Army Sustainment University

The United States Army Sustainment University (formerly Army Logistics University) is the Army's center of sustainment training for Department of Defense military and civilian personnel pursuing Professional Military Education (PME) and other associated training in military logistics and sustainment. The Army Sustainment University (ASU) has two campuses. The Somervell Campus at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, delivers sustainment leader education for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Soldiers and civilians. The Adams Campus at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, includes the Soldier Support Institute, which delivers Adjutant General and Financial Management leader education. ASU is a subordinate command to the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command, and is located at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. The current President of Army Sustainment University is Ms. Sydney A. Smith, Senior Executive Service.[1]

Army Sustainment University
Army Sustainment University Logo
Incumbent
Sydney A. Smith SES
since April 30, 2021
FormationMay 1, 2023
WebsiteArmy Sustainment University

Organization and Structure
Army Sustainment University

The Somervell Campus of ASU at Fort Gregg-Adams includes three colleges and an academy, all of which offer instruction for military and civilian logistics leaders.

The Logistics Leaders College (LLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Officers ranging from Second Lieutenants to Colonels. The Logistics Basic Officer Leader Course (LOG BOLC) for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Second Lieutenants; the Logistics Captains Career Course (LOGC3); key functional courses like the Support Operations Course; and pre-command courses that prepare Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels to command logistics formations are conducted by the Logistics Leaders College.

The College of Applied Logistics and Operational Studies (CALOS) conducts functional education and training of military and civilian students in the areas of joint, multi-national, operational, and strategic level logistics; operations research systems analysis (ORSA) education for the Army’s officers and civilian interns entering the ORSA career field; and acquisition and contracting education for both acquisition career field officers and civilians, and non-contracting professionals in the area of operational contracting support. The Intern Logistics Studies Program (iLog) prepares civilian interns for future leadership positions in Army logistics.

The Technical Logistics College (TLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Warrant Officers/Chief Warrant Officers at the basic and advanced levels. As our technical sustainment experts in the field, Warrant Officer education and training remain highly specialized and detailed.

Instruction at the Logistics Non-commissioned Officer Academy (LNCOA) includes Professional Military Education for all Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Non-Commissioned Officers at the Staff Sergeant and Sergeant First Class levels, attending their advanced and senior leader courses. As logistics branches make up 30-40 percent of the Army’s enlisted forces, this sustainment training for the NCO backbone of the Army keeps America’s Army supplied and maintained on time.

ASU provides support to the Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, a primary source of information on past, present, and future sustainment trends, initiatives, and operations for sustainers around the world. Formerly known as the Army Logistician, this four-time Secretary of the Army Editor of the Year Award winner and winner of the Most Improved Publication continues as a valuable source for sustainers.[2]

Army Sustainment University Presidents
Name Term began Term ended
1. Colonel Shelley A. Richardson September 2005 May 2010
2. Colonel Mark McCormick July 2010 July 22, 2011
3. Mr. John E. Hall SES[3] July 22, 2011 March 21, 2016
4. Mr. Michael K. Williams SES[4] March 21, 2016 May 27, 2020
5. Brigadier General James M. Smith June 16, 2020 April 30, 2021
6. Ms. Sydney A. Smith SES[5] April 30, 2021 Current
  • Brigadier General James M. Smith served concurrently as ASU President and as U.S. Army Chief of Transportation following the death of Mr. Michael K. Williams who died while in office as President of ASU.

History

Army Logistics Management Center (1954–1987)

The origin of ALMC was a 12-week Army Supply Management Course established on 1 July 1954 at Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams). The course was established as a Class II Activity of the Quartermaster General, but with direct control exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) at the Department of the Army (DA) level.[6]

On 1 May 1956, the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center (ALMC) was established under the operational control of the Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Shortly thereafter, five new functional courses in management of requirements, procurement, distribution, maintenance, and property disposal were added to the curriculum. In September 1956, the ALMC curriculum expanded again to include correspondence courses and use of accredited instructors in off-campus modes. In September 1958, logistics research and doctrine were added as part of the mission of ALMC.

On 1 August 1962, ALMC was placed under the command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). Under AMC, new emphasis was placed on instruction in management of research and development, acquisition management, and on integration of all phases of the life cycle of materiel.

