COMFISCS--one year later.(Commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers)

On July 25, 2003, RADM Justin D. McCarthy, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, presided over the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego change of command and Commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers establishment ceremony. During this historic event, six FISCs located in San Diego, Calif.; Norfolk, Va.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Yokosuka, Japan; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Bremerton (Puget Sound), Wash., were aligned under COMFISCS.

Assuming command, I faced the challenge of transforming six different organizations across 14 time zones, each with a legacy of w