• Rear command post employment at the National Training Center

• Breakdown of the ATHP section for reference

• Sustainment architecture used by the brigade

• Training focus prior to the National Training Center

• Developing innovative logistics solutions when challenged with personnel and capacity constraints

In episode six of The Dirt Logistician, Sergeant First Class Linda Franco (Goldminer 8B, Ammunition Transfer Point Trainer) and Staff Sergeant Byron, Fuentes (Goldminer 10B, Mortuary Affairs Trainer) discuss casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) with Master Sergeant Christian Cuyno (Goldminer 24A, Senior Medical NCO Trainer) and Sergeant First Class Steven Ricks (Goldminer 24C, Evacuation Platoon Trainer).

Key topics of discussion:

• Definitions and differences between medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and CASEVAC

In episode five of The Dirt Logistician, Major Jerod Farkas (Goldminer 05, BSB SPO Trainer) discusses rotation 21-08 with Major Sean Maily, the Support Operations Officer for 106th Brigade Support Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard. 

Key topics include:

• Deploying and assembling

In episode four of The Dirt Logistician, Major Jerod Farkas (Goldminer 05, BSB SPO Trainer) interviews LTC William "Joe" Parker before he departs Fort Irwin to capture his insights after serving three years at the National Training Center as the Commander of the Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and as the Senior Sustainment Trainer, Operations Group, National Training Center. 

• Being stationed at Fort Irwin

In episode three of The Dirt Logistician, Major Jerod Farkas (Goldminer 05, BSB SPO Trainer) discusses the expeditionary - reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (E-RSOI) concept with Major Adam Bolliger, the Support Operations Officer for 916th Support Brigade.

Key topics include:

• Changes to the way units flow into the NTC

In episode two of The Dirt Logistician, Major Jerod Farkas (Goldminer 05, BSB SPT Trainer) discusses FTCP and CTCP doctrine and employment considerations with LTC William “Joe” Parker, Goldminer 07, the NTC Senior Sustainment Trainer, and LTC Gabriel “Gabe” Pryor the G-4 of the 1st Armor Division and former commander of 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat, 1st Armor Division.

Key topics include:

• Differences between maneuver and sustainment doctrine when referring to FTCP and CTCP solutions