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The 75th Celebration
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ver the past year and, specifically, during the NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting, NDTA has celebrated its 75th Anniversary. This DTJ column which looked at issues and events from NDTA’s past was one of the first things you may have noticed as we began our celebration. We hope that it has been of interest to you to hear about the rich history of our association and our Nation’s defense transportation system. We also created a special 75th Anniversary edition of the NDTA logo for use in these columns and other purposes. Members at the Fall Meeting had the chance to take home the Anniversary Yearbook. This limited print book was a compilation of past yearbooks, along with new content representing the past ten years. It features photographs, historical information, stories, interesting facts and many important pieces of our history. As a part of the Yearbook preparation, members provided their thoughts on NDTA, with some describing what they think the next 75 years will hold. These insightful, thoughtful comments are available to read on NDTA’s website, along with information on getting a copy of the yearbook.
As we gathered for the 2019 NDTAUSTRANSCOM Fall Meeting, celebratory events dotted the event schedule. During the opening ceremony, we held the official unveiling of the oneof-a-kind 75th Anniversary artwork. The impressive 3-D representation of NDTA’s history is now on permanent display at NDTA headquarters. Wednesday’s celebration extended from the evening expo period into the Chairman’s reception with music provided throughout the night by Starlifter, Air Force Band of Mid-America, and USO Troupe. As part of the Chairman’s reception, a video depicting world events intermixed with association history was shown. Past NDTA presidents LTG Kenneth Wykle, USA (Ret.) and RADM Mark Buzby, USN (Ret.) served as narrators. The night also featured an anniversary toast and cake cutting ceremony. A special thank you goes to the many organizations and individuals that contributed to making this celebration a success: Agility Defense & Government Services, American Maritime Congress, American Maritime Officers, American See 75th Anniversary pg. 30
PRESIDENT’S CORNER A Look Back at 2019 and Forward to 2020 VADM William A. Brown, USN (Ret.) NDTA President & CEO
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USTRANSCOM Primed to Leverage Analytics and Engineering in 2020 and Beyond By USTRANSCOM Public Affairs
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here’s a giant screen projecting operational information into the heart of US Transportation Command’s Global Operations Center (GOC). Based on this incoming data, decision-makers want to know how best to respond based on a globally integrated understanding of both demand and capacity, and the impact on wartime readiness. To develop options, redirect mobility efforts based on changing priorities, or find alternatives when operations are disrupted, USTRANSCOM and its component commands depend on analysis that transforms data into useful information. “When analytics do the complex work, we’re free to think about solutions,” said John DeLapp, head of the futures division in the Joint Distribution and Process Analysis Center (JDPAC) within USTRANSCOM. The integration of analytics into command processes and decisions is an ongoing, collaborative effort between the multiple functional organizations such as the GOC and JDPAC. These efforts capture and integrate data; create visual representations of key indicators; forecast workload, network, or asset availability; and account for constraints so that energy is focused on the most important work—delivering 10
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results across the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE). DRIVING ENTERPRISE IMPROVEMENTS IN 2020 AND BEYOND
JDPAC has outlined a plan to deliver the critical analytic and engineering products necessary to improve the nation’s ability to project and sustain the joint force. “Our mission is to address our nation’s toughest mobility challenges,” said Bruce Busler, JDPAC Director. “Above all else, our leaders and those we support must be able to trust JDPAC to deliver insightful products and recommendations, with unwavering confidence in our credibility,” said Busler. “The data is absolutely necessary, but we’re in the business of delivering analytic products and enabling a broader community of analytic practitioners to transform the data into actionable information on complex issues and address challenging problems.” “Gen. [Stephen] Lyons, the USTRANSCOM Commander, has us intensely focused on the command’s priorities,” said Busler. “Warfighting readiness and enabling consequential decision-making are at the top of the list. These priorities are critical components for future success and, thus, the target of our analytic efforts.”
JDPAC is building on decades of success using operations research and transportation engineering to support the Department of Defense’s global transportation missions by expanding the application of analytic methods and tools through an Enterprise Data Science capability. JDPAC has increased its number of data scientists, adding to a cadre of mathematicians, computer scientists, and transportation experts to support the advancement of “big data” across the enterprise. An essential part of USTRANSCOM’s journey in this area is the JDPAC partnership with the command’s Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber Systems directorate and Acquisition directorate to acquire a modern Enterprise Data and Analytics Environment (EDAE). This effort is foundational to manage, ingest, integrate, and leverage data for all the data needs of the command, to include analytics. “The partnership to field the EDAE is absolutely critical to our future success,” said Dan Derick, Chief Data Scientist within JDPAC. Derick said the work in JDPAC is maturing to the point where five to seven computer models may be blended together to predict future demand. Using airlift historical data, for example, the models would train the application to discern how airlift de-
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mand fluctuates seasonally or is impacted by surge events or changes in allocated aircraft. This machine learning supports predictive modeling, a future trend for JDPAC that will expand significantly once the EDAE is available in the cloud-computing environment.
DeLapp. The goal is optimized railcar allocation across a multitude of locations at the speed of war, while automating as much of the SDDC transportation manager’s workload as possible.
