R 311456Z DEC 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0745/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD 1-10 ON 9-11 FEB 10//
POC/D. E. SMITH/MSGT/UNIT:LPC/-/TEL:703-695-9095//
POC/J. TURNER/SSGT/UNIT:LPC/-/TEL:703-695-9095//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE CONVENING OF GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD ON 9-11 FEBRUARY 2010, AT THE CATERING AND CONFERENCE CENTER, NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, D.C.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (DC, IL) IS ASSIGNED AS THE LOGISTICS COMBAT ELEMENT (LCE) ADVOCATE. AS THE ADVOCATE, AND TO ENSURE THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE OPERATING FORCES ARE BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED, DC, IL WILL CONVENE THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD IN WASHINGTON DC 9-11 FEB. THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE SENIOR LEADERSHIP (GO/SES) THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS CURRENT AND FUTURE LOGISTICS INITIATIVES, ADDRESS EMERGENT LCE ISSUES, AND SHAPE LOGISTICS EQUITIES WITHIN THE PLANNING, PROGRAMING, BUDGETING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM.
3. THE INTENT OF THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD IS TO DEVELOP A CLEAR, CONSISTENT MESSAGE BY ARTICULATING LOGISTICS PRIORITIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECENTLY APPROVED MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLAN AND TO DISCUSS THE SUPPORTING LOGISTICS ROADMAP AS WE PROCEED TO ENHANCE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE MAGTF. FURTHER, AND JUST AS IMPORTANT, THE FEBRUARY GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD WILL SYNCHRONIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE LCE AS WE IMPROVE THE MAGTF'S LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES AND MEET COMBATANT COMMANDERS' LOGISTICAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.
4. METHOD.  THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD IS THE VENUE TO MEET AND DISCUSS CONCERNS AND RECOMMEND COURSES OF ACTION DERIVED FROM THE O-6 LEVEL MAGTF LOGISTICS OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP (OAG), HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2009.  THE DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION (DIR LP), IL, SERVES AS THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD FACILITATOR. GENERAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE MAGTF, HEADQUARTERS, AGENCIES, AND/OR DON REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED AND ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD SESSIONS AS APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC AGENDA TOPIC.
4.A. A DETAILED AGENDA IS IN DEVELOPMENT. THE ITINERARY WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR NLT 15 JAN 10.
4.B. THE AGENDA FRAMEWORK FOR THE FEBRUARY 2010 GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD WILL BE "ADVOCATE, ORGANIZE, TRAIN, AND EQUIP."
5. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
DAY 1: 09 FEBRUARY 10
0800-1700 LOG GO'S WILL MEET TO DISCUSS VARIOUS ADVOCACY TOPICS THAT INCLUDE THE LOGISTICS ROADMAP, BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES, LOGISTICS ADVOCACY MODEL AND CHARTER, LOGISTICS OFFICER CAREER TRACK, AND MENTORSHIP.
DAY 2: 10 FEBRUARY 10
0800-1800 ORGANIZE, TRAIN, AND EQUIP TOPICS TO INCLUDE THE 202K RELOOK AND LOGISTICS STRUCTURE, NAVAL LOGISTICS INTEGRATION (NLI) UPDATE, LOG TRAINING GAP ANALYSIS, PREPOSITIONING UPDATE, OIF AND OEF RESET UPDATE, AND UPDATES FROM THE FIELD SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS OFFICE (FSMAO) AND TOTAL LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (TLCM) OFFICES.
DAY 3: 11 FEBRUARY 10
0800-1500 ORGANIZE, TRAIN, AND EQUIP (CONTINUED) TOPICS TO INCLUDE THE ENGINEER MASTER PLAN, BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES, LEGACY AND FUTURE IT SYSTEMS/GCSS MC, SENSE AND RESPOND AND AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS, POM
12/14 STATUS UPDATE.
1900  DC, IL AND THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION (MCAF) WILL HOST THE MCAF GROUND LOGISTICS AWARDS DINNER. OF SPECIAL NOTE, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE OUR COMMANDANT AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE DINNER AS WELL AS PARTICPATING IN THE 2009 LOGISTICS AWARD PRESENTATIONS.
5.A. THE FOLLOWING WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED;
5.A.1. THE MARINE CORPS OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS CAPT RICHARD J. WAGNER, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 2, 2D MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE-AFGHANISTAN.
5.A.2. THE MARINE CORPS ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS GYSGT MICHAEL A. BANDY, 2D MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE-AFGHANISTAN, G4 MOTOR TRANSPORT.
5.A.3. THE CIVILIAN MARINE LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS MRS. IRIS C.
PEREZ, 1ST MAINTENANCE BATTALION, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 15, 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP.
5.A.4. THE MARINE LOGISTICS UNIT OF THE YEAR IS COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 3, 3RD MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP.
5.B. THE DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 1700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. A NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR WILL BEGIN AT 1800, WITH DINNER AT 1900. DRESS IS BUSINESS ATTIRE (COAT AND TIE) FOR ATTENDEES, SERVICE ALPHAS WITH RIBBONS FOR SPEAKERS AND AWARD WINNERS.  DINNER COST IS 44 DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR MCA MEMBERS AND 58 DOLLARS PER PERSON FOR NON-MCAF FOUNDATION MEMBERS.  MAKE RESERVATIONS VIA THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE AT: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MCA-MARINES.ORG/, SELECT PROGRAMS/EVENTS AND SELECT REGISTER/VIEW SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TO REGISTER OR CONTACT SARAH COHEN AT 703-640-0174 OR S.COHEN@MCA-MARINES.ORG. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MCA AND NOT HQMC IL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESERVATION PROCESSING.
6. ENDSTATE. A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD WILL BE PUBLISHED UPON COMPLETION IN THE FORM OF A NAVAL MESSAGE. THIS MESSAGE WILL CONTAIN A LIST OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LOGISTICS ISSUES AND CAPABILITIES FOR FOLLOW ON ACTION AND RESOLUTION.
7.  COORDINATION. UNCLASS READ AHEADS AND A MAP TO THE NAVY YARD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE IL WEB SITE AT: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/LOGISTICS/PAGES/CONFERENCES.ASPX
7.A. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MARRIOTT COURYARD WASHINGTON CAPITOL HILL/NAVY YARD. A BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS HAS BEEN RESERVED UNTIL 18 JAN 2010. FOR RESERVATIONS CONTACT 1-866-329-0003 OR LOG ONTO MARRIOTT.COM. ATTENDEES MUST ASK FOR THE LOGISTICS BOARD ROOM BLOCK.  FUNDING AND SCHEDULING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMMAND.
7.B. THE UNIFORM FOR THE GROUND LOGISTICS BOARD IS WOODLAND MARPAT UTILITY UNIFORM.  THE UNIFORM FOR THE LOGISTICS AWARDS DINNER IS BUSINESS ATTIRE.
7C. REQUEST EACH COMMAND FORWARD A LIST OF ATTENDEES VIA EMAIL TO THE POCS ABOVE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES NLT 15 JAN.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN PANTER, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS.//