Military Sealift Command PM-5 JLOTS Team Sealift - Ships, People, Innovation

Ships (Surge, RRF or Commercial) & your equipment –MSC Area command opcon MSC Reps for the exercise/operation –Civilians & Reservists MSOC Van (Mobile Sealift Operations Center) –normally staffed by Reservists –secure & non-secure comms, interface w/JLCC What MSC Brings to JLOTS

MSC Surge Ships Navy owned, but operated by a commercial company All ROS 4, layberthed USEC & USGC –LMSR have no limitation on use, however only used after no viable commercial alternatives –FSS have legal limitations on their use No general cargo lifts (no waivers nor exceptions) Only used to move exercise and crisis cargo US Government-owned Ship Types

MARAD Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ships Dept. of Transportation-owned –operated by MARAD commercial operators Most RO/ROs in ROS 4, layberthed all US coasts Activation: –Contingencies require USTC approval –JCS exercises require USTC approval US Government-owned Ship Types

PM-5 Cargo Project DoD peacetime cargo not carried by liners –Off route/ not interested –Nature of Cargo –Unique Practice going to War –Exercises: JCS, USTRANSCOM, Services –Contingencies Go to War –Ramp up: Surge Staff, Reservists –MCC reporting

3 Current Time Chartered Ships M/V STRONG TEXANM/V SAGAMORE M/V GREEN WAVE

PM-5 Tanker Project 5 T-5 Tankers (normally one in each AOR) Commercial charters to meet additional requirements OPDS Tankers –Fuel –Potable & –Non-potable water

PM-5 Surge Project Office Team Sealift - Ships, People, Innovation

Surge Shipping Assets Surge Shipping includes: –11 Large Medium Speed Ro/Ro Ships by 2002 –8 Fast Sealift Ships –76 Ready Reserve Force* * 4 Preposition 2 TAVB assigned to Prepo

Surge Project and MARAD Monitor ship readiness/maintenance Daily liaison with MARAD HQ and Field –Surge Project - MSC HQ –West Coast Rep - Oakland –East Coast Rep - Norfolk –Gulf Coast Rep - Beaumont Teamwork GTS ADM WLM CALLAGHAN (Ro/Ro)

LMSR Status as of 22 Jan 02

PM-5 MSC HQ POCs John Henry, Pm5, Program Manager DSN / Commercial:(202) Jeffrey Connolly, PM52, Cargo Project Officer DSN: / Commercial:(202) Tim Pickering, Cargo Operations Manager x5810 Jeffery King, JLOTS/Flo-Flo/Heavy Lift x5817