NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Training

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Training refers to workforce training resources provided by NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), the Naval Supply Systems Command field activity responsible for weapon-system supply support. The training supports NAVSUP WSS personnel at its Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sites who learn the supply systems, processes, and message-format disciplines used in weapon-system logistics.

What it is

A NAVSUP WSS training resource covering the systems and processes NAVSUP WSS personnel use in their jobs. Publicly documented NAVSUP WSS training activity includes process-improvement instruction (for example, Lean Six Sigma "White Belt" training delivered by the command's Strategic Management and Improvement Office) and a "Secrets to Success" internal training series covering topics such as Performance Based Logistics, Strategic Supplier Management, Supply Chain Transformation, and International Programs.

Who operates it

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, a NAVSUP Enterprise field activity headquartered at Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg with a major site at Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, and additional presence supporting Norfolk-based work.

Access

NAVSUP's official site-wide access-information page states that access to secure (non-public) NAVSUP-owned content, tools, training, or systems requires a DoD-compliant Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate — issued with a Common Access Card (CAC) — registered with the NAVSUP master directory, and that some systems additionally require a System Authorization Access Request (SAAR) for role-based access. New NAVSUP WSS personnel are directed to submit a SAAR-N form, typically with a government sponsor, as part of onboarding. This directory's link is a NAVSUP internal short-link (a `navsup.navy.mil/public/navsup/url/...` redirect), a format NAVSUP uses for both public and access-controlled destinations, so the specific landing page could not be independently confirmed. Given NAVSUP's stated policy that training resources fall under the CAC/PKI access requirement, this entry is treated as CAC-required rather than fully public pending confirmation.

How logisticians use it

NAVSUP WSS civilian and military personnel, and in some cases partner-nation logistics officers hosted through Navy Supply Corps School programs, use NAVSUP WSS training to build proficiency in weapon-system supply support functions — correct message formats, document discipline, submission procedures, and the supply-chain and asset-visibility tools NAVSUP WSS operates (such as those reached through the NAVSUP WSS Supply Support Portal).

Related systems

Related to other NAVSUP WSS-operated resources in this directory, including the NAVSUP WSS Supply Support Portal (NSSP) and NAVSUP WSS Asset Visibility, which NAVSUP WSS training supports personnel in using.