![]() ![]() Greg Booth and his team at the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Detachment Groton, provide another critical partner in the New London logistical support structure. This resulted in the avoidance of hundreds of material cannibalizations and saved costly man-hours. As a result, NSSC has renewed partnerships with Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Electric Boat Corporation, and Lockheed Martin to help with identifying and potentially filling hi-priority requirements for units. ![]() During the past few years, with more Virginia class submarines becoming part of the operational Navy, the challenge has become more daunting. The NSSC Supply Team has always been resourceful at bridging the gap between supply system shortfalls and unit material requirements. A STAV is typically conducted after the unit completes a self-assessment and four to six months prior to a scheduled SMI. ![]() Another key element to their success is the service they provide in the form of a Supply Technical Assist Visit (STAV), a “free look” for the Supply Management Inspection (SMI). SWAT also provides training to in-port units, and monitors their performance via the Continuous Monitoring Program (CMP) and unit monitors conducted at random intervals. They provide distance support to units at sea and monitor off-hull reports and other submissions to ensure they are completed in accordance with the guidance found in the NAVSUP P-485, NAVSUP P-486, and COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 4406.1A. This mission is accomplished by a small group of subject matter experts that have taken on the moniker of the Supply Waterfront Assistance Team (SWAT). The other core competency of NSSC is to train and monitor the waterfront units. They also process all Automated Shore Interface files (ASI), process all Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR) and assist with unit level Supply Discrepancy Reports (SDR). The personnel serving in this capacity ensure all Depot Level Repairables (DLR) for afloat units, as well as NSSF, are turned into the supply system and processed in Electronic Retrograde Management System (eRMS). Material Management is more than the name implies. The Readiness Division has three subcomponents, Quality Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List, Material Management, and Credit Card. Readiness Division is also responsible for ordering, expediting, and delivering more than $49 million in repair parts in support of NSSF requirements. The Readiness Division is responsible for reviewing all Casualty Reporting messages reported by Groton units, and assessing courses of action to support requirements. Two main divisions were formed, Readiness and Training. Matt Ellis divided his resources into divisions that mimicked the work centers of an S6 Division. Drawing on his experiences as a CVN S6 Officer, Lt. With no reduction in operational tempo, a restructuring was needed to keep the new organization effective and efficient. One of the most significant was that a support staff of nearly 40 supply personnel was trimmed to less than 20. When NSSC Supply and NSSF supply merged in 2010, there were several changes. NSSF is a world-class maintenance facility with the capability to perform all manner of ship repair from routine maintenance to dry docking. The NSSC New London Supply Department team.
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