FM 4-0, Sustainment - GlobalSecurity.org

Glossaryhost nation support(joint) Civil and military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime,crises or emergencies, or war based on agreements mutually concluded between nations. (JP 1-02)*integrationThe joining all of the elements of sustainment (tasks, functions, systems, processes, and organizations) tooperations assuring unity of purpose and effort.intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB)A continuous staff planning activity undertaken by the entire staff to understand the operational environmentand options it presents to friendly and threat forces. (FM 2-0)interagency coordinationThe coordination that occurs between elements of Department of Defense and engaged U.S. Governmentagencies for the purpose of achieving an objective (FM 3-0).Internment/Resettlement operationsTo take or keep selected individuals in custody or control as a result of military operations to control theirmovement, restrict their activity, provide safety, and/or gain intelligence (FM 3-19.40).*In-theater reconstitutionThe extraordinary actions that commanders take to restore a degraded unit to combat effectivenesscommensurate with mission requirements and available resources.information system(Army) Equipment and facilities that collect, process, store, display, and disseminate information. Thisincludes computers—hardware and software—and communications, as well as policies and proceduresfor their use. (FM 3-0)*improvisationThe ability to adapt sustainment operations to unexpected situations or circumstances affecting a mission.liaison(joint) Contact or intercommunication maintained between elements of military forces or other agencies toensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action (JP 3-08).legal supportThe provision of professional legal services at all echelons. (FM 1-04)Logistics(joint) The planning and executing the movement and support of forces. It includes thoseaspects of military operations that deal with: design and development, acquisition, storage, movement,distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; movement, evacuation, and hospitalizationof personnel; acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and acquisitionor furnishing of services (JP 4-0).*maintenanceAll actions taken to retain materiel in a serviceable condition or to restore it to serviceabilitymultinational integrated logistics unit(NATO) A unit which is formed when two or more nations agree, under OPCON of a NATO commander, toprovide logistics support to a MNF. (ALP 4.2)Glossary-10 FM 4-0 30 April 2009