August 1999 April 1998 NATO A New Europe is Emerging AUGUST 1999 & JUNE 2000 << << << << APRIL 1997 & APRIL 1998 The Maritime Security Act & NATO— New Europe is Emerging Global Transportation Network & Defense Travel System. Introduction to “DTS-Limited” Covers published in April 1997 and April 1998 signal important topics of current interest: the Maritime Security Act (October 1996), which fulfilled strategic maritime imperatives; and the continuation of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, formally launched in January 1994. Maintaining the fleet, and partnership and cooperation remain pivot points in today’s NDTA world. The Global Transportation Network revolutionized the entire process of moving cargo and people; likewise, the Defense Travel System brought significant technological advancements for the benefit of government travelers and DOD members. Emerging technologies remain front and center for NDTA members and Forum discussions. << FEBRUARY 2001 It’s Time to Move! LTG Edward Honor, USA (Ret.) delivered encouraging remarks in his “President’s Corner” this issue stating, “This is our first DTJ of the new millennium and I trust that you are looking to the future with great expectations and optimism.” Members were definitely in high gear, getting ready for the 32nd Annual European Region NDTA Forum in Stuttgart as well as the 56th Annual NDTA Forum in Milwaukee. No one could have anticipated how events of September that year would impact us even today. AUGUST 2002 >> Transportation Security. WHERE DO WE STAND? 911 reshaped our lives and our Association then as now. In 2002, the NDTA Security Best Practices Committee was established in its wake. The NDTA committee structure, which brings industry and government together to discuss challenges and consider solutions, is one of our greatest assets. Patriot Express the military’s chartered commercial air service in place since the 1960s, sees reduction in flights and gateways; service members authorized to fly under GSA’s City Pair program Military Traffic Management Command name is changed to Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC) Queen Elizabeth II christens the RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship afloat 212 | NDTA | 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEARBOOK August 2002 where do we stand? Implications For Defense Transportation 6.2 earthquake in Indonesia Reports indicate that the Defense Travel System has been deployed to over 2,300 sites; among the most prolific are 1,900 sites w/in US Army Recruiting Command