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COL Donald Wols Director of Logistics, J4

SUSTAINING THE SOF WARRIOR IN A DYNAMIC OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

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Accelerating SOF InnovationSPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

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• USSOCOM and J4 organization• Global SOF Support to Global Threats• SOF Logistics overview• GLO• Questions

Agenda

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Command Relationships

U. S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND(USSOCOM)

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NAVALSPECIAL

WARFARECOMMAND

ARMYSPECIAL

OPERATIONSCOMMAND

AIR FORCESPECIAL

OPERATIONSCOMMAND

MARINE CORPSSPECIAL

OPERATIONSCOMMAND

JOINTSPECIAL

OPERATIONSCOMMAND

Command Relationships

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ARSOF

• Raiders• RECON• Intel OPS

NAVSOFAFSOF MARSOF

ARFOR AIRFOR NAVFOR MARFOR

USASOC AFSOC NSW MARSOC

• NSWTG• JSOAC• JSOAD

• SOTF• AOB• ODA

Geographic CombatantCommand (GCC)

USSOCOM

Joint Special Operations Command

(JSOC)

Theater Special Operations Command

(TSOC)

SOJTF-ASOJTF-ISOJTF-K

CJSOTFJSOTF

Command C2 Organization

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Directorate of Logist ics

Deputy J4

USSOCOM J4Director

of LogisticsUS Army Materiel Command LNO

USTRANSCOM LNO

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Defense Logistics Agency LNO/DLA Energy LNO

Product Support Management Division

(J42)

Plans & Operations Division(J43/5)

Sustainment Integration Division

(J44)

MaterielManagement Division

(J41)

Strategic LogisticsDivision

(J47)

Matrix Supportto SOF AT&L PEOs/PMs

Acquisition Life Cycle Management

Matrix Support to J3/J5Current/Future Ops

Integrated Contingency Plans

CCMD Campaign PlansGlobal Campaign Plans

Core LogisticsProperty Oversight

Global Force Mgt/GSOSInnovation

Strategic TransportationMaintenance

Munitions

Policy/Doctrine/StrategySOF Logistics Education

ExercisesOCS Support

ACSAEquipment Readiness

Authorization MgtSupply Chain Mgt

CatalogingInventory MgtProgram MgtLOG IT Tools

JOS

Deployment Cell(“D-Cell”)

USAF Command Bare Base Unit

Exercise SupportContingency Support

SERVICE SERVICE COCOM/SERVICE COCOMCOCOM/SERVICE COCOM/SERVICE

Operational Engineer Cell(J4-Engineer)

Operational EngineeringPolicy/Strategy

TrainingEquipping

COCOM/SERVICE COCOM/SERVICE

Sensitive ActivitiesDivision

(J4-X)

Sensitive Activities

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SOF Truths1. Humans are more important than Hardware2. Quality is better than Quantity3. Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced4. Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur5. Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance

J4 Logist ics Mission

Shape and set conditions for logistics and materiel solutions to sustain global SOF operations.

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Global SOF Logist ics Support

SOCOM Directed PrioritiesCounter-Violent Extremist Organizations

Counter Peer/Near PeerCountering Weapons of

Mass Destruction

J4 Focus AreasEnterprise Materiel Management: Accountability vs Visibility

Log Planning Initiatives: Analog vs DigitalGlobal Special Operations Synchronization (GSOS): Informed by Logistics Integration

Alternate DoD Construction Authority (ADCA): SOF Contracting AuthorityLog Support to Sensitive Activities (SA

Interagency PartnershipsBuilding Partner Nation Relationships

ChallengesData “Boundaries” across GCCs and Services

Synchronization of Global SupportCapturing and registering demand signal

Leveraging existing DoD enterprise log capacity

SOCOM Enterprise• 70,000 SOF• 12,000 Contractors• 8,000 SOF Deployed

Protect the Homeland • Counter-WMD

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5th SOF Truth: Most Special Operations Require Non-SOF Assistance.

DOD Joint Logistics Enterprise Strategic Partners

• Joint Staff• Services • DLA• USTRANSCOM• AMC• Industry• US Corps of Engineers

Theater Executive Agent/Lead Component

• OCS • BOS• MILCON• Engineers• Intra-theater Lift

• Service Provided Combat Service Support (CSS)• Inter-agency (Title 22)• Coalition• Host Nation

Classes of Supply

• Class I─ Subsistence─ Fresh potable water

• Class II• Class III

─ Fuel, oil, lubricants• Class IV

─ Construction Material• Class V

─ Ammunition• Class VI

─ Personal demand items• Class VIII

─ Medical materiel• Class IX

─ Repair parts

Contracting Services

• Electrical power• Trash removal• Telephone services• Heavy equipment• Interpreters• Shower services• Billeting services• Latrine services• Vehicle rentals

Funding Authorities

MFP-2 = Service providedMFP-11 = SO peculiar

Logist ics in Support of SOF

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~30 Ships in Use Daily = 9.9M SF Container Capacity = 172 football fields

Desired End-State: An application-based tool that enables USSOCOM to develop concepts of support for global operations. Using predictive analytics,artificial intelligence, machine-learning computers, cloud, block chain secure backbones, GLO will allow SOF to see themselves now, plan for the future, and react to emerging requirements; USSOCOM J4 seeks to revolutionize logistics planning -- providing flexible solutions, and rapid decision making to mitigate risk before it occurs.

Must (Transform) to Sustain SOF, Proactive, Predictive, and Reliable Logistics

UNCLASSIFIED Global Logistics Overview (GLO) Changing The Logistics Paradigm through A.I. and Machine Learning

Global Logistics and Distribution Network (The Complexity)

Disparate Data

RequirementCapability

Understanding

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QuestionsQuestions?

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