Military Surface Deployment& Distribution Command

833D Transportation 833D Transportation BattalionBattalion

LTC John RedingerCommander

Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs

Committee meeting9 March 2011

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agenda

• WHO and WHAT is SDDC• Global Presence• Mission• Major Functions

• HOW did we get here• History

• WHO we are and WHAT we do• Mission• Organization• Functions• Operational Environment

• WHERE we are going• Relocation

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Who and what is sddc

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SDDC – Global PresencePostured to Support the Warfighter

COL Bill Moseley598th TBde

838th TB - Rott

erdam

839th TB - Livorno

831st TB - M

anama

840th DD

SB – Anaconda

841st TB - Charleston

842nd TB - Beaum

ont

832nd TB - Jacksonville

833d TB - Seattle

COL John Sullivan595th TBde

840th D

DSB - Balad

COL Joseph Callisto596th TBde

834th TB - Concord

COL Jeffrey Helmick597th TBde

688th RPO

E689

th RPOE

687th RPO

E

MG Kevin A. LeonardSDDC, CG

SDDC FRAMEWORK

Mission Provide expeditionary and sustained end-to-end deployment and distribution to meet the Nation’s objectives.

Vision The recognized & trusted leaders in delivering innovative end-to-end deployment & distribution excellence across the full range of military operations.

SDDC has a workforce of over 4600 military and civilians and procures more than $2.3 billion annually in

commercial truck, rail, barge, and ocean transportation

services.

SDDC has a workforce of over 4600 military and civilians and procures more than $2.3 billion annually in

commercial truck, rail, barge, and ocean transportation

services.

OPCON ADCON

SDDCMateriel

EnterpriseDistribution

Joint

Enterprise (JDDE)

Deployment

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SDDC – MAJOR FUNCTIONS

SDDC – OTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

DoD’s proponent for Container Management

DA’s Executive Agent for LOTS

DoD’s proponent for Families First (HHG & POV Shipments)

TRANSCOM’s Army Force Provider for JTF-PO

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Global Partners

COCOMs

Services

National Partners

CommercialPartners

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How did we get here

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833d HISTORY

1942 – 1958

Seattle Port of Embarkation

Piers 36–39

1958 – 1982

Seattle Army Terminal

Piers 90 - 91

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833d history

1982 – 2004 Port of Tacoma, Pierce County Terminal

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833d HISTORY

2004 – 2007Port of Olympia

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833d HISTORY

2007 - PRESENTTerminal 7 and EB1, Port of Tacoma

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

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CONUS strategic and alternate seaports

Seattle

Mobile

Tacoma

Indian IslandEverett

OlympiaVancouver

Portland

Lamberts Point Docks

833dSeattle

832nd Jacksonville

841st Charleston

836th Yokohama Japan

San Diego

Long Beach

Oakland

MOTCO

Richmond Benicia

San Francisco

Stockton

Port Hueneme

Los Angeles

Anchorage 832nd operates Caribbean &

Central / South Americas

Jacksonville

Panama City

TampaCanaveral

EvergladesManatee

Pensacola

Corpus Christi New Orleans

Pascagoula

Gulfport

842nd Beaumont

BeaumontHouston

Lake Charles

Port Arthur

Galveston

Hampton RoadsPhiladelphia

NY / NJ

CharlestonSavannah

WilmingtonMorehead City

CamdenWilmington

Baltimore

Charleston NWS

MOTSU

Pearl Harbor

Guam

834th MOTCO

Commercial Strategic SeaportsMilitary Strategic SeaportsAlternate Seaports

Grays Harbor

Boston

SewardValdez

Whittier

COL Jeffrey Helmick597th TBDE

599th TBDE

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833d MISSION

The 833d Transportation Battalion provides surfacedeployment/redeployment,

distribution and water terminal operations to directly support and sustain the Warfighter in the Pacific Northwest Area of Responsibility and on order deploys in support of SDDC

missions worldwide

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833d organization

LTC John RedingerCommander

MAJ Jim AndersonExecutive Officer

Ken MillerS-1/4 Admin/Supply

John SeatonS-31 (TCM)

Michael JimenezS-33 (OPS)

Susan PearsonS-5 Plans

Yulin TsangS-6 Info MGMT Spec

Kambria MumphreyAdmin Spt Tech

Isis-Kali WilliamsSupply Tech

Christena LittleTrans OPS Spec

Connan PearsonSys Admin

SGM Rickey PattersonSergeant Major

LT Elbert PamaS-3 OPS Officer

VACANTMCS

Kevin BurnsMCS

Jeff AndrewsMCS

Maggie ChurchTrans Spec

Penny WargoTrans Spec

Victor KimuraTrans Spec

Jerry YaleTrans Spec

SSG Baules-WallaceMovements Supv

Don PerkinsTrans Asst

Roy MillerMCS

Klaus ShelleyTrans Asst

VACANTCAO

Adrian JohnsonS-2 Security (Term)