DEMAND AND CAPACITY USE CASE
JDPAC has very successfully applied demand and capacity analytics using modeling and simulation for many studies, including major mobility studies in 2010, 2013, and most recently, the Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2018 (MCRS-18), which was completed in early 2019. JDPAC is posturing for an update to the MCRS-18 study with a congressionally-directed study in 2020. For MCRS20, the study team plans to work closely with the Joint Staff, Services, and combatant commands to assess the JDDE’s ability to support the competition and updated wartime demands in the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). US Air Force Col. Brian Ballew, JDPAC Deputy and MCRS-20 Study Director said, “…the thrust of this study will be an assessment of the programmed airlift aircraft, air refueling aircraft, sealift ships, and key mobility enablers to meet the integrated mobility demands in the expected strategic environments as defined in the NDS.” According to Ballew, the study results should identify any mobility capability gaps and shortfalls, describe the associated risk in conducting operations, and recommend mitigation strategies, where possible; and will also include the near-term mobility implications of emerging warfighting concepts. “An upgraded element planned for MCRS-20 will be an assessment of the campaign impact of delayed force flow or reduced air refueling, in addition to a quantification of impacts on the mobility enterprise from operating in a contested environment,” said Greg Carl, Senior Operations Research Analyst on the MCRS20 team. The study will also include a new effort to assess various combinations of mobility fleets in terms of mobility output and risk to NDS missions. “Aerial refueling capacity and sealift recapitalization analysis are among the most compelling analytic needs of the enterprise and are major focus areas for the study,” said Busler. The aerial refueling fleet is the backbone of rapid US global operations and the Department’s sealift fleet transports 90
Developing predictive demand forecast capabilities across multiple transportation domains is the goal of JDPAC’s Demand and Capacity Use Case. The effort is aimed at maximizing effectiveness and efficiency in the use of limited assets and constrained networks and nodes, which are a reality in daily, as well as wartime, globally integrated operations. The resulting analysis is aligned with component capacity assessments and arms decision-makers with information that
The aerial refueling fleet is the backbone of rapid US global operations and the Department’s sealift fleet transports 90 percent of military cargo during wartime. The MCRS-20 will look at the near-future with a time horizon out to about 2030.
will justify actions to meet mission needs and support the warfighter. The demand and capacity forecasts will be synchronized across multiple command activities from rate setting and budgeting, to operational projections to develop optimized transportation solutions, as well as readiness management. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RAILCAR ANALYTICS USE CASE – RAILCAR ALLOCATION AT THE SPEED OF WAR
An example of a component demand and capacity use case is the Railcar Analytics Use Case, engineered to deliver analytic capability addressing the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s (SDDC) ability to proactively predict and manage the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet and commercial railcars to meet deployment and distribution needs. “We identified multiple automation points in this use case and we can see the potential optimization for Department and commercial railcar usage,” said 12
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percent of military cargo during wartime. The MCRS-20 will look at the near-future with a time horizon out to about 2030. INTO THE FUTURE: 2035 – 2050
The Future Deployment and Distribution Assessment (FDDA) looks beyond the MCRS-20 timeframe as a research effort to identify promising future deployment and distribution capabilities and operating constructs based on the evolving joint operating environment. In 2019, the FDDA completed a red team/blue team assessment based on a wide range of adversary and operating environment challenges as the foundation for a second phase in 2020. The study’s next step deconstructs joint and Service concepts to distill implied mobility and logistics capabilities, or activities that either enable or constrain how the joint force expects to operate in 2035 and beyond. DeLapp said the assessment is expected to identify potential mobility capabilities, operational approaches, and necessary mitigations to shape how we think and posture for the future. “We’re studying how we adapt and think differently in terms of both technology and operations to ensure the Defense Transportation System is capable and relevant in the future,” said DeLapp. TOGETHER – WITH ANALYTICS – WE DELIVER
“Mainstreaming data analytics into USTRANSCOM’s planning and operations efforts will create actionable information for decision-makers,” said Busler. “The time and energy previously directed on lagging, low-value activities can now be applied to proactive, higher-order thought and options where human judgment is most appropriate and useful.” “Efforts such as MCRS-20 and FDDA help USTRANSCOM and the DOD grapple with the reality and risks in fulfilling the NDS missions as we look to the future,” said Busler. USTRANSCOM exists as a warfighting combatant command to project and sustain military power. Powered by dedicated men and women, we underwrite the lethality of the joint force, advance American interests, and provide our nation’s leaders with strategic flexibility to select from multiple options and create multiple dilemmas for adversaries. Together, we deliver. DTJ
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Enterprising Ideas An Interview with Andy Taylor and Bryan Scott of Enterprise Holdings By Sharon Lo, Managing Editor DTJ and The Source
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uring the 2019 NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting in St. Louis, Mr. Andrew (Andy) C. Taylor, Executive Chairman of Enterprise Holdings Inc., took the stage to welcome the audience to St. Louis. Enterprise Holdings, headquartered in St. Louis, is one of the largest privatelyheld companies in America. The company operates in over 100 countries worldwide, taking in approximately $26 billion in revenues for Fiscal Year 2019. With a fleet of 2 million vehicles, the Enterprise family of brands includes Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent A Car, and National Car Rentals. Enterprise was founded in St. Louis by Andy’s father, Jack Taylor, following Jack’s return from World War II. Over the years, the company has kept its founder’s military service close to its heart. Andy began his career at Enterprise washing cars and learning the business from the ground up at the age of 16. More than 50 years later, he has established himself as a true leader in the travel industry. Bryan Scott is Enterprise Holdings’ Assistant Vice President of US Government Business. In this role, Bryan manages the company’s partnerships with the US federal government and oversees the federal government rental programs. He also recently became Chairperson of NDTA’s Government Passenger Travel Advisory Council (GPTAC). DTJ sat down with Andy and Bryan to hear more about Enterprise’s rich history, its work with the US military and government, and their thoughts on the future of the car rental industry. DTJ: Enterprise has a rich heritage as an or-
ganization, tell us about Enterprise’s story.
