UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 193/08
DTG 211351Z MAR 08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC LP//
SUBJ/LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION TEAM (LMT) MISSION ADJUSTMENT IN SUPPORT
/OF THE MEFS AND GCSS-MC RELATED POLICY REVIEW//
POC/J. D. TURLIP/COL/UNIT:LPV/-/TEL:703-695-6101//
POC/L. L. POZZI/MGYSGT/UNIT:LPV/-/TEL:703-432-8239//
POC/M. RESNICK/GS15/UNIT:LPV3/-/TEL:703-432-8242//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. PROVIDE CLARIFYING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
CHANGING MISSION OF THE LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION TEAMS (LMTS) IN
SUPPORT OF GCSS-MC RELATED POLICY REVIEW RQMTS.
2. SITUATION. LMTS (FORMERLY FSMAO) ARE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES OF
HQMC (I&L) AND TASKED TO SUPPORT LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION
INITIATIVES. THEY SERVE AS THE VOICE OF HQMC (I&L) WRT LOGISTICS
MODERNIZATION ISSUES. CURRENT LMT FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE TRAINING AND
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR LOGISTICS BRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, TOTAL
FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) TRAINING, AND VARIOUS MEF
REQUESTED LOGISTICS ISSUES. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL
ROLL-OUT OF THE GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-MARINE CORPS/LOGISTICS
CHAIN MGMT (GCSS-MC/LCM) DURING 2008/2009, IT IS NECESSARY TO
REFOCUS THE LMTS TOWARD SIGNIFICANT POLICY REVIEWS AND SUBSEQUENT
HQMC REVISIONS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED AND IN PLACE BEFORE GCSS-MC
IOC. ACCORDINGLY, DURING 2D QTR 2008, LMTS WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT BRIDGE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING/IMPLEMENTATION,
TFSMS TRAINING, AND OTHER MEF REQUESTED LOGISTICS ISSUES; HOWEVER,
ONGOING DATA ASSURANCE TEAM VISITS TO MEF UNITS WILL CONTINUE.
3. MISSION. BEGINNING MARCH 2008, LMT FOCUS OF EFFORT WILL BE ON
THE VALIDATION OF POLICIES AND INTERNAL TRAINING TO SUPPORT MARINE
CORPS-WIDE FIELDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GCSS-MC/LCM.
4. EXECUTION.
A. LMTS WILL COORDINATE AND ASSIST RESPECTIVE MEFS WITH THE
TRANSITION OF BRIDGE TECHNOLOGY/TRAINING SUPPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE
BRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OFFICE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE CO-LOCATED WITH THE LMTS.
B. TFSMS TRAINING TO THE OPERATING FORCES WILL SHIFT TO THE
TFSMS PROGRAM OFFICE.
C. LMTS WILL ENSURE PERTINENT LOGISTICS POLICY IS CONSISTENT
AND CHANGED TO SUPPORT THE ROLL OUT OF GCSS-MC AND IMPLEMENTED IN
THREE PHASES AS FOLLOWS.
(1) PHASE 1: HQMC (LP) TO PUBLISH OVER-ARCHING LOG POLICY,
INCLUDING MAGTF DISTRIBUTION POLICY, GROUND SUPPLY CHAIN POLICY,
MAINTENANCE POLICY, AND LOGISTICS CHAIN MANAGEMENT POLICY. TARGET
DATE FOR PHASE 1 COMPLETION IS 15 MARCH 2008.
(2) PHASE 2: HQMC (LP) PUBLISH POLICY REQUIRED TO FACILITATE
GCSS-MC ROLL-OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE CONSUMER LEVEL SUPPLY POLICY
MANUAL (MCO P4400-150E), MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FIELD PROCEDURES
MANUAL (MCO P4790.2C), AND THE MARINE CORPS WAREHOUSING MANUAL (MCO
P4450.7E). TARGET DATE FOR PHASE 2 COMPLETIONS IS 1 JUL 2008. LEAD
ORGANIZATION: LMT-EAST (SUPPLY POLICY), LMT WEST (MAINTENANCE
POLICY), LMT WESTPAC (WAREHOUSING POLICY).
(3) PHASE 3: HQMC (LP) TO CONTINUE REVIEWING AND PUBLISHING
LONG-TERM LOGISTIC POLICY. ESTABLISH A SYSTEMATIC AND CONTINUOUS
PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND EDITING OF ALL LOGISTICAL POLICIES. TARGET
FOR PHASE 3 COMPLETION: INDEFINITE.
D. LMTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE POLICY CLARIFICATIONS.
5. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
A. REQUEST EACH MARFOR/MEF IDENTIFY PRINICPAL POLICY POC TO
HQMC (LPV) AND THE SUPPORTING LMT.
B. EACH HQMC MEF ASSIGNED LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION LNO WILL
ASSIST IN FACILITATING TRAINING, SCHEDULING, AND FORECASTING EVENTS
TO SUPPORT THE MEF WITH BRIDGING TECHNOLOGY AND TFSMS TRAINING AND
ALSO ASSIST RESPECTIVE LMTS IN PREPARING THE MEFS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF GCSS-MC.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT POCS.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN E. G. USHER III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT
FOR INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS.//