Navy - NCW - Overview

Overview: The Naval Coastal Warfare (NCW) mission is to protect strategic port facilities, strategic commercial shipping and naval ships operating within coastal regions, to ensure the uninterrupted flow of cargo and units to the combatant commander, along with protecting critical assets along the littorals of the U.S. and International Ports from terrorist attacks.

MELE and LSI provide necessary support to key NCW and Riverine field components in the areas of program planning, training, logistic and supply planning and subject matter expertise in the execution of NCW initiatives. This work is being performed at Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; and Santa Rita, Guam.

Program Management: MELE provides strategic program management and planning to the NCW in protection and anti-terrorism, small boat program development, and subject matter expertise.

Logistics: MELE provides the NCW management, planning, and support using technical, business, and analytical tools and methodologies, and support for emergent work in the implementation and execution of various NCW missions. Tasks include:

• Maintaining all logistical automated systems
• Reviewing and identifying logistical requirements
• Assisting and supporting the development of a basing plan identifying detailed operational and housing requirements
• Identifying the procurement and delivery status of all ordered materials
• Support and maintain the procurement analysis process and inventory management system
• Provide warehouse management expertise
• Assist and support the distribution of gear and equipment for training exercises, drills, and the deployment of troops

Financial Management:

MELE is providing the NCW with operational financial management assistance and support, including providing technical and analytical research assistance with budget reports and data calls, as well as providing support in the development, execution and tracking of the budget.

• Supporting the development of task organizations, staffing structures, and the assignment of both active duty and reserve personnel to support home stationed and deployable units
• Monitoring of permanent changes to station orders and monitoring prior training via the web
• Assisting in the research of new, traditional, and non-traditional training courses requirements to meet the needs of the various missions
• Maintaining existing crew scheduling and phasing plan
• Researching prior training that was completed by all assigned personnel
• Schedule training for all assigned personnel
• Track and monitor all training courses to ensure they are meeting all requirements for certification
• Assistance and management in the development and support of a training requirements database to track training completions against requirements
• Assistance in the planning and execution of all aspects of operational standup of new activities

Maintenance and Material Readiness Support:

MELE provides the NCW with the following material support tasks:

• Development and support of maintenance of material readiness program.
• Support of maintenance planning.
• Analysis of standardization, interoperability, and commonality requirements of various system/equipment requirements in determination of optimal support.

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