A Message from EXWC’s Commanding Office

MICHAEL R. SAUM, P.E. COMMANDING OFFICER Captain, Civil Engineer Corps United States Navy

Welcome to another exciting edition of the EXWC EDGE eMagazine. I am in awe of all that Team EXWC accomplishes for our command and more importantly, for the American warfighters. As we begin this new fiscal year we can look back at the previous and give ourselves a well-deserved Bravo-Zulu for our collective work completed during these extraordinary times. Continuing efforts to finalize our certification as a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory, transition the command to Navy Enterprise Resource Planning financial system of record, and migration to Navy Working Capital Fund, I am confident NAVFAC EXWC will prosper and continue to live our motto to Anticipate, Innovate, and Accelerate! I genuinely appreciate each of you and your continued commitment to our mission. Inside this issue of the EXWC EDGE you will read and learn about only a sampling of the many programs and projects that NAVFAC EXWC leads or collaborates on with industry and academia. Future editions of the EXWC EDGE will continue to inform readers about our mission portfolios: Expeditionary, Ocean, and Shore. I have no doubt that fiscal year 2021 will surely be a great year of continuing successes for our command. Again, I am very proud of your hard work and look forward to experiencing all the new year has to challenge us with. Stay well!

Team EXWC, So proud of all that we have accomplished over the past year. We went through a tremendous amount of change and challenges over the past 12 months. To put into perspective we just passed our one year anniversary for the stand up of ExPO, migration to ERP in FY20, Navy Working Capital Fund conversion of over 420 personnel, significant progress on Science, Technology and Reinvention Laboratory (STRL), adjusting to COVID-19, and still delivering capability to the warfighter. The innovation, diligence, commitment to service, and resiliency that I have seen in action has been inspirational. I am looking forward to the new year and have no doubt that we will continue to deliver capability to the warfighter.