RTTUZYUW RHHMHAA0134 3010134-UUUU--RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 280134Z OCT 17 ZYB FM COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI TO COMSEVENTHFLT COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA NAVSHIPREPFAC AND JAPAN RMC YOKOSUKA JA AFLOATRAGRUWESTPAC YOKOSUKA JA COMUSJAPAN YOKOTA AB JA COMNAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA JA TACTRAGRUPAC DET YOKOSUKA JA INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMSUBPAC PEARL HARBOR HI COMTHIRDFLT CNIC WASHINGTON DC COMNAVREG JAPAN YOKOSUKA JA COMFLEACT YOKOSUKA JA COMFLEACT SASEBO JA COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD COMSPAWARSYSCOM SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVSUPSYSCOM MECHANICSBURG PA COMNAVFACENGCOM WASHINGTON DC SPAWARSYSFAC PAC YOKOSUKA JA NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR YOKOSUKA JA NAVFAC PACIFIC PEARL HARBOR HI NAVFAC FAR EAST YOKOSUKA JA NAVAVNWARDEVCEN FALLON NV NAVSURFMINEWARDEVCEN SAN DIEGO CA UNSEAWARDEVCEN GROTON CT CENSURFCOMBATSYS DAHLGREN VA CTF 70 CTF 76 COMCARSTRKGRU FIVE COMEXSTRIKGRU SEVEN COMDESRON FIFTEEN COMPHIBRON ELEVEN COMCMRON SEVEN COMCARSTRKGRU FIFTEEN TACTRAGRUPAC SAN DIEGO CA EWTGPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC SAN DIEGO CA AFLOATRAGRU SAN DIEGO CA AFLOATRAGRUMIDPAC PEARL HARBOR HI USS RONALD REAGAN USS ANTIETAM USS CHANCELLORSVILLE USS SHILOH USS BARRY USS BENFOLD
USS CURTIS WILBUR USS JOHN S MCCAIN USS MCCAMPBELL USS MILIUS USS MUSTIN USS STETHEM USS FITZGERALD USS BONHOMME RICHARD USS WASP USS GREEN BAY USS ASHLAND USS GERMANTOWN USS CHIEF USS PATRIOT USS PIONEER USS WARRIOR COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI BT UNCLAS //N01000// MSGID/GENADMIN/COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF NAVAL SURFACE GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC// REF/A/EMAIL//COMPACFLT 14SEP2017//NOTAL/ REF/B/DOC/POAM/18OCT2017/NOTAL// NARR/REF A IS E-MAIL INFORMING CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) AND COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND OF COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET'S (USPACFLT*S) INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SURFACE COMBATANT READINESS ISSUES IN FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCE * JAPAN (FDNF-J). REF B IS USPACFLT PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES (POA&M) TO STAND UP NAVAL SURFACE GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC (NSGWP).// POC/MR. MARK LAGIER/USPACFLT/N7/MARK.LAGIER(AT)NAVY.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER GUIDELINES LISTED IN REFERENCES A AND B, COMMANDER USPACFLT ESTABLISHES NSGWP AS AN INTERIM USPACFLT DETACHMENT EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2017. NSGWP IS THE FLEET COMMANDER REPRESENTATIVE TASKED TO OVERSEE SURFACE SHIP MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING CERTIFICATION IN FDNF-J. PERMANENT NSGWP ESTABLISHMENT IS PENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE REQUEST (OCR) BY CNO/SECRETARY OF THE NAVY; APPROVAL OF THE OVERSEAS FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGE REQUEST BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; AND FORMAL HOST NATION COORDINATION. 1.A. BACKGROUND: COMMANDERS USPACFLT, U.S. SEVENTH FLEET (C7F), AND NAVAL SURFACE FORCES PACIFIC (CNSP) HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING A DELIBERATE CHANGE IN THE FDNF-J FORCE GENERATION MODEL BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS ON SURFACE SHIP READINESS IN THE PACIFIC. 1.B. DISCUSSION: COMMANDER, USPACFLT INTENT IS TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND TRAINING BY ENFORCING A READINESS ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS DURING THE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING PHASES UNTIL A UNIT IS CERTIFIED READY FOR TASKING. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE SHIPS RECEIVE PLANNED MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING ENTITLEMENTS PRIOR TO OPERATIONAL TASKING. NSGWP IS THE DESIGNATED FLEET COMMANDER REPRESENTATIVE TO OVERSEE THIS PROCESS. COMMANDER, USPACFLT WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION THAT A SHIP IS CERTIFIED READY FOR TASKING.
