CUTTER ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP REPORT

FC-7, the Capability, Standardization and Analysis Division, has been conducting table top exercises with three units, representing medium endurance cutters, air stations, and sectors to examine ways to consolidate and standardize assessment visits. In March, LCDR Jason Ryan, the XO of CGC CAMPBELL, provided iFORCECOM with a post about the table top exercise conducted for medium endurance cutters.

CAPT Matthew Cutts, FC-7’s division chief, has authored a workshop report from the WMEC-270 Consolidated Assessment Work Group. The report provides the work group’s findings from March’s table top exercise in which they wanted to refine the process by which FORCECOM could assess major cutters’ mission readiness as well as recommendations moving forward.

The work group came up with the following findings:

• Overlaps exist between assessment programs resulting in wasted resources ashore and afloat.
• The work group reviewed each assessment checklist for overlaps between programs, and de-conflicted overlaps to minimize redundancies.
• The work group agreed there needs to be a common database for all assessment checklists, and a common checklist format with similar required fields.
• It is suggested that scheduling all assessments in one time period consolidates assessments vice having assessments randomly scattered across inconsistent time frames (e.g. 12-36 months).
• The benefits of consolidating all inspection programs will be a standardized reporting format, increased visibility of results and improved self assessment tools.

Please read the WMEC-270 Consolidated Assessment Workgroup Report and share your thoughts and comments with iFORCECOM.