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 is critical for our advancement as the lessons of the past will pave the way for our future.
Additional information can be found https://www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/ and https://alu.army.mil/alog/
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The LOGSTAT: Reshaping the Pre-Command Course
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 sustainment has been integrated to provide them the resources to be successful.
Currently resources are available at: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/team/19%3Adod%3A66e97ca339f0478e85b64a08f236f335%40thread.skype/conversations?groupId=68d0b1a8-8b3e-4edc-a753-afd68f1feb0b&tenantId=fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43
At a future time, the resources will be available at the Army Sustainment University Digital University. Link: https://cascom.army.mil/asrp/digital-uni.html
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The LOGSTAT: Beans, Bullets, & Batteries
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 information on the Quartermaster Corps: https://quartermaster.army.mil/
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The LOGSTAT: Leveraging the Power of the Organic Industrial Complex
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 providing ground combat and tactical systems sustainment maintenance operations. This is our second episode recorded virtually which showcases our ability to reach personnel across the globe to deliver the topics and cutting-edge information that mean the most to you.
For more information from the Red River Army Depot: https://redriver.army.mil/
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The LOGSTAT: NextGen Sustainment C2
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 logistics. Be sure to check out the winter 2026 edition of the Army Sustainment Professional Journal that will be published in mid-January 2026 which is titled, “Data-Centric Command and Control: Transforming and Converging Sustainment Warfighting Systems with C2 Next” to explore NextGen C2 from multiple other perspectives to continue the dialogue with your formations.
The LOGSTAT is the Army’s official premier podcast on all things sustainment. We analyze new developments, discuss current trends, and forge the path ahead for the next generation of sustainment Soldiers. This is an original weekly podcast that broadcasts from CASCOM on Fort Lee, Virginia. Our goal is to support and educate the sustainment enterprise all over the globe. The episodes are short and packaged for quick consumption. In each episode, the Sustainment Harding Fellow talks with sustainment leaders on a variety of topics in the sustainment enterprise. These conversations are designed to spark discussions across the enterprise and to sharpen our skills and knowledge as sustainers. You can view episodes on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.
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