The LOGSTAT

Episode #35: To prepare for future deployments, CPT Garett Pyle meets with Dr. Stewart Bentley from the Deployment Process Modernization Office to discuss the deployment trends from FY25 and how units can continue to be successful in deployment operations. Here they discuss the Annual Deployment Trends Report which provides a variety of lessons learned and best practices from across the field from...

Episode #34: To kick off 2026 with some Warrior Sustainment, CPT Garett Pyle meets with Major General (MG) Sean P. Davis, who is the current Commanding General of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) and Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE). MG Davis took command of CASCOM/SCoE in November 2025. During this episode he outlines the priorities for sustainment in 2026, wha...

Episode #33: On the final episode of 2025, CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL William Arnold, the Chief of Transportation, to discuss the development with the Common Tactical Truck (CTT). Their conversation highlights how this new advancement will simplify our truck fleet so we can meet our customers at the point of need in a more efficient and deliberate manner than ever before. Even though this truc...

Episode #32: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CSM Summer Reign Riley-Fernando, the CSM for the Army Sustainment University Student Support Battalion, to discuss how an NCO can become a multifunctional logistician, the impacts on their career development, and how they will be able to shape the future of sustainment as a combat multiplier for any unit in which they serve. Specifically, they discuss the M1...

Episode #31: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CW5 Kent Shepherd (the Ordnance Chief Warrant Officer), CW4 Chase Givens (the CMF 91 Ordnance Warrant Officer Proponent), and CW4 Jeremy Snow (the CMF 89/94 Warrant Officer Proponency Action Officer) to discuss how the Warrant Officer PME is adapting to meet the growing challenges of LSCO and increasing their lethality with the advancements in technology. Th...

Episode #30: On this Thanksgiving episode, CPT Garett Pyle meets with SFC Janette Odom, who serves as an instructor for the Joint Culinary Training Directorate, to discuss how to employ field feeding assets during Large Scale Combat Operations, especially in austere environments. For more information on the Joint Culinary Training Department, please visit: https://quartermaster.army.mil/jccoe/jcco...

Episode #29: CPT Garett Pyle discusses how the Harding Project is unlocking the 100,000 plus articles of the past through the Army Software Factory application of Combat Chronicles. By automating metadata and text extraction, they are able to save thousands of manual hours and unlock a century of peer-reviewed research that will now be searchable and accessible across the globe. This development i...

Episode #28: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CPT Misha Dantzler, the Director for the Sustainment Pre-Command Course, to revisit the Sustainment Pre-Command Course, which is no longer available in the format that we discussed in Episode 16, “Sustainment Pre-Command Course.” The Pre-Command Course has been reshaped to be a more efficient program for leaders, and the conservation highlights how sustainme...

Episode #27: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Kevin Agness, who serves as the 60th Quartermaster Commandant, to explore the future of energy and how batteries will play a critical role in extending operational reach and will serve as a strategic capability. This episode provides the framework for leaders on how they should integrate the concept of energy into their planning operations. For more info...

Episode #26: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Denis Fajardo, the commander of the Red River Army Depot, to analyze the organic industrial complex and the capabilities that it brings to the force. Their discussions highlight how units can leverage these organizations to increase their operational readiness. The mission of the Red River Army Depot is to sustain the Joint Warfighter’s combat power by p...

Episode #25: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Paul Smith, who serves as the Sustainment Mission Command Director at CASCOM, to discuss the integration of NextGen C2 with sustainment operations. This updated technology will enable sustainment elements to be truly synchronized, in real time, across the battlespace with the different warfighting functions to provide precision sustainment and predictive...

Episode #24: CPT Garett Pyle meets with the Collective Training Development Division (CTDD) at CASCOM to discuss their mission, the products they develop, the sustainment training strategy, and how commanders and staff can use these products to build an effective training plan. The guests on this episode are CPT Sherika Rose (Senior Development Training Officer), SFC Erick Cedenogallegos (Training...

Episode #23: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Rob Montgomery, the Chief of Ordnance, and CW5 Kent Shepherd III, the Ordnance Chief Warrant Officer, to discuss the future of advance manufacturing and how ordnance is adapting in this inter-technology period. Their conversation analyzes these new developments and how the force is leveraging advanced manufacturing to meet the challenges of LSCO. The les...

