OC-ALC/LK OC-ALC/LK Contractor Logistics Support () DOD Maintenance Symposium Maintenance in Theatre & 28 Oct 2003 Col Ken Merch Merchant Materiel Group Director
OC-ALC/LK Mission AIRCRAFT SPO USAF Center of Excellence for Management of Logistics Support for 385 Commercial Derivative Aircraft of 30 Mission Design Series, including airlift, tanker, executive transport, telemetry, training, airborne command & control, and US Presidential aircraft. LK is the designated engineering authority & configuration manager for assigned aircraft
What is? Contracted Weapon System Support MAJCOM provides Requirements Fiscal support Air Logistic Center (ALC) provides Program management Contract management Public & Private Sectors provide O Level: Organic Support I Level: Intermediate Support D Level: Depot Support Total Weapon System Support AIRCRAFT SPO
How is Different? AIRCRAFT SPO Unlike organic systems, Commercial-Derivative systems: Capture Private Sector development costs No AF Research & Development (R&D) Benefit from the use of commercial data wherever possible Comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates
Military v. Commercial Derivative AIRCRAFT SPO C-38 C-12 C-26 TG-10 Peace Lotus Astra SPX Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Fairchild SA227 Metroliner Blanik L13AC/L33, Super Blanik L-23 E-4 Boeing 747-200 VC-25 Boeing 747-200 C-150 Cessna 150 Cessna Mescalero T-41 Gulfstream IV C-9 Douglas DC-9-30 UV-18 KC-10 KDC-10 dehavilland Twin Otter Douglas DC-10-30CF Douglas DC-10-30CF E-9 dehavilland Dash Eight 102 C-20 Gulfstream III, IV C-21 Learjet 35A T-3 T67M260 Firefly Ximango AMT 200S TG-14 * Some Academy Gliders not included Weapon System E-6 Boeing 707-200 T-43 Boeing 737-200 LK Supported Aircraft
LK Customer Portfolio AIRCRAFT SPO Air Combat Command E-4B, E-9A Army National Guard C-26B USAF Academy Gliders, C-150, UV-18A USAF Europe C-20H, C-21A, C-9A Army C-20E/F Egyptian AF Peace Lotus IV Defense Security Cooperation Agency C-12C Air Education Training Command T-43A, C-21A Customer Platforms US Marines Corp C-20G Air Mobility Command VC-25A, C-20B, C-21A, KC-10A C-9A/C Defense Intelligence Agency C-12C/D AF Flight Standards Agency C-21A AF Materiel Command C-12C Royal Netherlands AF KDC-10 Air National Guard C-21A, C-26B, C-38A Pacific AF C-12F/J, C-21A, C-9A Navy C-20A/D/G, E-6
Scope of Operations AIRCRAFT SPO 22 Weapon Systems $8.5B Annual Expenditures 22 Active Contracts > $3.7B 30 Mission Designs 17 Customers 19 Major Contractors 26 States 18 Internat l Sites
Contractor Logistics Support () Warfighter Support AIRCRAFT SPO VC-25A: HM03 delivered 12 mods, 15 ADs/ SBs in 123 days C-20H: COMUSAFE Comm Upgrade on contract <7 days from receipt of funding & rqmt definition; combined mod & PDM to reduce a/c downtime E-4B: Installed interim High Speed Data capability -128KBPS VTC/Secure & Non-secure Voice; Message Processing System Mode 1 Software Upgrade; Lateral flight control repairs; Video Display System KC-10: Direct, daily support to FOLs; Increased MSK/ESK parts support by 350%; expedited $14M buy of SE & spares C-21: Worked w/amc & DoS to secure visas for contractor personnel deploying to FOL; Completed TCAS/TAWS upgrades C-9A/C: Installing Defense Emergency Response Fund (DERF) modifications on C-models to better enhance communications capabilities. One A-model located in Europe for operational support C-12: Due to civil unrest in Abidjan Ivory Cost, a/c repositioned to several temp sites for 4 mos. Contractor was able to maintain a 4-mo average MC rate of 92.75 (Oct, 100%; Nov, 91.38%; Dec, 98.38% & Jan, 81.25%) with minimal amounts of tools, parts & spares
Maintenance Deployed Environment AIRCRAFT SPO KC-10 Partial Provided airlift and air refueling; >75% fleet deployed to 4 locations C-21 Full Provided special transport and airlift to several deployed locations
KC-10 AIRCRAFT SPO
KC-10 Program Description AIRCRAFT SPO Commercial-derivative aircraft; provides air refueling & airlift support Boeing DC-10, retains 88% commonality 1981 service entry date Fleet size: 59 McGuire AFB 32 Travis AFB 27
DC-10/KC 10/KC-10 Fleet Age AIRCRAFT SPO Number of Aircraft 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 DC-10 23 Years Old 46-500 (1970) 48-318 (1989) KC-10 Average Age 17 Years Old First Built 79-0433 (1979) Last Built 87-0124 (1987) 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 Years As of Jun 03
KC-10 Program Description AIRCRAFT SPO Maintenance Concept Organizational Level: AF personnel Depot: Contractor (BASC, San Antonio TX) Supply Contractor Operated Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) Forward Supply Locations (FSL) USAFE: Ramstein PACAF: Yokota Engineering Services: BAO (Boeing) MWC OK Modification design effort GATM Low-Cost mods Sustainment Engineering: tech support Partial
KC-10 Worldwide Commercial Support AIRCRAFT SPO Access to Boeing worldwide logistics/mx services 24-hour, 7-day/week Aircraft On Ground (AOG) support center 298 technical reps, globally located Commercial carrier pool logistics network Boeing Aerospace Support Center (BASC) has emergency field team, parts, material available
KC-10 Fleet Team Resolution Process AIRCRAFT SPO Key Concept Benefits from experience of over 400 commercial DC-10s in service Promotes industry collaboration on common items Focuses effort on jointly-identified items Industry/Air Force participates directly in: Identifying significant items with fleet-wide impacts Selecting the right items for collaborative solutions Cost and schedule in support of our mission Developing solutions which meet our needs