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Ltcol Acosta Case Study

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1. Traveler were; LtCol J. L. Acosta, Sustainment OIC, Maj M. G. Smith, Ammunition and Safety Officer, and SSgt C. W. Nannery, Distribution Management Chief. 2. Itinerary. The group traveled from Stuttgart, Germany to Bucharest, Romania via air and drove from Bucharest to Constanta, Romania. Travel days were 14 and 16 November, with the site visit taking place on 15 November. SSgt Watts the Food Service Chief for the Black Sea Rotational Force (BSRF) received the travelers and escorted them to the Battalion Command Post where LtCol Acosta and Maj Smith met with the BSRF Executive Officer. Following the meeting with the XO, LtCol Acosta was given tours and briefs from the organic supply section while Maj Smith met with GySgt Tallie from the SPMAGTF-CE and 2ndLt Latigo from the SPMAGTF-LCE. GySgt Tallie and Lt Latigo briefed Maj Smith on the ammunition management and accountability processes and gave him a tour of the Basic Load Ammunition Holding Area (BLAHA). SSgt Nannery linked up with the embarkation Marines and provided guidance on future embarkation and mobility efforts. 3. Discussion. During the visit Maj Smith was able to review the …show more content…

In the past BSRF has experienced accountability challenges. A potential root cause is their lack of document control. Instead of issuing ammunition via a TAMIS generated document number, BSRF is creating local document numbers and then marring those document numbers up with the system generated document numbers after an exercise is complete. This local process is extremely complex and unnecessary. Having two document numbers for the same transaction limits the unit’s ability to effectively investigate out of balances. The condition and serviceability of the ammunition stocks was noteworthy. All stocks are being properly handled and stored; the stockpile is maintained in a Ready For Issue (RFI) configuration which best supports future

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