Guest post by Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo, Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics (CG-4):
On 01 October 2009, the Surface Forces Logistics Center stood up the Patrol Boat Product Line (PBPL), which includes responsibility for support of the 87 foot Coastal Patrol Boat (CPB), the 110 foot Patrol Boat (WPB), and the Fast Response Cutter (FRC). The PBPL is one of five product lines operating under the Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC). The PBPL and the other four product lines: the Ice Breaker, Buoy, and Construction Tender Product Line; the Long Range Enforcer Product Line; the Medium Endurance Cutter Product Line; and the Small Boat Product Line will provide a full spectrum of logistics and maintenance support to the Coast Guard's fleet of surface assets thru implementation of bi-level maintenance, product line support, total asset visibility, and configuration management.
In his blog on the DCMS website, Captain Mark Butt, Commanding Officer of the SFLC, provides a summary of the efforts that the PBPL has been involved with over the past several months to implement the new logistics support model for the Coast Guard Patrol Boat fleet. I encourage you to read the post and hope you can appreciate the significance of these efforts to improve maintenance, supply, and reporting processes that will yield efficiencies and improved reliability of our surface fleet.
As always, any questions and feedback are welcome. Please email questions or topics for future posts to AskMissionSupport@uscg.mil.
