Navy Supply Corps Conference Emphasizes Maritime Strategy
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS100625-09
6/25/2010
By Naval Supply Systems Command Communications Staff
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Supply Corps flag officers and senior executives discussed the critical role the Navy Supply Corps plays in supporting nation's Maritime Strategy during a two-day conference held at the Naval Heritage Center June 22-23.
Guest speakers at the event included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, Vice Adm. Bill Burke, deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and logistics (N4), and Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, a member of the National Security Council and senior advisor for strategic planning and special assistant to the president.
The CNO focused on the status of current Navy initiatives as well as future challenges.
"This is a great time to lead -- and this is [a time] when leadership really matters," said Roughead. "I would not trade our leaders in the Navy today for anybody. It's our time to do what we need to do.
"The American military goes to war on logistics and Supply Corps officers have made that happen. You should be proud of your many mission contributions," Roughead added.
Burke discussed the Navy's unprecedented fiscal environment in the immediate future and how mission readiness, at lowest total ownership cost, is paramount.
Yates discussed the new National Security Strategy and her groundbreaking work at Africa Command. With regard to Africa, she said, "we need to find ways to build relationships. Encourage your subordinates to discover this other world. These are wonderful people with the same hopes and desires of citizens around the world."
Among the other topics discussed at the conference were: the Supply Corps' role in supporting joint operations, energy conservation, financial management, humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities, challenges of providing logistics support to locations the Navy doesn't typically operate, and Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
The group discussed NAVSUP's 2010 implementation of Navy ERP Release 1.1 (Single Supply Solution), which enhances the ability for Navy supply chain managers to effectively and efficiently provide Sailors and ships the items they need every day. Navy is implementing ERP to update, integrate, and standardize Navy business operations as part of efforts to transform business affairs to more efficiently support warfighter readiness, as part of the Navy's maritime strategy.
"Our initial deployment of the Single Supply Solution is going well," said Karen Meloy, Navy ERP program manager for NAVSUP. "We are preparing for follow on deployments of additional weapons systems."
Lyden said the conference was a great opportunity for military and civilian leadership in Navy Supply to share ideas and discuss issues.
"CNO Roughead, Vice Adm. Burke, and Ambassador Yates have given us much to think about. We are now clear-eyed about our strategic environment and what we need to focus on in the future."
NAVSUP's primary mission is to provide U.S. naval forces with quality supplies and services. With headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP oversees logistics programs in the areas of supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, and security assistance. In addition, NAVSUP is responsible for quality of life issues for our naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.
The more than 3,400 active duty and Reserve officers of the Navy Supply Corps are responsible for supply and logistics support for the ships of the active fleet and hundreds of Naval shore installations worldwide, providing combat capability through logistics.
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