Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool MRTT

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Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT)
Automating the Coast Guards Mobilization Process

• CWO Ray Dalton
• MLCA pf-1

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Issue

• Until Recently the Coast Guard was the
• Only Armed Service without a Mobilization System
• We were using archaic, antiquated paper systems
  and spreadsheets
• There was no uniform way of tracking mobilized
  resources
• There was duplication of efforts, CG wide
• There was miscommunication amongst CG units
• Reporting was very difficult

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The Life of MRTT

• Program Manager for MRTT is CG-533
• Chief of Staff gives go ahead on 6 July 2006
• Version 1.1 deployment 1 April 2008
• Mixed use of MRTT during Gustav Ike Responses
• Version 1.2 deployed 14 October 2008
• Version 1.3 scheduled to deployed 2 February 2009
• Version 1.4 and 1.5 by April and June 2009
  respectively
• Transfer PM of MRTT to CG-1 by 1 July 2008
• Field Manager FORCECOM ?

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What Can MRTT Do?

• Assigns AC, RC, Civilians, Auxiliary and NON-CG
  Personnel
• Allows CPRL Visibility
• Reduces/eliminates Miscommunications
• Provides standard Means of tracking mobilized
  resources
• Matches competencies to requirements (CPRL)
• Reports are easy and efficient
• Monitors and Reports Personnel flows

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The Need for MRTT

• Reserve Strategic
• Assessment Team
• Report
• MRTT

CIAO 9 and 10 GAO Audit 03-921
Efficient Effective
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Use of MRTT
2008 Midwest Floods, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Daily Ops

• 2008 Midwest Floods, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
• Limited initial success ISC St. Louis/MLCA
  primary user
• Within days of Ikes devastating landfall, at
  Galveston
• ISC St. Louis NOLA, D8 IMT, MLCA fully
  utilizing
• Approximately 700 AC, RC, and Civilians processed
  into MRTT
• MLCA using MRTT on daily basis

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Benefits of MRTT

• Unified way of tracking mobilized CG resources
• Reduce / Eliminate duplicative efforts
• Reduce/ Eliminate Miscommunication between CG
  units
• Web-base Architecture Integrated Into USCG Data
  Network
• Reporting becomes easy and efficient
• More visibility of the CPRL
• Supports all contingencies and normal operations

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MRTT Makeup

• 3 Modules
• Requirements Tracking Module - identify
  temporary/contingency needs
• Sourcing Module select members to satisfy
  requirements
• Member Processing Module MOB/DEMOB processing
  and tracking

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MRTT Role Relationship
Requestor
RTM MODULE
Contingency or Operational Need occurs
CPRL Planner
Requests a CPRL/IA and completes all the
information for that requirement
Approver
Imports the CPRL
Processor
Approves the requirement
Sourcer
MPM Module
SM Module
Finds a body to fill the requirement
Checks the member IN/OUT
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MRTT Roles

• Anyone with need to have access but most likely
• SPOS
• Current MLC (FORCECOM/OPCOM/PSC(SSB))
• Current ISC (PSSU/District (dxr))
• SECTORS
• DISTRICTS
• Anyone with requirements to activate response
  plans, request personnel support or issuing
  orders (Orders issuing authority)
• MRTT Roles and Responsibilities
• Requestors
• Approvers
• Sourcers
• Member Processors
• CPRL Planners

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Two Types of Requests

• Individual Augmentation (IA) Request
• Contingency Personnel Requirement List (CPRL)
  Request

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Navigation Window
The GOTO Navigation box will allow users to
access any module in the MRTT, based on their
role.
Online MRTT Help
Log Out Button
Navigation window
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Scorecards
Each module in the MRTT has a scorecard associate
with it. The Scorecard is the To-Do List to
that module, and will display all the
requirements that belong to that specific user
role.
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Requirements Tracking Scorecard Displayed
Requirements ready to release RFF message
IA requirements
CPRL requirements
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Sourcing Scorecard Displayed
Requirements ready to release Message Orders
CPRL requirements tasked to your AOR
IA requirements tasked your AOR
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Member Processing Scorecard Displayed
Members ready to process by your SPO
Members in processing by your SPO
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Member Processing Check in/out
Member check in/out window
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Status

• Awaiting extension for Authority to Operate
• MRTT Work Group Workshop
• Drafted ALCOAST
• Drafted COMDTINST
• Pay, Policies Procedures Manual
• Who should own MRTT?
• Recommendation DCMS (CG-1) FORCECOM

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Questions

• Sam Korson CG-5331 202-372-2243
• Samuel.J.Korson_at_uscg.mil
• Ray Dalton MLCA pf-1 757-628-4508
• Raymond.R.Dalton_at_uscg.mil
• Chris Tantillo CG-53 202-646-2409
• Christopher.J.Tantillo_at_uscg.mil