7th Annual Defense Logistics Awards Ceremony
December 1, 2010
Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington VA

The Defense Logistics awards ceremony has been established to honor, recognize and promote the logisticians in the US Department of Defense and the Defense Industry that have made a significant contribution to military logistics. These logisticians support interoperability and transformation through logistics initiatives/programs/processes.

We are currently finalizing the categories for 2010. We will announce them soon. For any questions on the submission process, or to discuss a submission, contact Amol Tembe at 646-200-7442 or atembe@wbresearch.com.

Lead Sponsor:

Interested in sponsoring the Awards Ceremony? Contact Sonja Patillo at +1 (646) 200.7494 or spatillo@wbresearch.com.

We're pleased to announce the finalists and winners (IN BOLD) for the 2009 Defense Logistics Awards Ceremony. Winners were announced the evening of December 2nd to over 140 logisticians. All finalists were recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Ceremony Hosted By: US Navy (ret) RADM Michael S. Roesner

Category: Best Logistics Strategy: A Specific Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Or Defense Agency Project

• USTRANSCOM-NDN Northern Distribution Network Team
• PMS-408 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Logistics Team
• **WINNER** Naval Logistics Integration (NLI) & Navy-Coast Guard Logistics Integration (N-CGLI)
• GSA/USMC 4PL Partnership
• DLA QSLD Implementation Team

Category: PBL Implementation Of The Year

• The Boeing Company, C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership Program
• PMW 120 Battlespace Awareness METMF(R) Operations Support
• **WINNER** Michelin Aircraft Tire Company, Inc. / Aircraft Tire Privatization Initiative (ATPI)
• F-35 Lightning II JSF Program
• Defense Distribution Center Kuwait, Southwest Asia (DDKS)

Category: Beyond The Call Of Duty: Logistician Of The Year

• Lieutenant Colonel Danny P. Johnson, Logistics Readiness Officer, 75th Mission Support Group
• **WINNER** Ms. Anita Luich, Chief, Integrated Supplier Team, Flexible Hose and Tubing (FMDC), Defense Supply Center Columbus
• Ms. Deborah Elliot, Tech Data Program Manager, USCG
• Mr. Leon McInelly, Logistics Management Supervisor, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program (GMD), Operations Support Group-Alaska (OSG-AK)

Category: Technology Implementation Of The Year

• JTRS - Joint Tactical Radio System, Network Enterprise Domain
• PdM SCIE and Fort Bragg’s 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 11th Quartermaster Company RFID Parachute Tracking System (PTS)
• **WINNER** USTRANSCOM - Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics Directorate, Asset Visibility Division
• Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – AFRICOM/CENTCOM/EUCOM (DSCP-ACE)

Category: Military-Military Collaboration Of The Year: Rewarding The Joint Effort

• Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) / Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• PACAF Transportation Training Center – US Army/Navy/Marines, Okinawa
• Naval Logistics Integration Team For Expeditionary And In Garrison Repairables Distribution
• **WINNER** Defense Energy Support Center - Kuwait (DESC-KU)
• DESC/USAF/USN Alternative Fuels Team

Overview:

The Defense Logistics awards ceremony has been established to honor, recognize and promote the logisticians in the US Department of Defense and the Defense Industry that have made a significant contribution to military logistics. These logisticians support interoperability and transformation through logistics initiatives/programs/processes.

To submit your nomination or for attendance, contact Amol Tembe at +1 (646) 200.7442. Nominations will require a category completion form to be completed and sent to defense@wbresearch.com with any supporting documentation (i.e report or article of specific program). Contact Amol Tembe at 646-200-7442 or defense@wbresearch.com with any questions.

If you choose to mail your submission, mail to:

Amol Tembe
535 Fifth Avenue, 8th floor
New York, NY 10017

Goal:

The goal of the Defense Logistics awards ceremony is to recognize people and/or organizations for their tremendous contributions to support the DoD and its ultimate end-user, the warfighter.

Deadline:
October 31, 2010

Questions:
Contact Amol Tembe at 646-200-7442 or atembe@wbresearch.com. We're here to help you with your submission.

Winners Announcement:
Awards will be announced and awarded at the Defense Logistics Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2010. The top entries in each category will be denoted as finalists and will be contacted in advance of the awards banquet. Our objective Awards Judging Panel will evaluate and score each application through a transparent process. This panel contains leading experts and practitioners in defense logistics and judging organizations are excluded from judging categories in which they have submitted an application.

The 2009 Awards Judges are:

The 2009 Awards Ceremony was hosted by US Navy (ret) RADM Michael S. Roesner:

Rear Admiral Michael (Mike) Roesner retired from active naval service in November, 2008 after serving nearly 40 years. During his Navy career, Admiral Roesner served in a variety of assignments from Antarctic expeditions to riverine patrol duty in South Vietnam. He served afloat in surface ships and aircraft carriers and ashore in a wide variety of logistics assignments. Some of his more recent postings included: Commander, Naval Inventory Control Point, where he was responsible for acquisition and management of all Navy managed spare parts, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, with responsibility for the complete logistics support for all Navy and Marine Corps units assigned to the Pacific theater, and Commander, Naval Supply Information Systems Activity, with responsibility for design and maintenance of Navy supply information systems. In these positions, Admiral Roesner held responsibility for multi billion dollar acquisition and operations budgets, thousands of U.S. Military and Civilian employees, foreign military sales and successful logistics support for Naval forces engaged in wartime and training activities. He is a recognized leader in development of Performance Based Logistics Contracts. Admiral Roesner joined IBM in May, 2008 and is an Associate Partner in the Supply Chain Management Practice.

RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES: To be considered for the Defense Logistics Awards, please adhere to the following requirements:

1. We encourage submissions. You may contact Amol Tembe at 646-200-7442 or atembe@wbresearch.com to discuss questions or concerns regarding your submission prior.
2. Each entry should include answers to all of the questions on the submission forms. It can either be addressed within the submission form or on a separate sheet of paper. If answer is addressed in another question on the form, simply indicate where.
3. You are encouraged to include supporting documents, figures, testimonials.
4. The entries must be received by 11:59pm EST, October 31, 2010. No late entries will be accepted. The contact person listed on the Application Submission Form will be contacted via e-mail upon receipt of your entry.
5. The Entry must have the name of the program or person as you would like it to appear on any documentation or award should you be selected as a finalist and/or winner
6. Each category contains multiple questions. We encourage you to answer all questions listed, but if a question is answered in a previous or subsequent section, indicate which section (i.e. Please see question 2 above for answer). If your entry fails to meet the requirements and format noted herewith, we'll attempt to notify you to provide additional materials. The judges and organizer are not obliged to disclose judging decisions, feedback or scores given.
7. Judging organizations are excluded from judging categories in which they have submitted an application.