I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER

Depot Activation and

Interaction of

Acquisition and

Maintenance Mr. Brian Burks

AFSC/LGP

13 NOV 2012

Support

• Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) restructured from

12 to 5 Centers: – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)

PEO Programs: - Mobility - Strategic Systems

- Fighters and Bombers - Tanker

- Agile Combat Support - Business and Enterprise Systems

- ISR and SOF - Armament

- Battle Management - C3I and Networks

Directorates: - AF Security Assistance - Propulsion - High Power Directed Energy

– Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC)

Supply: 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, 635 Supply Chain Operations Wing

Depot Maintenance: OC-ALC, OO-ALC, WR-ALC

– Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

– Air Force Test Center (AFTC)

– Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC)

• Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

• Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

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IOC B A Technology

Development

System Development

& Demonstration

Production &

Deployment

Operations &

Support

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FRP Decision Review

FOC

LRIP/IOT&E

Design Readiness

Review

Program

Initiation

Concept Refinement

ICD

Acquisition

DMI SSOR or

• DSOR Timing

– Strategic Source of Repair (SSOR) completed early in acquisition process

– Source of Repair Assignment (SORA)/Depot Maintenance Interservice (DMI)

complete prior to MS B

– Core capability established NLT IOC + 4

Result

Core determination

Organic and/or Contract

Source of Repair

Maintenance Planning Relationship

to Acquisition Cycle

Depot Activation CORE Workloads

SORA +

MDD

Core Assessment

50/50 Assessment

Candidate Depot

Includes

DSOR

3-year

DSOR reviews

Industrial Capability

Review

Best Value

ICD - Initial Capabilities Document

MDD - Materiel Development Decision

LRIP - Low Rate Initial Production

IOT&E - Initial Operational Test & Evaluation FRP – Full Rate Production

IOC – Initial Operational Capability

FOC – Full Operational Capability

MSB – Milestone B

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Government and Industry

Maintenance and Repair Planning

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Create

Visit

Tear

Down

Inspect

Repair /

Replace

Rebuild

Reinstall

Update

Config

Plan /

Receive

Maintenance Visit

Work Package

Configuration Management Maintenance Planning

Engineering Data Maintenance Execution

Complex Assembly

Repair complex assets with

indentured repairable items

Component

Repair assets with simple

configurations, with no

indentured tracking

Fleet Maintenance

Repair aircraft and forecast

maintenance at the aircraft level

Tail/Serial Number (Unit) Maintenance

Plan

Defines maintenance needs for

installed Serial Number, “As

Configured”

Fleet Maintenance

Plan

Defines maintenance needs for each

asset

Master

Configuration

Position Effectivity

MaintenanceHistory

ConfigurationChanges

Maintenance Engineering

Defines maintenance requirements,

applicability, accomplishment

frequency and associated execution

steps

Demand Plan-planned sales orders, historical

failures, and customer forecasts

Supply Plan-carcass repair, vendor parts, and

serviceable on hand assets

Maintenance Requirements Operations

MaintenanceRoutes

MaintenanceRoutes

Maintenance Requirements

Operations

Unit Configuration

EffectivityPosition

Customers

Sustainment Lifecycle Management

Technology

Mission Needs/Requirements

Provide Mission Support

Solve MICAPs

Deliver Products/Parts

Ensure Operational Readiness

Drive Sustainment in Acq Process

Pre-Milestone A Analysis of Alternatives

Acquisition Strategies

Life Cycle Management Plans

Proper Tech Data Procured

Maintain Products/Parts/SE

Supply Chain Management

Disposal

Cradle to Grave Management

Integrating AFSC into Acq Processes

Acquire Tech Data

Initial Provisioning

Requirements for Repair /Parts/SE

Disposal Decisions

AFRL Partner with LCMC/NWC/Industry

Provide Mission Capabilities

AFRL Partner with AFSC to Provide

Repair Technologies

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Major Touch Points

Challenges

• Depot Activation Funding

– Competing Priorities

• Infrastructure

– Best mix of public/private

– IT solutions

• Human Capital

– Investment

• Enterprise vs. Individual Program

– Leveraging programs for enterprise

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Generating Airpower for the Warfighter

Integrated Product Delivery

Commodities

Weapon Systems

Engines

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