ANDY TAYLOR: Enterprise Holdings
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that we are very proud of. It all started in 1942, when my father, Jack Taylor, enlisted and served as a Navy Hellcat pilot during World War II. When he returned from the war, he was eager to raise his family and start a business in our hometown of St. Louis. He founded the Executive Leasing Company in 1957 with a fleet of just seven cars, one employee and a commitment to provide exceptional customer service. In 1969, my father and his team decided to expand business beyond St. Louis and renamed the company “Enterprise” in honor of the aircraft carrier he served on during WWII. Lessons my father learned in the Navy, including integrity, hard work, team spirit and simply doing the right thing, helped
shape his personality and the business. His simple but enduring business philosophy—“Take care of your customers and your employees first, and the profits will follow”—still guides our efforts today. There are many milestones we have celebrated as a company. But, 2007 was a monumental year for us. We acquired the National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands in the largest acquisition ever in the car rental industry. One of the reasons this was so significant for us is because up until then, we were primarily growing organically through our successful pioneering of the neighborhood rental business. In 2009, we renamed the company Enterprise Holdings, Inc. to reflect our company’s expanded portfolio.
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DTJ: 62 years is a long time to be in busi-
ness. How has Enterprise managed to survive and thrive for all these years—what do you think sets the company apart?
ANDY TAYLOR: In the early stages, when
many car rental companies were focused on airports, my father explored a different path. He heard from customers they wanted to rent cars where they live and work, not just at airports. He listened to this
feedback and built an unparalleled neighborhood network of Enterprise Rent-ACar locations in communities across North America and eventually Western Europe. Over the years, we have grown our business one customer and one neighborhood at a time. The number of services we offer is continuing to expand, with programs including renting, car leasing, car sales, vanpooling, carsharing, truck rental, online ride-matching and, most recently, subscription. We’ve continued to build our portfolio of options in a very thoughtful way, listening to our customers and bringing forth services and solutions to meet their needs. Beyond our variety of offerings, I believe it’s our customer service that sets us apart in the industry. Complete customer satisfaction is the principle that has guided our company along our journey so far, and it remains instrumental within our culture today. From the beginning, we have focused on providing customers with an exceptional level of service to keep them coming back. DTJ: And you still maintain your close ties
to the US military. Can you tell us a little about that?
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ANDY TAYLOR: Yes, Enterprise contin-
ues to recognize and honor its military heritage. Currently, military veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves make up more than 10 percent of Enterprise Holdings’ total US workforce, asnd we employ more than 2,000 military spouses. Enterprise Holdings also provides vehicle rental services at more than 60 US military installations throughout the country.
Currently, military veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves make up more than 10 percent of Enterprise Holdings’ total US workforce, and we employ more than 2,000 military spouses.
Beyond that, we are committed to supporting organizations making a difference for our veterans. Since 2013, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, our philanthropic arm, has committed more than $6 million to the Fisher House Foundation, which provides no-cost lodging to the families of veterans receiving treatment at military medical centers. We’ve also teamed up with Progressive Insurance for the past seven years to support their annual Keys to Progress program that has donated over 700 vehicles to veterans and their families. DTJ: Besides supporting the military, I have read you also support the government
during times of disaster relief. Would you please tell us about that work? BRYAN SCOTT: Giving back to the communities where we live and work is an extremely important value to our company. And, as Andy has always said, “In times of natural disaster, we need to make friends and not profits.” When hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, hailstorms and other natural disasters strike a community, we play a unique role in providing local transportation alternatives to those impacted. Because Enterprise operates more than 7,100 neighborhood and airport branch offices throughout North America, we are prepared and staffed to respond quickly and seamlessly. We move vehicles throughout the continent into affected areas and help catastrophe teams get the recovery and restoration process underway as quickly as possible. In fact, even before storms hit, we often collaborate with first responders before they arrive in potentially affected areas to determine needs and conditions to service. Enterprise Rent-A-Car also has a Mobile Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV) to operate as a portable and state-of-the-art branch office in the event of an emergency in the US or Canada. The transformed 32-foot, 22-passenger airport shuttle bus is equipped with three workstations, five computers and a front counter. MERV can operate for more than 120 hours on a generator, providing on-site assistance even if local power has not yet been restored. We know we need to move fast and efficiently in these situations. Because of this, our employees are also often sent home with mobile tablets, we call them Enterprise LaunchPad® tablets, which allow them to process rental transactions away from the counter in virtually any location. With this resource, our employees can quickly be reassigned from inoperable branch offices to other facilities to assist customers in need. DTJ: It sounds like you have figured out
how to help your customers when they need it most. On the subject of technology, what else do you see in the pipeline? What other technology can we expect in the future from the car rental industry?
