Contract Maintenance In a Combat Environment

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1 Contract Maintenance n a Combat Environment CW4 Jared T. Mcclinton Regimental Support Squadron Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment

2 Topic: Contract maintenance for a Stryker Brigade/ Regiment Lessons learned New equipment requiring specialized expertise Assist military with fault identification Build relationship Contract support combat multiplier GDLS- scheduled & unscheduled maintenance for all Stryker variants LS- scheduled services for legacy fleet vehicles KBR- recovery support

3 How we did it CRT x 4 GDLS Base GDLS Personnel Total CRT Mechanics Total - Fires has 16 mechanics 75 Strykers Over 300 legacy/weapons/nvg Commanders Choice: Whether or not to use contractor support based on the risk of the situation. GDLS Soldier

4 General Dynamic Lands System Team Layout Each Team consisted of 9 CLS personnel for a total 59 and each Brigade consisted of 6 teams while deployed. 1 FRT Lead 1 PCC Clerk (parts) 1 Senior Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 5 Wheel Vehicle Mechanics 1 Vehicle Electrician Mechanic Plus 1 BDE Lead, 1 Warehouse personal, 1 Welder and 2 Maintenance Team leads located at the BSB/EAB.(Service Team)

5 NFORMATON AND JOB FLOW MCO (SAMSEV1) SPO (SAMSEV2) Legend: = information flow = job flow CRTx5 (SAMSE) STRYKER GDLS Contracted Services GDLS Deadlined STRYKER Supported Unit STRYKER Services

6 * Stryker Supply Routes CML Air Germany EDC European Distribution Center Thru Ramstein AFB ML Air EDC ML Air Class X Transportation Process DLA managed ground transportation from Auburn, WA to Charleston AFB Mil Air from Charleston AFB to either Ramstein/Frankfurt/Marron to Balad DLA directed Com Air from SeaTac to Balad or BAP ML Air FRA - Balad Average Order to Delivery Times via Air Auburn EDC FRA (Balad High Pri) Auburn EDC FRA (Routine) Auburn BAP (High Pri) FRA BAP FRA TAJ FRA Warhorse 7.8 days 14.2 days 10 days 4 days 4 days 4 days

7 All parts arrive in theatre at the FRA via C-17 priority air Pallets arrive at FRA and are rebuilt to fill Brigade Shortages, parts flow on C-17 pallet configuration Once parts pallets arrive at the EAB (FOB Warhorse) parts are pushed by the BSB utilizing LOGPACS and AMR s to the units requiring the parts Footprint and Parts Flow Brigade Support Battalion: 9ea contracted GDLS maintenance personnel Maintain ASL (215 lines +) Resupply PLLs Coordinate log support for CRT/FRT Primary interface with Brigade on Stryker maintenance issues Echelon Above Brigade: 11ea contracted GDLS maintenance personnel / 1 Raytheon FSRs Maintain additional ASL (190 lines + misc) Performs scheduled maint Resupply BSB Coordinate log support for BSB Perform major end item replacement Maintain additional personnel to pulse forward as required FRT FRT FRT EAB FRT BSB FRT FRT FRA Combat Repair Team (CRT) (Soldiers) Forward Repair Team (FRT) 9ea contracted GDLS maintenance personnel per team (FRT) Co-located with [military] CRT- 4ea Perform front line troubleshooting Perform LRU replacement (22 lines PLL) Forward Repair Activity: 16ea contracted GDLS maintenance personnel/1 PM Rep Maintain additional spares (ASL +) (516 lines) Resupply EAB Perform LMTED LRU repair/tire repair Evacuate unserviceable repairable to EDC Main Stryker supply center for theater

