wurttenberg Public Affairs Office.

Keep ‘em Flying The Aviation Field Maintenance Directorate Improves Readiness, Safety, Availability, and Quality

The U.S. Army is the world’s largest operator of helicopters. Soldiers not only fly many helicopters, they fly a diverse mixture, including about half a dozen types that are in …

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An Anniston Army Depot mechanic approaches an Army vehicle that has had the tracks removed and is being reset for service in Anniston, AL, on Sept. 18, 2008. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen (released)

Anniston Army Depot The Pit Crew of the American Warfighter

The people of Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) light-heartedly refer to themselves as the “Pit Crew of the American Warfighter.” But the description is an apt one. Long after an M1 …

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