Service members and civilians at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Site Singapore bring together a diverse set of skills and abilities to provide innovative logistics throughout the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOR).

The FLC Site Singapore's staff of 18 military service members and 64 civilian employees manages the Navy's supply system in the region, providing logistical support to surface ships, submarines, aircraft, and expeditionary forces. The professional backgrounds of service members and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians are inherently different and allows each individual on the FLC Site Singapore team to develop unique skill sets and problem-solving methods.

"Civilians think differently than military members, and military members think differently than civilians," said Lt. Broward Maryan, FLC Site Singapore contracting officer. "By exchanging our unique sets of knowledge and training each other in our individual specialties, the service members and DoD civilians at the command can learn how to approach things from new perspectives and evaluate a situation more completely. We then gain a better understanding of the intricacies of a situation that we otherwise might have missed."

The FLC Site Singapore team sees every new arrival as an opportunity to further integrate the civilian and military work force, reinvigorating the command's creativity and resourcefulness.

"Whenever we have a new arrival to the command, it provides us with another opportunity to learn from an individual's experiences and in turn pass on the collective knowledge of the command to the new arrival," said Maryan. "This knowledge exchange elevates the base-line proficiency of the entire group, which we are then able to pass on to our replacements, creating a cycle of innovation that sustains the command's success."

Maryan plans to take the knowledge he has gained from this dynamic talent exchange forward to future commands, further enhancing the U.S. Navy's logistical capabilities.

"The lessons and experiences I have gained from my time here will definitely enhance my career," said Maryan. "It provides me an opportunity to bring the lessons I have learned to my next operational tour, helping my next chain of command to better understand the intricacies of supply contracting and logistics support, enhancing the overall success of our endeavors."

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