Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) area of operations. The geographic diversity and near-simultaneous nature of the three maintenance periods presented the NAVSUP FLCSI team with an opportunity to test their capabilities in supporting units and personnel throughout the U.S. The command’s regional postal and transportation teams at NAVSUP FLCSI’s Sites Crombie, Scotland, and Sigonella, Sicily, moved a total of 66,000 pounds of mail to personnel aboard all three ships. NAVSUP FLCSI also supported resupplying the ships from strategic locations in the United Kingdom and Italy.

Personal interaction with the ship’s supply team, in particular, increases the comfort factor that the support is happening correctly.” “This knowledge proves invaluable in getting timely answers to questions from the ships’ supply teams or from any of our mission partners. Sixth Fleet points of contact,” Tanner said. “LSRs must have a deep knowledge of ship movements in and out of the theater, as well as having firsthand knowledge of all of U.S. These personnel engaged directly with the ships’ supply departments and host nation representatives to ensure the timely and effective delivery of material.Ĭharles Tanner is a NAVSUP FLCSI logistics support officer who supported Arlington’s crew in Rijeka, Croatia. To ensure these materials were delivered and loaded onto the ships on schedule, NAVSUP FLCSI deployed logistics support representatives (LSRs) and a transportation officer (TO) to establish an on-site presence at each port. While undergoing maintenance and repairs, Arlington, Gunston Hall and Kearsarge also received mail, provisions and mission-related cargo. This collaborative 'behind the scenes' effort of awarding contracts is the vital first step to getting industry mission partners involved so the repairs and maintenance can be performed successfully.' 'Subsequently, our team awards the contract to the vendor who meet the requirements outlined in the solicitation. 'After we receive quotes from industry, my team and our FDRMC mission partners evaluate the proposal and create the necessary documentation to facilitate an award,' Hahn said. Hahn's team ensures the packages include the necessary documentation and develops the solicitation so industry can respond to the requirement. The process of procuring ship repair parts and hiring expert ship maintainers begins when Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) develops a requirement in conjunction with the ship's needs, and then sends it to Hahn. 'Successfully procuring repair parts and services for the MDVRs was the result of the close working relationship between NAVSUP FLCSI's Ship Repair Division and Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center, our key mission partner while supporting ship maintenance periods,' said Marie Hahn, NAVSUP FLCSI's Ship Repair Division director.

A part of the command's contracting department (Code 200), the Ship Repair Division's mission is to support repairs for ships that are homeported in, and currently deployed to, the U.S.

In preparation for Gunston Hall's and Arlington's MDVRs, NAVSUP FLCSI's Ship Repair Division (Code 200) procured repair parts that were critical to ensuring the on-time completion of the maintenance efforts conducted for the ships. MDVRs involve performing repairs so that ships remains fully mission capable throughout their deployment. ships to complete corrective and preventative maintenance that cannot be accomplished at sea. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed a logistics and maintenance period in Brest, France, while Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) underwent mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) periods in Copenhagen, Denmark and Rijeka, Croatia, respectively.Īn MDVR is a maintenance period that allows U.S.

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