Guest post from RDML Ostebo, Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics (CG-4):
The tragic earthquake in Haiti reminds us of the ongoing need for our organization to be agile and adaptable in response to unexpected events and dynamic operational demands. This need is driving Modernization. One of the benefits of Modernization lies in how the new mission support organization can bring support to bear on an operation that is predictable, interchangeable, and reliable. In the modernized construct, support personnel share responsibility with operators for the successful execution of the mission.
This was the basis of my opening remarks at a two day training session on the mission support model at Coast Guard Headquarters earlier this month. Sponsored by the Mission Support Organization Director’s Council, approximately 80 military and civilian personnel from Headquarters and members of the American Federation of Government Employees Union attended this session, which was a follow on to the Product Line Managers (PLM) Academy held in May 2009. By all accounts, the training was very well received. Based on interest, we will look to hold another session in the National Capital Region in the near future. Aviation Logistics Center Commanding Officer, CAPT Ed Gibbons' post (http://dcmslog.blogspot.com/2010/01/coast-guard-business-model.html#links) on the DCMS Log discusses the training in more detail.
Regards,
RDML Ostebo (CG-4)
