This essay is about Army Property, Responsibility and Accountability and the Seriousness of Losing Sensitive Items (to include losing sensitive items while in theatre or deployed to a combat zone)
“Property accountability is a crucial part of the Army’s process for resetting the force. The greater visibility we have into the location and status of our assets, the better prepared we will be overall.”
-Lt. Gen. Mitchell H. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Logistics, G-4
Army Property Accountability What is it? The Army Property Accountability team has identified four milestones affected by the property accountability virus: Reset, Pre-deployment, Deployment and Re-deployment.• RESET: RESET begins in theater while units are preparing to re-deploy. Units are being tasked to sign over property to ASC RESET teams and input property data into the Army Reset Management Tool. Some of their property is being removed from the property book and sent to Army depots, while other property remains on the property book and is being RESET at home station. • Pre-deployment: As units get closer to their deployment date, they begin doing 100% inventories and transferring left behind equipment to the rear detachment or Army Materiel Command. Meanwhile latest arrival dates begin shifting, personnel continue arriving to the unit, equipment is still being issued, and units are forced to make adjustments accordingly. • Deployment: Upon arrival into theater, commanders and supply personnel must ensure their property is downloaded and accounted for in theater. Meanwhile, they coordinate with the commander in theater in order to begin transferring Theater Property Equipment (TPE). Often times single companies are split among multiple forward operating bases, meaning more TPE to inventory and account for during their tour. • Re-deployment: The division G-4 directs commanders to submit their equipment to the Army Reset Management Tool for RESET either in theater or upon...