PMS 385
Strategic and Theater Sealift
Program Office
Expeditionary Warfare Conference
October 16-18, 2018
CAPT Scot Searles, USN
Program Manager
Delivering Ships
Expeditionary Fast
Transport - EPF Expeditionary Transfer
(formerly JHSV) Dock - ESD
Ship Name Delivery Date (formerly MLP)
EPF 1 Ship Name Delivery Date
USNS SPEARHEAD 5 Dec 12 ESD 1
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EPF 2 USNS MONTFORD
USNS CHOCTAW POINT 14 May 13
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COUNTY 6 Jun 13 ESD 2
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EPF 3 USNS JOHN GLENN 12 Mar 14
USNS MILLNOCKET 21 Mar 14
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EPF 4
USNS FALL RIVER 15 Sep 14
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EPF 5
Expeditionary Sea
USNS TRENTON 13 Apr 15
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Base - ESB
EPF 6 (formerly MLP AFSB)
USNS BRUNSWICK 14 Jan 16 Ship Name Delivery Date
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ESB 3
EPF 7
USNS LEWIS
USNS CARSON CITY 24 Jun 16
B. PULLER 12 Jun 15
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Commissioned USS 17 Aug 17
EPF 8
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USNS YUMA 21 Apr 17
ESB 4
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USNS HERSHEL “WOODY”
EPF 9
WILLIAMS 22 Feb 18
USNS CITY OF BISMARK 19 Dec 17
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 2
It’s All About Ships
PMS 385 has delivered 13 Battle Force ships in less than 5.5 years
Delivery Schedule
CY 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
EPF 1 Dec 2012
ESD 1 May 2013
EPF2 Jun 2013
ESD 2 Mar 2014
EPF 3 Mar 2014
EPF 4 Sep 2014
EPF 5 Apr 2015
ESB 3 Jun 2015
EPF 6 Jan 2016
EPF 7 Jun 2016
EPF 8 Apr 2017
EPF 9 Dec 2017
ESB 4 Feb 2018
USNS BURLINGTON Nov 2019
EPF 10
EPF 11 USNS PUERTO RICO 3rd Qtr FY19
USNS MIGUEL KEITH 1st Qtr FY20
ESB 5
USNS NEWPORT 2nd Qtr FY20
EPF 12
ESB 6 NOT NAMED 1st Qtr FY22
EPF 13 NOT NAMED 1st Qtr FY22
NOT NAMED 2nd Qtr FY23
ESB 7
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 3
Future Ships
• EPF 13 added by Congress in FY18
– Competitive RFP issued only one proposal received
– Negotiations in progress with Austal
• EPF 14 added by Congress in FY19
– Included as option in EPF 13 RFP
• ESB 6 added by Congress in FY18
– Sole Source with NASSCO
– Negotiations in progress
• ESB 7 added by Congress in FY19
– Included as option in ESB 6 RFP
• CHAMP – Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform
– Sealift & Auxiliary Missions
– Industry Day held / RFP for Industry studies pending
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 4
Accelerated Acquisition –
USS LEWIS B. PULLER (ESB 3)
Fast Tracked Capabilities Implementation
• Awarded MLP 3 DD&C to NASSCO Feb 2012
• MLP 3 SOC Feb 2013
British Petroleum Tanker
• MLP AFSB CDD JROC Approved Mar 2013
• AFSB Mod Design Award Jun 2013
• AFSB Mod SOC Mar 2014
• ESB 3 (MLP AFSB) Delivered Jun 2015
• SOF Modification Installation Start Oct 2016
Mobile Landing Platform (MLP)
• Post PSA/SOF Backfit Test and Trials Apr 2017
• ESB 3 Forward Deployed Jul 2017
• ESB 3 USNS to USS Conversion Aug 2017
Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)
Typical
Concept Contract SOC Delivery
Award
ESB 3
RFP MLP AFSB Mod AFSB Delivery
Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) SOC Award SOC
From AFSB Concept Approval to Capability Delivery into the Fleet – 4 years
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 5
USS LEWIS B. PULLER (ESB 3)
Supporting the Fleet
USNS DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
LEWIS B. PULLER A: away
sailed Approved for Public
10 July 2017; Release; Distribution
commissioned USS is 17
Unlimited
August 2017 6
ESB SOF Backfit Capabilities
CH-47
MH-60
MV-22
Blackjack
AH-6
Fire Scout
(ESB 4)
MOGAS
TEU Slots/Services Increased Bandwidth
4 - Level 1/Class 2 Aviation Operating Spots
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 7
Expeditionary Fast Transport –
EPF in the Fleet
EPF 1-9 in service; 10-12 deliveries planned every 8 months
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 8
CHAMP - The Need for
Recapitalization
• Demand signal for expeditionary logistics to support advanced warfighting
capabilities outpacing aging sealift force
• Current auxiliary and sealift fleet consists of numerous platforms approaching
end of service life – future mission assurance at risk
• Current vessels have disparate designs over multiple classes
– Built over several generations
– Often relied on vessels of opportunity for conversion
– Plugged capability gaps; Little standardization
Sealift and Auxiliary Ship Retirement Schedule
Avg Age 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 Total
Surge Sealift (AK & AKR) 39 1 1 5 4 7 11 2 4 5 8 2 50
Crane (ACS) 50 1 2 2 1 6
Heavy Lift (SEABEE) 45 1 1 2
Aviation Log (AVB) 48 1 1 2
Hospital (AH) 42 1 1 2
Command Ship (LCC) 47 2 2
Submarine Tender (AS) 38 1 1 2
Total 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 8 1 5 9 13 2 4 6 8 0 2 2 66
Sealift and Auxiliary Recapitalization Required
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited 9
PMS 385 Ships Global Presence
(Owned & Operated by Military Sealift Command)
Navy Exercising Ships’
Flexibilities Across
Broad Range of
Missions:
• SOF - Intelligence,
2nd Fleet AOR Surveillance and
7th Fleet AOR
* ESB 5 Norfolk ESB 4
EPF 9
EPF 7 Reconnaissance (ISR)
EPF 5 EPF 4
NASSCO
Charleston EPF 8
EPF 2 • Humanitarian
Austal
*EPF 10-12 EPF 1
ESB 3 EPF 6 Assistance/ Disaster
3rd Fleet AOR EPF 3
ESD 2 Relief (HA/DR)
5th Fleet AOR
6th Fleet AOR • Theater Security
ESD 1
Cooperation (TSC)
4th Fleet AOR
• Counter-Piracy
Operations
• Mine Countermeasure
Ops (MCM)
*Under Construction
• Counter- Illicit Trafficking
… and more
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