BRYAN SCOTT: The whole transportation and mobility industry is undergoing change—much of it driven by technology. Whether that’s connected vehicles or even-
tually autonomous vehicles, we understand that our travel customers have different priorities. Some want to save time. Some want to save money. And some want to reduce the stress of their daily commute. Using technology to improve the customer experience is a critical goal. Connected cars is just one area in which we are investing. We are working with vehicle manufacturers to add several hundred thousand connected vehicles to our fleet in the next few years, with the goal of having the world’s largest, fully connected fleet of 2 million vehicles. The connected car will have benefits for both the traveler and for our industry from an operational/efficiency standpoint. For example, eventually when a customer pulls into a car lot, the car could tell us the odometer reading, tire pressure, fuel volume and other vital data that speeds customer transaction times. Ensuring the industry is keeping pace with innovation is critical. Enterprise has spent more than $3 billion on acquisitions and corporate-venture capital investments or commitments since 2008. For example, in the past fiscal year, we acquired Deem, an
innovative online travel platform for business travelers. We’ve also made investments in companies focusing on innovations such as IoT, same-day fuel delivery service, autonomous vehicle sensors and more. DTJ: What are your thoughts on autono-
mous vehicles?
BRYAN SCOTT: I believe that in the not-too-distant future, customers may be renting vehicles that drive themselves. We know many drivers first experience new automotive technologies in rental vehicles, and there’s no reason to think it will be any different with autonomous technology. Enterprise has been delivering transportation alternatives where people live and work since 1957, and that will continue, regardless of what that looks like in the future. DTJ: Mr. Taylor, you will be a keynote
speaker during NDTA’s 2020 GovTravels meeting. Can you give us any insights as to what attendees should expect?
ANDY TAYLOR: Yes, I am very much look-
ing forward to speaking at the GovTravels
meeting next year! Attendees can expect to hear my vision for the industry and where I think it’s headed. I’ll also discuss the Enterprise heritage, the importance of supporting government travelers and I’ll dive into our commitment to strengthening our communities, one neighborhood at a time. I look forward to seeing everyone there. DTJ: Thank you so much for your time to-
day. I always like to ask if there is anything we haven’t covered that you would like to share with DTJ’s readers?
BRYAN SCOTT: I would just like to add that
Enterprise Holdings has been a proud partner to the National Defense Transportation Association for almost 30 years. One of our Founding Values states, “Great things happen when we listen… to our customers and each other.” NDTA provides us with the platform to interact, strategically plan, and in the end, allows us to put the industry in the best position to serve the US government. This relationship gives us the opportunity to affect real change to improve services for the government. We thank you for the partnership and look forward to working with you into the future. DTJ
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Partnership Prevails at the NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting By Sharon Lo Managing Editor, DTJ & The Source
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he 2019 NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting took place October 7-10 at the historic St. Louis Union Station Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The theme for the event was “Fostering Partnerships to Preserve Peace and Prevail in Conflict…Then, Now and Tomorrow.” This theme acknowledged that we are operating in a rapidly changing, multi-domain, contested environment that we must understand and be prepared for to enable the support rendered by the transportation and logistics industry for our armed forces, allies, and partners. More than 1,500 professionals attended the Fall Meeting. These individuals included a cross-section from military, government, and industry from all facets of logistics, transportation, travel, distribution, and related industries. The meeting’s professional agenda included keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, and educational classes. The impressive lineup of speakers and instructors during these events included experts and leaders in their fields who challenged, informed, and motivated the audience. THOUGHTS FROM OUR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS
On Monday, the Senior Enlisted Roundtable explored Leading in a Joint Environment. The moderator for this panel was CMSgt Jason France, USAF, US Transportation Command Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL). Panel members included CMDCM Shaun Brahmsteadt, USN, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) SEL; CMSgt Patrick McMahon, USAF, US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) SEL; CSM Anthony Spadaro, USMC, US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) SEL; and MGySgt Scott Stalker, USMC, US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) SEL. Each panelist gave a brief introduction to their organization, followed by an extensive question and answer session with the audience. A common thread in their opening remarks was an emphasis on the importance of the relationship between 20
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Senior enlisted leaders discuss leading in a joint environment. Photo by Stephenie Wade/Released.
THE CHALLENGE TO THINK BIG
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the military and their industry partners. USINDOPACOM is the largest combatant command and, as such, has a big area to protect from threats. According to CSM Spadaro, a robust industry is needed to address these threats. Likewise, cyber is a unique and challenging area requiring protection from threats, which MGySgt Stalker stated must be addressed through the Department of Defense’s (DOD) industry partners. He also encouraged everyone to adopt the mindset that computers are a warfighting domain. CMDCM Brahmsteadt agreed, stating that DLA’s motto of “Warfighter First,” could not be accomplished without industry. For CMSgt McMahon, the men and women of USSTRATCOM along with their partners, give the command a distinct advantage.
