AMCOM Advance Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) Conference

The Team Redstone 2009 Advance Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) conference will be at the Von Braun Center (VBC) East Halls 1 and 2 in Huntsville, Alabama, providing a networking opportunity the evening of August 26 followed by the conference on August 27.

“The Army depends on the industrial sector, including large and small business, for most research and development services and nearly all materiel acquisition,” said Major General James R. Myles. “Consequently, it is advantageous to the Army to provide information that will help business maintain awareness of the prospective Army procurement and develop competitive postures in anticipation of those procurements.”

The conference’s theme this year will be “Supporting the Warfighter – Collaborating to Achieve Enterprise Success,” and it will provide current information to further the exchange of ideas with industry. Focusing on Army aviation and missile system support, the forum will assist team members in planning and preparing for these requirements.

“I am particularly pleased with this year’s theme of supporting the Warfighter as several of our employees are former Warfighters and are veterans,” said Lee Eady, Director of Business Development for LogiCore. “Our employees are very supportive of AMCOM and LogiCore’s mission is to support the Warfighter in both peace and war, anywhere, and anytime.”

Contact: Irene Applegate, LogiCore Corporate Communications: iapplegate@logicorehsv.com

CIWS – Providing Protection On Land and At Sea

An incoming missile or artillery poses a great threat to a military unit, both on land and at sea. The military must have a mechanism for identifying and destroying these hazards. LPWS obliterates incoming missiles in the air before they reach their targets.

Based on the original Close In Weapon System (CIWS), the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) provides the capabilities of the original CIWS in a more mobile form, and is operated by Joint Army/Navy Intercept Batteries in Iraq.

LogiCore Subject Matter Experts provide Integrated Logistics Support to the military for both LPWS and CIWS. Our services range from acting as Field Support Representatives and providing services, to resolving technical and logistical issues for the military in order to maintain operational readiness. Our ability to locate required parts, keep spares and replacement parts stocked at the appropriate levels, and to provide technical support directly impacts the LPWS’ operational capability to defend our Warfighters and their equipment against threats.

LogiCore relies on employees such as John Garrity, a retired Chief Petty Officer with 20 years of Navy experience, to apply his extensive knowledge and skill with CIWS to provide expertise in maintaining the LPWS. The support provided directly and indirectly assists the Joint Intercept Batteries in Iraq, as well as troops involved in State-side training. Support includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Researched and provided a recommendation to make an in-theater LPWS fully mission capable using an existing part, thus eliminating the wait time needed to receive other parts and allowing the LPWS to become mission-capable and protect its assigned area
  
• Researched and provided recommendations on the required equipment and procedures to perform a depot-level (on-site) repair to an LPWS in Iraq. By eliminating the need to ship the LPWS to the United States for repair and back to Iraq, we increased the operational readiness of the unit and provided greater flexibility to the Warfighter
  
• Coordinated the delivery of the first Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) LPWS Operator and Field Maintenance Manuals to provide the Warfighter with information needed to repair this critical equipment in theater
  
• Developed procedures to reduce generators burning excess fuel due to running under their load capacities. This greatly improved overall performance as well as efficiency
  
• Conducted the inspection of and ensured the usage of the correct ammunition for Mission Readiness Live Fire Exercises to prevent waste and protect personnel from dangers associated with incorrect ammunition usage
  
• Assisted in developing the LPWS operator curriculum used to train equipment operators
  
• Assisted in the delivering of permanent LPWSs to a training command location. Permanent LPWSs at the training sites reduced a significant number of training days that are normally lost due to transportation of an LPWS to multiple training sites
  
• Performed as a Field Service Representative during Mission Readiness Exercises (MREs) while providing preventative and corrective maintenance and ensuring responsive logistics at the right time and location. Our successful performance of this mission resulted in all LPWSs being fully operational throughout the exercises

"LPWS is a pivotal component in protecting U.S. and allied forces and civilians, and I am proud to work with LogiCore and the Navy in ensuring LPWSs are ready at a moment's notice to protect lives," Mr. Garrity said.

Contact: Irene Applegate, LogiCore Corporate Communications: iapplegate@logicorehsv.com