Navy Supply Corps Newsletter articles from September 1 2003

Navy Supply Corps Newsletter archives from September 1 2003

Military Logistician of the Year named.(Op & You)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Admiral Stan Arthur Awards For Logistics Excellence for 2002 Military Logistician of the Year is Commander Michele Burk, SC, USN, from Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. CDR Burk Developed an Advanced Planning, Scheduling,...

What should I expect from the Supply Corps Mentoring Program?(Op & You)
September 1, 2003... A mentor is defined as a trusted friend, a coach, or a counselor to assist in one's decisions. Therefore, mentoring is a relationship that is established on the grounds of entrusting another individual with assisting with making important...

NSCS instructors are certified as Master Training Specialists.(From the Schoolhouse)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CAPT Bob Monette presented three of his staff members Master Training Specialist Awards at the Quarterly Award Ceremony held in May. Two of the instructors, LT Antonio Carmichael and LT Patricia Fontenot had been onboard less than a year...

RADM Maas graduates Second Battalion.(From the Schoolhouse)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... RADM Steven Maas, the Director of Logistics/Fleet Supply Officer Staff, Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet was the honored guest and guest speaker for the graduation of Second Battalion on June 12th. This was the second time that RADM Maas has been...

RADM McCarthy speaks to the 42nd Senior International Supply Management Course graduates.(From the Schoolhouse)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... RADM McCarthy was the guest speaker for the 42nd Senior International Supply Management Course Graduation. The course convened in April with members from Greece, Kuwait, India, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Turkey. During the seven-week course the...

Naval Air Terminal Norfolk wins Terminal of the Year Award.
September 1, 2003... The Naval Air Terminal on Naval Station Norfolk has won the Air Mobility Command AMC) Naval Air Terminal of the Year (large) Award for 2002. The award covered the period January--December 2002. The award is presented annually by AMC to the...

NSD clearfield remembered.
September 1, 2003... On April 10, the 60th anniversary of the commissioning of NSD Clearfield was commemorated. In recognition of this milestone event, Utah Governor Michael L. Leavitt issued a proclamation making April I 0th "Naval Supply Depot Clearfield Day" in...

Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarships awarded.
September 1, 2003... The Navy Supply Corps Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of Navy Supply Corps Foundation (NSCF) Scholarships for the 2003-2004 academic year. This year the foundation awarded 50 scholarships. Awarded were one four-year...

Loaded aboard fleet of navy cargo ships, "old Ironsides" deploys to Iraq.
September 1, 2003... Less than a few weeks after the ouster of Saddam Hussein s regime by U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq, cargo vessels from the Navy's Military Sealift Command, or MSC, continue to re-supply our forces in the region. Recently, what might...

DCST DOT San Joaquin--small unit, big results.
September 1, 2003... Providing world-class logistics support is the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) primary mission. An integral part of that mission is the support provided by one of DLA's key Reserve components: Defense Contingency Support Team-Distribution...

Packed with pride at DDSP.
September 1, 2003... The outward appearance is similar to many other distribution facilities located throughout central Pennsylvania; however, this is no ordinary warehouse operation. The Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna, Pa. (DDSP) is the Defense Logistics...

Four little pigs go to Point Loma in search of pipeline defects.
September 1, 2003... In late April, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego sent a smart pig through the single eight-inch pipeline that runs from its Point Loma Fuel Farm to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The Point Loma to MCAS Miramar pipeline is...

NAVSEA's HM&E Equipment Data Research System (HEDRS).
September 1, 2003... Te HM&E Equipment Data Research System (HEDRS) is NAVSEA'S primary tool for supporting the objectives of its Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) Equipment Standardization Program. The program's major objectives are based on USC Title 10, Chap....

SMI is "S.O.P.".(Supply Management Inspection)
September 1, 2003... Most of us have been through an afloat Supply Management Inspection (SMI) before. Do you remember what the week prior to your SMI was like? I imagine some of us can recall scrambling to get ready, canceled liberty, all-night inventories,...

Deployment of the USNS Comfort.
September 1, 2003... The day after Christmas 2002, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) was activated for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. She left her homeport of Baltimore on Jan. 6 with a crew of 320 military personnel and 60 civilian mariners. For the two peak...

Navy mess specialists in Iraq "kick it up a notch".
September 1, 2003... SOUTHERN IRAQ (NNS)--When you're working in support of the first Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility ever established in a war zone--Fleet Hospital (FH) 3--at the very end of the supply lines and providing meals for patients and more than 300...

Reservists in the ATAC.
September 1, 2003... In late February 2003, six storekeepers from the Naval Reserve Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Norfolk Detachment 207 were mobilized from the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center Richmond, processed through Norfolk, Va., and departed...

The Supply Corps officer's role in ordnance inventory accuracy.
September 1, 2003... Navy Supply Corps officers are playing a vital role in maintaining a high level of inventory accuracy of the Navy and Marine Corps' $32 Billion Ordnance stockpile. Ordnance inventory accuracy is vitally important and the consequences could be...

Multilingual logistics tool on CD.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BATTLE CREEK, Mich.--The Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) recently produced the first edition of a multilingual logistics tool on compact disc. Even more challenging than helping U.S. military forces find a common method for...

