105 FUELS COMMAND AND CONTROL Flashcards
- 1 Name the Sub Area Petroleum Offices (SAPO) in the PACFLT AOR.
a. Define the mission of the SAPOs.
b. To whom do the SAPOs report?
A. The SAPO is responsible for bulk petroleum planning and execution matters within its operational area
B. The SAPOs report to the JPO and to the sub-unified commanders.
105.2 Discuss the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force component fuels command structure and their relationship to PACFLT, the Joint Petroleum Office (JPO), and PACOM.
Each of PACOM’s components has a fuels officer who interacts with the PACOM JPO for issues relating to their components fuel issues. These service fuel officers participate in PACOM’s fuels battle rhythm events and interact when determining joint fuel and POL infrastructure requirements.
- 3 Name the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) regional offices in the PACFLT AOR.
a. Define the mission of DESC and its regional offices.
b. Discuss the relationship between DESC and JPO.
c. During a contingency, to whom does DESC PAC report?
A. DLA Energy’s mission is to provide the Department of Defense and other government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
B. Joint Petroleum Officer (JPO) provides staff management of petroleum at the theater level. The JPO is responsible for POL management for the entire PACOM theater. The JPO advises the CCDR on POL logistics planning and policy mattes. Under emergency conditions, the JPO advises on the allocation of POL products and facilities and coordinates with the military service control points
105.4 Discuss the role of the Joint Petroleum Office in PACFLT AOR fuels planning and operations.
Joint Petroleum Officer (JPO) provides staff management of petroleum at the theater level. The JPO is responsible for POL management for the entire PACOM theater. The JPO advises the CCDR on POL logistics planning and policy mattes. Under emergency conditions, the JPO advises on the allocation of POL products and facilities and coordinates with the military service control points
105.6 Discuss the role of Navy Operational Logistics Support Center (NOLSC) Petroleum Office in fuels operations in the PACFLT AOR.
NAVSUP Energy Office is NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS) petroleum product and services lead, which serves as the Navy and Marine Corps’ Service Control Point (SCP) for bulk POL. It also fuel operations at the NAVSUP FLCs.
- 7 Discuss the role and responsibilities of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) with respect to fuels operations in the PACFLT AOR.
a. Explain the MSC chain-of-command.
b. Discuss the MSC vessels used to support fuel resupply/distribution.
A. Commander MSC reports to Commander U.S. Transportation Command for operational purposes (OPCON) and Commander U.S. Fleet Forces for administrative issues (ADCON)
B. Ships
USNS LAWRENCE H GIANELLA (T-AOT 1125) MT EMPIRE STATE (T-AOT 5193) MT MAERSK PEARY (T-AOT 5246) MT SLNC PAX (T-AOT 5356) MT SLNC GOODWILL (T-AOT 5406) T-AO T-AKE T-5 JHSV
105 .8 Discuss the difference between quality surveillance and quality assurance.
a. Which agencies/commands have oversight over QA and QS?
b. How can fuel quality problems, leading to degraded fuel, impact the fleet?
QA is the responsibility of the procurement activity and QS is the responsibility of the activity handling the fuel.
DOD 4140.25-M, and MIL-STD-3004, prescribe the quality management requirements for QA and QS performed by the government
(1) JPOs are responsible for establishing and maintaining a theater petroleum
laboratory correlation program. They may subsequently designate either a Service or DLA Energy to manage and coordinate the correlation program. (2) Services having physical possession of bulk petroleum are responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate QS program. (3) DLA Energy shall establish and maintain standardized quality management policy, programs, and procedures for DLA-owned products.
