Logistics computer systems training center opens in IRAQ

Army Logistician, March-April, 2005

Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom can learn to use the Army's automated logistics systems in theater rather than having to travel to Kuwait or the United States for training. A new logistics training facility opened at Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, in October. The Automated Logistics Assistance Team (ALAT) training facility provides classroom and over-the-shoulder training and offers technical assistance with the Army's logistics computer systems. Having the ALAT in Iraq saves units time and money and provides immediate assistance to deployed soldiers.

The opening of the ALAT coincided with a graduation ceremony for the first group of soldiers to be trained in Iraq on a new company-level property accountability system.