Military Sealift Fleet Support Command
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Military Sealift Fleet Support Command, or MSFSC, is a subordinate command of Military Sealift Command and is a single Type Commander execution command having worldwide responsibility to crew, train, equip and maintain MSC government-owned, government-operated ships.
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[edit] Structure
MSFSC is also be responsible for providing support to other MSC assets as directed. MSFSC has ship support units, or SSUs, in Naples, Bahrain, Singapore, Guam, Yokohama and San Diego. The SSUs (except for Guam and Yokohama) are collocated with their respective numbered fleet operational logistics task force commanders and our Sealift Logistics Commands, but are not within that chain of command. SSUs provide local TYCOM support to ships in their area of operations and report directly to MSFSC.
MSFSC was formed from the following MSC elements:
- Portions of Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic and the former Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force East.
- Portions of Sealift Logistics Command Pacific.
- Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force West (except those positions remaining in SSU San Diego).
- The Afloat Personnel Management Center.
Operational functions previously performed by MSC area commands continue, but Type Commander functions were removed. The restructuring included integration with the Navy fleet logistics task force in each location.
- Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic in Norfolk, Va.
- Sealift Logistics Command Pacific in San Diego, Calif.
- Sealift Logistics Command Europe (dual hatted as Commander, Task Force 63) in Naples, Italy.
- Sealift Logistics Command Central (dual hatted as Commander, Task Force 53) in Manama, Bahrain.
- Sealift Logistics Command Far East (reporting to Commander, MSC, with additional reporting responsibilities to Commander, Task Force 73 ) now in Yokohama, Japan, but moving to Singapore.
[edit] History
MSFSC officially stood up on November 13.
Stand up of the ship support units is following establishment of MSFSC, their parent command. SSU San Diego will stand up in conjunction with MSFSC, while those outside the continental United States will follow later in fiscal year 2006.
[edit] Location
Temporarily, MSFSC headquarters will be housed in building R-52 at Naval Station Norfolk with some functions continuing in their current locations at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va., building Z101 at Naval Station Norfolk and Point Loma in San Diego, Calif., until the total transfer of positions is complete. Construction is ongoing at three buildings in Breezy Point, Naval Operational Base Norfolk, which will be the permanent home of MSFSC. Construction will likely be completed in fiscal year 2008.
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