Episode #22: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CSM Thomas Skelton who is currently serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor at the Army Sustainment University to discuss the frustrations in assumptions that exist between the different generations of Soldiers. Through not only our words but more importantly our actions, we can bridge the gap in any assumptions and finally get back to the basics. CSM Skelton...

Episode #21: CPT Garett Pyle meets with LTC (R) Stacey Lee, who serves as the Branch Chief for the Deployment Standards of the Deployment Process Modernization Office (DPMO) at Fort Lee, Virginia. Their conversation highlights how DPMO is your ultimate resource for all deployment operations. They have established the Deplorer’s Toolbox, which is your one stop shop to make you successful from fort...

Episode #20: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL William Arnold, who serves as the 34th Chief of Transportation, to discuss the initiatives with autonomous equipment in the Transportation Corps and the impacts that it is having on the force. This new technology is already revolutionizing distribution operations by providing leaders with flexibility, endurance, and extending their operational reach thro...

Episode #19: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CPT Anna Martinez & Mrs. Carrie Vernon Spivey to discuss the Training with Industry (TWI) broadening opportunity that is available to officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel. Those selected to participate in TWI are embedded with industry partners and exposed to leading industry best practices and procedures. This exposure and education are an on-...

Episode #18: CPT Garett Pyle continues the conversation with MAJ Jonathan Shackelford on Modernization Displacement and Repair Sites (MDRS), the Rapid Removal of Excess (R2E) programs, and how to navigate the processes with the excess equipment you have in your unit. Be sure to check out the first part of the conversation on Episode 17 “Why Have We Not Won the War on Excess? Part 1,” prior to divi...

Episode #17: CPT Garett Pyle meets with MAJ Jonathan Shackelford, who recently served as a theater logistics planner in the SPO shop as the MDRS and R2E lead for the Army Sustainment Command, as they tackle the age-old question, “what do we do with all this property excess and why have we not won the war on excess?” Their conservation highlights how the Army has utilized Modernization Displacement...

Episode #16: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CPT Misha Dantzler, the Director for the Sustainment Pre-Command Course, to discuss this course that is offered at the Army Sustainment University on Ft. Lee, VA for all LTCs, COLs, and CSMs that are taking battalion or brigade level command and responsibility. The discussion highlights all the networking opportunities and what to expect from the course, how...

Episode #15: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Michael Barnett, Director of the Sustainment Exercise & Simulation Directorate (SESD) to discuss this organization that provides commanders with simulations supported training environments preparing for large scale combat operations. This is a vital training opportunity to be successful on the battlefield. Not only do their discussions provide leaders wi...

Episode #14: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL William Arnold, who serves as the 34th Chief of Transportation, to discuss how the Transportation Corps is modernizing to meet the challenges and adapting in a technology-driven world of agile sustainment. In celebration of the 83rd birthday of the Transportation Corps, they analyze all these new initiatives and how they are truly a game changer for sust...

Episode #13: CPT Garett Pyle meets with Mr. Keith Beverley & Mr. Jethro Mann who work in the Force Modernization Proponent Directorate under the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (ODASA (P)) to discuss the updated ATP 4-71: Contracting Support Brigade. No matter what your level of experience with contracts is, this episode is for you. They are just as much as a c...

Episode #12: CPT Garett Pyle meets with Mr. Hector Vazquez who serves as the Robotic AI team lead in the Transportation Requirements Branch in the Sustainment Capability Development and Integration Directorate (SCDID). Through their discussions they analyze the new Autonomous Tactical Vehicle System (ATV-S) that the Army is fielding and the capabilities that it brings to the force.

Episode #11: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CPT Michael Ranger, the Tactics Course Manager of LOG BOLC and with CPT Mike Patacca, who serves as the LOG BOLD Maneuver Officer, to discuss the specific updates on the tactics portion of the course. Specifically, they discuss how SUAS have been integrated into the course. This is a follow-up episode to Episode 4: The Next Generation of LOG BOLC with LTC Je...