MAGTF Logistics Back to the Sea…

Mr. Nick LinkowitzHQMC/LPV23 Oct 2002

CLFCLF

CTF-73CTF-73

ShuttleShips

ShuttleShips

StationShips

StationShips

ALSSALSS

FLS vs. FLCFLS vs. FLC

UnderwayReplenishment

Coordinator(URC)

UnderwayReplenishment

Coordinator(URC)

BGLCBGLC

INREP

CONREP

UNREP

VERTREP

INREP

CONREP

UNREP

VERTREP

FFVFFV

MATCONOFFMATCONOFF

AOE vs. AFSAOE vs. AFS

Sea State 5Sea State 5

CTF-53CTF-53

FLSFLS

Where is the Green in this

System?

General J. L. JonesCMC Leading the Corps into the Future?AFJI – Sep 2001

Importance of LogisticsImportance of Logistics

”…With our expeditionary mindset, we want totake all of our supplies with us, because wedon’t want to have to depend on a very shortperiod of time where you can’t do anything

unless you have logistics. So logistics is animportant part of being expeditionary.

Perhaps that’s the main point.”

Why A Sea-Base?Why A Sea-Base?

Saudi: 1991

Why Change?Why Change?

Al Jubayl,February1991

Wodnik

TAVB Curtiss

TAVB Wright

US ArmyLanding

Craft

CapeFlorida

LHA-1 TarawaCleveland

Santa Adela

Al Jubayl,February2006?

Application of Application of Anti-AccessAnti-Access

LogTrain

MCSSD

CSSE

LogTrain

MCSSD

LogTrain

MCSSD

Sustained Operations Ashore - Today

Initial movement ashore

MWSS

Current Logistics ConceptCurrent Logistics Concept

20 – 50 Miles

Sea-Based Logistics – EMW / OMFTS

Future Logistics ConceptFuture Logistics Concept

125 - 200 Miles

As Required

MCSSD

As Required

MCSSD

CSSE

MAGTF has a greaterdegree of freedom of

movement.

Logistic Resupply must be FlexibleLogistic Resupply must be Flexible

Standardized Family of Modularand Streamlined“Big Boxes”

• Quadcons: Four connected together make one 20-ft container

• DD(X) big box = ½ Quadcon– Two stackable ( each is 4’9” x 8’ x 3’5”)

• Same package from depot origin to combatant

6' 10"

4' 9"

8'8'

6' 10"

20'20'

8' 8'

Depot/Factory

Containers or Standard Naval Packages

Commercial Ship

Station ShipSea-Base

MPF(F)/ESGObjectiveCVBG / DG

Destroyer

Resupply/RearmResupply/Rearm

(UNREP)(UNREP)

Unrep ShipSea-Base

MPF(F)/ESG

Objective

ConstantConstantReconstitutionReconstitution

Commercial or MSC Ship Advanced Base /Mobile Sea-Base

Shuttle Ship - CLF

CONUS to TheaterCONUS to Theater

Future Naval DistributionSupporting an IntermodalNaval Expeditionary Force

• Deploy to & Employ from….The Sea

• Integrated with Naval & Joint Global Logistics IT Network

• Naval Logistics vice Ground & Aviation– Capability is process-centric at sea or on land

– Common Naval Processes & Systems

• 24x7 Sea-Base Operations

– Act more like Ship’s Company vice….passengers

• Ability for USMC Support Functions to Remain at Sea

– Aviation, C2, Medical Services, Fires, and Logistics (-)

• But…Increased Resupply by Rotary-Wing

Future Characteristics (Future Characteristics (USMC…USMC…))

The Sea-Base is much more thanjust Logistics--but Logistics gives

you the Sea-Base…

Mr. Nick Linkowitz

HQs, U. S. Marine Corps (LPV)

(703) 695-6101

LinkowitzNM@hqmc.usmc.mil