When The Honorable Robert McMahon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, gave his keynote address, he challenged the audience to think about the future—how they will think differently and how they will behave differently—and how they can help DOD think differently. “We can only preserve peace if the enemy knows that we will prevail in war,” he asserted. The question then becomes how to prove we can prevail to the level necessary for deterrence. To do this, DOD needs to define what it wants to accomplish and work backward toward that goal. Mr. McMahon encouraged the audience to let their imaginations run wild on how to achieve these goals, not allowing past experiences to dictate future actions and innovations. Ideas once considered absurd, like having a small computer on your wrist, are common now. Thinking differently is what spurred those game-changing concepts and technologies then—and thinking differently is what will spur such innovations in the future as well. CYBER CHALLENGES
The second panel presentation, Cyber Roundtable: Cyber Challenges to the Global Distribution Network, took place on Tuesday. The moderator was Mr. Tom Musante, Senior IT Director for Atlas Air.
Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges faced by DOD and its partners, and the panel members provided a comprehensive overview of those challenges. Mr. Richard Morgan, Director National Airspace System (NAS), Enterprise Operations Services, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), addressed regulatory aspects of cybersecurity. Mr. Peter Mitchener, FBI Senior National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, delved into the law enforcement side of the equation. Policy was addressed by Mr. John Costello, Senior Director for Deterrence, Solarium Commission. Mr. Marc Boyle, President & CEO, Boyle Transportation, explained risks as they related to business. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY & TRANSPORTATION
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao pointed out the close ties between national security and national transportation planning. And, she noted, this is one reason DOT works hard to ensure our nation’s transportation system is safe, effective, and resilient. Three main priorities guide DOT’s efforts. The first—and always first—is safety. The second is rebuilding and refurbishing our country’s infrastructure. This is vital to our country’s productivity, economic vitality and quality of life for everyone. The third is preparing for the future by engaging with emerging technologies to address legitimate public concerns about safety, security, and privacy, without hampering innovation. DOT distributes about $65 billion tax dollars annually in infrastructure funding and technical assistance to state and local governments to improve infrastructure. Many of these grants are for intermodal projects which combine railways, roads, waterways, and airports. Delivering goods from the farm or factory to the foxhole requires a multi-modal transportation system. Regarding the maritime industry, Secretary Chao stated that the Maritime Security Program (MSP) ensures that Americanflagged vessels are available for service. Congress is looking at potentially increasing the amount paid per ship, and establishing a sister program, called the Tanker Security Program, that would involve ten tankers. In addition, the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) has 46 vessels that can be activated for use when needed. The RRF provides nearly 50 percent of government-owned surge sealift
DOT Secretary The Honorable Elaine L. Chao underscores maritime support during 2019 NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting. Photo by Stephenie Wade/Released.
capability. But concerns exist over the age of the ships and other issues. Ports are another concern. The Port Infrastructure Development Program should deliver nearly $300 million of new grant funding to help strengthen, modernize, and improve our country’s maritime systems and gateway ports. In addition, $20 million in grants were issued to support capital improvements and employee training at 28 US small shipyards as a part of the small shipyard grant program. Aviation is also getting help, with a recent announcement by DOT of more than $986 million in Airport Improvement Program grants. The improvements include taxiways, runways, aprons, and other critical infrastructure projects. These improvements are improving aviation safety and reducing delays. Other grants have benefitted railways, which play an important role in defense
transportation. $326 million has been awarded under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and the Special Transportation Circumstances program. In August, the Department also awarded $272 million for the Federal Railroad Administration’s State of Good Repair grant program. DOT is also working on the issue of transportation worker shortages, taking action to make it easier to become Merchant Mariners, truckers, and pilots, especially for those who may have relevant military experience. One of DOT’s top priorities, innovation, ranges from new materials such as ultra-high-performance concrete to new transportation systems such as autonomous vehicles. Innovation is changing the way we live and travel, said Secretary Chao, and will affect defense transportation too.
USTRANSCOM Commander GEN Stephen R. Lyons, USA, describes the evolution of strategic logistics to the Fall Meeting audience. Photo by Senior Airman Tara Stetler/Released. www.ndtahq.com |
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TOP PRIORITIES
USTRANSCOM’s number one priority is warfighting readiness, said its Commander, GEN Stephen R. Lyons, USA. He described the command’s purpose, “to project and sustain military power globally at our time and place of choosing.” This ability is a strategic comparative advantage unparalleled by other nations and is inextricably linked to USTRANSCOM’s industry partners. The reemergence of great power competition has influenced DOD strategy and holds significant implications for the Joint Deployment Distribution Enterprise (JDDE). “The warfighting function of
He explained how ship count had been affected by programs and legislation such as the MSP and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA), as well as military operations. Without MSP, there would be no US-flag international carriers. Without the Jones Act, there would be no US-flag domestic carriers. Without cargo preference, there would be no US-flag carriers at all. And without those carriers, he said, the quality, capacity, and capability that DOD relies on wouldn’t be there either. The concepts of contested environment, distributed maritime operations, and other related strategic imperatives are changing
Eric Ebeling, President & CEO, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Group, provides industry perspective to the Fall Meeting agenda. Photo by Defense Media Activity.
