SUBJ: SITREP TWO: STEADY THE SERVICE - MISSION SUPPORT

R 281908Z DEC 10ALCOAST 610/10COMDTNOTE 5400A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 050001Z JUN 10, ALCOAST 291/10B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 292105Z NOV 10, ALCOAST 568/10C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 221834Z DEC 10, OPERATING FACILITYCHANGE ORDER (OFCO) 010-111. THIS ALCOAST IS THE SECOND SITREP DETAILING EFFORTS TO MATURE THEMISSION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (MS 2.0) OUTLINED IN REF (A). SITREP ONE(REF (B)) ANNOUNCED THE RECENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OFOPERATIONAL LOGISTICS (DOL).2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ANOTHER SIGNIFICANTMILESTONE IN THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR MISSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE. IAWREF (C), BASE SEATTLE WAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE ALLREGIONAL MISSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN THE D13 AOR. THE BASECOMMANDER WILL SYNERGIZE FIELD SUPPORT DELIVERY BY ESTABLISHING LOCALCOMMAND UNITY AND PROVIDING INTEGRATION OF THE TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OFLOGISTICS AND SERVICE CENTERS PRODUCT AND SERVICE LINES AND LOCAL,COORDINATED SERVICE DELIVERY. IN A REGIONAL CONTINGENCY, THE BASECOMMANDER WILL SERVE AS THE DISTRICT COMMANDERS DCMS STAFF ELEMENT.3. REGIONAL MISSION SUPPORT ELEMENTS TRANSITIONED TO BASE SEATTLESFIVE DEPARTMENTS AND TWO SUBUNITS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED MISSIONSUPPORT TO THE REGION. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR PARTICULAR SUPPORTSERVICES 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 STANDARDBASE ORGANIZATION MANUAL, ASSIST THE DOL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM WITHDEVELOPMENT OF THE DCMS 2.0 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) ANDDOCUMENT LESSONS LEARNED WHICH WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFULSTANDUP OF FUTURE BASES. THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF90 DAYS BEFORE WE INITIATE THE STAND-UP OF THE REMAINING 12 PHASE 1BASES BY THE END OF FY11. THE BASE CONSTRUCT WILL BE STANDARDIZED SOTHAT SERVICE LEVELS AND PROCESSES ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE COASTGUARD. 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 ARESTUDYING POTENTIAL PHASE 2 AND 3 BASE LOCATIONS IN CONCERT WITHLANTAREA, 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 SUPPORTTO OPERATIONS. I AM COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS PLAN IMPLEMENTED IN ATHOUGHTFUL BUT TIMELY MANNER WITH MINIMAL PERSONNEL IMPACT. WE WILLCONTINUE TO HONOR OBLIGATIONS TO NOTIFY OUR UNION PARTNERS THROUGHOUTTHIS IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.6. PROGRESS WILL BE REPORTED IN FUTURE SITREPS. MORE INFORMATION,INCLUDING THE BASE CORNERSTONE DOCUMENT WHICH DESCRIBES THE CRITICALROLE OF THE BASES ON THE FIELD MISSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE, ISAVAILABLE AT THE MISSION SUPPORT COLLABORATION SPACE ON CG PORTAL ATHTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/CTL/1QNMXM3 AND ON THE MISSION SUPPORT BLOGSITE (HTTP://DCMSLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM/).7. DIRECT ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE DOL AND BASES TORDML(SEL)RICK GROMLICH (DCMS-5) AT 202-475-5651, E-MAILRICHARD.T.GROMLICH (AT) USCG.MIL OR CAPT STEVE SABELLICO (DOL) AT757-628-4268, E-MAIL STEPHEN.M.SABELLICO(AT)USCG.MIL.8. VADM J. P. CURRIER, CHIEF OF STAFF/DCMS, SENDS.9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.