LOGCAP - Logistics Civil Augmentation ProgramLogistics
Civil Augmentation Program - is a multi-billion dollar Army
initiative to hire civilian contractors to perform services
supporting the U.S. military in wartime and other contingencies. Use
of contractors allows military units to focus on combat operations.
It leverages worldwide corporate resources to bridge the gap between
military logistics force structure and actual theater needs. As of
April 2009, nearly 1 billion meals have been prepared, close to 300
million pounds of mail have been delivered, and close to 270 million
tons of ice have been produced and delivered to Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen and Marines. Working with Army Contracting Command's Rock
Island Contracting Center, LOGCAP enables the Army to focus on the
fight. The following reports from field activities highlight some
recent examples of LOGCAP making the difference.
Water keeps flowing at hospital JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -
On July 29, 2009, the water bladder at the Air Force Theater
Hospital at Joint Base Balad ruptured. The team at JBB had a plan
prepared for this possibility as the bag was nearing the end of its
life cycle.
Camp Services immediately provided a water tanker
to the hospital, which allowed the hospital to remain open without
interruption to patient care. The LOGCAP contractor water
technicians worked with military bio-environmental specialists into
the night, ensuring correct water tests were performed and all
results displayed safe levels. The responsiveness of the JBB team
was recognized by Lt. Col. Tracey Kop, deputy commander of the 332nd
Expeditionary Mission Support Group, who sent a "Thank-You" letter
to the LOGCAP III JBB operations manager.
Dental Clinic opens at COB Q-West The Army's 45th
Special Troops Battalion Troop Medical Clinic and the 561st Medical
Command Dental Clinic opened the new Q-West Dental Clinic May 23 in
Iraq. The LOGCAP contractor delivered the project on time with the
new facility housing six treatment rooms, a laboratory, a lead-lined
x-ray room, a sterilization room making oral surgery possible, a
waiting area and offices.
During the grand opening ceremony,
Maj. Roger Jackson, 16th Sustainment Brigade projects officer,
thanked the LOGCAP contractor for the excellent quality of work in
the dental clinic project.
While being recognized for his
own efforts, Jackson said: "I just push the paper around; it's the
[contractor] people in the field, pouring the concrete, erecting the
walls and wiring the electrical, that really make the difference and
make COB Q-West a great place to live." During a follow-on reception
and tour of the facility, attendees were impressed by the caliber
and quality of the work performed.
DCMA enhances contingency Contract Administration Services
support A strong supporter of U.S. forces in Southwest Asia,
Defense Contract Management Agency has taken additional steps to
enhance its support to American forces deployed there.
DCMA's mission includes performing important contract
administration services -including those performed in support of
contingency contracting operations - aimed at ensuring that the U.S.
military fully receive the quality support they need to perform its
critical mission, on time and within cost.
Reflecting their
commitment, DCMA recently announced its intention to increase its
in-theater manning levels by 11 percent from 228 to 253 for LOGCAP
alone. DCMA provides additional dedicated support throughout the
theater.
The most significant change in the requirement fill
is the addition of 13 fire specialists to be assigned theater-wide
and nine quality assurance specialists and property administrators
earmarked specifically to the LOCAP III to LOGCAP IV transition in
Afghanistan.
DCMA has also announced plans to: Partner with
the LOGCAP Executive Directorate to embed and more formally
integrate DCMA into both Army contracting officer representative
orientation training and Army pre-deployment exercises; increase
DCMA participation in service-sponsored exercises that incorporate
employment of LOGCAP, Armed Forces Contract Augmentation Program,
and theater-wide contracts; and leverage the enormous benefit to be
gained from operating in a joint environment by participating in
select joint training and UCC-sponsored exercises.
Housing units improve life quality at FOB Frontenac FOB
FRONTENAC, Afghanistan -- LOGCAP support for the troop surge in
Afghanistan has involved many new requirements that call for heroic
efforts to get the mission accomplished while ensuring the
warfighter is properly housed, fed and, taken care of.
A
great example of high-quality LOGCAP support was seen in the housing
of Soldiers in containerized housing called relocatable buildings or
RLBs. These highly adaptable housing units are critical in
Afghanistan where temperatures can fluctuate over a range of as much
as 130 degrees during extended months in the summer and with
frigidly cold weather and snow in the high elevations during the
winter.
LOGCAP is responsible for 6,020 RLBs at Regional
Command South locations in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan RIP/TOA seamlessly completed The 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 82nd Airborne Division conducted
a Relief In Place and Transfer of Authority June 3 with no
interruption in LOGCAP service even though the military footprint is
increasing during the transition period in Afghanistan.
This
required temporary adjustments in housing and feeding and all base
life support services and demonstrates the flexibility of all
involved including the warfighter and those, like Team LOGCAP, that
support them.
This article was provided by ASC
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