Rebuilding a Maintenance Program After Deployment
Abstract
After returning from a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan, the 62d Engineer Battalion struggled to reestablish a battalion maintenance program. Junior leaders were not engaged in the motor pools, money was being spent to maintain excess equipment, and low productivity in the maintenance bays resulted in overtasked mechanics who were unable to complete maintenance. To increase readiness, the battalion worked to develop a maintenance program that used the experience of its maintenance warrant officers to assist companies at the grassroots level. At the same time, the battalion followed a strategy based on sharing knowledge, reducing costs, and increasing productivity. The strategy increased readiness by reducing inefficiencies, sharing knowledge, and creating synergies between organizations. Reestablishing a maintenance program after deployment is an arduous, but necessary, task that sets the foundations for future success as units enter the train/ready force pool of the Army force generation process. The 62d Engineer Battalion met this challenge by pushing its maintenance warrant officers to the ground level, where they focused on sharing knowledge, reducing costs, and increasing productivity. This strategy allowed them to leverage junior leaders and synchronize resources to improve readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA572786
Entities
People
- Andrew N. Liffring
- John R. Cheek
- Tyler M. Holloway
Organizations
- Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers