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A-35ers--setting an example.(A-35)
Within United States military organizations, functions are many times seen as personnel and troop support related if they deal with issues that affect individuals. Travel, lodging, pay and benefits, . . .

Passenger Travel in uncertain times.(EDITORIAL)
These are definitely interesting times for passenger travel. Fuel prices have headed up again, the economy continues to languish, and the word "stay-cation" has been added to our lexicon. Travel, in . . .

Letter to the editor.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)
I hope you can help me with the history of this pin--when it was current, and if it was an item awarded to, or purchased by, a member. In the center is what looks like a winged wheel. What is the si . . .

"The Rhythm Of Change".(PRESIDENT'S CORNER)
Nashville is fast approaching. Have you visited our web site and the Forum pages? If not, check it out--outstanding speakers, professional program, off-site learning tours, networking opportunities, . . .

Collaboration improves warfighter sustainment: Part I of II: measuring and improving enterprise performance.
This is Part I of a two-part series describing how collaboration improves the performance of the Department of Defense (DOD) distribution network that sustains the Warfighter. INTRODUCTION Suppo . . .

National Maritime Day Joint Ceremony.
The Maritime Administration, Military Sealift Command, and the Smithsonian Institution teamed up to honor some of America's finest sailors on National Maritime Day during a ceremony at the Smithsoni . . .

Nashville, TN September 19-23, 2009: the rhythm of change lend your voice--be a part of the change.(63RD ANNUAL NDTA FORUM & EXP
SENIOR LEADER AWARDESS TO ANNOUNCE: National Defense Leadership Award Mr. Richard Haynes Executive Director, Military Sealift Command (MSC) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] National Transportation A . . .

Passenger Travel--the domino effect.(Passenger Travel UPDATE)
Today's economy proves that our airlines, car rental companies, hotels, and travel agencies--the "players" in the Passenger Travel Industry--are totally interdependent. Efforts to cut costs or shift . . .

Passenger Travel Services Committee: government travel programs & updates.
AIRLINES Mr. Denny Clifford, Director Military & Government Sales, Delta Airlines & NDTA PTSC Airline Subcommittee Chair Current Economic Environment and Industry Trends "We have lost several . . .

In memoriam.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Obituary)
One of NDTA's most active and long time members, William G. Applegate, passed away on May 27 at the age of 90. Colonel William "Bill" Applegate's military service began in the spring of 1942 when he . . .

Welcome.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
NDTA is delighted to introduce a welcome addition to our Headquarters Office--Jeff Campbell! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeff, originally from Arizona, has served the United States Navy as a Broadcas . . .

Adjusted forum schedule.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
* The NDTA Board of Directors decided to change the location of the 2010 Forum due to the current economic situation and comments from many of our members. Hotels in Orlando and Washington, DC, are . . .

AAR Global Solutions, LLC.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
AAR CORP has announced the formation of a joint venture to expand the Company's participation in the government and defense services markets. The new business, AAR Global Solutions, LLC, combines th . . .

LimitLess International.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
LimitLess International, NDTA member and provider of international air and sea freight services with expertise in documentation, customs clearance, insurance, packing, and storage, received approval . . .

Mayflower.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
From those moving from the homestead to the city, to seniors leaving larger homes, Americans use moving as an opportunity to downsize their belongings. The average weight of a household move has dec . . .

Savi Technology.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Lockheed Martin's Savi Technology has released Savi SmartChain[R] 6.0, a flexible software application for managing assets, inventory, and shipments both within facilities and throughout the global . . .

Union Pacific Railroad.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Union Pacific Railroad is on schedule to put a sixth "next-generation" ultra-low emitting Genset switching locomotive into service at its Roseville, CA, rail yard. The Genset will be field tested at . . .

Air Mobility Command (AMC) begins moving Strykers into Afghanistan.(GOVERNMENT NEWS)
AMC's hub for global airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation is "all in" with its commitment to support joint worldwide operations, kicking off efforts in early June to airlift more than . . .

Biden presents DLA, other agencies environmental awards.(GOVERNMENT NEWS)
Vice President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn III presented a Secretary of Defense Environmental Award to a former DLA depot in a Pentagon ceremony on June 3. The former Defen . . .

WHTI: since this is the annual Passenger Travel issue of the DTJ, our main thrust this month centers on a travel subject that is
WHTI. What does it mean? Is it just another government acronym? It stands for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and . . .

Education Fairs and resources--what's in it for you?(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
The Department of Defense (DOD) values the education and professional development of all personnel--active duty and civilian--during their employment and even after they move on to other assignments . . .

Developing a national framework for infrastructure.(HOMELAND SECURITY)
(PART II) Part I appeared in the June 2009 issue of DTJ; it introduced steps for designing a framework and modal challenges that could be expected along the way. IMPLEMENTING AND MAINTAINING A N . . .

Honor Roll of sustaining members and regional patrons.
SUSTAINING MEMBERS A.I.R., Inc-USA d/b/a [M.sup.2] Transport AAR Mobility Systems ABF Freight System, Inc. Air Transport Assn. of America Air Transport International, LLC AIT Worldwide L . . .

Chairman's circle.
Agility Defense &. Government Services + PLUS American Shipping & Logistics Group (ASL) + PLUS APL Limited + PLUS Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings + PLUS Bennett Motor Express + PLUS Choice Ho . . .

