Realignment and Renaming of the FSSG
This MARADMIN announces the realignment and renaming of the Force Service Support Group (FSSG) to the Marine Logistics Group (MLG), approved in June 2005 as part of a comprehensive transformation to better support current and future warfighting requirements. The new structure will include Direct Support and General Support Combat Logistics Regiments containing Combat Logistics Battalions and Companies that will establish habitual relationships with supported MEF units. Implementation documents and official redesignation are expected within 30-60 days.
Issued: July 22, 2005
1. THE REALIGNMENT AND RENAMING OF THE FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP (FSSG) WAS APPROVED AT THE CMC JUNE 2005 EXECUTIVE OFFSITE. THIS IS PART OF AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING TRANSFORMATION OF THE FSSG TO MOREEFFECTIVELY SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS 2. THE FSSG WILL BE RENAMED THE MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP (MLG) AND WILL BE STRUCTURED TO TRAIN, RAPIDLY TASK ORGANIZE, DEPLOY, EMPLOY, FIGHT AND REDEPLOY IN PEACETIME AS WELL AS IN WARTIME. THE MLG WILL CONTAIN DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) AND GENERAL SUPPORT (GS) COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENTS (CLR). A. IN THE DS CLR'S, COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALIONS (CLB) WILL ALIGN WITH SUPPORTED MANEUVER ELEMENTS OF THE MEF. CLB'S WILL CONTAIN COMBAT LOGISTICS COMPANIES (CLC) WHERE APPLICABLE. CLC'S WILL ALSO PROVIDE DS TO THE MAW. DS CLR'S, CLB'S, AND CLC'S WILL ESTABLISH CLOSE WORKING, HABITUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPORTED UNITS OF THE MEF. B. IN THE GS CLR, BATTALIONS (I.E. SUPPLY, MAINT, ENGR, MED/DENTAL) WILL REMAIN FUNCTIONALLY ALIGNED IN GS OF THE MEF. BASED ON THE MISSION, DS REGIMENTAL UNITS WILL TASK ORGANIZE CAPABILITIES FROM FUNCTIONAL GS BATTALIONS. 3. DC, I&L, LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION TRANSITION TASK FORCE (LM-TTF), IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH DC, CD, WILL FACILITATE REQUIRED ACTIONS. A. ANTICIPATE DC, CD RELEASE OF THE LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION SOLUTION PLANNING DOCUMENT (SPD), DETAILING THE EFFORT'S TASKS AND TIMELINES ACROSS DOTMLPF, WITHIN 30 DAYS. B. ANTICIPATE ISSUANCE OF THE INITIAL MCBUL 5400 TO REDESIGNATE FSSG TO MLG WITHIN 60 DAYS. SUBSEQUENT 5400S WILL AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLR'S, CLB'S, AND CLC'S. 4. POINTS OF CONTACT: POC AT HQMC IS MR RICH STAUFFER, STAUFFERRV@HQMC.USMC.MIL, (703)695-5939, DSN 225-5939. POC AT MCCDC/LOG INTEGRATION IS COL JON HULL, JON.HULL@USMC.MIL, (703)432-8035, DSN 378-8035.