PURPOSE
This charter establishes the Logistics Strategy Team (LPV-2) within the staff of the Director, LP Division that works within the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (DC, I&L) department. This charter defines mission and functions.
BACKGROUND
DC, I&L as the Combat Service Support (CSS) advocate is responsible for ensuring Marine Corps forces and, in particular, its deploying Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF's) contain the necessary CSS capabilities to meet mission requirements. CSS capabilities are those capabilities, supplies, personnel and equipment necessary to support a MAGTF from the initiation of operations to the accomplishment of its mission.
DC, I&L will work with the Operating Forces; Commander, Marine Corps Logistics Command (MARCORLOGCOM); Commander and CG, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) in identifying logistical requirements (capabilities/systems) needed for equipping and sustaining Marine Corps forces. DC, I&L (LP) works with these commands within the Combat Development System (CDS) to ensure that the right logistical force capabilities and systems are properly identified, coordinated, and acquired through the POM/Budget/Acquisition process to support evolving future Marine Corps operational concepts.
AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS
Autonomic Logistics is the Marine Corps concept for overcoming deficiencies in collecting and processing of mission critical data associated with ground tactical equipment in austere environments. Current and future warfighting concepts require real-time visibility of the operational status of weapon and support systems on the battlefield. The Autonomic Logistics concept is designed to capitalize on existing technologies and capabilities to enable ground tactical equipment to autonomously provide system identification and location, fuel and ammunition levels, mobile load, and system health data for command and control, combat service support, and materiel life cycle applications.
TOTAL LIFE CYCLE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (TLCSM)
TLCSM is the Marine Corps' effort to reduce the logistics footprint and implement Performance Based Logistics (PBL). To achieve those objectives the MC will use the Future Logistics Enterprise (FILE) as a way to emphasize the use of Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM) and PBL to improve readiness.
JOINT CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT (JCALS)
JCALS was developed to support the automation and integration of DoD acquisition business processes, applications and data to include the Joint Technical Manual (JTM) application.
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (AIT)
AIT is defined as a suite of technologies (linear barcodes, 2 dimensional (2D) barcodes, magnetic stripes, Integrated Circuit Chips (ICC), Optical Memory Cards (OMC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (active and passive), Voice Recognition, and Contact Memory Buttons (CMBs)) that enables the automatic capture of source data, thereby enhancing the ability to identify, track, and document materiel moving through the distribution chain as well as deploying and redeploying personnel, equipment and cargo. Numerous policy/reference documents have been published that guides Marine Corps AIT integration.