New York - March 2022: A Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class reads names on a list of Sailors as part of Mass Activation Exercise 2022-1 (MAX 22-1), at Navy Reserve Center New York. About 200 Sailors practiced large group mobilization at NRC NYC over the drill weekend. Figueroa said,"We're getting the experience now. If we're mobilized for real, it will be a lot smoother." (Image: Chief Petty Officer Roger Duncan, Navy Office of Information East) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffThe Navy is setting up a new command that will oversee and manage mobilizations for reservists and active-duty individual augmentees. Service officials stated that the Mobilization and Deployment Support Command (MDSC) would allow for quicker mobilization of the correct number of sailors in order to meet contingencies.
“This is a wholesale reimagining of the legacy, centralized mobilization process and is the realization of the reserve’s shift from operational support through a regionalized center of excellence to a strategic reserve via adaptive, distributed mobilizations,” Rear Adm. Michael J. Steffen, commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, said.
The new command will assume the role of training, oversight and execution of the mobilization process and procedures.
“With the drawdown in missions supporting the Global War on Terror, the return of strategic competition and the new reality of multi-domain warfare, MDSC’s new mission and capabilities now align to the Navy’s focus on decentralizing the mobilization processing from a singular center at MDSC to regional [commands] and other strategic locations,” Steffen said. “Our reserve force is laser-focused on warfighting readiness and our swift transformation will further sharpen our focus on … our ability to fight and win.”
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