Damon PoulinMCS

SFC Corey ShulerOPS Sergeant

Brian MaierSys Admin VACANT

Safety Spec (Term)

David HackleyInfo MGMT Spec

Military

Contractors

Civilians Non EE

Civilians EE

LEGEND:

CPT Sheree FittsTraining Officer

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833d Demographics - people

Over 80,000 active military in Puget Sound Area.Over 50,000 Soldiers deployed through JBLMJBLM - Army’s principal CONUS Power Projection Platform west of Rockies

Authorized: 7 military (3 Army Off, 1 Navy Off, 3 Army NCOs) 22 civilian positions

Personnel Make-up: 9 retired military personnel 6 others with military service Average age - 48 Average length of 833d service - over 9 years Longest service in 833d - 36 years Longest DOD service - 41 years

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833d KEY TASKS

Conduct responsive surface Conduct responsive surface distribution operations for the DOD in distribution operations for the DOD in terminals and facilities throughout the terminals and facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest

Coordinate AOR port facilities and pay Coordinate AOR port facilities and pay DOD bills for port servicesDOD bills for port services

Single Port Manager for Joint Single Port Manager for Joint deployments within our AORdeployments within our AOR

Train and assist deploying units to Train and assist deploying units to meet HAZMAT requirements and to meet HAZMAT requirements and to achieve movement information achieve movement information accuracyaccuracy

Coordinate RSOI for Alaskan Coordinate RSOI for Alaskan organizations moving within CONUSorganizations moving within CONUS

Be prepared to deploy and support Be prepared to deploy and support SDDC missions worldwide SDDC missions worldwide

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833d DEMOGRAPHICS – Area of responsibility

7 Key Marine Terminals in AOR 7 Key Marine Terminals in AOR (Tacoma, Olympia, Grays Harbor, Seattle, Everett, Portland, and Vancouver)

2 “Strategic Seaports” – Tacoma & Naval Magazine Indian Island2 “Strategic Seaports” – Tacoma & Naval Magazine Indian Island

Tacoma/Seattle Combined = 3Tacoma/Seattle Combined = 3rdrd Largest Container Port in US Largest Container Port in US

Pacific Northwest is the Gateway to the PacificPacific Northwest is the Gateway to the Pacific

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Port of TacomaDesignated

PNW Strategic Port

Army Reserve Center

Terminal 7East Blair 1

(EB1) Terminal

• Close Proximity (15 miles) to JBLM (PPP)• Signed Port Planning Order to Support DoD• 3000 Acre Port Facility• 13,000 LF Deep Draft Berths for 17 Vessels• Four Intermodal Yards – Unit train capable• Major Highways (I-5 & I-90) and Rail Access• 18 Locomotives (UP, BNSF, Tacoma Rail)• 600 man ILWU Labor Available• 6th Largest Container Port in US• Strong Port Security & Tacoma Police Dept• 690 Acres Undeveloped - Room to Expand• Can meet DOD PPO Outload Requirements

BL - No other port in PNW with as much capability to support DoD

requirements as the Port of Tacoma!

Terminal 3-4

Blair Terminal

Fabulich Center

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Naval magazine, indian island (NMII)

Established: 1941Location: 100 Miles Northwest of Ft LewisSize: 2,716 Acres

Mission: Provide Ordnance Logistics Services to the Ships of the U.S. Armed Forcesin the Pacific Northwest (PNW)

Provide Strategic Port of Embarkation / Debarkation Services for the Containerized Ammunition Distribution System (CADS)

Designated PNW Strategic Ammo Port Pier

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PNW Operational environment

Transportation Congestion Rail & Highway

Limited Break-bulk (Tacoma)Anti-War Activists

Sail time from CONUS to SWATrained & available labor1st Corps & JBLMWest Coast PPPMultiple capable ports available

PROs CONs

Port of Everett

Port of Grays Harbor

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Operational EnvironmentPort Military Resistance

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Where are we going

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HQ relocation

• Moves Battalion from Seattle to Tacoma - 32 miles closer to JBLM• Increases ability for west coast strategic/Warfighter requirements• Deepens partnership with designated Strategic Seaport (Tacoma)• Most capable seaport and with room to grow• Promotes assured access and investment in port infrastructure• Improves battalion operational productivity

Planned RelocationOCT-NOV

2011

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DDST readiness

•833d has provided DDST support since 1999, with at least three or more personnel deployed in support of SDDC operations outside of our Area of Responsibility.

•1999 El Salvador•2001 Puerto Rico, Australia, Guatemala & Norfolk, VA•2003 Qatar (5 months), San Diego & Beaumont, TX•2007 Fort Irwin, California•2008 Peru, San Diego, CA•2009 Port Arthur, TX•2010 Haiti (2 months)•2010 – 2011 (1 Year) FT Knox, KY and FT Benning, GA

2010-Haiti 2009 – Port Arthur, TX 2008 - Peru

2003 - Qatar

1999 – El Salvador

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