sustainment and logistics must be successful under persistent all-domain attack,” said GEN Lyons. He also addressed the cyber domain, stating that adversaries have targeted commercial partner networks as a means of accessing and disrupting USTRANSCOM’s networks. He identified specific areas of risk to commercial networks. GEN Lyons also briefly discussed sealift recapitalization, improvements to household goods movements, aerial refueling, and digital modernization prior to taking questions from the audience. INDUSTRY’S PERSPECTIVE
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the geographic and temporal coverage required of logistics. Vessels may need to operate more independently—perhaps at risk in a contested physical or cyber environment, which may make the commercial fleet even more valuable in some respects, said Ebeling. The distinction between these two fleets (organic and commercial) can be boiled down to the fact that the former has to be activated, often at great cost, while the commercial fleet is always active. The latter is a fleet-in-being, hiding in plain sight, deployed around the world, and available to call ports and provide intermodal services where DOD either doesn’t want to have a footprint or cannot otherwise access. Strategic unpredictability, operational unpredictability, and ever-changing demand signals are commercial facts of life, that have made US-flag carriers more adaptable, including for DOD notions such as dynamic force employment.
The best of commercial industry is vibrant, can handle today’s workload, and has proven itself ready, willing and able to size itself to the DOD workload throughout history, said Mr. Ebeling. Carriers can and do compete like hell in the commercial and government market spaces, but there is an awesome willingness to put aside differences and work collaboratively with our DOD partners when the nation needs it. THE ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
Dr. Tim Mullaly, Chief Economist, FedEx, provided a keynote address to the audience that provided both short- and long-term forecasts for the US economy. “What determines the long-run,” he said, “are the decisions we make in the short run.” The US economy is expected to slow from its current growth rate of 2.3 percent to 1.8 percent next year. This number falls just below-trend growth rate. But, the big story according to Dr. Mullaly, is the divergence between the consumer economy and the industrial side of the economy. The consumer side is doing well and is expected to continue its growth, while the industrial side is expected to slow greatly this year due in part to uncertainties faced by industry. The economy is structurally slowing down due primarily to reductions in productivity and the labor force. Unfortunately, the effects of this are often felt societywide as fewer resources and investments. Mullaly emphasized the need for the US to remain open and to be a champion for free trade. Trade, he said, increases productivity, and going back on trade is like using outdated technology. Throughout his comments, Mullaly touched on the need for the government to invest in infrastructure. He ended by also emphasizing the need for the government to invest in Research and Development (R&D). Government R&D has been instrumental in driving innovation, and this is something that must continue. DTJ The Fall Meeting serves as an invaluable opportunity for attendees to come together for education, discourse, and to build upon the many partnerships on which they depend. Find even more Fall Meeting coverage in the DTJ Online at www.ndtahq.com/ defense-transportation-journal/, and mark your calendar for next year’s meeting 5-8 October in St. Louis.
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A highlight of Fall Meeting week is NDTA’s exhibition. The bustling expo hall floor was filled with booths from military, government, industry, and academia. This annual event provides time and opportunity for attendees to connect to share ideas, learn from one another, and expand their professional networks. NDTA thanks all of the exhibitors who contributed to the informative and lively atmosphere, and a special thanks to Norfolk Southern’s The Lawmen Band. We look forward to seeing you next year in St. Louis!
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SILVER SPONSORS Anacostia Rail Holdings • ArcBest • BNSF Railway • Liberty Global Logistics LLC Norfolk Southern Corporation • Port of San Diego • Southwest Airlines The Pasha Group • Transportation Institute • U.S. Bank Freight Payment US Ocean, LLC • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
BRONZE SPONSORS AAT Carriers • Baggett Transportation • C.L. Services Inc. • Telesto Group • Tucker Company Worldwide
Proceeds from the NDTA Sponsorship Program will support the NDTA general operating fund. Participation in the NDTA Sponsorship Program does not imply support or endorsement by USTRANSCOM, its component commands, or any other US government entity.
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These corporations are a distinctive group of NDTA Members who, through their generous support of the Association, have dedicated themselves to supporting an expansion of NDTA programs to benefit our members and defense transportation preparedness.
