MARADMINS : 335/05
R 221901Z JUL 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 335/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/REALIGNMENT AND RENAMING OF THE FSSG//
REF/A/CMC EOS DECISION/JUN2005/-//
POC/R.V. STAUFFER/LP/DIR TTF/-/TEL:DSN 225-5939
/EMAIL:STAUFFERRV@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE REALIGNMENT AND RENAMING OF THE FORCE
SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP (FSSG) WAS APPROVED AT THE CMC JUNE 2005
EXECUTIVE OFFSITE. THIS IS PART OF AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING
TRANSFORMATION OF THE FSSG TO MOREEFFECTIVELY SUPPORT CURRENT AND
FUTURE WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
2. THE FSSG WILL BE RENAMED THE MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP (MLG) AND
WILL BE STRUCTURED TO TRAIN, RAPIDLY TASK ORGANIZE, DEPLOY, EMPLOY,
FIGHT AND REDEPLOY IN PEACETIME AS WELL AS IN WARTIME. THE MLG WILL
CONTAIN DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) AND GENERAL SUPPORT (GS) COMBAT
LOGISTICS REGIMENTS (CLR).
A. IN THE DS CLR'S, COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALIONS (CLB) WILL ALIGN
WITH SUPPORTED MANEUVER ELEMENTS OF THE MEF. CLB'S WILL CONTAIN
COMBAT LOGISTICS COMPANIES (CLC) WHERE APPLICABLE. CLC'S WILL ALSO
PROVIDE DS TO THE MAW. DS CLR'S, CLB'S, AND CLC'S WILL ESTABLISH
CLOSE WORKING, HABITUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPORTED UNITS OF THE
MEF.
B. IN THE GS CLR, BATTALIONS (I.E. SUPPLY, MAINT, ENGR, MED/DENTAL)
WILL REMAIN FUNCTIONALLY ALIGNED IN GS OF THE MEF. BASED ON THE
MISSION, DS REGIMENTAL UNITS WILL TASK ORGANIZE CAPABILITIES FROM
FUNCTIONAL GS BATTALIONS.
3. DC, I&L, LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION TRANSITION TASK FORCE (LM-TTF),
IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH DC, CD, WILL FACILITATE REQUIRED ACTIONS.
A. ANTICIPATE DC, CD RELEASE OF THE LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION
SOLUTION PLANNING DOCUMENT (SPD), DETAILING THE EFFORT'S TASKS AND
TIMELINES ACROSS DOTMLPF, WITHIN 30 DAYS.
B. ANTICIPATE ISSUANCE OF THE INITIAL MCBUL 5400 TO REDESIGNATE
FSSG TO MLG WITHIN 60 DAYS. SUBSEQUENT 5400S WILL AUTHORIZE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF CLR'S, CLB'S, AND CLC'S.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT: POC AT HQMC IS MR RICH STAUFFER,
STAUFFERRV@HQMC.USMC.MIL, (703)695-5939, DSN 225-5939. POC AT
MCCDC/LOG INTEGRATION IS COL JON HULL, JON.HULL@USMC.MIL,
(703)432-8035, DSN 378-8035.//