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Episode #57: Healthy nutrition is the foundation for a Soldier to reach their peak performance. What we put into our bodies will determine the output we are able to achieve. Thus, over the years the Army has sought to provide the force with the most nutritious meals while ensuring Soldiers can choose the meals that taste the best to them. To achieve this, the Go for Green initiative provides a color-coding system for Soldiers to decide which foods to consume in the dining facilities. On this episode, CPT Garett Pyle meets with MAJ Christin Jessen and Denise Laursen to provide a better understanding to how Soldiers should fuel their bodies and the importance of nutrition.

Additional Resources:
o Go for Green (G4G) – is a joint service performance-nutrition initiative that improves the food environment where Service Members live and work. G4G promotes better food and beverage selections with the aim of optimizing performance, readiness, and health. https://www.hprc-online.org/nutrition/go-green

o Human Performance Resources by CHAMP (HPRC) – provides evidence-based resources to help Service Members and their families optimize their performance and reach total fitness. https://www.hprc-online.org/

o Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) – takes a holistic approach to fitness by addressing five readiness domains (physical, mental, nutrition, sleep, and spiritual), understanding that each domain impacts the others, so we need to educate our Soldiers and provide them the resources needed to maximize their performance on and off the battlefield. https://h2f.army.mil/

o Armed Forces Wellness Centers – Provides innovative and evidence-based health promotion programs and services that facilitate readiness and resiliency across the Warfighter population. https://warfighterwellness.org/armed-forces-wellness-centers/

Episode #56: Making the transition from company grade to field grade for an officer begins with their next chapter of education. The core of this Intermediate Level Education (ILE) for Army majors is located at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). For future students heading off to the course, CPT Garett Pyle meets with MAJ Steven Shak, a recent CGSC student, to discuss what sustainment students should expect at resident CGSC and how they can prepare to be successful while at ILE.

U.S. Army CGSC Homepage: https://www.army.mil/CGSC

Episode #55: Transformation in Contact (TiC) has revolutionized the modern battlefield as units have integrated a wild variety of new technology into their formations. As we move from TiC 1.0 to TiC 2.0, we continue to see an assortment of structural changes to units and how they adapt to the modern battlefield. This opportunity to experiment and innovate is increasing our lethality at a record rate with each unit providing its own lessons learned to share with the community. Thus, on this episode, CPT Garett Pyle meets with MAJ Patrick Smith, the 703d Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) executive officer, to discuss how an armored brigade combat team (ABCT) BSB has integrated lessons learned from other TiC units and applied them to ABCT sustainment operations.

Check out the Army TiC Homepage for other TiC News Stories : https://www.army.mil/transformingincontact

Episode #54: “Contested Logistics” is a recent buzz word that has been thrown around with the definition being contested over the years. FM 4-0, Sustainment Operations published in March 2026, included an entire section on the concept; it outlines what “contested logistics” is and how it impacts operations. However, even before this updated FM was published, leaders across the Army were discussing this and working to truly define the term. One such leader was LTC Jon Michael King, who wrote an article on contested logistics back in February 2024. Thus, to deep dive into contested logistics, CPT Garett Pyle sits down with LTC King as they analyze contested logistics through a variety of different lenses. Through their conversation, we see why professional dialogue is vital to increase our understanding of different concepts and our lethality as warfighters.

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Link to “Contested Logistics Environment Defined” Article: https://www.army.mil/article/272922/contested_logistics_environment_defined

FM 4-0, Sustainment Operations, March 2026: https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN46157-FM_4-0-000-WEB-1.pdf

CASCOM YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CASCOM1/videos

Video Podcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYmJcFtLZTM

Episode #53: Maximizing our survivability through dispersion with the use of base clusters provides multiple benefits to the force. It increases our mobility, facilitates greater concealment, helps mitigate indirect fire, and may enable greater flexibility to position assets forward to extend operational reach. This concept is not restricted to solely sustainment units as they can be applied to a wide range of units such as aviation which is looking to restructure their footprint based on the sustainment model. On this episode, CPT Garett Pyle meets with LTC Nicklaus Franck, Senior Aviation Trainer and CPT Michael Leinen, OC/T at JMRC, to discuss how aviation is looking to adopt the sustainment approach to base clusters that is found in the updated ATP 4-90, Brigade Support Battalion, published in January 2026. The conversation also provides an overview of the integration of Aviation and Sustainment operations.

Supporting Article "Aviation Tactical Assembly Area Organization in the Next War" by CPT Michael Leinen, CPT William (Liam) Thies, CPT Calvin Smith, and MAJ Ronald Edwards.

Aviation Digest Homepage Link: https://home.army.mil/rucker/aviationdigest

ATP 4-90 BSB, Brigade Support Battalion, January 2026: https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN45712-ATP_4-90-000-WEB-1.pdf