Realignment Within LP Division, Installations and Logistics Department, Headquarters Marine Corps
This MARADMIN announces an organizational realignment within the Logistics Plans, Policies, and Strategic Mobility Division (LP) at Headquarters Marine Corps, effective October 1, 2003. The reorganization merges the Logistics Capabilities and Logistics Distribution centers into a new Logistics Chain Management Center, and transitions the Integrated Logistics Capabilities Center into the Logistics Enterprise Integration Team. These changes are based on lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom and aim to better support operating forces and enhance logistics planning and execution.
Issued: September 26, 2003
1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 03, THE LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION (LP), INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL FURTHER REFINE THE REORGANIZATION BEGUN IN 2000.LESSONS LEARNED FROM OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VALIDATED OUR OWN EMERGING CONCEPTS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION, HELPING TO DEFINE SOME OF THE NEEDED CHANGES. ACCORDINGLY, TO BETTER SUPPORT THE OPERATING FORCES, BEST INTEGRATE THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARGED WITH THE EXECUTION OF FUTURE LOGISTICS PLANS AND CONCEPTS, THE LP DIVISION WILL REALIGN KEY FUNCTIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW. 1.A. THE CURRENT LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES (LPC) AND THE LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION (LPD) CENTERS WILL MERGE INTO THE LOGISTICS CHAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER (LPC). THE CENTER'S ROLE IS TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS FOR TOTAL LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE LOGISTICS CHAIN FROM THE STRATEGIC THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL TO THE TACTICAL LEVEL. THEY WILL ALSO FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS, PROGRAMS, AND PROCESSES BEST SUPPORT THE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF). THE CENTER ACTS AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR CSSE ADVOCACY CONSISTENT WITH THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS VISION AND STRATEGY. LPC IS DIVIDED INTO TWO BRANCHES. 1.A.1. THE LOGISTICS READINESS AND POLICY BRANCH (LPCR) IDENTIFIES CSS PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT DEFICIENCIES AND, THROUGH POM/BUDGET/ ACQUISITION PROCESS, SHAPES FUTURE MARINE CORPS STRUCTURE AND CONCEPTS FOR ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF AND THE MARINE CORPS AS A WHOLE. 1.A.2. THE LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION BRANCH (LPCD) PROMULGATES POLICY FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION WITHIN THE CURRENT AND EMERGING DOD DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE, TO INCLUDE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, LPCD HAS POM/BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL SECOND DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND ASSISTS IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF USMC SUPPLY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RELATED LOGISTICS SYSTEMS. 1.B. THE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES (ILC) CENTER (LPI) TRANSITIONS TO BECOME THE LOGISTICS ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION TEAM AS LPV-4 WITHIN THE VISION AND STRATEGY CENTER (LPV). LOGISTICS ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAGTF LOGISTICS/CSS THROUGH FOCUS ON PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. 2. THE BASIC ORGANIZATION OF THE DIVISION IS AS FOLLOWS. ALL FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE COMMERCIAL (703) 695-XXXX AND DSN 225-XXXX. MAILING ADDRESS IS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CODE) HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS 2 NAVY ANNEX WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 CODE NAME LP LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION DIVISION INTEGRATION CENTER PHONE (703) 695-5434/5810/5750 LPC LOGISTICS CHAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER PHONE (703) 695-8900/8897 FAX (703) 695-8905 LPCR LOGISTICS READINESS AND POLICY BRANCH PHONE (703) 695-8900/8901 FAX (703) 695-8905 LPC-1 LOGISTICS ADVOCACY TEAM PHONE (703) 695-9043/9051 FAX (703) 695-8905 LPC-2 TOTAL LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT TEAM PHONE (703) 695-8961/8958 FAX (703) 695-8905 LPCD LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION BRANCH PHONE (703) 695-8926/7851 FAX (703) 695-8160 LPC-3 INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION TEAM PHONE (703) 695-8926/8934 FAX (703) 695-8905 FOR SUPPLY ISSUES PHONE (703) 695-7851 FAX (703) 695-8160 FOR FREIGHT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ISSUES LPC-4 PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PAX TEAM PHONE (703) 695-7762/7765 FAX (703) 695-8160 LPE ENGINEER ADVOCACY CENTER PHONE (703) 695-9022/693-9969 LPO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT CENTER PHONE (703) 695-8873 LPO-1 LOGISTICS PLANS AND OPERATIONS TEAM PLANS PHONE (703) 695-8869 OPNS PHONE (703) 695-8873 LPO-2 MARITIME AND GEO-PREPOSITIONING TEAM PHONE (703) 695-9012 LPO-3 STRATEGIC MOBILITY TEAM PHONE (703) 695-8870 LPV LOGISTICS VISION AND STRATEGY CENTER PHONE (703) 695-6101 LPV-1 LOGISTICS VISION TEAM PHONE (703) 695-6101 LPV-2 LOGISTICS STRATEGY TEAM PHONE (703) 695-6101 LPV-3 LOGISTICS INFORMATION RESOURCES AND POLICY TEAM PHONE (703) 695-6101 LPV-4 LOGISTICS ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION TEAM PHONE (703) 695-5939 3. VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/ILWEB.NSF FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, ORGANIZATION MISSION/DESCRIPTION, POINTS OF CONTACT, AND IDENTIFICATION/LOCATION/PHONE NUMBERS OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.