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BG Larry Wyche |
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - The commander of the Joint
Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command
welcomed a standing-room only crowd at his first town-hall
meeting at the Lindner Conference Center here March 30.
Additionally, remote attendees from Fort Belvoir, Va., and
the Joint Munitions Command at Rock Island, Ill., joined the
meeting by video and teleconference.
Brig. Gen. Larry Wyche said he called the meeting of JM&L
LCMC staff- which includes employees from the JMC, the
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center and
the Program Executive Office for Ammunition- because he
felt it was important to hear from him personally. "I want
you to know who I am and how I think," Wyche said in his
opening remarks.
While the actual term of his service as commander of the JM&L
LCMC is still uncertain, he said that he looked forward to
serving with each and every member of the LCMC group, and
noted that he would be visiting different parts of the
installation during his regular visits to Picatinny.
During his address, Wyche focused on the great
accomplishments of the JM&L LCMC and its staff in meeting
its No. 1 goal of supporting the joint forces warfighters
and getting quality ammunition to them where and when they
need it.
Wyche remarked that, "The power of this organization is
incredible. When people deal with the LCMC as a whole, we
want there to be no doubt in their minds that they are
dealing with the best organization in the U.S. Army."
Wyche explained that one of the major goals of the JM&L LCMC
is to integrate ammunition research and development,
acquisition and sustainment to improve efficiencies and
reduce costs.
In addition, Wyche said, the organization's role in
achieving some efficiencies across the entire life cycle
process for ammunition is more important than ever.
Wyche further said that the JM&L LCMC is here to stay and
that he needed everyone's help to get where they want to be
in the next five to 15 years. "The JM&L LCMC is the
pacesetter for the Department of Defense and the defense
industry," Wyche said.
His talk encouraged teamwork, honesty and loyalty among the
LCMC workforce, touching on Army housekeeping items such as
sexual harassment, the problem of increasing suicides and
reporting problems through the chain of command. He also
discussed the importance of selfless service, coaching and
mentoring and of taking care of oneself.
Wyche also serves as commanding general of the JMC at Rock
Island and will be wearing both hats while splitting his
time between there and Picatinny.
His 35-year career with the Army is impressive. Wyche
deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan where
he served as the commander of the Joint Logistics Command,
Combined Joint Task Force-76.
His most recent assignment was at the Pentagon as director
for Strategy and Integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Army Logistics. From being both on the receiving and
planning ends, Wyche is no stranger to the details that go
into managing the acquisition, logistics and technology for
ammunition.
At the end of the meeting, the general thanked everyone on
behalf of the Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who
depended on them and what they do each day. He encouraged
everyone to share their ideas, and then he showed his
personal side by letting all in attendance know he is a
diehard Minnesota Vikings fan.
History of the JM&L LCMC
In
August 2004, The Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and the
Commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), agreed
to formalize the Army's Life Cycle Management
initiative in order to get products to the Soldier
faster, make good products better and minimize life
cycle cost. The key to this Life Cycle Management
initiative was the integration of significant
elements of acquisition, logistics and technology
leadership to bring a closer relationship between
AMC, the Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) and the
Program Executive Officers (PEO). This
collaboration was enabled by the establishment of
Life Cycle Management Commands (LCMC), aligning AMC
system oriented MSCs with the PEOs they already
supported. The Aviation and Missile LCMC,
Communications-Electronics LCMC and TACOM LCMC are
operational; marking the stand-up of the Joint
Munitions & Lethality (JM&L) LCMC. The JM&L LCMC is
drawn from the "Ammunition Enterprise" of the PEO
Ammunition, the Joint Munitions Command and the
Armament Research, Development and Engineering
Center, and will integrate the people,
organizations, infrastructure, and processes
necessary for the effective life cycle management of
conventional munitions for the Warfighter. The
overarching objective of the JM&L LCMC is to have
the best munitions in the right place, at the right
time, at the right cost.
Responsibilities:
To develop,
acquire, field, and sustain Value-added Ammunition
for the Joint Warfighter through the integration of
effective and timely Acquisition, Logistics, and
cutting-edge Technology. Core Competencies include:
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•Research,
Development, Engineering
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•Acquisition
/ Program Management
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•Logistics,
Industrial Operations, and Contracting
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•SMCA
Executor & Field Operating Activity
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•Demilitarization
and Disposal
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•Industrial
Base Management & Transformation
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•Munitions
Readiness Reporting
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•World-Wide
Asset Visibility
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•Centralized
Ammunition Management
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•Integrated
Lethality Solutions
Loryn
Miller
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