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ALARACT 004/2026
DTG: R 091450Z FEB 26
FM: ALARACT RELEASE AUTHORITY WASHINGTON DC
TO: ALARACT
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 004/2026 – WEAPON SYSTEM 360 ARMY RELEASE AND USER
GROUP IMPLEMENTATION
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT BY JSP ON BEHALF OF PRINT
MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND (AMC)
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 750-1, ARMY MATERIAL MAINTENANCE POLICY
1.B. (U) DA PAM 750-1, ARMY MATERIAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
2. (U) PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE ARMYWIDE
DEPLOYMENT OF WEAPON SYSTEM 360 (WS360) AND ASSOCIATED ROLES.
3. (U) SITUATION: IN 2025 THE ARMY RELEASED THE SUSTAINMENT
ENTERPRISE ANALYTICS (SEA) TOOL PROVIDING ACTIONABLE DASHBOARDS
WITH READINESS METRICS DIRECTLY FROM GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT
SYSTEM – ARMY (GCSS-A). SEA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN 2026 WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF SUPPLY AND MEDICAL DASHBOARDS. SEA ENABLES
READINESS THROUGH DATA INFORMED DECISIONS AT THE TACTICAL AND
OPERATIONAL LEVEL BUT LACKED VISIBILITY OF THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN.
3.A. (U) WS360 IS A SUITE OF TOOLS DEVELOPED BY ARMY MATERIAL
COMMAND (AMC) TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THE ARMY SUPPLY CHAIN.
WS360 IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE PROPER INVESTMENT OF ARMY
SUSTAINMENT RESOURCES. IT TIES THE RETAIL (TACTICAL) AND WHOLESALE
(NATIONAL) DATA SYSTEMS TOGETHER TO INCREASE READINESS THROUGH
TARGETED INVESTMENTS SUPPORTING ARMY SENIOR LEADER DECISIONS IN
CONCERT WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
3.B. (U) WS360 PROVIDES THE OPERATIONAL ARMY AND STRATEGIC SUPPLY
APPARATUS A COMMON PICTURE FROM WHICH DECISIONS CAN BE MADE ON A
FLEET-BY-FLEET BASIS AND/OR UNIT PRIORITY BASIS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED
BY SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONAL DEMAND VIA GCSS-A INPUTS WITH
NATIONAL SUPPLY ACTIONS VIA LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (LMP).
4. (U) USERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO AN ACCESS GROUP APPROPRIATE TO
THEIR ROLE IN THE ARMY SUPPLY SYSTEM. ACCESS WILL BE ASSIGNED
AUTOMATICALLY BY DUTY ASSIGNMENT IN ENTERPRISE ACCESS
MANAGEMENT SERVICE–ARMY (EAMS–A). FOR USERS WITH ACCESS TO
SUBORDINATE UNITS (SUCH AS CORPS), VANTAGE’S ADMINISTRATIVE
HIERARCHY WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE SUBORDINATE UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS.
4.A. (U) SHOULD USERS NEED AN ELEVATED LEVEL OF ACCESS; THEY WILL
HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUEST ACCESS TO ANOTHER GROUP WHICH WILL BE
TRIAGED AND APPROVED BY AMC WS360 ADMINISTRATORS. ACCESS
ELEVATION REQUESTS AND APPROVALS WILL BE TRACKED FOR AUDIT
PURPOSES.
4.B. (U) CONTROLS. THE PERMISSIONS FRAMEWORK DEFINES USER ACCESS
THROUGH TWO MODES OF DATA CONTROL: CAPABILITY CONTROL
(DETERMINING WHICH FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE TO A USER), AND ROW-
BASED DATA CONTROL (DETERMINING ACCESS TO SPECIFIC ROWS OF DATA
LIKE A DELINQUENT DELIVERY ROOT CAUSE).
4.C. (U) CONTROLLING ACCESS TO CAPABILITIES DOES NOT CONTROL ACCESS
TO UNDERLYING DATA. ONLY ROW-BASED (HIERARCHICAL) CONTROLS
RESTRICT ACCESS TO ACTUAL DATA.
5. (U) USER GROUPS. THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT USER GROUPS WITH
DIFFERENT ACCESS LEVELS WITH A COMBINATION OF CAPABILITY AND
HIERARCHICAL CONTROLS, A SUMMARY OF EACH GROUP IS BELOW:
5.A. (U) SUSTAINMENT FORMATIONS (AMC, THEATER SUSTAINMENT
COMMANDS (TSCS), EXPEDITIONARY SUSTAINMENT COMMANDS,
SUSTAINMENT BRIGADES) CAN SEE ALL DATA AND ACCESS ALL FEATURES.
(HIGHEST ACCESS).
5.B. (U) THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY CAN USE SOME FEATURES (FLEET,
UNIT, SUPPLIER, DEPOT, NATIONAL ITEM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NIIN), AND
ZPARK LOOKUPS) AND SEE ALL DATA.
5.C. (U) GENERAL USERS (HEADQUARTERS UNITS (ARMY COMMANDS, ARMY
SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS, DIRECT REPORTING UNITS, AND
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY)) CAN USE ALL FEATURES
EXCEPT CREATING/EDITING TASK FORCES, AND CAN SEE ALL DATA.
5.D. (U) CORPS/DIVISION CAN USE ALL FEATURES BUT ONLY SEE THEIR UNIT’S
DATA AND UNITS BELOW THEM.
5.E. (U) BRIGADE AND BELOW CAN USE LIMITED FEATURES (FLEET, UNIT, END
ITEM, EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORTS (ESR), REQUISITION, ZPARK) AND ONLY
SEE THEIR UNIT’S DATA AND UNITS BELOW THEM (MOST RESTRICTED
ACCESS).
6. (U) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE: THE ROUGHLY 73,000 UNIQUE ARMY UNIT
IDENTIFICATION CODES (UICS) WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE PARENT
UICS FOR UNITS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 5. THE GO LIVE IS UPON RELEASE
OF THIS MESSAGE.
7. (U) THE WS360 HOMEPAGE IS HTTPS://APAS.ARMY.MIL.
8. (U) ACCESS TO WS360 CAN BE REQUESTED AT
HTTPS://APAS.ARMY.MIL/WS360-ACCESS. ACCESS TO SEA IS USING DOD CAC
AT HTTPS://GO.ARMY.MIL/SEA.
9. (U) POINTS OF CONTACT:
9.A. (U) WS360, MR. OLIVER STREET AT EMAIL:
OLIVER.D.STREET4.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
9.B. (U) SEA: MR. CHRIS LOVATO AT EMAIL:
CHRISTOPHER.T.LOVATO.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
10. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 8 DECEMBER 2026.