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Services
The Staff
� Conducting operational and tactical planning to support mode and terminal operations, and
movement control.
� Planning administrative troop movements (with the G-3 [S-3]).
� Coordinating transportation assets for other Services.
� Coordinating with the G-9 (S-9) for host-nation support.
� Coordinating special transport requirements to move the command post.
� Coordinating with the G-1 (S-1) and the provost marshal to transporting replacement personnel
and enemy prisoners of war.
� Coordinating with the G-3 (S-3) for sustainment of tactical troop movements.
2-60. The G-4 (S-4) responsibilities for services include, but are not limited to—
� Coordinating the construction of facilities and installations, except for fortifications and signal
systems.
� Coordinating field sanitation.
� Coordinating organizational clothing and individual equipment exchange and replacement.
� Coordinating unit spill-prevention plans.
� Coordinating or providing food preparation, water purification, mortuary affairs, aerial delivery,
laundry, shower, and clothing/light textile repair.
� Coordinating the transportation, storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous material or
hazardous waste.
Staff Planning and Supervision
2-61. The G-4 (S-4) has the following staff planning and supervisory responsibilities:
� Identifying requirements the unit can meet through contracting.
� Identifying requirements and restrictions, in conjunction with the Staff Judge Advocate, for
using local civilians, enemy prisoners of war, civilian internees, and detainees in sustainment
operations.
� Coordinating with the Staff Judge Advocate on legal aspects of contracting.
� Coordinating with financial managers on the financial resources availability.
� Coordinating real property control and fire protection for facilities.
2-62. A support operations officer or materiel officer is authorized in support commands and battalions. As
the principal staff officer for coordinating logistics, the support operations officer or materiel officer
provides technical supervision for the sustainment mission of the support command and is the key interface
between the supported unit and support command. The responsibilities of the support operations officer or
materiel officer include, but are not limited to—
� Advising the commander on support requirements versus support assets available.
� Coordinating external support requirements for supported units.
� Synchronizing support requirements to ensure they remain consistent with current and future
operations.
� Planning and monitoring support operations and making adjustments to meet support
requirements.
� Coordinating with other staff.
� Preparing and distributing the external service support SOP that provides guidance and
procedures to supported units.
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-5 (S-5), PLANS
2-63. The ACOS, G-5 (S-5) is the principal staff officer for planning operations for the mid- to long-range
planning horizons. In conjunction with the G-3 (S-3), the G-5 (S-5) prepares Annex A (Task Organization),
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