SUBJ: SITREP TWO: STEADY THE SERVICE - MISSION SUPPORT

R 281908Z DEC 10 ALCOAST 610/10 COMDTNOTE 5400 A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 050001Z JUN 10, ALCOAST 291/10 B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 292105Z NOV 10, ALCOAST 568/10 C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 221834Z DEC 10, OPERATING FACILITY CHANGE ORDER (OFCO) 010-11 1. THIS ALCOAST IS THE SECOND SITREP DETAILING EFFORTS TO MATURE THE MISSION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (MS 2.0) OUTLINED IN REF (A). SITREP ONE (REF (B)) ANNOUNCED THE RECENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS (DOL). 2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR MISSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE. IAW REF (C), BASE SEATTLE WAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE ALL REGIONAL MISSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN THE D13 AOR. THE BASE COMMANDER WILL SYNERGIZE FIELD SUPPORT DELIVERY BY ESTABLISHING LOCAL COMMAND UNITY AND PROVIDING INTEGRATION OF THE TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF LOGISTICS AND SERVICE CENTERS PRODUCT AND SERVICE LINES AND LOCAL, COORDINATED SERVICE DELIVERY. IN A REGIONAL CONTINGENCY, THE BASE COMMANDER WILL SERVE AS THE DISTRICT COMMANDERS DCMS STAFF ELEMENT. 3. REGIONAL MISSION SUPPORT ELEMENTS TRANSITIONED TO BASE SEATTLES FIVE DEPARTMENTS AND TWO SUBUNITS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED MISSION SUPPORT TO THE REGION. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR PARTICULAR SUPPORT SERVICES REMAIN UNCHANGED. A. HSWL FIELD OFFICE SEATTLE FORMED THE HSWL DEPT. B. PSSU SEATTLE FORMED THE PERSONNEL SUPPORT DEPT. C. BSU SEATTLE FORMED THE PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING DEPT, COMPTROLLER/BASE OPERATIONS DEPT, AND FACILITIES ENGINEERING DEPT. D. THE NAVAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT UNIT AND ELECTRONICS SUPPORT UNIT WILL BE SUBORDINATE COMMANDS TO THE BASE. BY FY13, THE NESU AND ESU WILL BECOME THE BASE SEATTLE NAVAL ENGINEERING AND C4IT DEPARTMENTS, RESPECTIVELY. E. A DIST-4 LIAISON DETACHED DUTY FROM THE BASE WILL BE ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE END OF FY12 TO PROVIDE DAILY MISSION SUPPORT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO THE DISTRICT COMMANDERS AND SUPPORT CURRENT, PLANNED AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT A PERMANENT POSITION IS ESTABLISHED, A MEMBER OF THE BASE SEATTLE COMMAND CADRE WILL FILL THIS ROLE AS A COLLATERAL DUTY. 4. AS A PILOT PROGRAM, THE BASE SEATTLE TEAM WILL DRAFT A STANDARD BASE ORGANIZATION MANUAL, ASSIST THE DOL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE DCMS 2.0 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) AND DOCUMENT LESSONS LEARNED WHICH WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL STANDUP OF FUTURE BASES. THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS BEFORE WE INITIATE THE STAND-UP OF THE REMAINING 12 PHASE 1 BASES BY THE END OF FY11. THE BASE CONSTRUCT WILL BE STANDARDIZED SO THAT SERVICE LEVELS AND PROCESSES ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE COAST GUARD. THE OTHER 12 PLANNED PHASE 1 BASE LOCATIONS ARE: ALAMEDA, BOSTON, CLEVELAND, ELIZABETH CITY, HONOLULU, KETCHIKAN, KODIAK, LA/LB, MIAMI, NEW ORLEANS, PORTSMOUTH, AND WASHINGTON, DC. WE ARE STUDYING POTENTIAL PHASE 2 AND 3 BASE LOCATIONS IN CONCERT WITH LANTAREA, PACAREA AND OTHER MAJOR FIELD COMMANDS. 5. THE BASE IS A MATRIXED ENVIRONMENT REQUIRING COOPERATION, TEAM-BUILDING AND ADAPTABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. OUR PRIMARY, COLLECTIVE GOAL IN ESTABLISHING BASES IS TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS. I AM COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS PLAN IMPLEMENTED IN A THOUGHTFUL BUT TIMELY MANNER WITH MINIMAL PERSONNEL IMPACT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR OBLIGATIONS TO NOTIFY OUR UNION PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THIS IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. 6. PROGRESS WILL BE REPORTED IN FUTURE SITREPS. MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE BASE CORNERSTONE DOCUMENT WHICH DESCRIBES THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE BASES ON THE FIELD MISSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE, IS AVAILABLE AT THE MISSION SUPPORT COLLABORATION SPACE ON CG PORTAL AT HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/CTL/1QNMXM3 AND ON THE MISSION SUPPORT BLOG SITE (HTTP://DCMSLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM/). 7. DIRECT ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE DOL AND BASES TO RDML(SEL)RICK GROMLICH (DCMS-5) AT 202-475-5651, E-MAIL RICHARD.T.GROMLICH (AT) USCG.MIL OR CAPT STEVE SABELLICO (DOL) AT 757-628-4268, E-MAIL STEPHEN.M.SABELLICO(AT)USCG.MIL. 8. VADM J. P. CURRIER, CHIEF OF STAFF/DCMS, SENDS. 9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.