Bringing ordnance logistics to the fight.
September 1, 2003... For the first time in recent military history, the Navy has had a central clearinghouse for fleet ordnance logistic support and warfare assessment issues. In past conflicts, a major logistical challenge had been the optimization of scarce...

Automatic Identification Technology (AIT): an enabler ... and a Sea Basing requirement.
September 1, 2003... Sea Basing is one of three fundamental concepts detailed in CNO's vision, "Sea Power 21." Sea Basing leverages the naval advantage of vast maneuver space at sea, and extends it to the joint team. Sea Basing capabilities are particularly...

Transformation: a reserve perspective.
September 1, 2003... In August 2002, a group of senior Reserve supply officers, led by RADM Steve Morgan, SC, USNR, met in Seattle, Wash., to discuss conducting a zero-based review of NAVSUP claimancy Reserve units. Unlike reviews of the past, the focus of this...

NAVSUP's ACOS structure: transformational thinking to create enhanced customer and functional alignment.
September 1, 2003... Over the past year, the Naval Supply Systems Command's senior leadership has been intensely examining and implementing transformational actions that will enable the enterprise to reduce costs approximately 10 percent below the current program...

Sea Power 21 projecting decisive joint capabilities.
September 1, 2003... Editors note: The following is excerpted from the original article published in the October 2002 issue of Proceedings. The article can be found in its entirety in that issue or on the web on the U.S. Naval Institute's Web site at:...

Transforming the Pentagon vision of the global security environment: an introduction and interview with Dr. Thomas P. M. Barnett, assistant for strategic futures, Office of Force Transformation, senior strategic researcher, U.S. Naval War College.(Interview)
September 1, 2003... Dr. Thomas Barnett recently completed an assignment with the Secretary of Defense's Office of Force Transformation that helped reshape the direction of future military strategy based upon a new map and vision of the world security environment....

A message from the Chief of Supply Corps.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... As I write this we are mourning the recent passing of two of our retired Supply Corps flag officers, Rear Admirals Wally Dowd and Phil Crosby. Rear Admiral Dowd, our 32nd Chief of Supply Corps completed his 35-year career in 1977 after serving...

April 2003 Supply Corps Internship results.(Op & You)
September 1, 2003... The Supply Corps Internship Programs are an excellent opportunity for junior officers to explore major Supply Corps policy arenas while gaining on-the-job training in a functional subspecialty. There are seven intern programs available to...

FY '04 Supply Corps Captain selection board results.(Op & You)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FY '04 Supply Corps Captain Selection Board Results Name Duty station at time of selection CDR Scott Bailey USNS SAN JOSE TAFS 7 CDR Lawrence Brown DSC...

Orders announcement.(Op & You)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Orders Announcement Captains Name From To Dave Graff NAVICP NAVAIR RichEllis FISC NORVADET NAVICP Philadelphia Al Stanczak...

Supply Corps officer strength.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Supply Corps Officer Strength As of April 30, 2003 Selected LDO/ Regular Reserve CWO TAR Total FLAG 11 7 0 0 18 CAPT 177 97 ...

News from the Command Master Chief.
September 1, 2003... Congratulations to our 126 new Senior Chiefs. Navywide the number eligible for Senior Chief increased this year by almost 150. Despite more senior chief petty officers deciding to stay Navy, advancement opportunity to E-8 remained strong at...

Retirements.
September 1, 2003... Rear Admiral Mark A. Young RDML Mark A. Young, SC, USN, completed 30 years of active service and retired on July 1, 2003, after serving as Deputy Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service. A native of Rochester, New York, RDML Young...

Warfare qualifications.
September 1, 2003... Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer LTJG Allied E Applewhaite, SC, USN USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) LT Raymond Alexander, USN USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) ENS Fahio Austria, USN USS Sacramento (AOE 1) LTJG Alisha...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2003... SKC (SCW/NAC) Michael Wedlin was reported as receiving his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist qualification. He should have been listed as receiving his Naval Air Crew Wings.

Medals and awards.
September 1, 2003... Legion of Merit CAPT Robert "Knob" Moses, SC, USN, Assistant Commander for Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., April 2001 to July 2003. Meritorious Service Medal CDR Robert Main, SC, USN, Deputy Department...

NAVSUP transfers Navy FMTs to FISCs.(News You Can Use)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FISC SAN DIEGO--The Naval Supply Systems Command and the six Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers, located in Bremerton, Wash.; San Diego, Calif.; Norfolk, Va.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Yokosuka, Japan, signed memorandums of...

Celebrating 30 years of commitment to the Supply Corps.(Open channel: reader's response & comments)
September 1, 2003... Retired CAPT Francis A. Derby Honored at SDSCA Luncheon Dine at award-winning restaurants, tee off at exclusive golf courses, waltz at elegant formal balls, indulge in wine and cheese while bidding on lavish prizes... Who wouldn't want to...

