CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATION The basic organization of the Department of the Navy (DON) is very important to new members of the Navy. If you know the organizational structure, it will help you understand the reasons for certain policies and procedures in the Navy. The Basic Military Requirements training manual provides the organizational breakdown and applicable explanations for the Navy. It also includes the basic organizational elements of shipboard and aircraft squadron organization. The Airman training manual explains the basic organizational structure for certain aviation activities. The activities include air wings, aviation squadrons, naval air stations, and aircraft maintenance departments. The information provided in this chapter complements those organizations listed in the Basic Military Requirements and Airman training manuals. You should thoroughly understand these organizations before reading the rest of this chapter. In the daily operations of the Navy, we use more than two million kinds of supplies. Sometimes a customer may need a unique item. There are usually many different Navy units throughout the world that use the same kind of items. Because of the widespread need for the same items, the Navy Supply System exists. The Navy Supply System is part of the larger Federal Supply System that manages more than four million different items. The activities where AKs work manage only a few items. Knowing the functions of the Navy Supply System organizations will help you understand how your job relates in managing these items. Also, you will learn how your job links to other commands, bureaus, or offices in the Federal Supply System. For example, when ordering material, you must know the procedures for getting items. You must also know who wrote the requisitioning procedures and where they tit in the supply organization. When submitting requisitions, you must know where to send the requisitions for material required for stock or by customers. You must also know what section of the organization processes the requisitions and follow-ups. This is the same as knowing the point of contact. Having a point of contact will make your job easier. THE NAVY SUPPLY SYSTEM As the Navy Supply System has evolved, the organization for supply management has similarly evolved. The organization has developed to respond to the changing working requirements. The management part of the Navy Supply System organization consist of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition). This office is responsible for supervising the Navy-wide policy in production, procurement, supply, and disposal of material. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is responsible for planning and determining material support needs of operating forces. This includes equipment, weapons or weapons systems, material, supplies, facilities, maintenance, and support services. The Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (COMNAVSUP) is responsible for providing material support to the Navy and Marine Corps. Figure 1-1 illustrates the Department of the Navy organization. The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP- SYSCOM) provides supply mamgement policies and methods to activities of the Navy and Marine Corps. This command is also known as NAVSUP, and is the top level of the Naval Supply System. See figure 1-2 for list of NAVSUP functions. INVENTORY CONTROL POINTS Navy inventory managers are those organizational elements responsible for managing assigned groups of material. The primary function of an inventory manager is to assure proper balance between supply and demand. Navy inventory managers can be broadly classified into two groups. The first group includes Navy commands whose principal mission is program management of weapons systems and major items. These commands manage limited numbers of items for which acquisition and continued control are essential to accomplishing their mission. These commands are the Hardware Systems Commands, Project Offices, Navy Training Systems Center, and the Military Sealift Command. The second group includes the inventory control points under the Naval Supply Systems Command. These are the Navy Aviation Supply Office ASO and Navy Ship’s Parts Control Center (SPCC). The following 1-1