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which the primary mission is supply and (2) ac-
tivities that are components of systems commands
other than NAVSUP or naval operational
activities.
The major activities in which the primary mis-
sion is supply are (1) naval supply centers and
(2) naval supply depots. These activities are
responsible for warehousing, distributing, and
controlling Navy supply materials. In addition to
these activities, the mobile logistics support force
(MLSF) ships act as afloat extensions of the
Navy’s distribution system.
The other activities are strictly supply depart-
ments consisting of (1) naval shipyards, (2) naval
air stations, and (3) naval stations. The mission
of these activities is to provide specialized supply
support to the command at which they are
located.
Navy Supply Centers and
Naval Supply Depots
Navy supply centers (NSCs) and depots
(NSDs) are command organizations that have
been established for the centralized administra-
tion of various types of supply activities. These
supply centers and depots furnish balanced supply
support to fleet units, shore activities, transient
ships, and overseas bases. The centers have, as
components, several depots that stock the various
categories of materials. In addition, a supply
center or depot may have certain other com-
ponents that perform related supply functions.
Navy supply centers are based in CONUS
while Navy supply depots are located overseas
(with the exception of NSD, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania). Military command and coordina-
tion control is exercised by the commanding
officer of the center or depot, but primary
support responsibility of the centers and depots
is exercised by NAVSUP. The departments of any
NSC or NSD with which the senior Ship’s
Serviceman would most frequently come into con-
tact are the inventory control department and
material department.
INVENTORY CONTROL DEPART-
MENT.— The inventory control department
determines material requirements, manages inven-
tories of assigned material, controls material
receipts, and, when a purchase department is not
warranted or approved by NAVSUP, conducts
procurement operations. Within the inventory
control department there are several divisions
that perform the following functions:
. Requirements division—Maintains levels
of activity stocks and stock records, provides
status information, screens and analyzes supply
documents, and performs other related functions.
. Receipt control division—Monitors all
documentation and procedures necessary for the
prompt receipt of material.
. Technical division—Maintains the library
that is used to identify material.
. Purchase division—Determines the
methods for purchasing material and conducts
negotiations for the purchase of supplies and
equipment.
. Customer services division—Provides the
liaison point for fleet and shore customers on
material and service requirements. The customer
services division is usually established when the
volume of fleet or shore customer services is too
great for the requirements division to handle
alone. Otherwise, customer service functions are
performed within the requirements division.
MATERIAL
DEPARTMENT.— The
material department plans and directs the storage,
maintenance, issue, and disposal of materials and,
when a freight terminal department is not. war-
ranted, plans and directs the receiving, shipping,
and shipment control operations. Within the
material department are several divisions that per-
form the following functions:
. Storage division—Determines and main-
tains proper stowage conditions and locations for
material.
. Disposal division—Operates disposal,
scrap, and salvage yards.
. Packing and preservation division—
Performs the packing and marking of material for
domestic or overseas shipment.
. Cold storage division—When established,
performs for subsistence materials the identical
functions assigned to the requirements and storage
divisions.
. Retail
ready supply,
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stores division—Operates
and self-service stores.
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