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TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE CONFERENCE
2 FEBRUARY 2004
TWV Fixing the current fleet while preparing
for the future
LTG C. V. Christianson United States Army Deputy
Chief of Staff, G-4
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AGENDA

• Experiences in OIF
• The future battlefield - a distribution
• based environment
• The current state of the TWV fleet
• Bridging the gap
• Way ahead

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EXPERIENCES IN OIFExamples of Success

• Exceptional individual soldier performance
• An average of 2,000 trucks haul supplies every
  day over a hazardous 876 mile supply route from
  Kuwait to Iraq
• Military trucks have been driven 40-50 million
  miles since the beginning of operations
• During the combat phase, US logisticians used an
  average of 1,200 tankers to deliver 1.5 million
  gallons of bulk fuel per day

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EXPERIENCES IN OIF Examples of Problems

• Bottlenecks at distribution nodes
• Minimal in-transit visibility
• No time-definite delivery schedule
• Ineffective control of truck movements across the
  battlefield
• No single manager of theater distribution
• Insufficient communications, force protection and
  battlefield awareness capability for drivers

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REASONS FOR CHANGE

• Tactical and operational environments have
  changed
• The battle space is non-contiguous, rapidly
  reorganizing, and Joint and Combined
• The Future Force concept simultaneously
  deploy, employ, sustain- demands innovation in
  support processes
• New technologies and capabilities continuously
  emerge

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?

• Logistics systems must be able to
• See requirements in real time
• Non Line-of-Sight capability
• On demand, 24/7
• Include Logistics, Personnel, Medical, Engineers
• Respond to requirements with speed and precision
• Single owner
• Flexible structure
• 100 visibility
• Rapidly establish forward sustainment
  capabilities in
• support of expeditionary operations
• Modular structure
• Strategic communications
• Force reception

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SPEED AND PRECISION

• Responsive to Commander / Warfighter needs
• Flexible, versatile structure to meet changing
  situations
• An integral part of the strategic distribution
  system (DPO)
• Gain / maintain 100 visibility over entire
  distribution system
• ? Integrated IT Infrastructure
• Single ownership of the system
• Modular, design, enabling rapid expansion
• Integration of theater / forward distribution
  centers
• ? Management Centers ? Mode Operators ?
  Movement Controllers

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THEATER DISTRIBUTIONInitial Entry
Forward Base
Forward Base
UA
II
Forward Base
SPT
(DMC)
Forward Base
UEx Division-level C2 Element UA
Brigade-level C2 Element DMC Distribution
Management Center
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THEATER DISTRIBUTIONTheater Opening
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base
J/CDMC
UEx Division-level C2 Element UA
Brigade-level C2 Element DMC Distribution
Management Center J/CDMC Joint/Coalition DMC
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THEATER DISTRIBUTIONOperational Expansion
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base

J/CDMC
UEx Division-level C2 Element UA
Brigade-level C2 Element DMC Distribution
Management Center J/CDMC Joint/Coalition DMC
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THEATER DISTRIBUTIONSustainment Ops
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base
Forward Base
UA
II
SPT
(DMC)
SBCT
II
BSB
(DMC)
UEx
J/CDMC
UEx Division-level C2 Element UA
Brigade-level C2 Element DMC Distribution
Management Center JCDMC Joint/Coalition DMC
Brigade
II
MEB
II
CSSG
SPT
(DMC)
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IMPACT ON OUR FLEET?

• Unit design change
• More trucks required
• Multi-capable trans units
• Changed mission
• From receipt, store, issue
• to supply / distribution center operations
• Sustainment center of gravity has changed
• From mass
• to throughput
• TWV fleet is critical to mission success

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ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES
Current TWVs will support UA (2010-2012) and UE
through 2030
Current To Future Force
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY02
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY03
CURRENT FORCE (HMMWV, FMTV, M915, HEMTT, PLS, HET)
2030
HMMWV contract ends FY07


FMTV contract ends FY08

HEMTT Extended Service Program contract ends FY07
LT MED HVY
PLS contract ends FY07

HEMTT funding linked to ESP

M1A2SEP Tanks in Service through 2030
ACTD
TECH INSERTIONS
Future TWV Fleet
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WILL BE READY IN 2030?

• Improve economic useful life data collection on
  the fleet
• Integrate G-8, ASA(ALT), G-4 Industry over the
  life-cycle of systems
• Program dollars above OS for a cyclic
  refurbishment program
• Develop a cyclic refurbishment plan
• Future???

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HMMWV COSTS VS. AGE
Dollars
EUL
35,000,000 30,000,000
25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000
10,000,000 5,000,000
Annual Operating s
Miles
50,000 100,000 150,000
200,000 250,000 300,000
350,000 400,000
Activity / Age
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CYCLIC REFURBISHMENT
Technology insertion, Reliability enhancement
HMMWV
Dollars
1
2
X
EUL
EUL
EUL
35,000,000 30,000,000
25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000
10,000,000 5,000,000
Programmed Interval 2
Programmed Interval 1
X
1
2
Annual Operating
Miles
50,000 100,000 150,000
200,000 250,000 300,000
350,000 400,000
Activity / Age
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HOW DO WE PROCEED?

• Share a common view of theater distribution
• Establish a Depot-Industry partnership
• Use industry experience and data to develop a
• framework for a cyclic refurbishment program
• What is a good cyclic interval?
• What would you want your providers to do?

We have purchased trucks that we didnt really
want, but were exactly what we asked for.
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Delivering materiel readiness
we cant do it without YOU!