1.C. MISSION: EXECUTE TACTICAL CONTROL (TACON) OVER FDNF-J NAVAL SURFACE COMBATANTS DURING THE MAINTENANCE PHASE, TRAINING PHASE, AND DURING CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES (CMAV). ASSESS READINESS AND OVERSEE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING TO ENSURE ASSIGNED SHIPS ACHIEVE READY FOR TASKING CERTIFICATION. PRESENT OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE VIA CNSP TO ALLOW COMMANDER, USPACFLT TO MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT A GIVEN SHIP IS CERTIFIED READY FOR TASKING. THIS CERTIFICATION PROCESS SHOULD NORMALLY BE CONDUCTED PER THE FDNF-J READINESS MODEL/SCHEDULE UNLESS A WAIVER IS GRANTED BY COMMANDER, USPACFLT TO SUPPORT CORRECTION OF MAINTENANCE OR TRAINING DEFICIENCIES. 1.D. INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (IOC): ON 31OCT17 NSGWP IS DECLARED IOC. THEY WILL OVERSEE FUNCTIONS AND TASKS REQUIRED TO FORMALLY PROCESS FDNF-J SHIPS THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING PHASES. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS OUTLINE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES, FUNCTIONS AND TASKS, COMMAND AND CONTROL, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NSGWP AND THE VARIOUS SUPPORTING COMMANDS. 1.D.1. DEFINITIONS: 1.D.1.A. MAINTENANCE PHASE IS DEFINED BY INDUCTION OF A SHIP INTO A FORMALLY SCHEDULED CNO AVAILABILITY OR COMMANDER, USPACFLT DIRECTED SHIP INCREMENTAL AVAILABILITY. CMAVS ARE NOT CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE PHASES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DIRECTIVE; HOWEVER, NSGWP HAS TACON DURING CMAVS. NSGWP IS THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR MAINTENANCE PHASES AND CMAVS. 1.D.1.B. TRAINING PHASE BEGINS UPON THE COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE PHASE AND IS EITHER 10 WEEKS (AVAILABILITIES LESS THAN 6 MONTHS) OR 18 WEEKS (AVAILABILITIES SIX MONTHS OR LONGER) OR AS DESIGNATED BY COMMANDER, USPACFLT IN ORDER FOR A SHIP TO BE CERTIFIED READY FOR OPERATIONS. NSGWP IS THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR THIS PHASE. 1.D.1.C. OPERATIONAL PHASE BEGINS UPON COMMANDER, USPACFLT CERTIFICATION AS READY FOR TASKING, AND CONCLUDES UPON INDUCTION INTO THE SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE PHASE. WHILE CMAVS ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE OPERATIONAL PHASE, NSGWP IS THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR CMAVS. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION RENEWALS MAY OCCUR DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE AS DIRECTED BY C7F. C7F IS THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR THIS PHASE (EXCEPT DURING CMAVS). 2. TASKS: 2.A. NSGWP. 2.A.1. REPORT ADMINISTRATIVELY AND OPERATIONALLY TO COMMANDER, USPACFLT. 2.A.2. BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT TACON OF SHIPS AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1.C. UPON SHIP CERTIFICATION BY CPF AS READY FOR TASKING, RELINQUISH TACON TO C7F. 2.A.3. IN COORDINATION WITH SHIP REPAIR FACILITY YOKOSUKA AND USPACFLT/N43, MONITOR EXECUTION OF MAINTENANCE DURING SCHEDULED AVAILABILITIES. DEVELOP DETAILED MAINTENANCE PHASE TRAINING PLANS FOR EACH SHIP BASED ON AVAILABILITY LENGTH. COORDINATE WITH OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS (C7F, COMMANDER TASK FORCE 70 (CTF-70), AND COMMANDER, TASK FORCE 76 (CTF-76)) FOR IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS IN THE EVENT MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES CAUSE AN AVAILABILITY TO RUN LONGER THAN SCHEDULED. SUCCESSFUL FORCE EMPLOYMENT IN FDNF-J REQUIRES RIGOR TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING SCHEDULES ARE CAREFULLY PLANNED AND AGGRESSIVELY MANAGED TO PRODUCE READY SHIPS
ON TIME. 2.A.4. IN COORDINATION WITH AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC/AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC (ATGWP), TACTICAL TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC/TACTICAL TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC DET YOKOSUKA, CENTER FOR SURFACE COMBAT SYSTEMS (CSCS) AND WARFARE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (WDC) (AS APPLICABLE), DEVELOP DETAILED TRAINING PLANS FOR SHIPS IN THE TRAINING PHASE. COORDINATE WITH C7F AND SUBORDINATE OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS DURING THE OPERATIONAL PHASE. 2.A.4.A. FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES LESS THAN SIX MONTHS IN DURATION, THE TRAINING PHASE WILL NORMALLY BE TEN WEEKS IN DURATION, DURING WHICH EACH SHIP WILL SPECIFICALLY RECERTIFY TIER 1 CERTIFICATIONS OF MOB-A, MOB-D, MOB-E, MOB-N, MOB-S AND CCC. ALL OTHER CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS REMAIN EFFECTIVE AFTER THEY ARE VALIDATED BY NSGWP. 2.A.4.B. FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES SIX MONTHS OR LONGER IN DURATION, THE TRAINING PHASE WILL NORMALLY BE EIGHTEEN WEEKS IN DURATION, DURING WHICH EACH SHIP WILL SPECIFICALLY RECERTIFY TIER 1 CERTIFICATIONS OF MOB-A, MOB-D, MOB-E, MOB-N, MOB-S AND CCC AND TIER 2 CERTIFICATIONS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE, AIR WARFARE, SURFACE WARFARE, UNDERSEA WARFARE, AND STRIKE WARFARE. ALL OTHER CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS REMAIN EFFECTIVE AFTER THEY ARE VALIDATED BY NSGWP. 2.A.4.C. FOR CERTIFICATIONS NOT IDENTIFIED IN PARAS 2.A.4.A AND 2.A.4.B ABOVE, COORDINATE WITH OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS (C7F, CTF-70, CTF-76) TO DEVELOP A TRAINING PLAN TO ADDRESS CERTIFICATIONS WHICH WILL EXPIRE PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT MAINTENANCE PHASE. 2.A.5. COORDINATE WITH C7F, COMMANDER, NAVAL FORCES JAPAN, AND USPACFLT/N6 TO ESTABLISH SUITABLE OFFICE SPACE FOR SUCCESSFUL NSGWP OPERATIONS. 2.B. C7F. 2.B.1. RELINQUISH TACON OF SHIPS TO NSGWP AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1.C. RESUME TACON OF SHIPS DURING THE OPERATIONAL PHASE (EXCEPT DURING CMAVS) AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1.D.1.C. 2.B.2. COORDINATE WITH NSGWP TO RENEW CERTIFICATIONS NOT SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS 2.A.4.A AND 2.A.4.B ABOVE DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE. 2.B.3. COORDINATE WITH CNSP, NSGWP AND COMMANDER, USPACLFT TO STRUCTURE COMMANDER, DESRON 15 MANNING TO SUPPORT NSGWP ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION. 2.C. CNSP. 2.C.1. IN COORDINATION WITH USPACFLT/N1, MANNING CONTROL AUTHORITY FLEET, AND COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-4), SUPPORT NSGWP FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS. 2.C.2. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF NSGWP, REVIEW OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING SHIP READY FOR TASKING CERTIFICATION AND ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CPF. 3. COMMAND AND CONTROL. 3.A. SHIPS IN MAINTENANCE PHASE, TRAINING PHASE, AND CMAVS WILL BE ASSIGNED TACON TO NSGWP. 3.B. ATGWP WILL REPORT ADDITIONAL DUTY TO NSGWP TO SUPPORT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TRAINING OBJECTIVES DURING THE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING PHASES.
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