AAR CORP. + PLUS Agility Defense & Government Services + PLUS AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc. + PLUS American President Lines, LLC + PLUS American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier + PLUS Amtrak + PLUS Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings + PLUS Bennett Motor Express, LLC + PLUS Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, Inc. + PLUS Construction Helicopters, Inc. (d/b/a CHI Aviation) + PLUS Crane Worldwide Logistics, LLC + PLUS Crowley + PLUS Deloitte + PLUS DHL Express + PLUS Enterprise Holdings + PLUS FedEx + PLUS Freeman Holdings Group + PLUS Goldratt Consulting North America LLC + PLUS Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC + PLUS International Auto Logistics + PLUS Landstar System, Inc. + PLUS Liberty Global Logistics-Liberty Maritime + PLUS Maersk Line, Limited + PLUS Matson + PLUS National Air Cargo, Inc. + PLUS Omni Air International, LLC + PLUS SAP Concur + PLUS Schuyler Line Navigation Company LLC + PLUS The Suddath Companies + PLUS TOTE + PLUS Tri-State + PLUS United Airlines + PLUS US Ocean LLC + PLUS Waterman Logistics + PLUS Western Global Airlines + PLUS Amerijet International, Inc. Anacostia Rail Holdings Berry Aviation, Inc. BNSF Railway Boeing Company Boyle Transportation, Inc. Bristol Associates Choice Hotels International Crowe LLP 28
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CSX Transportation CWTSatoTravel Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Global Logistics Providers JM Ship, LLC KGL Holding mLINQS National Air Carrier Association Norfolk Southern Corporation
Sealift, Inc. Telesto Group LLC The Pasha Group The Port of Virginia Transportation Institute U.S. Bank Freight Payment Union Pacific Railroad UPS Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
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SUSTAINING MEMBERS AAT Carriers, Inc. ABODA by RESIDE Accenture Federal Services Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc. Air Transport International, Inc. Airlines for America Al-Hamd International Container Terminal AMAC Logistics LLC American Maritime Officers American Moving & Storage Association American Trucking Associations ArcBest Army & Air Force Exchange Service Arven Services, LLC Associated Global Systems Atlas World Group International ATS Specialized, Inc. Avis Budget Group Baggett Transportation Company BCD Travel Beltway Transportation Service Benchmarking Partners, Inc. Best Western International Bolloré Logistics C.L. Services, Inc. CarrierDrive LLC Club Quarters Hotels Cornerstone Systems, Inc.
REGIONAL PATRONS ACME Truck Line, Inc. Agile Defense, Inc. Amyx Apex Logistics International Inc C5T Corporation CakeBoxx Technologies Cartwright International Cavalier Logistics Chassis King, Inc. Columbia Helicopters, Inc. Dalko Resources, Inc.
Council for Logistics Research DGC International Delta Air Lines Duluth Travel, Inc. (DTI) Ernst & Young Estes Forwarding Worldwide, LLC Europcar Car & Truck Rental Eurpac Evanhoe & Associates, Inc. Excl Hospitality – Suburban Suites/MainStay Suites Extended Stay America Hotels FlightSafety International GeoDecisions Getac Greatwide Truckload Management Green Valley Transportation Corp. Hertz Corporation Hilton Worldwide Intercomp Company Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) International Association of Movers International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), AFL-CIO Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics Keystone Shipping Co. KROWN1 FZC Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. LMI Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association Marriott International
Martin Logistics Incorporated Mayflower Transit McCollister’s Transportation Systems, Inc. McKinsey & Company Mercer Transportation Company National Charter Bus National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. National Van Lines, Inc. Northern Air Cargo Inc. Oakwood Worldwide Omega World Travel Omnitracs, LLC One Network Enterprises, Inc. Oracle ORBCOMM PD Systems, Inc. Perimeter Global Logistics (PGL) Pilot Freight Services Port of Beaumont Port of San Diego Ports America Portus Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc. Prestera Trucking, Inc. Priority Solutions International Priority Worldwide Professional Drivers PTS Worldwide Radiant Global Logistics Radisson Hotel Group Ramar Transportation, Inc.
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Sabre SAIC Savi Savino Del Bene SeaCube Containers Seafarers International Union of NA, AGLIW Shiplify, LLC Sixt rent a car LLC Skylease 1, Inc. Southwest Airlines St. Louis Union Station Hotel a Curio Hotel Collection by Hilton Stevens Global Logistics, Inc. TMM, Inc. Toll Global Forwarding Transport Investments, Inc. Transportation Intermediaries Assn. (TIA) Travelport Trusted Internet, LLC TSA Transportation LLC TTX Company Tucker Company Worldwide, Inc. United Van Lines, Inc. Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. USA Jet Airlines Vetcom Logistics Wapack Labs Corporation Women In Trucking Association, Inc. YRC Freight
Enterprise Management Systems HLI Government Services JAS Forwarding John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Kalitta Charters, LLC Kansas City Southern Lineage Logistics LMJ International Logistics, LLC Lynden, Inc. MacGregor USA, Inc. Move One Logistics NFI
North Carolina State Ports Authority NovaVision Inc. Overdrive Logistics, Inc. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Patriot Contract Services, LLC PITT OHIO Port Canaveral Port of Port Arthur Seatac Marine Services TechGuard Security Trans Global Logistics Europe GmbH
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President Lines, LLC, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, LLC, Atlas Air Worldwide, Baggett Transportation Company, Bennett Motor Express, LLC, Bristol Associates Inc., Crowley, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, The women and men of Hapag-Lloyd USA, Keystone Shipping Co., Landstar System, Inc., Liberty Global Logistics, LMI, Maersk Line, Limited, The Airlines of the National Air Carrier Association (NACA), National Air Cargo, Omega World Travel, Omni Air International, The Pasha Group, Transportation Institute, Roadmaster Group and its Divisions (TriState, AATCO & Roadmaster Specialized Inc.), Seafarers Int’l Union of NA AGLIW, Anacostia Rail Holdings, The Brown Family, Crane Worldwide Logistics, Denny & Karen Edwards, William J. Kenwell, Mercer Transportation Co., Inc., Port of Beaumont, Jeffrey & Maria Satterfield, Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC, Southwest Airlines, US Ocean LLC, YRC Worldwide, AFP Global Logistics, Army Transportation Museum Foundation, Council for Logistics Research, GeoDecisions, LTG Edward Honor & COL Norbert Grabowski, Kirstin Knott, Frank & Estella McDermott, NDTA Southwest Regional President, Norfolk Southern Corp., Robert J. Sherrill & North Pole Chapter of NDTA, Merrill Taylor and Associates, TTX Company, Stan Wolosz, Col (Ret.) Wanda E. Bisbal, Bruce Busler, Alan Estevez & Susan Pearson, Terry R. Head, BG (Ret.) Paul C. Hurley, LTG Ed Honor, Jonathan D. Kaskin, COL (Ret.) Gene Losa, VADM J. D. McCarthy, SC, USN (Ret.), CMSgt Troy Saunders, T & T Solutions, Robert W. Tanner Jr. CQA, and Carl & Fe Wlotzko. And thank you to each of you for celebrating with us this year and for your role in shaping NDTA—over the past 75 years and into the future. DTJ
