Soldier collaboration encouraged on AKO

PS: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, Jan, 2004

I WONDER WHY THIS BARLEY'S TURRET DRIVE IS NMC AGAIN?

I'VE GOT THE ANSWER!

CHEEK YOUR TURRET DOOR AND COMBAT OVERRIDE SWITCH.

MOST SOLDIERS DON'T LIKE REINVENTING THE WHEEL.

A LOT OF SOLDIERS HAVE THE KERNEL OF AN IDEA OF HOW TO IMPROVE SOMETHING.

MANY OF THEM THINK THAT TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE FOR PROBLEM SOLVING.

ARMY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET SOLDIERS' HEADS TOGETHER.

JUST READ BOB DALTON'S LETTER HE TELLS YOU STRAIGHT UP!

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Dear Editor:

One of the primary purposes of Army Knowledge Online (AKO) is to allow collaboration between soldiers anywhere in the world 24-7. It also provides a framework allow soldiers who have retired a way to continue contributing to the Army--to an extent not possible until AKO came along.

As one of the AKO features, active, Guard, Reserve and retired soldiers can have their own personal Knowledge Collaboration Center (KCC). They can post; files in their personal KCCs to share with other soldiers or units. Here's a sample of what Joseph Washington has done.

Unfortunately, unless you are already aware of a particular personal KCC, or can manage to find it via a search, you are unlikely to know that the files in that personal KCC exist.

Ft Leavenworth's Command and General Staff College Toots and Utilities Army Community KCC (TUS KCC) was established in May 2003 to address this problem. It also collects and distributes user-designed military software tools and solutions For Windows 9B and up. These computer solutions are Free.

Before a software application is accepted for posting in TUB KCC, it is first scanned for viruses. Software located at the TUS KCC is safe for use on any military computer system that uses operating systems Window 98 or above.

If a soldier, NCO or officer has developed a specialized Windows 9B or above military software application, Excel spreadsheet, PowerPoint template or something similar, we highly encourage them to submit it to the Fort Leavenworth CGSC Tools and Utilities Army Community KCC and share their software tool with everyone else in the Army.

Regards,

Bob Dalton

KCC Site Co-Administrator

Subscribing to the Tools and Utilities Site

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE FT LEAVENWORTH CGSC TOOLS AND UTILITIES SITE ARMY COMMUNITY KCC (TUS KCC) FOLDERS AND DIRECTORIES.

AFTER YOU HAVE LOGGED ON TO AKO AND SEE THE AKO MAIN PAGE, FOLLOW THESE STEPS ...

1. Click on the Collaborate Tab

2. On the left side of the screen you will see the Army Communities and Personal KCCs icons.

3. Click on the Army Communities selection.

4. You will see a list of available Army Communities you can subscribe to.

5. Click on the TRADOC community name. You will see a list of communities located under TRADOC.

6. Click on the Ft Leavenworth community. You will see a list of communities located under Ft Leavenworth.

7. Click on the CGSC community. You will see a list of communities and knowledge centers located under CGSC.

8. Click on the Tools and Utilities knowledge center.

9. You will see a list of the available directories or folders under this community. Note: The Knowledge Center Identification Number for this site is: 438947

10. You can subscribe one at a time or in multiples. To subscribe one at a time, pick a folder or directory you want to have access to and click on the empty box to the left side of the folder or directory. Crick on the Subscribe icon located in the tool bar above the current window, To subscribe to multiple folders at a single time, click on the box next to each folder name you want, then click on the Subscribe icon.

Once you have subscribed to the new TUS KCC you will need to download the "tus_guide.chm" file from the "Site Guide" folder. It explains the procedure for submitting files to the site and provides additional information, such as file descriptions, about the site and its contents. The "tus_guide.chm" file is a standard Microsoft HTML help file.