Source: United States Navy
NAVSUP FLC Bahrain’s contracting department quickly awarded contracts to support the arrival and delivery of provisions to Cole in Aqaba, Jordan after a short notice schedule change and also deployed Logistics Support Representatives (LSRs) to provide on the ground support ensuring the delivery of mission critical cargo during the quick two-day port visit.
Gridley and Fitzgerald were in Manama, Bahrain conducting maintenance before returning to sea. During the port visits, NAVSUP FLC Bahrain delivered 66 pallets of mission critical cargo, provisions and mail.
Logistics Specialists first class Kyera Smiley, logistics support representative of NAVSUP FLC Bahrain noted, “LSRs are trained to not dwell on problems. Instead, we focus on what to do next in order to develop the most effective way to support our afloat mission partners.”
NAVSUP FLC Bahrain contract specialists and LSRs used innovative thinking and flexibility to provide seamless support to keep the ships mission ready.
“The past two weeks demonstrated the flexibility of our team,” said Commander Scott Wallace, executive officer of NAVSUP FLC Bahrain. “Our ability to rapidly award contracts and deploy staff is key to our ability to support ships operating in U.S. 5th Fleet.”
NAVSUP FLC Bahrain is one of eight FLCs under Commander, NAVSUP. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP’s mission is to provide supplies, services, and quality-of-life support to the Navy and joint warfighter.
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