Creating a U'S' Army

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Creating a U.S. Army Center of Excellence for
Petroleum
Lonnie Ashbrook Director, Army Petroleum Center
Oct 2002
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Tank-automotive Armaments COMmand
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Why? - Army petroleum functions
fragmented -- HQDA staffing decrease (focal
point in past) -- Need better integration of
staff/field -- Center for POL life cycle
management - DLA (DESC) moving forward as
executive agent - CONOPS Pending - CG TACOM
interest in effectiveness
Tasking - Establishment of USAPC liaison team
collocated with DESC and other SCPs at Ft
Belvoir - Develop a concept plan for
establishment of Petroleum Center of Excellence
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Center of Excellence
LOGSA AOAP
TARDEC FL
TACOM CBO/CBU
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Proposed Phases

• Phase I Establish Liaison Team at Belvoir.
• Phase II Establish Interim APCE with military
  positions and AOAP.
• Phase III Finalize organizational structure and
  location(s) of APCE.

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Current
PM PAWS
TACOM
TARDEC
CBO
12
CBU
2
12
TFLRF
33
16
6
9
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Phase 1, Liaison Team at DESC
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Phase 2, Interim APCE
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Phase 3, Final APCE
TARDEC
CBO
Matrix IPT
Directors Office
AOAP
Field Support
Lab
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Army Initiatives
DOD Integrated Plan for Bulk Petroleum Alternative
Fuels Enhanced Fuel Distribution Study Petroleum
Operations Concept Study Installation Management
Transformation Executive Agency