Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Norfolk is providing logistical support to the Navy's newest ship, future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) following the ship entering port at Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 14.

According to NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Commanding Officer, Capt. Jack Moreau, nearly every department of the command including industrial support, operations, contracting, supply management and fuels has provided a wide array of services to Zumwalt.

NAVSUP FLC Norfolk's Logistics Support Center (LSC) has two logistics support representatives (LSRs) dedicated to handling all of Zumwalt's needs.

"My sole purpose is to support the ship in getting what they need in a timely manner," said Logistics Specialist 1st Class Thaddeus Berry, one of the LSRs working with Zumwalt. "Having the ship relying on you to help them pull into port is a great adrenaline rush."

Theo Jamison, who also served as a LSR for Zumwalt described the job as satisfying and rewarding, comparing the challenge to putting the pieces of a puzzle together.

Berry added working with a completely new class of ship can be challenging. Differences such as length of potable water hoses to the size and shape of the brow presented challenges for both the LSC and the ship's Supply Department.

"Certain things might work for other DDGs (guided-missile destroyers), but for this particular ship we had to put our minds together as subject matter experts and find the best possible solution for the ship," he added.

According to Director, NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Industrial Support Department Michael Johnson, the support for Zumwalt dates back to before the ship's keel laying and as part of the New Construction Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). That support continued all the way through to assist visits earlier this year in preparing the supply department for underway operations.

He added the Fleet Outfitting Supply Assist Team (FOSAT) did a series of visits to provide assistance in several areas including as department organization, managing storerooms, ship services, ship's hazardous material (HAZMAT), and postal.

Zumwalt will be formally commissioned during Fleet Week Maryland in Baltimore, Oct. 15.

NAVSUP FLC Norfolk's Navy Food Management Team, Navy Cash Team and Fleet Assistance Team are also involved with training Zumwalt's supply department personnel in areas such as galley management, running the ship's store, laundry, vending and the handling of cash services.

NAVSUP Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS), provides operational logistics, business and support services to fleet, shore and industrial commands of the Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and other joint and allied forces. Services include contracting, regional transportation, fuel, material management, household goods movement support, postal and consolidated mail, warehousing, global logistics and husbanding, hazardous material management, and integrated logistics support.

NAVSUP GLS provides global logistics for a global Navy. The organization is made up of more than 6,300 military and civilian logistics professionals operating from 105 locations worldwide, providing an extensive array of integrated global logistics and contracting services to Navy, Marine Corps, joint operational units, and allied forces across all warfare enterprises.

A component of the Naval Supply Systems Command headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, NAVSUP GLS is part of a worldwide logistics network of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel providing combat capability through logistics.

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