Supply Corps birthday celebrations.
September 1, 2003... Birthday Celebrated in Naples, Italy The Naples Area Supply Corps Association celebrated the 208th Supply Corps birthday with a quiet cake cutting ceremony and luncheon. Honorary President, CAPT Joe Napoli, and Naval Support Activity Naples...

Blue "E's" for supply excellence.
September 1, 2003... USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) The Supply Department of USS Abraham Lincoln gathered for a photo to celebrate receiving the Blue "E." Pictured are, front row from left, ENS Elbert Pama, LTJG Brian Keller, LTJG Steven Rowe, CWO2 Rey...

Blue E to USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).(Blue "E's" for Supply Excellence)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... USS Carl Vinson's Supply Department received their fourth Blue "E" in 2002. The department is led by the five pictured here between the hash marks and Blue "E" formation. They include, from left, LCDR Dean Scott, LCDR Dave Nystrom, CDR Tom...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
September 1, 2003... RADM Wallace R. Dowd, Jr., SC, USN (Ret.) passed away July 14, 2003 in Seattle, Wash. He retired from the Navy in 1977 after 35 years of service. His last command was as Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command and Chief of Supply Corps. He is a...

RDML Kowba selected to be first Commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers.(Around NAVSUP)
September 1, 2003... RADM Justin D. McCarthy, SC, USN, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, announced that RDML (Sel) William A. Kowba, SC, USN, has been selected to be the first Commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers (COMFISCS). As part of...

Fran Dwyer selected to be NOLSC Executive Director.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... RADM Justin D. McCarthy, SC, USN, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command has announced that Frances A. Dwyer has been selected to be the Executive Director of the newly formed Naval Operational Logistics Support Center (NOLSC). She will report...

NAVSUP Corporate Board restructured.(Around NAVSUP)
September 1, 2003... As a result of its Transformation initiative, the Naval Supply Systems Command's Corporate Board underwent an organizational change in structure. Membership size decreased to about half the former size, representing a cross-section of...

NEXCOM supports troops in operation Iraqi freedom.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... In order to show support for our men and women in the military, Navy Exchange Service Command has a number of programs to support both the military and their families. At the Naval Hospitals in Rota and Bethesda that are taking care of the...

NAVICP P-3C team wins DON Competition and Procurement Excellence Award.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Five members of the Naval Inventory Control Point P-3C Landing Gear Support team received the fiscal year 2002 Department of Navy (DON) Competition and Procurement Excellence Award during a ceremony conducted at the Pentagon on May 21. By...

MFCS team wins assistant SECNAV financial management award.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Navy's Material Financial Control System (MFCS) Retail Ashore Implementation Team was recently awarded the Assistant Secretary of the Navy's Financial Management and Comptroller (ASN FM&C) Team Award. The award was presented at the American...

NAVSUP Command Information Officer organization established.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Naval Supply Systems Command has implemented a significant component of its overall Transformation strategy by realigning and streamlining its structure for the management of Information Technology (IT). The office of NAVSUP's Command...

VIB takes over at NAS Oceana SERVMART.(Around NAVSUP)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Naval Air Station Oceana SERVMART is under new management. The Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) has assumed responsibility for operating the full-service walk-in retail store known as the "Touch-N-Go." In a ribbon cutting...

Show me the cookies!(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Arriving Sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group found more in Hawaii than swaying palms and golden beaches. Nestled among the many pallets of provisions, general cargo, and other material clustered on the pier was the unexpected, but...

Rear Admiral moves announced.(News You Can Use)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command has announced that RADM Linda J. Bird, SC, USN will relieve RDML Alan S. Thompson, SC, USN, as Commander, Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. RADM Bird is currently serving as Director, Supply,...

DON eBusiness Operations Office named Executive Agent for new DoD pilot.(News You Can Use)
September 1, 2003... The DON eBusiness Operations Office has been established as the Executive Agent (EA) to assist the DoD's Chief Information Officer to carry out the Rapid Acquisition Incentives--Net Centricity (RAI-NC) program. RAINC is a new DoD program that...

FISC Norfolk Det. Phila gets first husbanding agent contract.(News You Can Use)
September 1, 2003... FISC Norfolk Det. Philadelphia recently awarded the first husbanding agent contract covering U.S. Navy ship visits to the New York City area to Inchcape Shipping Services in support of the Commander North East Region. As the husbanding...

New location for NRCC Naples, Detachment Dubai!(News You Can Use)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... On 29 April 2003, NRCC Naples Det Dubai officially opened its new location at the Dubai World Trade Center on Sheikh Zayed Road. For the previous nine years NRCC Naples Det Dubai was located at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza. NRCC Naples Det...

DoD EMALL is one-stop support for the war fighter.(News You Can Use)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The DoD EMALL is a single entry point for buyers to find and acquire commercial off-the-shelf goods from suppliers and government sources. What's more, the DoD EMALL is an option for purchasers to obtain supplies, parts, and commercial IT...

Fleet Assist Teams transferred to FISCs.(News You Can Use)(Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FISC SAN DIEGO--The Naval Supply Systems Command recently transferred the Fleet Assist Team field support function from the Navy Exchange Service Command's Ship's Store division to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers (FISCs) in San Diego,...