17 December 2021 NAVSUP WSS IWST Slashes Unfilled ‘Tilly’ Orders to Zero PHILADELPHIA - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Aviation Support Equipment Integrated Weapon System Team (IWST) achieved a significant milestone in November, reaching zero unfilled customer orders (UCO) for the entire Crash and Salvage Crane portfolio, encompassing...
30 November 2021 NAVSUP WSS Using Operations Research to Develop Multi-Echelon RBS Modeling PHILADELPHIA - A central objective of managing a military supply chain is meeting operational readiness goals for the minimum cost investment. Members of Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) Operations Research Analysis Team are developing a multi-echelon Readiness...
24 November 2021 NAVSUP WSS Introduces Repair War Room to Bolster Organic Repair PHILADELPHIA - As part of the on-going Naval Sustainment System (NSS) – Supply Optimize Organic Repair (Aviation) pillar initiative, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) partnered with the Navy’s Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) and the Defense Logistics Agency...
10 November 2021 NAVSUP WSS Navy Price Fighters Put 3D Printing Costs On the Ropes NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS) Navy Price Fighters’ Additive Manufacturing (AM) team created a computer program for federal agencies to help them determine whether additive manufacturing—also called 3D printing—or traditional manufacturing is more...
02 November 2021 NAVSUP WSS Integrated Weapons Support Team Slashes Unfilled GCU Orders to Zero PHILADELPHIA - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) F/A-18 Integrated Weapon Support Team (IWST) achieved a significant milestone in September, reaching zero unfilled customer orders for the entire F/A-18 Super Hornet Generator Converter Unit (GCU) portfolio. For the...
27 October 2021 Dual-Hatted NAVSUP WSS Engineer—Reserve Sailor, Selected as Reserve Junior Officer of the Year NORFOLK, Va. - Nathalie “Snap Shot” Behn, a Mechanical Engineer at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, spends most of her time supporting Sailors and ensuring readiness from behind the scenes at the Price Fighters Department. However, it was her time in uniform as a Navy Reserve...
18 October 2021 NAVSUP WSS Participates in Multi-Agency Meeting to Discuss Submarine Needs MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) submarine supply professionals met virtually with colleagues from across the United States in September at the quarterly Strategic Submarine Supply Support Review to discuss meeting the needs of the Navy’s...
04 October 2021 NAVSUP WSS fixed-wing contracts fuel cost-saving initiatives PHILADELPHIA - The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) implemented Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A) in 2019 to boost mission capable (MC) rates of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets to 80 percent. With that goal achieved, NSS-A focus turned to sustaining and expanding on early...
15 September 2021 Navy Welcomes Senior International Military Officers to Mechanicsburg, Philadelphia MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) hosted senior military officers from eight partner nations this summer as part of the Navy Supply Corps School’s International Leadership Executive Advanced Development course...
10 August 2021 Naval Supply Systems Command Integrated Weapons Support Team Helps P-8A Poseidon Meet FMC goals PHILADELPHIA - In March 2021, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support’s (NAVSUP WSS) P-8A Integrated Weapons Support Team (IWST) targeted Aug. 1 as the deadline to achieve the goal of 56 Fully Mission Capable (FMC) P-8A Poseidon aircraft. With the assistance of government stakeholders...