3. Sustainment
Naval Aviation is supported by cost-effective, focused logistics that ensure
a rapid, scaleable response across all mission areas. Naval Aviation will
achieve and maintain superior sustainment by:
Aggressively influencing
the acquisition process to achieve maximum weapon system reliability and
maintainability.
Capitalizing on
state-of-the-art logistics information technology.
Decreasing its
forward-deployed logistical footprint
Skillfully managing
integrated logistics support resources for optimum performance.
Institutionalizing
the concept of focused logistics throughout the support community.
GOAL 3-1: High Technology
Joint Logistics
Actively leverage U.S. and international commercial support technologies
to achieve a highly focused, "just-in-time" system of logistics that is
fully compatible in the joint environment and achieves the highest levels
of operational readiness at the lowest possible life-cycle cost.
GOAL 3-2: System Design Reliability Improvements
Demand superior weapon system reliability and maintainability as design
objectives on all new and modified weapon systems. The reliability of all
fielded weapons will be continuously monitored. Maintenance plans and processes
will be updated, as needed, to ensure that inherent hardware design reliability
is maintained in the field.
GOAL 3-3: Supply Transportation
Ensure that materiel delivery systems of the future are highly efficient
and effective, fully integrated in the carrier battle group/amphibious
ready group and joint service environment, and possess sufficient speed,
capacity, and reach to support the most demanding operational scenario.
GOAL 3-4: Management Metrics
Develop and implement a system that measures aviation support costs at
all levels. The system will provide the management information needed to
make targeted spending adjustments, resulting in the maximum readiness
of forward-deployed forces at minimum cost. Seek continual process improvement
at all levels of aviation maintenance and repair.
GOAL 3-5: Manpower
and Training
Optimize the effectiveness of support personnel by fully capitalizing upon
technical advances in diagnostic tools, training, and repair processes.
Valuable technician knowledge and experience will be carefully protected
through commitment to quality training and innovative personnel management.
GOAL 3-6: Surge/Mobilization
Work in full partnership with industry to preserve a commercial industrial
base that has a robust "just-in-time" capability, has the capacity to meet
contingency surge mobilization requirements, and retains its long-term
technical viability.
GOAL 3-7: Commercial Sourcing
Ensure that, when Commercial Off-The-Shelf technology is employed in aircraft
and weapon systems, effective, economical, and fully responsive life-cycle
support is also provided.
GOAL 3-8: Common Hardware Configuration
Fully exploit the areas of weapon system and repairable component commonality
in order to reduce the total forward-deployed, joint service logistical
footprint.