Each year, the NDTA recognizes active-duty and Reserve Component transportation units of each service that have distinguished themselves in operational logistics and transportation. NAVSUP FLCSI Enterprise transportation teams deliver operational and tactical transportation services throughout U. S. Navy Europe-Africa Area of Responsibility. It performs transportation mission through 14 enduring and forward operating sites; forward contingency and cooperative security locations in 13 countries in Europe and Africa.
"Our continued success is directly attributed to the truly dedicated and professional FLCSI logistical support, postal, fuel, household goods and transportation teams that are strategically placed across a multi-theater environment for their herculean efforts executing superb operational and tactical transportation services throughout the NAVEUR-AF AOR," Criger said.
This is the fourth time since 2009 that NAVSUP FLCSI has won an NDTA award.
NAVSUP FLC Sigonella is one of NAVSUP's eight globally-positioned commands that provides for the full range of solutions for logistics, business and support services to the Navy, Joint and Allied Forces throughout NAVEUR-AF.
Accomplishments by NAVSUP FLCSI's transportation teams that were highlighted in NAVSUP FLCSI's award nomination package included :
- "Expertly spearheaded tracking visibility and facilitated immediate customs clearance ensuring prompt delivery for 296 pallets of Health and Human Services (HHS) personal protective equipment (PPE) valued at $1.4 million, distributing 40,000 pounds of urgently needed Surgical Masks, N-95 Masks, Goggles, Gloves, and Gowns across the USEUCOM theater of operation, enabling Navy Medical Treatment Facility staff throughout Europe and Africa to be successfully protected, prepared, and rapidly able to maintain warfighter readiness throughout the high tides of the raging COVID pandemic.
- Skillfully employed decades of DoD customs and transportation expertise to overcome the denied COVID-19 environment head on, conquering complex border crossing restrictions and commercial flight degradation at only 40% from prior years, by capably leading 79 customs clearance officers across the AOR in processing 161,132 import clearance actions culminating in the expeditious delivery of 3 million shipments and 5 million pounds of mail in support of Navy, Joint, and Allied customers.
- Masterfully innovated the herculean logistics success using "CLDJ Express" Navy organic airlift medical re-supply missions to recover 48,000 pounds of backlogged Mediterranean mail via a "back door" back-haul channel through Bahrain and Africa to Sites dispersed throughout Europe; Stars and Stripes highlighted these efforts in their May 20 article entitled "Navy pushes 'mountain of mail to Europe' via Middle East and Africa following commercial route cancellations" caused by COVID-19.
- Provided stellar supply chain transportation direction, guidance, and leadership increasing Navy lethality by providing the logistics support necessary to successfully affect the seamless shift and transfer for the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (HWW) to her new homeport in Greece, providing a new capability for the 6th Fleet area of operations enhancing interoperability with partners across the spectrum of maritime operations including the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) conducting tracking exercises with the Ghanaian and Italian navies in the Gulf of Guinea, interoperability training with SOCAF teams and the 352nd Special Operations Wing in the Mediterranean, and further special missions off the coast in and around East Africa; providing a long-term ESB presence to the U.S. African Command mission set that will support security cooperation missions and operations in and around the African continent."
FLCSI is one of NAVSUP's eight globally-positioned logistics commands that provides for the full range of the fleet's military operations. FLCSI delivers solutions for logistics, business and support services to the Naval and Joint and Allied Forces throughout Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central.