US Africa Command

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US Africa Command

• Adaptive Logistics Network Concept

OPLOG
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Africa Command Adaptive Logistics NetworkWhy?

• Critical engagement mission
• Vast distances/Challenging destinations
• Broad array of movement requirements
• Non-traditional materiel
• Rapid response

Knowledge management/decision support capability
to meet US Africa Command s operational needs
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To many DoD logistics experts

...this is Africa
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Commercial Logistics View of AfricaWhere Cant
You Get a Coke in Africa?
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Implementation Partners

• DoD Agencies and ServicesSynchronization
• Inter AgencyCollaboration
• Partner NationsEngage
• Non-Governmental OrganizationsParticipation
• Contractor and Commercial CompaniesCooperation

Each org brings logistics stovepipesbut also
valued experience capability into AOR/AOA
Overcome Culture Differences and Perception
Barriers
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Adaptive Logistics Network

• A methodology for increasing efficiency and
  reducing transaction costs
• How
• Trades mass for information
• Increase efficiency by sharing cooperation
• Reduce duplicative effort by harmonizing and
  synchronizing actions with others
• Capitalizes on existing logistics capability in
  region
• Based on Unity of Effort and not necessarily
  Unity of Command

Not Piles, but Pipes and Partners
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Adaptive Logistics Network (ALN)

• Virtual Network of Capabilitiesindependent
  logistics experience/capability
• Access to information provides ability to adapt
  as situation changes

Collaborative/Cooperative Operations Benefit All
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Collaborative Logistics Principles

• Integrationdifferent competencies, capabilities
• and requirements, complementary
• Collaborationshare knowledge,support and enable
  common goals
• Cooperationcommunication, understanding, and
  teamwork reduce anxiety of unknownovercome
  barriers
• Timely Decisionseffective and efficient response

Inclusive DoD, US Gov Agencies Partner
Nations Commercial
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Tools to Collaborative Logistics Success

• Knowledge BaselineVirtual Network of
  Capabilities- Information Sharing
• Collective Visibility of Logistic Capabilities-
  Arraying existing diverse capabilities into a
  network
• Actionable Logistics Intel/InformationTimely
  Solutions
• Means to Employ Available Capability- Flexible
  means to contract and spend money to produce
  logistics capabilities- Interagency reform for
  financial partnerships (legal barriers)

the best information, at the best time to the
best decision maker enables the best solution
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ALN Supports and Enables

• Africa Command Strategic Vision..
• Africa Command Theater Posture Plan
• Quadrennial Defense Review
• Capstone Concept for Joint Operations
• J4 Logistics Compass/White Paper
• Nested in Joint Pub 4.0

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Deliberate Learning and Development

• Validate Methodology
• Intellectual Effortexercise system by asking
  logistics partners hypothetical scenarios and
  questions
• Exercisesstress system and create demands
• Test Casesfocused on obtaining measureable
  results
• Develop Information Matrixeach country/region
  to capture experiential data and info

ALN will only grow and mature with inclusive
participation
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Take Away

• Knowledge Base Access, capture, and application
• Visibility and Security Issues NIPR vs SIPR vs
  WWW
• Resources Cost of making a concept into reality
• Culture Changing perceptions
• Interfaces How we collaborate with others
• Proliferation Common to all regional commands

Take it from Concept to Routine
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Adaptive Logistics Network
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• Concept
• Logistics capability that can rapidly morph to
  meet the needs of the command
• Network is agile, flexible and
  adaptiveeffectively and efficiently utilize
  scarce resources in the AOR
• Collaboration between all participants not
  just DOD
• Complimentary and based on unity of effort
• Rapid decision making
• Goals
• Make the concept routine
• Rapid efficient support for customer
• Helping Africa build logistics capability

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US Africa Command

• AFRICOM Adaptive Logistics Network Concept

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Way Ahead Timeline

• Draft CONOP 10 Nov 08
• Concept Paper 14 Mar 09
• Senior Leader Briefing 25 Mar 09
• COCOM Face-to-Face 12 May 09
• Conference 01 Jun 09
• Begin operations using the process 01 Oct 09
• Africa Command Instruction 15 Nov 09
• Concept Demonstration other COCOMs 15 Apr 10