3D Materiel Readiness Battalion 3D Marine Logistic Group

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jim VarnerOkinawa

Mission

Provide responsive, integrated intermediate supply and maintenance support to III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) or smaller sized Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) in garrison and during expeditionary operations

Our Supported Units

“Mindset”

3D MRB’s commitment is “readiness for operations across the spectrum of conflict,” and leading the way on the cutting edge of Marine Corps logistics. The combination of our Intermediate Maintenance and Supply Activity functions has developed into an effective and efficient means of supporting III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) units.

MRB

• Formed in 1999– Combined Supply & Maint BN capabilities

IOT provide more responsive sustainment

Compositionhow did we get here?

3D Maintenance

Battalion

ELMACOEMC

OMC

MTM

GSM

HQ Co

SupplyCo

AmmoCo

MedlogCo

Materiel Readiness

BN

HQSVC Co

Materiel Readiness

Co

Motor Trans Maintenance

Co

Electronics Maintenance

Co

Engineer Maintenance

Co

Ordnance Maintenance

Co

3D Supply

BattalionHQ Co

General Support Maint

Co

AmmunitionCo

Medical Logistics

Co

CAMP KINSER• Electronics Maint• Gen Supt Maint• MT Maint• CRSP • Med Log

CAMP FOSTER• Engineer Maint

CAMP HANSEN• Ord Maint • Electronics Maint (Det North)• Reparable Issue Point (Det North)

3D MRB Laydown

Unique to MRB

• Master Labor Contract workers

• Elect Maint– Only RADIAC lab in the MEFs

• Circuit Card RepairSection: approx. $1.4 million annual savings

• 103,568 pieces of combat ground equipment • 13,563 Repair orders completed• Average Repair Cycle Time (RCT) of 27.8 days.

Performance68 units on and off Okinawa with intermediate maintenance

Performance

• Medical Logisitcs Company

• 1,906 medical and dental assemblages

• 53 different exercises in the pacific

• $244,000 in credit from expired medications.

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Maintenance Support Teams

• 1,156 MSTs to units on and off Okinawa

• Saved over 21,000 deadline days and over $217,000

III MEF Marine Armor Kit Installation

• 190 vehicles converted– A/C units & armor

• 176 HMMWVs & 14 LVSs

• MRB exclusive operation• 120 MRB Marines• 30 Days

Global Support

Pakistan

Korea

ThailandIndonesia

Philippines

Japan

Okinawa

Mongolia

Alaska

Georgia

Iraq

Kuwait

Afghanistan

Sri Lanka

Australia

789 deployed in 2005

20 operations in 15 different countries

Tsunami ReliefIndonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

• Nucleus of Log Regt

• 154 Marines

• Support to 3 countries

• Medical and life support supplies• Electrical and ROWPUmaintenance

Modernization Efforts

• Readiness Management System (RMS) (Feb 00)– Web based supply and maintenance management system– Developed and maintained at MRB

Modernization Efforts (con’t)

• BCS3/NoMaDD

• PDK (Portable Data Kits)

• aRFID

Notables

• Calibration Facility of the year• 2005 HQMC Log Unit of the year• 2005 Continuous Process Improvement

While our unit is relatively small compared to the other organizations, our supported units are getting “super-sized”support.

“Does size really matter?”

• Over 90,000 hours community service• $95,000 to charities• Nearly 50 gallons of blood donated• Repaired/stocked 2,208 SECREP NSNsvalued at $53 mil• GA managed 19,596 different NSNsvalued at $16.9 mil• 265,590 consumable parts with a fill rate of 93.9%• Caused cost avoidance of over $5.7 mil

Summary

3D Materiel Readiness Battalion“Committed to Excellence”

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