Navy Supply Corps Newsletter articles from July 1 2003

Navy Supply Corps Newsletter archives from July 1 2003

A message from the chief of Supply Corps.
July 1, 2003... The combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom has ended and many of our Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers are returning home after proving once again the U.S. military is truly the most awesome fighting force in the world. Our thoughts and...

Selected for one star.
July 1, 2003... CAPT Michael J. Lyden, SC, USN, was recently selected for promotion to the one-star rank of rear admiral (lower half). RDML (Sel) Lyden currently serves as Executive Officer for the Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Va. A...

President appoints RADM McCarthy to JWOD Committee.
July 1, 2003... MECHANICSBURG; Pa. -- RADM Justin D. McCarthy, SC, USN, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa., was appointed by President George Bush to serve on the Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled...

Contingency contracting officers support Iraqi freedom.
July 1, 2003... The Navy Supplies and Services Contingency Contracting (CC) Program is chartered to provide logistics support to the fleet, joint and multinational forces in support of both military operations other than war (MOOTW) and major theater wars...

Navy exchange helps care for injured.
July 1, 2003... ROTA, Spain (NNS) -- In an effort to add to the outpouring of support for service members injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Navy Exchange worked in conjunction with its vendor partners to provide clothing, supplies and entertainment...

The Defense Logistics Agency contributes to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 1, 2003... Any military campaign is successful because of four things: trained warriors, ammunition, food and fuel. Without those four things it would be difficult to succeed. The Defense Logistics Agency provides two of the four: food and fuel. In...

Navy Supply Corps officers providing support at the "Tip of the Spear".
July 1, 2003... SCOTTAIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (USTCNS)--As tensions with Iraq continue, Navy Supply Corps officers with U.S. Transportation Command are supporting U.S. Central Command's war preparations by ensuring troops, their equipment, and supplies get where...

Photos from operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Above: Mail Call! It was a red letter day for 5,500 Sailors and aviators aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln when the massive aircraft carrier pulled into Pearl Harbor on April 26. Awaiting them on the pier were...

Joint Theater Logistics: an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration.
July 1, 2003... Imagine the following scenario. A Joint Task Force operations planner, the 3rd Fleet N3, the 3rd Fleet N4 and G3 for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) are scattered across the globe. They are each sitting at their individual computers...

The presidential retreat Camp David.
July 1, 2003... Serving the commander-in-chief and world leaders is truly a unique experience only available to those who serve at Camp David and the White House. If you are interested in being a member of an All-Star Team please read on. In 1942,...

Thach serves up ten star luncheon.
July 1, 2003... USS THACH (FFG43) Operating in Central Command's Area of Operation--While participating in the Eastern Sailor03-2 Exercise in Doha, Qatar, the Supply Department of USS Thach got their chance to shine with a ten star luncheon on Feb. 23, 2003....

U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia visits USNS Spica.
July 1, 2003... Few ships in the United States Navy are ever honored by a visit from the United States Ambassador of the country they are visiting. Rarer still are the opportunities a Military Sealift Command ship has to be honored by such a visit. During...

FISC Pearl Harbor LSC "flips" for the FLIP.
July 1, 2003... Miles from shore and hours from any hope of rescue, the ship's stern slipped ever so slowly into the depths. As it sank, its bow lifted from the water, tilting at a crazy angle until it was pointed at the sky. On its deck clustered a silent...

Kitty Hawk postal workers keep the mail coming.
July 1, 2003... ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK, At Sea (Navy News Service)--As with any U.S. Navy ship, when USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) moves through the ocean, the mail travels around the globe to arrive aboard the ship. From the moment it's placed into a mailbox or...

Kennedy's S3 Division recognized for excellence.
July 1, 2003... USS John F. Kennedy's Sales and Service Division was presented the Navy Exchange Command's "Ship's Store Retail and Service Excellence Award 2002--Best of Class" by RADM Willaim Maguire, SC, USN,, Commander Navy Exchange Service Command, in a...

Afloat Training Group Pacific logistics team steps up to support Operation Iraqi Freedom early deployments.
July 1, 2003... Deployments preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom to meet requirements for troop/ equipment movement and projecting power ashore significantly compressed the inter-deployment training cycle (IDTC) and basic training phase (BTP) for many ships....

