JLOTS PM5 BRIEF

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Military Sealift Command PM-5 JLOTS
Team Sealift - Ships, People, Innovation
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What MSC Brings to JLOTS

• Ships (Surge, RRF or Commercial) your equipment
• MSC Area command opcon
• MSC Reps for the exercise/operation
• Civilians Reservists
• MSOC Van (Mobile Sealift Operations Center)
• normally staffed by Reservists
• secure non-secure comms, interface w/JLCC

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US Government-owned Ship Types

• MSC Surge Ships
• Navy owned, but operated by a commercial company
• All ROS 4, layberthed USEC USGC
• LMSR have no limitation on use, however only used
  after no viable commercial alternatives
• FSS have legal limitations on their use
• No general cargo lifts (no waivers nor
  exceptions)
• Only used to move exercise and crisis cargo

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US Government-owned Ship Types

• MARAD Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ships
• Dept. of Transportation-owned
• operated by MARAD commercial operators
• Most RO/ROs in ROS 4, layberthed all US coasts
• Activation
• Contingencies require USTC approval
• JCS exercises require USTC approval

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PM-5 Cargo Project

• DoD peacetime cargo not carried by liners
• Off route/ not interested
• Nature of Cargo
• Unique
• Practice going to War
• Exercises JCS, USTRANSCOM, Services
• Contingencies
• Go to War
• Ramp up Surge Staff, Reservists
• MCC reporting

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3 Current Time Chartered Ships
M/V STRONG TEXAN
M/V SAGAMORE
M/V GREEN WAVE
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PM-5 Tanker Project

• 5 T-5 Tankers (normally one in each AOR)
• Commercial charters to meet additional
  requirements
• OPDS Tankers
• Fuel
• Potable
• Non-potable water

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Team Sealift - Ships, People, Innovation
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Surge Shipping Assets

• Surge Shipping includes
• 11 Large Medium Speed Ro/Ro Ships by 2002
• 8 Fast Sealift Ships
• 76 Ready Reserve Force
• 4 Preposition
• 2 TAVB assigned to Prepo

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Surge Project and MARAD

• Monitor ship readiness/maintenance
• Daily liaison with MARAD HQ and Field
• Surge Project - MSC HQ
• West Coast Rep - Oakland
• East Coast Rep - Norfolk
• Gulf Coast Rep - Beaumont

GTS ADM WLM CALLAGHAN (Ro/Ro)
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LMSR Status

as of 22 Jan 02
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PM-5 MSC HQ POCs

• John Henry, Pm5, Program Manager
• DSN 325-6301/ Commercial(202) 685-6301
• Jeffrey Connolly, PM52, Cargo Project Officer
• DSN325-6304/ Commercial(202) 685-6304
• Tim Pickering, Cargo Operations Manager x5810
• tim.pickering_at_msc.navy.mil
• Jeffery King, JLOTS/Flo-Flo/Heavy Lift x5817
• jeffery.king_at_msc.navy.mil