The Executive Director, International Cooperation, currently Performing the Duties of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment [USD (A&S)] announced the winners of the annual PBL awards in a newly released November 24, 2021 memo entitled “2021 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award Selections”:

• Winner of the PBL System Level Award: Stryker Brigade Combat Team, US Army, Detroit Arsenal, MI
• Winner of the PBL Subsystem Level Award: Landing Gear Performance Based Logistics 1 (LGPBL1) Team, US Air Force, Hill AFB UT.

According to the announcement, “…the Secretary of Defense PBL Awards recognize government/industry teams who have demonstrated innovative sustainment solutions. The winning teams provided Warfighters with exceptional support through sustainment transformation using creative approaches that yielded improved lethality….The 2021 PBL Award winners will be recognized at the 2022 Office of the Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager Workshop, followed by formal presentation of the award at their commands.”

Congratulations to all who competed for these prestigious awards, and in particular to the winning Army and Air Force teams. As a reminder for those who may not be aware, the Secretary of Defense System Level PBL Award is named in honor of the late Gerald “Jerry” R. Beck. For additional insights into the many contributions he made in support of our warfighters, see my December 2020 “Honoring a DoD Performance-Based Logistics Champion” LOG Blog post.

The Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Awards have been awarded annually since 2005. To view information on current and previous winners, encourage you to visit the “Award Winning PBL Programs” site on our DAU Performance Based Logistics Community of Practice (PBL CoP).