The Things They Carried.
The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brian published by the Broadway Books, 1998, 246pp, paperback, $14.95. This book appealed primarily to my "national defense" side as opposed to my "transportation . . .

Moving towards the future: Facebook.(A-35)
Are you familiar with Facebook or any other Internet applications that provide social networking services for people from all walks of life including high school, college, university, corporate, non . . .

Graduation 2009.(EDITORIAL)
Spring is always an exciting time in academia. As I write this, we're in the middle of final exams and many students are realizing, some for the first time, that their college careers are almost ove . . .

Who said that ...
"Be a pro; act like a champion; respond to adversity; don't react to it; be on time. Do what you're supposed to do, when you are supposed to, not almost--all the way. Take ownership, whatever it tak . . .

NDTA - continually improving your association.(PRESIDENT'S CORNER)
A year ago in this column, I commented on the challenging economic conditions caused by high fuel prices and decaying infrastructure. The economic challenges continue but they are different--the fin . . .

Social media in the military environment.(About FACE)(Company overview)
MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH To our Armed Forces ... our THANKS, our SUPPORT, our THOUGHTS are with you! The writing is definitely "on the wall, so to speak." Face-book and other Web 2.0 t . . .

Upcoming event.
Social Media Strategies for DOD and Government June 23 - 25, 2009 Hilton McClean Tyson's Corner Presented By: Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) Some of the Session Topi . . .

A round up of Favorite blogs.(FAV's Round up)
DOD Live Department of Defense Bloggers Roundtable www.defenselink.mil/blogger/index.aspx DOD Live--the Bloggers' Roundtable--invites senior military and government leaders and notables in the . . .

Strategic Social - leveraging the Social Web for national security.
www.strategicsocial.com The "Social Web" is neither a threat nor an enemy--it just is. It will play an increasingly greater role as we protect this country, its allies and the global citizens we a . . .

Don CIO blog.
(Dept. of the Navy/Chief Information Officer) www.doncio.navy.mil/Blog.aspx The CIO blog is a forum to discuss matters related to information management and information technology. It appeals to . . .

Milblogging.com.
A comprehensive database of military blogs worldwide. As the DTJ goes to press, the site lists 2281 military blogs in 43 countries. Milblogging was founded by Jean-Paul Borda in September 2005 based . . .

Returning veterans.
www.oefoif.va.gov Hosted by the VA Department to welcome home veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The site restructures the traditional index-of-benefits format found on other VA pages . . .

Wounded warrior diaries.
www.defenselink mil/home/features/2008/0908_wwd/index.html Inspirational video, music, and stories composed by our country's heroes. . . .

Stovepipes: converging DOD logistics and distribution systems into a unified platform for greater collaboration and tailoring to
THE CHALLENGE Modernizing and converging a distribution supply chain with 50 distinct stove-piped information systems, nearly 500 user-unique systems for logistics operations, and 240 commercial c . . .

Baltimore chapter.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
Special thanks to Richard Plant and the MITAGS team for hosting our chapter board meeting. June 11 Installation Dinner, Golf Tournament, and Scholarship program were on the agenda. [ILLUSTRATION O . . .

Charleston chapter.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
Glenn McNeil, of the NDTA Charleston Chapter, presented the NDTA's ROTC Award to Cadet Everett E. Hite, IV, in ceremonies held at the University of South Carolina on April 24; Hite also received the . . .

Member information update.(ASSOCIATION NEWS *)
A quarter of a century ago, the National Defense Transportation Association entered a new era in member information storage by transferring member contact information from paper to computer. Accor . . .

Agility Defense & Government Services.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
On January 27, a new Paralyzed Veterans of America Vocational Rehabilitation Center opened in San Antonio, TX, thanks to Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS). Agility was underwriting sponsor . . .

Paralyzed Veterans of America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA-www.pva.org) is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely to the benefit and representation of individuals . . .

Morten Beyer and Agnew (MBA): Advises Bremenfly on successful AOC.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Washington, DC (April 28, 2009): Over the past 14 months, mba has provided start-up assistance to German carrier Bremenfly. mba's Christian Nuehlen, Managing Director--Europe, has played an integral . . .

ODIN technologies.(INDUSTRY NEWS*)
ODIN, the leader in the physics of RFID solutions for healthcare, aerospace, financial services, and government agencies, introduces the ODIN self-inventorying SMART Container[R]--a first in automat . . .

COL Denny Edwards, USA (Ret.).(PAGES FUTURE)
"Pages Future" grew from our NDTA 50th Anniversary column called "From Pages Past, " where for nearly 15 years we chronicled the history of NDTA as presented in the pages of the Defense Transportati . . .

Developing a national framework for infrastructure.(HOMELAND SECURITY)
In President's Corner remarks (DTJ, Feb. 2009), LTG Ken Wykle, USA (Ret.), stated "Domestically, ... Attention is being placed on our infrastructure. We should start by developing a national framewo . . .

Professional development & career choices.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES * Making the choice of passion or job security * Understanding professional development as an enabler for success * Utilizing social networks for career advancement with op . . .

Value added benefits.(INdustry INroads)
You've heard the phrase "when one door closes, another one opens." NDTA is walking through newly opened doors by looking for value added benefits to our members as well as looking for new members to . . .

The Supply-Based Advantage.
The Supply-Based Advantage by Stephen C. Rogers, (AMACOM, 2009), ISBN: 978-0-8144-0155-4, 368 pp, Hardcover, $39.95 I liked this book because it espouses a view I've held for years and that I try . . .