DESCServices Quality Conference Presentation

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DESC/Services Quality Conference Presentation
Tri-Service User Group

• Richard Kamin
• 2-3 March 05

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Mission Statement

• To integrate and coordinate weapon system
  requirements with POL products/related chemicals
  and their applications to ensure the operational
  readiness/affordability of legacy systems and
  emerging technologies

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Tri-Service POL User Group Charter

• Draft Charter currently out for signature
• DCS/Installations and Logistics, A4 USAF
• Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 USA
• Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N4
  Navy
• Membership includes
• Service Control Points
• Service POL RO
• Service LSC
• Collaborations with Class III Bulk Petroleum EA
  for information exchange, joint actions and
  project partnering

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Objectives

• Harmonize Service unique POL requirements/policies
  /procedures
• Advise EA on Weapon System POL requirements
• Program Offices on POL logistics considerations
  and capabilities
• Optimize Service POL Research and Development
  Efforts
• Coordinate Service Information and Data Exchange

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Recent Accomplishments

• Tri-Service coordinated letter to DESC for
  support to DESC-B automation efforts
• Coordinated Submission of Filterability Project
• Coordination of Issues
• ASTM
• NATO
• ASCC

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Current On-going efforts

• Filter Issue Harmonization
• Development of QPL for MIL-PRF-52308
• Change-out times
• Development of Additive Approval Process
• Laboratory Capability Assessment
• EU Sulfur Coordination
• Unique Service project coordination
• Additive Deletion Study
• JP-8100
• Jet A Study
• Single Fuel-At-Sea
• Captured Fuels
• Mobile Laboratories

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Emerging Technologies
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Concerns

• Processes needing improvement
• Waiver requests
• Investigations
• Central procurement of common items
• NSN 6640-00-967-0500
• Coordination with EA Quality IPT