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SIGONELLA, Sicily (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella deployed a 13-person Enterprise Logistics Response Team (ELRT) July 20 to support Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, a co-hosted exercise between the United States and the United Kingdom, focused on developing combined proficiency in the area of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) operations, enhancing interoperability, and projecting power from the sea.
When the supported commander's logistics requirements exceed the normal capabilities of an individual FLC, the ELRT is the enterprise tool NAVSUP GLS and the FLCs use to respond to and sustain operations. This team enables the surge of supply and logistics personnel and capabilities from one or more FLCs, to the others.
The team supporting Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, comprised of 13 Sailors from NAVSUP FLC Sigonella, NAVSUP FLC Norfolk, NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville, NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor, and NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound, deployed to various locations around the United Kingdom including Mildenhall, Faslane, and Portsmouth. Coordination and planning for this team was facilitated from NAVSUP FLC Sigonella in Sigonella, Sicily.
“Supporting this exercise was eye-opening,” said Lt. Joe Green, logistics exercise lead. “Working alongside our U.K. partners gave me a greater appreciation for how we integrate strategic logistics in an operational environment. I’m extremely impressed by the team’s ability to analyze the situation and find a way to meet the mission, no matter what obstacle.”
This deployment acted as a proof of concept for how NAVSUP FLC Sigonella conducts and sustains operations including contracting, fuels, global logistics services, hazardous material management, integrated logistics support, material management, postal, regional transportation, warehousing, logistics operations, and ammunition in a contingency environment.
When Sailors first arrived, they integrated with the Royal Navy to analyze exercise planning and port services, ensure all priority cargo would reach the warfighter. They used organic Royal Navy assets to load cargo and mail on the George H. W. Bush CSG. Logistics support for exercises like Saxon Warrior begins long before the exercise commences, and the ERLT is on the ground to help.
“It’s been an interesting experience working with the Royal Navy. We learned a lot, and in the end we are teaming up to ensure the warfighter—U.S. or allied forces—can succeed at their mission,” said logistics specialist second class petty officer Alberto Brown.
To date, with support from the USAF 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) and 727th Air Mobility Squadron, the ELRT has processed over 950 pieces of cargo (over 49,000 pounds) and over 9,000 pounds of mail in support of USS ships participating in the exercise.
With a successful ELRT deployment within the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility, NAVSUP FLC Sigonella is well-postured to support expeditionary logistics operations now and in the future.
NAVSUP FLC Sigonella is one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP GLS, which provides global logistics, business and support services to fleet, shore and industrial commands of the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and allied forces. Services include contracting, regional transportation, fuel, material management, household goods movement support, postal and consolidated mail, warehousing, global logistics and husbanding, hazardous material management, and integrated logistics support.
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2017 10:43 |
| Story ID: | 244282 |
| Location: | IT |
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