with a concept for Global Command and Control that emphasized digital modernization and leveraging technology to set conditions for the US to retain a comparative advantage in order to avoid great power conflict. Our success as logisticians and transporters will rely on the enterprise’s ability to be strategically predictable and operationally unpredictable to deploy and support military forces globally. Cybersecurity remains a top discussion priority, but it is clear we need to take our discussions up a notch. We have “admitted we have a problem.” Most companies are familiar with and are implementing the applicable National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP800-171. But companies are starting to ask if the NIST standards are enough to lower the attack surface presented to would-be adversaries. Likewise, there is frustration over who within government is in charge. These are all things that need to be sorted out. Many thanks to Mr. Tom Musante from Atlas Air Worldwide for running the cyber panel with leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Thank you also to Mr. Ted Rybeck for facilitating a joint Cyber Committee meeting that included Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Murphy, Director, Protecting Critical Technology Task Force. A loud “shout out” goes to the Transportation Academy and the team of experts from USTRANSCOM and NDTA who worked to make these world-class educational sessions productive, informative and insightful. Mr. Jack Svoboda and Mr. Tim Ringdahl from USTRANSCOM, along with Mr. Irv Varkonyi, NDTA’s Educational Coordinator, have made the Transportation Academy an enduring brand of the Fall Meeting. And thank you to all the wonderful instructors! We recorded as many of the Transportation Academy classes as possible. Those will not appear in the print magazine, but will be covered in the DTJ Online. We are committed to making the Fall Meeting even better next year so please mark your calendars for 5-8 October 2020 in St. Louis. Continuing on the subject of 2020, the NDTA Board of Directors has been looking forward toward the initiatives we will focus on during the next calendar year.
DTJ INDEX OF ADVERTISERS American President Lines, Ltd...........................31 American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC)...............6 Avis Budget Group..............................................9 Bennett Motor Express, LLC................................5 Boyle Transportation, Inc...................................18 Central Gulf Lines, Inc.......................................13 Crowley Logistics, Inc..................................... 2-3 FedEx Government Services..............................32 Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc...............11 LMI...................................................................15 Matson Navigation Company Inc.......................23 mLINQS............................................................17 Southwest Airlines..............................................4 TOTE, Inc..........................................................27
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Those goals will focus on our chapters, members and foundation. As President, along with the NDTA Staff, we will be looking to provide more chapter assistance and outreach to NDTA chapters around the world. Chapters are the historical backbone of NDTA. The chapters bring in new, young, vibrant talent. We want chapters to continue to support younger professionals’ involvement and bring the Transportation Academy model to the local level. More discussion is needed regarding the issues facing government and industry at the chapter level. This initiative is not just about potentially adding membership, but adding to the richness of the discussion in a very professional environment. Please give your full support to our chapter presidents! Also, in 2020 we will focus on one of our core mission areas involving education. The NDTA Scholarship Foundation is the preeminent means by which we award scholarships to deserving students who measure up to NDTA’s high standards. It is gratifying to see the fruits of NDTA scholarships when students visit or write about their hope for the future—reminding us that we are part of that equation. Please read about the Scholarship Foundation on our website and become a part of the NDTA educational mission! Sail fast into the new decade! My best to you, always. DTJ DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION JOURNAL Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation as required by the Act of August 12, 1970; Section 3685, United States Code, for Defense Transportation Journal, published bi-monthly at Alexandria, Virginia, for September 2019. 1. Location of known office of publication: 50 South Pickett St., Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22304. 2. Location of the headquarters of general business office of the publisher: 50 South Pickett St., Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22304. 3. Publisher: National Defense Transportation Association, 50 S. Pickett St., Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22304; Publisher, VADM William Brown, USN (Ret.); Managing Editor, Sharon Lo. 4. Owner: National Defense Transportation Association, 50 South Pickett St., Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22304-7296 (an incorporated association). 5. Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent of more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: There are none. 6. Average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months: Total 5,160; paid circulation by mail, 4,787; sales through dealers, carrier or other means, 182; free distribution by mail or other means, 0; total distribution 5,145; copies not distributed, 55. Percent paid and/or requested circulation: 96%. Sharon Lo, Managing Editor.
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Thank you for your courage We thank the men and women in uniform who sacrifice for our country and display bravery daily. It’s an honor to serve them in any way we can — around the world.
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