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Ronald Reagan is the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and began its SRA for restoration work, maintenance and repairs after returning to Yokosuka last November from a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. “A ship s maintenance availability is always a huge project, but specific to Ronald Reagan, we work through many additional challenges here in Japan,” said Capt. Fred Goldhammer, Commanding Officer of Ronald Reagan. “That said, the teamwork and exceptional quality of work that we enjoy from our partners among government workers and contractors – Americans and Japanese working side by side, together - are second to none, and our track record over the past several years proves it. Finishing the 2021 Selected Restricted Availability helps turn the page for our crew towards another new and exciting chapter in the history of our Navy s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.” ....
Site Chinhae, comprised of 16 personnel, provided postal services, fleet support, advanced traceability and control (ATAC) services and contracting support to U.S. Navy units visiting in South Korea. “We typically support up to 90 port visits per year,” said Lt. j.g. Jay Singer, NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Site Chinhae site director. “It’s a significant demand on a smaller team and we work efficiently to support our mission partners.” Dry cargo ships USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) and USNS Alan Shepherd (T-AKE 3) requested husbanding services, delivery of mail and ATAC support from Site Chinhae. The primary mission of these ships is to provide logistic lift to deliver ammunition, food, limited quantities of fuel, repair parts and ships store items. ....
JPPSO arranges pickup, packing, shipment, storage and delivery services of inbound and outbound personal property for all eligible military and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian personnel in Japan, Diego Garcia, Singapore and Guam. “Last year’s peak season coincidently began during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. We had to develop ways to fully support our customers in a virtual environment while implementing our installation’s requested 50% workforce reduction through telework initiatives,” said Jack Hilaman, NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka JPPSO director. “Like many others, we’ve found ways to professionally adapt to the pandemic and we will again strive to provide our customers with the service they deserve during the peak season.” ....
1 MANAMA, Bahrain Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Bahrain hosted a virtual Lean Six Sigma workshop for military, civilian, and foreign national personnel, April 26. The workshop taught the fundamental knowledge and methodology of the Lean Six Sigma program, enabling participants to improve work performance and productivity to support command missions and increase customer satisfaction with fully developed projects. Jacqueline Adams, the command continuous process improvement (CPI) champion of NAVSUP FLC Bahrain, coached a diverse group that included personnel from NAVSUP FLC Bahrain and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Bahrain. “Improving processes that increase customer satisfaction and reduce time and costs is what we do at NAVSUP FLC Bahrain,” said Adams. “Lean Six Sigma provides the foundation for how we continuously develop our culture of excellence.” ....
US Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk issued a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a total ceiling value of $99.8 million to small-business 8(a) vendors, April 1. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk issued a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a total ceiling value of $99.8 million to small-business 8(a) vendors, April 1. The contract is designed to provide NAVSUP Business Systems Center (BSC) with additional information technology (IT) support to meet mission requirements, pursue emerging business opportunities for the Navy, and collaborate with public sector IT leaders. “The NAVSUP FLC Norfolk contracting professionals designed the contract to enhance opportunities for small business while at the same time promoting affordability. NAVSUP FLC Norfolk contracting officers molded an outstanding comp ....