USS Rodney M. Davis Bold Runner: receives Ship's Stores Retail and Service Excellence Award for Best of FFG-7 Class.
July 1, 2003... The USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), "Bold Runner," Sales and Service Division gathered behind a celebration cake, for a photo after receiving the Best of Class Award for Ship's Services. This is the Davis's first award for outstanding crew...

USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) S-3 Division excels during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 1, 2003... The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) S-3 Division gathered for a deployment photo after achieving a profit turn over of $50,000 to ship's MWR fund. The team also processed over 400,000 pounds of contaminated patient laundry during combat operations. ...

Relevant Information For Leadership (RIFLe).
July 1, 2003... "One stone, two birds."--Japanese Proverb Imagine an Integrated Maintenance activity (IMA)--the teaming of an Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) and an Aviation Support Division (ASD)--in which each and every person shares...

MFCS becomes Navy's financial accounting system.
July 1, 2003... Introduction The conversion of Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay, Ga., to the Material Financial Control System, Retail Ashore, marks the end of an era in Navy financial accounting. TRFKB was the last shore-based activity operating the...

From the Supply Corps archives: the iodine swab incident: what a strange twist of fate is shown in this story of life and death.
July 1, 2003... Editor's note: The following story appeared in the December 1947 issue of The Navy Supply Corps Newsletter. Then LCDR Wheeler eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral in the Supply Corps and retired in 1974. He served as Chief of Supply...

A Supply Corps School memory.
July 1, 2003... Editor's note: Robert Madden recently provided the following memories of his days with the Navy Supply Corps School to the Newsletter. The Newsletter will continue to provide personal histories of the Supply Corps through articles such as this...

NAVSUP Vice Commander graduates first battalion. (From the Schoolhouse).
July 1, 2003... The Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, RADM James Allan presided over graduation ceremonies at the Navy Supply Corps School for the 1st Battalion Basic Qualification Course on March 28. The graduating officers were able to meet...

Harvard Supply Corps School graduate inducted as newest distinguished alumni. (From the Schoolhouse).
July 1, 2003... Henry F. Trione was honored and inducted as the 27th Navy Supply Corps School Distinguished Alumnus at the Navy Supply Corps School on April 11. A Fortuna, Calif., native, Trione accepted the award from NSCS Executive Officer, CDR Dave...

February 2003 Supply Corps Acquisition Professional Community board selects. (OP & You).
July 1, 2003... The Acquisition Professional Community (APC) selection board was held March 18-19. Overall, 184 officers were selected for APC membership. Congratulations to the following Supply Corps officers who were selected. Captains Robert Brown...

2002 Batchelder winners.
July 1, 2003... The following Supply Corps officers have been selected to receive the Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder, SC, USN, Navy League Award for calendar year 2002. These officers, nominated by those they served, lived fleet operations every day. ...

Position title: Assistant Officer In Charge Forward Operating Location (FOL) El Salvador. (Billets in the Spotlight ...).
July 1, 2003... The beauty of this position is its "out-of-the-box" nature. The FOL is situated as a tenant command, on board the Salvadoran Air Force Base, on E1 Salvador International Airport property. You will work directly with the U.S. Embassy in E1...

Position title: Force Theater Logistics Plans Officer responsibilities, commander special warfare command, Coronado, Calif. (Billets in the Spotlight ...).
July 1, 2003... Position Title: Force Theater Logistics Plans Officer Responsibilities, Commander Special Warfare Command, Coronado, Calif.: Echelon II staff with worldwide operational deployment planning responsibilities to subordinate Echelon III commands....

Supply Corps officer strength.
July 1, 2003... Supply Corps Officer Strength As of Mar. 31, 2003 Selected Regular Reserve LDO/CWO TAR Total FLAG 11 7 0 0 18 CAPT 176 91 1 13 281 CDR...

Orders announcements.
July 1, 2003... Captains Name From To Marvin Wenberg NAVPETOFF DESC Eric Myhre NAVSUP OP ASN I&E Robert Marcinek S PAWAR MTMC Ray Berube FISC SD NPC ...

