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UNCLAS //N04000//
ALCOAST 518/07
COMDTNOTE 4000
SUBJECT: LOGISTICS TRANSFORMATION UPDATE SECTOR STANDARD BOAT PILOT
1. ON 23JUL07 RADM GABEL, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND
LOGISTICS, KICKED OFF THE SECTOR STANDARD BOAT PILOT AT SECTOR
BALTIMORE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LOGISTICS TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAM INTEGRATION OFFICE (LTPIO) IN CG-4.  HE IS GREATLY
ENCOURAGED, AS AM I, AT THE SENSE OF ENTHUSIASM AND OWNERSHIP
EXPRESSED BY SECTOR BALTIMORE PERSONNEL.  THESE SAME PERSONNEL
RECEIVED TRAINING OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS IN THE NEW CG LOGISTICS
BUSINESS MODEL PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROCESSES.  EACH
UNIT HAS BEGUN APPLYING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED DURING DAILY
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT EVOLUTIONS.  IN EARLY FY08 THE PILOT WILL
EXPAND TO INCLUDE SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO.  I EXPECT PROBLEMS AND
OBSTACLES WILL BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THIS PILOT PROGRAM.  WE WILL
NOT ALLOW MINOR SETBACKS TO DETER US FROM OUR OBJECTIVE.  TO THE
MEN AND WOMEN OF SECTORS BALTIMORE AND SAN FRANCISCO, I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO UNDERTAKE THE HARD WORK THAT BEING FIRST
ENTAILS.  YOUR EFFORTS WILL MAKE TRANSFORMATION FOR YOUR SHIPMATES
THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD EASIER.
2. THIS PILOT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP ON OUR PATH TOWARDS THE NEW
COAST GUARD LOGISTICS BUSINESS MODEL.  THIS NEW BUSINESS MODEL IS
BASED ON BI-LEVEL SUPPORT, STANDARDIZED AND REPEATABLE ENGINEERING
AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS PROCESSES, DISCIPLINED CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT DECISIONS BASED ON DATA, AND PUSHED SUPPORT TO
OPERATING UNITS FROM AN ACCOUNTABLE PRODUCT-LINE MANAGER.  PUTTING
THIS NEW COAST GUARD LOGISTICS BUSINESS MODEL IN PLACE IS CRITICAL
TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MODERNIZATION EFFORTS IN
MISSION SUPPORT.
3. WE HAVE REACHED AN IMPORTANT WAYPOINT ON THE JOURNEY TO A MORE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT COAST GUARD THAT BETTER SUPPORTS MISSION
EXECUTION.  WE SHOULD BRIEFLY CELEBRATE THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT WHILE
NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT A LONG JOURNEY REMAINS.  IN MY
STATE OF THE COAST GUARD ADDRESS I SAID, THE COAST GUARD CANNOT
SUCCEED WITHOUT THE HELP, SUPPORT, AND DEDICATION OF EACH ONE OF
YOU WHO SERVES.  THE SUCCESS OF THIS ENDEAVOR WILL BE MEASURED NOT
BY MY COMMITMENT, BUT YOURS.  CARRY ON.
4. THE POC FOR THIS EFFORT IS THE LTPIO PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CAPT RICK
GROMLICH, 202-475-5647, RICHARD.T.GROMLICH(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. ADM T. W. ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
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