8 1-21 NF 1 21 Task Organization 1-2 SQDN 2-2 SQDN 3-2 SQDN 4-2 SQDN FRES RSS RSTS RSS RSTS War Eagle Cougar Wolf Pack Saber Artillery Hell Muleskinner HHC 1-21 HHC HHC HHC HHT HHB HHT HHT HHC HHC HHC HHT HHB HHT RHHT X 1-21 Y 1-21 Z 1-21 OPCON from OPCON 3-7 CAV Apache Co OPCON FA Bull Co Comanche Co OPCON to Dog Co Eagle Co Fox Co Nemesis Trp OPCON to Ghost Co Hawk Co ron Co OPRES TACON to Outlaw Trp Quickstrike Trp Palehorse Trp Attached to A BTY B BTY C BTY Killer Troop c S&T c Maintenance Troop MED Troop Lightning Trp M Maverick Trp 84 ENG CO

9 3-2 SQDN Wolf Pack Normandy Warhorse LST (-) CRT CRT-1 (+) CRT-5 Taji 5 2 Task Organized to 1/1CD E 1 2 Task Organized to 2/82 ABN Task Organized to 2/82 ABN CRT Task Org to 2/1 CD CRT-STS 84 ENG CO 2 M CRT-2 RSS CRT Liberty Prosperity 2 2 Task Organized to 4/1 D Striker Falcon

10 FRES SQDN Artillery Hell CRT LST Taji 1-2 SQDN War Eagle LST CRT 3-2 SQDN Wolf Pack Normandy LST Warhorse LST (-) CRT 1/1 CD PB WARROR 2 SCR 1-21 COP COURAGE 1-21 JSS LUZON 1-21 JSS SW FRES Liberty RSTS RSTS 2/101 REMAGEN 4/2 WAREAGLE 1/2 OLD MOD 1/2 4-2 SQDN Callahan 1/2 Saber Prosperity JSS Sadr City 1/2 LST CRT 1/2 SCR 2/2 SCR 3/2 SCR RSTA FRES JSS TOMAHAWK 2/2 LST CRT LST AZTEC 2/2 Striker RSS Muleskinner Falcon 2-2 SQDN Cougar BLACKFOOT 2/2

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12 FRES SQDN Artillery Hell Stryker Class X Delivery to VBC Routes Taji 1-2 SQDN War Eagle Stryker Class X Support of 2SCR Units 1. Balad FRA ASL to Saither Cargo Terminal via National Air Cargo (Mon-Wed Fri). 2. DHL/FEDEX arrive commercial door to door. 3. MLAR from Balad/CONUS to Saither. Parts that arrive at Saither are transported to GDLS Hub &Spoke by 68 th CSSB. Every Day* Parts Picked Up by Unit Parts Delivered by RSS CLP *- f 02 Deadline parts are needed GDLS Hub & Spoke RSTS RSTS 4-2 SQDN Saber Prosperity Liberty Mon- Wed-Fri 3-2 SQDN Wolf Pack Striker RSS RSS Muleskinner Tue-Thu- Sat Falcon 2-2 SQDN Cougar

13 2SCR Maintenance Posture in FOB Warhorse RSS 1. Changed support concept mi round trip convoy 3. Air assets minimal 3 2 CRT-3 FRES CRT-2 CRT-4 3/2 SCR FOB Normandy 2-12 FA FOB Warhorse 2 3/ACR FOB Caldwell FOB TAJ 2/3 ACR CRT-1

14 Contract Maintenance Concerns 1. Contracted personnel statement of work needed to be readily available. 2. The contract needs to spell out what type of security must be provided to the civilian contractors. Sadir City showed our short fall in this area. 3. Tracking parts at times became an issue since the contractors use a different procuring system than the Army called (DMS) Data Management nformation System 4. Parts support when moving to a remote area was challenging while the transportation piece was sorted out by the contractor. Example when we had a unit move to Mosul from Taji parts were delayed by one too two weeks 5. Specialized welding became an issue when welding repairs were badly needed (after EFP penetration on a Stryker) and their was only one welder for the entire Regiment 6. Providing adequate billeting for contractors, even in austere environments 7. Moving Contractors on the Battlefield, when Air assets were not available

15 CW4 Jared T. Mcclinton DSN: