NAVY BRIEFING Captain Robert Gantt Navy Exchange Service

NAVY BRIEFING
Captain Robert Gantt
Deputy Commander, Uniform Programs
Navy Exchange Service Command
Navy Exchange Service Command
NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE
Presented by
NAVY Uniform Program
Management Group
to
Joint Advance Planning Brief for Industry
8 May 2014
CAPT Bob Gantt
Deputy Commander, Uniform Programs
NEXCOM
Navy Exchange Service Command
NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE
Presented by
NAVY Uniform Program
Management Group
to
Joint Advance Planning Brief for Industry
8 May 2014
CAPT Bob Gantt
Deputy Commander, Uniform Programs
NEXCOM
Agenda
• NEXCOM Uniform Programs
Organization Realignment
• Uniform Program Updates
• Update Ongoing Efforts
NAVSUP Organization
CNO
ECHELON I
Naval Supply Systems
Command (NAVSUP)
ECHELON II
ECHELON III
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
CENTER
WEAPONS SYSTEM
SUPPORT
NAVY EXCHANGE
SERVICE COMMAND
(NEXCOM)
GLOBAL LOGISTICS
SUPPORT
Chain of Command
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NEXCOM’s Uniform Programs
Alignment
NEXCOM CEO
Uniform Operations
(NU)
Deputy Commander,
Uniform Programs
Uniform Merchandising
(MU)
CMDCM - Uniform
Ombudsman
Accounting
(UF)
Uniform Product Management
Group (UPMG)
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Uniform Product Manager/IPT Lead (GS-14)
IPT Support (GS-9/11)
02/03 NEXCOM
02/03 PDMICE (Quantico)
Navy Clothing & Textile
Research Facility
Uniform Program
Management Office
Uniform
Support
Center
Integrated
Product Teams
Direct reporting relationship
Matrix reporting relationship
More responsive, agile model
•MISSION OF UPMG:
Uniform Product Management
Group (UPMG)
• Provide integration and life cycle support functions for
Navy Uniforms and for selected Organizational Clothing
items in direct support of OPNAV N1, N4 and the Uniform
Matters Office (UMO).
• Support program management of the Navy Working
Uniform (NWU) Types II and III.
• Serve as Integration Manager for selected USMC Individual
Combat Equipment systems that support Navy
Expeditionary Units (i.e., Load Bearing Systems, Body
Armor, Cold Weather Systems, and FR Gear).
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Uniform Product Management Group
DEP CDR, UNIFORM
PROGRAMS
TECH
GS9/11
LT
USN
GOVT UNIFORM ITEMS (L1)
COMMERCIAL UNIFORM ITEMS (G4)
INSIGNIA (E1)
ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE GEAR (L1 & G4)
FLEET ISSUES AND JOINT MATTERS
DEP DIR, UNIFORM PROGRAMS
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2.
3.
4.
Lead for Uniform Program Management, as NAVSUP’s support to CNO
Supports UMO’s policy
Provides integrated Life Cycle Support for Uniforms to N131
Main interface with DLA and other HSCs on Uniform Issues
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14 Nov 2013
DLA
LT
USN
USMC PM-ICE
NEXCOM
UNIFORM
CTRs
NAVAIR
NEXCOM
Uniform
Merchandsrs
NAVSEA
NEXCOM
UPMO
NAVFAC NEPO
NEXCOM
NCTRF
OPNAV 131 UMO
UNIFORM PROGRAM
INTEGRATOR GS14
Navy Clothing and Textile Research
Facility (NCTRF)
IT Staff
Director
Dr. Barbara Avellini
Technical Program Manager
Research &
Development Group
Administrative Staff
Design & Patterns
Group
Business Development Manager
Testing &
Engineering Group
Matrix Workforce
Quality &
Sustainment Group
Current Uniform Initiatives
E7- O10 Standard Navy Cover (Combination Cap)
* SECNAV initiative to improve Uniform
“uniformity”
Navy Coverall Fire
Retardant Variant (FRV)
* Approved for shipboard use as
Organizational Clothing by FFC
* Development underway for
next generation FR clothing
* Shipboard Clothing Working
Group (SCWG) identified need
to expand the applicability of FR
uniform to areas other than
shipboard – recommend placing
an FR uniform in the Seabag.
Lightweight NWU Type I
* CNO initiative to develop a
lightweight NWU TP1
E1- E6 White Hat & Service
Dress Blue
* DLA managed item providing
prototype production
* SECNAV/CNO initiative
* NEXCOM / NCTRF providing
integration and RDT&E
Current Uniform Initiatives
Navy Cold Weather
Parka
Running Suit
All Weather Coat
• Approved for
optional wear
• Begin Fielding at
RTC FY15
Submarine Forces
Sweater
- Future Initiatives…
Misc Women’s Uniforms
Navy Sizing Correlation Study
Objective: Reduce Navy uniform NSNs & validate any
efforts to standardize sizing on Service common items
Approach:
• Leverage the Army / USMC Anthropometric
(ANSURII) Study
• Capture a small sample of Navy personnel
anthropometric data
• Determine if the Navy data correlates with Army
and USMC anthropometric data
Navy Working Uniform (NWU)
Type II & III
• Initial outfitting phase completed June
2012
• Sustainment in transition to DLA:
• Conducted a Permetherin Dosage study
in conjunction with Armed Forces Pest
Management Board and US Army –
Natick
• Brown Boot – performance
requirements est. for commercial buys
• Program Management transitioning from
NAVFAC to NAVSUP NEXCOM FY 15
NWU
Type II
Type III
Personal Protective Ensembles
Abrasive Blasting
Welding Ensembles
Personal
Protective Ensemble
Steam Suit
Footwear Projects
• Non-Metallic Safety Toe Caps
−Limited User Evaluation underway
−2 different Molded Toe Cap substrates
• Foreign Object or Debris (FOD) Test Method
−Develop a bench top test method to
evaluate FOD resistant outsoles
− Effort in conjunction with industry and
Services via DoD Footwear Committee
Thermal Manikin Test Methods
Articulated Traversing Thermal Manikin
Develop an articulating, thermal sensing
full body manikin and associated
variable speed traversing system for use
in a full scale flame/thermal chamber
Articulated Thermal Sensing Arm
Develop, manufacture and validate an
instrumented, articulating, thermal
sensing arm segment for use in a flame
environment
Summary
• NEXCOM organized to help define and
validate customer uniform requirements
and quickly integrate and deliver
solutions.
• Continual close and
early engagement with
stakeholders is key
to success.
Contact Information
CAPT Bob Gantt
Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)
Deputy Commander, Uniform Programs
3280 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-5724
Robert.Gantt@nexweb.org
(757) 631-3601
Louise A. Caulfield
Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF)
Business Development Manager
Kansas Street
Natick, MA 01760
louise.a.caulfield.civ@mail.mil
(508) 233-1303