The 'Second Half' of the Life Cycle

摘要

In her article, "Sustainment Moves to the Next • Level: Rethinking Our Life-Cycle Focus," in the September-October 2009 issue of Army Sustainment, General Ann E.- Dunwoody, the commanding general of the Army Materiel Command, stated, "We must now renew our focus on the 'second half of the life cycle-the maintenance, distribution, sustainment, and disposal of equipment." When I read this, I realized that General Dunwoody's statement applies to my work in supporting Army ground vehicles' automatic fire-extinguishing systems (AFES) at the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command Integrated Logistics Support Center's Tools Group, Fire Suppression System.