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ply Center is established to serve the Fleet with balanced material logistics support. Each center will consist of several specialized stocking points for the various categories of materials coordinated by a Supply Corps officer-in-command.

Through this military command, coordination control and management of common services such as labor transportation and waterfront facilities, the Supply officer-incommand insures effectiveness of support of forces assigned with economy of effort. The specialized stocking point still remains responsive to the supply-demand control point for their material. Controlled by their respective commanders, other supply activities, such as Supply Departments of Shipyards, Air Stations, and Inland Supply Depots, furnish local material logistic support.

In addition, Inland Supply Depots store reserve materials and back-up stocks for coastal supply activities.

RESULTS OF THE PLAN

Implementation of the Plan had the following results: The Chief of BuSandA was assigned the responsibility for the performance of the supply functions in the Naval Supply System and vested with the necessary authority to discharge his responsibilities, with the advice of the technical bureaus, subject to policy control, supervision, direction and evaluation of effort by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations.

BuSandA was reorganized into the three main groups outlined earlier in this chapter.

There was established a single point of contact within each Bureau to insure adequate liaison between that Bureau, the Chief of BuSandA, and the corresponding office or offices. An example of this is the BuS&A Aviation Supply Liaison Division.

The following "supply offices" were established by SecNav, jointly responsible to the Chief of the technical bureau concerned, and the Chief of BuSandA, to admin

ister within the Naval Supply System the supply of the particular type of material concerned.

Ordnance Supply Office.

Yards and Docks Supply Office.

Medical Supply Office.

Ships' Parts Supply Office.
Electronics Supply Office.

Searchlight Supply Office.
Gyro Supply Office.
Submarine Supply Office.
General Supply Office.
Provisions Supply Office.
Ship's Store Supply Office.
Clothing Supply Office.
Aviation Supply Office.

Categories of material of a replenishable nature may be included in the Navy Supply System when jointly decided upon by the cognizant technical bureau and the chief of BuSandA.

The procurement of replenishable items in the Navy Supply System is financed by the Naval Stock Fund to the extent permitted by its capital and in accordance with schedules jointly prepared and agreed upon by the Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and the Technical Bureaus concerned.

All field supply activities were organized as follows: 1. Major fleet and overseas supply support activities, such as Naval Supply Centers.

2. Other major supply activities, such as Naval Supply Depots, Naval Special Supply Depots, or supply departments as appropriate.

Specific supply activities have been established as follows:

1. Naval Supply Center, New York-assigned the mission of providing efficient material logistic support to off-shore naval bases in the Atlantic, assigned elements of the Atlantic Fleet, and

assigned shore stations in terms of all types of naval materials.

2. Naval Supply Center, Norfolk-assigned the mission of providing efficient material logistic support to the Atlantic Fleet, assigned off-shore naval bases in the Atlantic, and assigned shore stations in terms of all types of naval materials.

3. Naval Supply Center, Oakland-assigned the mission of providing efficient material logistic support

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Figure 23.-Loading supplies aboard a major airfleet unit.

to the Pacific Fleet, off-shore naval bases in the Pacific (less North Pacific), and assigned shore stations in terms of all types of naval materials. 4. Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound-assigned the mission of providing efficient material logistic support of off-shore naval bases in the North Pacific, assigned elements of the Pacific Fleet, and assigned shore stations in terms of all types of naval materials.

Thus, under four levels of control, the Navy Supply System operates on an all-Navy basis covering all types of Navy material under the technical cognizance of the bureaus. BuSandA has a coordinating responsibility for the supply functions of the system through joint direction of the Supply Demand Control Points and liaison contact with each technical bureau, and also technical as well as supply responsibilities for fuel, general stores, clothing, ships' store stock, and provisions.

THE AVIATION SUPPLY OFFICE

Our reference to the Aviation Supply Office in the discussion of the Naval Establishment and the Naval Aviation Organization explained its relative position. ASO was again mentioned in the discussion of the Navy Supply System. Its function within this system may be considered representative of those assigned to the other Supply Depot Control Points for the type of material which each controls. A detailed analysis of ASO's functions and organization will serve to acquaint Aviation Supply personnel with their "home office."

This discussion is considerably detailed, particularly as regards the Stock Control Group-called the "heart of ASO"-because it lays the foundation for developing the Aviation Supply System.

The Aviation Supply Office is a joint agency of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and the Bureau of

Aeronautics, and charged with the exercise of inventory control for aviation material

The detailed responsibilities of ASO were established by SecNav letter of 24 June 1944, as amended by SecNav letter of 7 December 1944. These letters are often referred to as "ASO's Charter."

Functions of ASO

To effect proper integration of and provide more effective control for that part of the aeronautical program pertaining to Aviation Supply, the Mission of ASO was established to include the following functions:

1. Estimation of aeronautical requirements, based upon the current airplane program of all aeronautical material, with the exception of:

a. Complete aircraft and engines.

b. Complete aircraft engines except target pilotless
aircraft.

c. Technical training film, and training literature.
d. Complete catapults, catapult dead loads, and
arresting engines.

e. Helium gas and specialized helium gas containers.
f. All government furnished property required by
aircraft manufacturers.

g. All material having the class cognizance symbol "V"

2. Procurement of all aeronautical material, with the following exceptions:

a. That described in the preceding list.

b. Component parts, accessories, and spare parts peculiar to and initially procured concurrently

with complete aircraft and new-model engines. 3. Maintenance of a complete file of ASO and BuAer contracts, letters of intent, amendments, extensions, and such distribution of copies of documents as necessary to Navy field activities.

4. Stock control of aeronautical material at all avia

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