Military Traffic Management Command reorganizes
ALEXANDRIA, VA. (USTCNS) -- A major reorganization of the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) will streamline functions and speed transportation processes.
Beginning Oct. 1, the Alexandria, Va., based Army headquarters will begin to reduce its organizational structure and support processes. At the same time, MTMC will standardize the military and civilian staffing at its 24 water ports.
Congressional notification was completed July 28.
The reorganization was approved by Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, MTMC commander, following an extensive study.
"We need to do this to keep pace with changes in the transportation industry and to leverage efficiencies provided by automation," said Privratsky.
The changes were proposed in early April by a working group of MTMC commanders and a study team from the Logistics Management Institute, of McLean, Va.
Since then, Privratsky has been reviewing the recommendations with different segments of the MTMC organization including employees, managers, commanders, union representatives and Congressional staffers.
"This is re-engineering that provides increased productivity and speed to our operations," said Privratsky. "It reduces layering in our organization.
"We must implement these changes to maintain our cutting edge of transportation support to the Department of Defense."
The reorganization will trim approximately 200 positions -- or 9 percent -- of MTMC's 2,355 work force. The job cuts include: military, civilian and foreign national employees.
All the reorganizational changes and cuts will take place in fiscal year 2001 -- Oct. 1, 2000 - Sept. 30, 2001.
All efforts will be made to assist displaced employees, said Bob Hardiman, director, personnel and logistics.
"Affected employees have a number of support options available to them," said Hardiman. "We will provide them all the assistance we can."
The job cuts come from two major reorganizational themes:
* The centralization of MTMC supply, finance and personnel positions to MTMC Headquarters.
* The standardization of the civilian and military staffing in MTMC's transportation units worldwide.
Under the reorganization, all finance work will become the
responsibility of MTMC Headquarters.
Overall impact of the proposed actions is the reduction of
approximately 60 authorized positions, many in finance, personnel and supply positions in the field transportation battalions.
Economies of scale will allow MTMC's financial processes to be accomplished with no increase in personnel, said Johnnie Fisher, director, resource management. This work includes manpower documentation, budgeting and invoice processing.
"Approximately 43 finance specialists now working for the Deployment Support Command at Fort Eustis will now work directly for MTMC Headquarters," said Fisher. "They will remain in Fort Eustis close to the operators who are integral to the documentation process."
A second major part of the reorganization is the standardization of MTMC's transportation units.
A study team of MTMC commanders recommended standardizing the military and civilian staffing levels of transportation units. Currently, the Military Traffic Management Command's battalions vary in strength from 19-to-84.
The reorganization focuses on two major Military Traffic Management Command organizational structures:
* MTMC twin command groups: The 598th Transportation Group, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and the 599th Transportation Group, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii.
* MTMC's operational battalions, companies and detachments in the United States and around the world.
The groups will be reorganized to near-similar structures and job titles. The 598th Transportation Group will lose approximately 30 positions while the 599th Transportation Group will lose two positions.
Under the proposal, MTMC battalions will be reorganized into standard 26-member organizations. The battalion's subordinate company and detachment units will also be affected.
The Battalion Evaluation Group selected 26 as an optimum number for a water port concentrating on the core missions of terminal operations and traffic management.
As a consequence of this change, most MTMC water port locations will decrease in size -- a few will increase in size.
Other savings will result from consolidating liner documentation. The responsibility for documentation for container movements via commercial carriers will move to headquarters.
Overall, the cuts include military staffing levels. As many as 28 soldiers in the rank of private first class to sergeant will be reassigned to Army warfighter units.
The return of lower ranking soldiers to the force was a specific recommendation of the Battalion Evaluation Group.
"We all feel their place is in the regular force," said Lt. Col. Prescott Marshall, 834th Transportation Battalion; Concord, Calif.
"At the private first class to sergeant level," said Marshall, "a regular unit assignment is in the best interest of the Army and their own career development."
Marshall was a member of the Battalion Evaluation Group, led by Lt. Col. Kathleen Pedersen, former commander of the 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa, Japan. Other members included: Lt. Col. Kevin Davis, 831st Transportation Battalion, Southwest Asia; and Lt. Col. Mike Schiller,841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, S.C.
The changes also include several major reconfigurations to MTMC units. These include:
* The 596th Transportation Group, Beaumont, Texas, will convert to a standard battalion. The organization will drop in size from 42-to-26. Reductions include two soldiers and 15 civilians. The new unit commander will be a lieutenant colonel in lieu of a colonel. One officer will be added to the organizational structure.
* The 842nd Transportation Battalion, Fort Monmouth, N.J., will convert to a company. The organization will drop in size from 32-to-17. Reductions include one officer and 15 civilians. The new unit commander will be a major -- in lieu of a lieutenant colonel. One soldier will be added to the organizational structure.
* The 956th Transportation Company, Anchorage, Alaska, will convert to a detachment of the 833rd Transportation Battalion, Seattle, Wash. The unit commander's position will be eliminated.
Other MTMC port units will gain in strength.
As an example, the 831st Transportation Battalion, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, will gain 12 positions -- two soldiers and 10 civilians. The 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno, Italy, will gain 10 positions. The unit will gain six civilians and six foreign national workers -- it will lose two soldiers. (FROM MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS).