On 21 July 1970, a new four-story brick academic building called Bunker Hall was dedicated on Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee and became the center of ALMC.[7]

In March 1973, the Department of the Army approved establishment of two cooperative degree programs between ALMC and the Florida Institute of Technology. These cooperative programs use the instruction received during military programs to award transfer credit towards a master's degree in logistics.

Army Logistics Management College (1987–2009)

In August 1987, ALMC was redesignated as the U.S. Army Logistics Management College. ALMC offered courses in logistics leader development, acquisition management, integrated logistics support planning, materiel management, disposal operations management, installation logistics management, environmental management, hazardous materials handling, financial management, decision risk analysis, and quantitative analytical techniques.

On 1 October 1991, ALMC was transferred under the newly established U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command based at Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee), VA.

In June 1992, ALMC began a program to prepare Captains and First Lieutenants in the Ordnance, Quartermaster, Transportation, Aviation, and Medical branches, to become Company Commanders and staff positions in multifunctional logistics and sustainment battalions. Renamed the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) in March 1999, CLC3 became ALMC's premiere course.

On 1 August 1992, ALMC became an affiliate of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a consortium of schools established to raise the level of professionalism in the Department of Defense acquisition workforce.

In September 2002, ALMC received formal accreditation as a non-degree-granting occupational education institution, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

ALMC graduated over 30,200 students in Fiscal Year 2002.

In January 2006, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) established a permanent teaching team at ALMC. The first class of sixty-one students graduated on 19 April 2006.

Army Logistics University (2009–2023)

On 2 July 2009, Army Logistics Management College became the Army Logistics University with the dedication of ALU's new $100 million university campus.This change was brought by as part of the restructuring of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) school system, the concurrent 2005 Base and Realignment (BRAC) decision to move the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and Transportation Corps to Fort Lee, and the creation of the Sustainment Center of Excellence. The occasion was marked by speeches by Congressman Randy Forbes and Deputy Commanding General of TRADOC, Lieutenant General David Valcourt, who described ALU as the logistics center for the U.S. Army.[8]

In the summer of 2009, on its 40th anniversary, Army Logistician was renamed Army Sustainment Magazine

In 2018, ALU re-organized and combined the three separate Basic Officers Leadership Courses (BOLC) for the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Branches into a combined Logistics Basic Officer Leadership Course (LOG BOLC) in the ongoing effort to improve multi-functionality among the officer ranks.[9]

In October 2020, the Logistics Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (LNCOA) was selected to develop Sustainment Common Core education across the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Senior Leaders Courses (SLC).

In February 2021, the ALU Board of Directors was established to enable logistics enterprise governance of Logistics Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, and Department of the Army civilian cohorts.

From July to December 2021, ALU directly supported Operation Allies Welcome at Fort Gregg-Adams with the reception of Afghan refugees.

Army Sustainment University (2023–present)

On 1 May 2023, Army Logistics University was renamed Army Sustainment University with campuses at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia (Somervell Campus) and Fort Jackson, South Carolina (Adams Campus).[10]

See also

References
  1. "Army Sustainment University Official Webpage". 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Army Sustainment University Command Webpage". 5 September 2023.
  3. Desbois, Keith (25 July 2011). "Army Logistics University Welcomes New President". Army.mil. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. Perry, Amy (29 March 2016). "New Civilian Leader Now in Place at Army Logistics University". Army.mil. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. Stevens, Brian (4 May 2021). "Sydney Smith Inducted as ALU President". Army.mil. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. "Army Sustainment University Command History Page". 23 August 2023.
  7. "Army Dedicates $3.5 Million Academic Building at ALMC" (PDF). Army Research and Development. Vol. 11, no. 5. July–August 1970. p. 39. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. Lazo, Luz (10 July 2009). "Army Logistics University opens at Fort Lee". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. Bell, T. Anthony (1 December 2018). "Army Logistics University conducts pilot classes for proposed Logistics Basic Officer Leader Course". United States Army. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  10. Crockett, Alyssa (19 May 2023). "Leaders discuss future of Army Sustainment Enterprise". United States Army. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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