Warfare qualifications.
July 1, 2003... Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer LTJG Pamela R. Dukes, SC, USNR USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) ENS David Fuchs, SC, USN USS Bataan (LHD 5) CWO2 Darius Imperial, SC, USN USS Bataan (LHD 5) LTJG Allen H. McKibben, SC,...

News from the command Master Chief.
July 1, 2003... Congratulations to our 41 new Master Chiefs! Navywide the number eligible for Master Chief increased this year by almost 300. With more candidates eligible and Navywide retention running at all-time highs, the competition for promotion this...

Medals and awards.
July 1, 2003... Legion of Merit RADM James S. Allan, SC, USNR, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Commander, Logistics Task Force Pacific, and Commander, Naval Forces Korea,...

Obituaries.
July 1, 2003... CDR Joseph Acevedo, SC, USN died on Sunday, April 13 while serving at NSA Bahrain. At the time of his death he was assigned as Logistics Requirements Officer for Commander Logistics Force Navy Central Command. CDR Acevedo is survived by his...

Retirements.
July 1, 2003... CAPT Elwood T. Hodnett Jr. CAPT Elwood Thomas Hodnett Jr, SC, USN, completed 31 years of active service and retired on May 1, 2003, after service at Navy Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. He received his bachelor's degree from the...

CAPT Twigg to take helm of NOLSC. (Around NAVSUP).
July 1, 2003... NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND HEADQUARTERS--RADM Justin D. McCarthy, SC, USN, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, has announced that CAPT Jerrold Twigg, SC, USN, has been designated the prospective Commanding Officer of the newly formed...

FISC Pearl Harbor lends Five-Star support to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Around NAVSUP).
July 1, 2003... FISC PEARL HARBOR--Due to major fleet deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor underwent a surge in operations that began in January and didn't let up until this month [April]. Over...

WESTPAC '03 EXPO highlights FISC Yokosuka services. (Around NAVSUP).
July 1, 2003... Department of Defense and private industries representing a variety of products and services participated in Fleet and Industrial Supply Center's Third Annual WESTPAC Armed Forces Logistics EXPO, hosted in Yokosuka, Japan. Held in mid-February,...

SMART ERP Team garners "Computerworld" medal of achievement honors. (Around NAVSUP).
July 1, 2003... MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The Supply Maintenance Aviation Reengineering Team Enterprise Resource Planning (SMART ERP) program was awarded Computerworld Magazine's Honors Medal of Achievement at a ceremony that took place at San Francisco City Hall...

Decision reached in NAVSISA streamlined A-76 study. (Around NAVSUP).
July 1, 2003... The Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa., announced that the Navy will retain in-house operation of training, facilities, mailroom, and administrative support at the Navy Supply Information Systems Activity (NAVSISA). This...

Harvard Business School to develop leadership resources. (News You Can Use).
July 1, 2003... LITTLE CREEK, Va. -- Are you a front line leader? A soon to be department head? Are you striving to become one? To be the very best, and stay on top of the game takes constant improvement. What areas do you need to improve on? Coaching? Project...

NPS Business School establishes Admiral Stanley Arthur chair of logistics Arthur named distinguished alumnus. (News You Can Use).
July 1, 2003... The Naval Postgraduate School established a chair professorship for logistics this month and named it in honor of ADM Stanley R. Arthur, a 1964 NPS alumnus who oversaw the build up of the nation's largest naval armada since World War II. ...

Supply Corps birthday celebrations.
July 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jacksonville Area Supply Corps Association Caption: The Jacksonville Area Supply Corps Association held its annual Supply Corps Birthday Ball on Saturday, Feb. 8. Pictured cutting the traditional birthday cake...

Blue "Es" for Supply Excellence.
July 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] USS Decatur Receives 4th Blue "E" Caption: The USS Decatur (DDG 73) Supply Department's teamwork and spirit provided outstanding support and customer service to the Decatur's crew. The department is led by LT...

USS Emory S. Land receives Blue "E" for Logistics Excellence.
July 1, 2003... The Supply Department of the forward-deployed USS Emory S. Land gathered for a photo while in Askaz, Turkey, after receiving the Blue "E" for Logistics Excellence in 2002. Representing the leadership of the Supply Department, in the front row,...