Beginning Oct. 1, the Alexandria, Va., based Army headquarters will begin to reduce its organizational structure and support processes. At the same time, MTMC will standardize the military and civilian staffing at its 24 water ports.
Congressional notification was completed July 28.
The reorganization was approved by Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky, MTMC commander, following an extensive study.
"We need to do this to keep pace with changes in the transportation industry and to leverage efficiencies provided by automation," said Privratsky.
The changes were proposed in early April by a working group of MTMC commanders and a study team from the Logistics Management Institute, of McLean, Va.
Since then, Privratsky has been reviewing the recommendations with different segments of the MTMC organization including employees, managers, commanders, union representatives and Congressional staffers.
"This is re-engineering that provides increased productivity and speed to our operations," said Privratsky. "It reduces layering in our organization.
"We must implement these changes to maintain our cutting edge of transportation support to the Department of Defense."
The reorganization will trim approximately 200 positions -- or 9 percent -- of MTMC's 2,355 work force. The job cuts include: military, civilian and foreign national employees.
All the reorganizational changes and cuts will take place in fiscal year 2001 -- Oct. 1, 2000 - Sept. 30, 2001.
All efforts will be made to assist displaced employees, said Bob Hardiman, director, personnel and logistics.
"Affected employees have a number of support options available to them," said Hardiman. "We will provide them all the assistance we can."
The job cuts come from two major reorganizational themes:
* The centralization of MTMC supply, finance and personnel positions to MTMC Headquarters.
* The standardization of the civilian and military staffing in MTMC's transportation units worldwide.
Under the reorganization, all finance work will become the
responsibility of MTMC Headquarters.
Overall impact of the proposed actions is the reduction of
approximately 60 authorized positions, many in finance, personnel and supply positions in the field transportation battalions.
Economies of scale will allow MTMC's financial processes to be accomplished with no increase in personnel, said Johnnie Fisher, director, resource management. This work includes manpower documentation, budgeting and invoice processing.
"Approximately 43 finance specialists now working for the Deployment Support Command at Fort Eustis will now work directly for MTMC Headquarters," said Fisher. "They will remain in Fort Eustis close to the operators who are integral to the documentation process."
A second major part of the reorganization is the standardization of MTMC's transportation units.
A study team of MTMC commanders recommended standardizing the military and civilian staffing levels of transportation units. Currently, the Military Traffic Management Command's battalions vary in strength from 19-to-84.
The reorganization focuses on two major Military Traffic Management Command organizational structures:
* MTMC twin command groups: The 598th Transportation Group, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and the 599th Transportation Group, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii.
* MTMC's operational battalions, companies and detachments in the United States and around the world.
The groups will be reorganized to near-similar structures and job titles. The 598th Transportation Group will lose approximately 30 positions while the 599th Transportation Group will lose two positions.
Under the proposal, MTMC battalions will be reorganized into standard 26-member organizations. The battalion's subordinate company and detachment units will also be affected.
The Battalion Evaluation Group selected 26 as an optimum number for a water port concentrating on the core missions of terminal operations and traffic management.
As a consequence of this change, most MTMC water port locations will decrease in size -- a few will increase in size.
Other savings will result from consolidating liner documentation. The responsibility for documentation for container movements via commercial carriers will move to headquarters.
Overall, the cuts include military staffing levels. As many as 28 soldiers in the rank of private first class to sergeant will be reassigned to Army warfighter units.
The return of lower ranking soldiers to the force was a specific recommendation of the Battalion Evaluation Group.
"We all feel their place is in the regular force," said Lt. Col. Prescott Marshall, 834th Transportation Battalion; Concord, Calif.
"At the private first class to sergeant level," said Marshall, "a regular unit assignment is in the best interest of the Army and their own career development."
Marshall was a member of the Battalion Evaluation Group, led by Lt. Col. Kathleen Pedersen, former commander of the 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa, Japan. Other members included: Lt. Col. Kevin Davis, 831st Transportation Battalion, Southwest Asia; and Lt. Col. Mike Schiller,841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, S.C.
The changes also include several major reconfigurations to MTMC units. These include:
* The 596th Transportation Group, Beaumont, Texas, will convert to a standard battalion. The organization will drop in size from 42-to-26. Reductions include two soldiers and 15 civilians. The new unit commander will be a lieutenant colonel in lieu of a colonel. One officer will be added to the organizational structure.
* The 842nd Transportation Battalion, Fort Monmouth, N.J., will convert to a company. The organization will drop in size from 32-to-17. Reductions include one officer and 15 civilians. The new unit commander will be a major -- in lieu of a lieutenant colonel. One soldier will be added to the organizational structure.
* The 956th Transportation Company, Anchorage, Alaska, will convert to a detachment of the 833rd Transportation Battalion, Seattle, Wash. The unit commander's position will be eliminated.
Other MTMC port units will gain in strength.
As an example, the 831st Transportation Battalion, Bahrain, Southwest Asia, will gain 12 positions -- two soldiers and 10 civilians. The 839th Transportation Battalion, Livorno, Italy, will gain 10 positions. The unit will gain six civilians and six foreign national workers -- it will lose two soldiers. (FROM MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS).
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