Untangling the web
Air Commodore (Ret'd) Graham Maynard explores how Joint Supply Chain makes sense of the complex web of Defence Equipment and Support, and compares its work with that of NAMSA

Quick on the drawdown
Brigadier Ian Copeland, Head of Defence Supply Chain and Operations Movements, hails the success of Operation Brockdale in drawing down materiel used in Operation Telic

Handle with care
David Banks, of Spreewerk Luebben GmbH, provides insight into the high transport costs involved in the demilitarisation of cluster munitions

Hazmat on the move
Andrew Booton explains how the MoD balances the operational need to use hazardous materials with the difficulties in transporting and storing them

The computers behind the care
Lieutenant Colonel Keith Lostroh, of the United States Transportation Command, describes how a new decision support system orchestrates critical patient movement worldwide

The Warrior's workshop
Archie Hughes, Chief Executive of the Defence Support Group, speaks to Editor Matthew D'Arcy about the importance of DSG's singular role in equipment maintenance, repair and overhaul

Tooled up
Nicholas Blackmore, Project Manager at the Deployable Support and Test Equipment Team, reports on the success of the Deployable Machine Shop

In the heat of the movement
Sergeant Sid Searles, from the International Security Assistance Force, explains how vehicles are stored and maintained in Afghanistan's extreme conditions

Afghanistan first
Bruce Huffman, from the US Army Corps of Engineers, outlines US priorities in creating lasting facilities for the Afghan security forces

Building capability
Edwin Brockway, a manager in Caterpillar's Defense and Federal Products Division, discusses the need to ensure Afghanistan can develop its own infrastructure after the military has left

Visibility is key
Philip Self, of Vector Aerospace Engine Services UK Ltd, discusses the benefits of outsourcing through-life support contracts to an integrated provider

Staying power
Lieutenant Colonel Howard Pritchard, Senior Requirements Manager at the DE&S Integrated Soldier Systems Executive, discusses the importance of lighter, more durable electronic equipment

A ration revolution
Defence Food Services Team Leader Captain Jeremy Rigby RN tells DMJ's Anthony Hall how ration packs are offering more menus to service personnel