Evaluation of the DoD’s Capabilities to Effectively Carry out Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Operations and Exercises

(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Chief of Staff of the Army conduct a review of Army units responsible for conducting joint logistics over-the-shore missions and determine what recommendations should be made to the Secretary of the Army on force structure, training, and equipment acquisition and maintenance to meet the Army's requirement to conduct joint logistics over-the-shore. At a minimum, the Chief of Staff's recommendations should include the development and implementation of an action plan to improve the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) readiness to meet established Service manning, training, and equipment readiness standards, as well as any future joint mission essential tasks developed by the geographic combatant commands.

(U) Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command develop and implement a plan to meet their assigned responsibilities as the Joint Deployment and Distribution Coordinator for the DoD's joint logistics over-the-shore capabilities in accordance with DoD Instruction 5158.06, "Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise Planning and Operations." At a minimum, the plan should include requirements to coordinate with the geographic combatant commanders, Military Services, and Joint Staff to develop, implement, and annually refine both joint and Service-specific mission-essential task lists for the DoD's joint logistics over-the-shore capability.

(U) Rec. 3.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command develop and implement a plan to meet their assigned responsibilities as the Joint Deployment and Distribution Coordinator for the DoD's joint logistics over-the-shore capabilities in accordance with DoD Instruction 5158.06, "Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise Planning and Operations." At a minimum, the plan should include requirements to establish and chair a joint logistics over-the-shore working groupthat meets annually to identify and address gaps by aligning joint logistics over-the-shore planning, programming, budgeting, and execution functions with projected combatant command operational requirements. Membership in the working group should include representatives from the geographic combatant command planning cells, Military Service financial managers, and subject matter experts from the DoD's joint logistics over-the-shore-capable units.