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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Soldiers with the 240th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), installed an electronic cargo interrogator at an outbound gate recently, in order to capture all cargo leaving the Joint Distribution Center at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Smith, the JDC non-commissioned officer-in-charge with the 240th CSSB, and a Dallas native, explained how the interrogator identifies and tracks cargo.
“The Savi SR-650 Fixed Interrogator is part of an innovative, reliable solution for real-time, end-to-end visibility of goods and critical assets moving through supply chains,” said Smith. “It provides long-range, omni-directional communication that enables effective monitoring of hundreds of items over a 300-foot radius. Customers attach an radio frequency identification tag to their cargo before it is shipped that enables them to track their cargo as it moves throughout the theater of operations.”
Smith described the consequences of not having an interrogator.
“Without the interrogator at the outbound gate, communication between the customer and their cargo is broken, resulting in a sense of uncertainty on the customer’s part,” he said. “This is usually the point when the phone begins to ring with inquiries as to where their cargo is located.”
Sgt. Dontrell Jordan-Tyson, JDC day-shift NCOIC with the 240th CSSB, and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, explained the benefit of the cargo interrogator.
“Since the addition of the Savi SR 650, we have been able to focus on the JDC instead of fielding calls from customers throughout theater who want to know if their cargo has left the yard,” said Jordan-Tyson.
According to Staff Sgt. Brandon Wingo, JDC mid-shift NCOIC with the 240th CSSB, and an Augusta, Ga., native, the interrogator reads an average of 100 RFID tags weekly.
“The addition of the Savi SR-650 has undoubtedly improved the Joint Distribution Center’s efficiency and contributed to improving overall customer service,” said Wingo.
| Date Taken: | 12.04.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.04.2010 14:27 |
| Story ID: | 61378 |
| Location: | AL ASAD AIR BASE, IQ |
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