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US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION ENDURING &IRAQI FREEDOM

US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION ENDURING &IRAQI FREEDOM. Logistics Sustainment Industry as a Combat Multiplier. BG Michael Sumrall Deputy J4 USCENTCOM. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. CENTRAL COMMAND. CENTRAL COMMAND. AGENDA. Mission Area of Responsibility (AOR)

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US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION ENDURING &IRAQI FREEDOM

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  1. US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION ENDURING &IRAQI FREEDOM Logistics Sustainment Industry as a Combat Multiplier BG Michael Sumrall Deputy J4 USCENTCOM

  2. UNITED STATES UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND CENTRAL COMMAND AGENDA • Mission • Area of Responsibility (AOR) • Vital U.S. regional interest • Complexity of Relations • OIF/OEF Operational View • Industrial Logistical Sustainment Challenges

  3. MISSION • Promote regional stability • Maintain access to regional resources and markets • Support a lasting Middle East peace • Counter weapons of mass destruction proliferation, terrorism, smuggling, crime and environmental damage & disease

  4. 25 Countries • 522 Million People • 7 Major Languages, hundreds of dialects • 12+ Major Religious groups • 18 Ethnic Groups • Per Capita Income: • UAE: $24,000 • Ethiopia: $530 • 68% of known oil reserves • 43% of world’s petroleum products transit Strait of Hormuz ASTANA KAZAKHSTAN ARAL SEA UZBEKISTAN BLACK SEA BISKEK KYRGYZSTAN TASHKENT TURKMENISTAN TAJIKISTAN CASPIAN SEA DUSHANBE ASHGABAT KABUL IRAQ ISLAMABAD TEHRAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IRAN AFGHANISTAN BAGHDAD AMMAN KUWAIT JORDAN KUWAIT CITY CAIRO PAKISTAN BAHRAIN QATAR MANAMA EGYPT DOHO RIYADH ADU DHABI MUSCAT U.A.E. SAUDI ARABIA ARABIAN SEA OMAN RED SEA KHARTOUM ERITREA SUDAN BAY OF BENGAL YEMEN ASMARA SANAA DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA SOMALIA KENYA MOGADISHU INDIAN OCEAN NAIROBI SEYCHELLES VICTORIA AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

  5. Conflict Crisis Coexistence Coalition Cooperation Collaboration COMPLEXITY OF RELATIONS • Delicate balancing act between and within individual countries • Constant changes in missions from one end of the spectrum to the other • Ever changing command presence throughout the region • Diverse religions and languages

  6. MOBILITY CHALLENGE 7,000 MILES 24 HRS 8,600 MILES 20+ DAYS 12,000 MILES 26+ DAYS

  7. BASHUR KIRKUK RAILROAD H1 650km BIAP 2 5 1 9 8 10 22 29 7 6 8 6 1 10 1 2 TALILL BASRAH JALIBAH 1 1 1 1 1 0 75 150 INTRA-THEATER SUSTAINMENT Iraq AIRFIELDS MOSUL SYRIA Irbil IRAN Kirkuk Euphrates R. Tikrit 12 ArRamadi Baghdad Karbala AlKut JORDAN Tigris R. An Najaf An Nasiriyah SAUDI ARABIA Ar’ar Umm Qasr Distance in kilometers Kuwait City - Highway - Expressway KUWAIT - Airfields

  8. INFRASTRUCTUE POWER & OIL • Due to a lack of expertise in country, contracts are issued out to rebuild the critical infrastructure • In 2002 $2.3B was obligated for oil and power versus $18.4B in 2004 • Currently CPA is in the process of issuing 23 separate Prime contracts in support of the Iraqi Reconstruction effort.

  9. OUTBACK III • 21 EMPLOYEES OF OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE FROM ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE OUR SOLDIERS A HOME COOKED MEAL • FED 21,000 SOLDIERS IN SEVEN DAYS • DEPLOYED DIRECTLY INTO THE COMBAT ZONE IN IRAQ TO THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS; AL ASAD, BAQUABAH AND MOSUL

  10. DONATIONS • Numerous private corporations as well as individuals have been extremely generous • Donations range from fresh fruits & vegetables, cigars to air conditioners • Transportation, customs, distribution, and legalities are some of the issues that determine and or regulate receipt

  11. CONTRACTING • Need for much more robust infrastructure to support the mission • Source of funding • Quality control of in-theater contracts • Timing of getting contracts in place

  12. COALITION LOGISTICS • Difficult at times • Must have agreements in place prior to providing support • Some partners have experience — most do not • Many countries want to participate, but defense budgets unable to support • Seeking funding through US channels cumbersome

  13. BARE BASE ASSETS From This…

  14. BARE BASE ASSETS … To This!

  15. FORCE PROTECTION REQUIEMENTS • Force protection issues are the top priority not only for CENTCOM but the DOD • New and improved advances in technologies are requested in large quantities immediately • Constant requirement changes are due to operational needs

  16. SUSTAINMENT CHALLENGES • Operational needs change frequently base on current mission and situation • DOD is engaged in prolonged combat operations in multiple countries into the foreseeable future • As advancements in technologies improve, those improvements are immediately transferred to the field without industry’s ability to meet the initial requirement • Industry and DOD must work together to ensure the “Warfighter” is supplied with what is required at the right time

  17. DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS CONCLUSION ONE TEAM ONE FIGHT… INDUSTRY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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