Episode #30: On this Thanksgiving episode, CPT Garett Pyle meets with SFC Janette Odom, who serves as an instructor for the Joint Culinary Training Directorate, to discuss how to employ field feeding assets during Large Scale Combat Operations, especially in austere environments.

For more information on the Joint Culinary Training Department, please visit: https://quartermaster.army.mil/jccoe/jccoe_main.html

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/

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

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/

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/

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.

Episode #24: CPT Garett Pyle meets with the Collective Training Development Division (CTDD) at CASCOM to discuss their mission, the products they develop, the sustainment training strategy, and how commanders and staff can use these products to build an effective training plan. The guests on this episode are CPT Sherika Rose (Senior Development Training Officer), SFC Erick Cedenogallegos (Training Developer), and Mr. Craig Boston (Training Developer) at CTDD.

Resources from the episode: Army Sustainment Resource Portal (ASRP) Collective Training Resources: https://cascom.army.mil/asrp/collective.html

Central Army Registry (CAR) Link: https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog/#/dashboard

Sustainment Gunnery Resources: TC 3-20.40, TC 3-20.31, TC 4-11.46, TC 4-11.47, and TC 4-15.52.

Episode #23: CPT Garett Pyle meets with COL Rob Montgomery, the Chief of Ordnance, and CW5 Kent Shepherd III, the Ordnance Chief Warrant Officer, to discuss the future of advance manufacturing and how ordnance is adapting in this inter-technology period. Their conversation analyzes these new developments and how the force is leveraging advanced manufacturing to meet the challenges of LSCO. The lessons learned during this inter-technology period by using programs like Training With Enterprise are significant in increasing our lethality to support the warfighter in any environment.

For more information, check out the Ordnance Website: https://goordnance.army.mil/

If you are interested in a further breakdown of advanced manufacturing, then be sure to check out the article “Transforming Army Sustainment through Advanced Manufacturing” by MG Gavin Lawrence and MG Michael Lalor that was published in the spring 2025 issue of the Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin. https://www.army.mil/article/284096/transforming_army_sustainment_through_advanced_manufacturing

Episode #22: CPT Garett Pyle meets with CSM Thomas Skelton who is currently serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor at the Army Sustainment University to discuss the frustrations in assumptions that exist between the different generations of Soldiers. Through not only our words but more importantly our actions, we can bridge the gap in any assumptions and finally get back to the basics. CSM Skelton with his 29 years of service, provides the force with some impactful wisdom and highlights how all Soldiers need to be experts in their craft, no matter the rank, to be successful in the next fight.

The ASU Website: https://alu.army.mil/

Episode #21: CPT Garett Pyle meets with LTC (R) Stacey Lee, who serves as the Branch Chief for the Deployment Standards of the Deployment Process Modernization Office (DPMO) at Fort Lee, Virginia. Their conversation highlights how DPMO is your ultimate resource for all deployment operations. They have established the Deplorer’s Toolbox, which is your one stop shop to make you successful from fort to port with a variety of resources available to you.

The Deployer’s Toolbox is CAC protected on their SharePoint which can be found on the DPMO Website: https://transportation.army.mil/dpmo/index.html