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Introduction to SustainmentEXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL1-29. Explosive Ordnance Disposal is the detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe,recovery and disposal of explosive ordnance (EO) /improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons of massdestruction (WMD) which threaten forces, citizens, facilities, critical infrastructure, or operations. TheArmy EOD mission is to support national security strategy and national military strategy by reducing oreliminating EO/IED/WMD during operations. From a WFF perspective, EOD falls under the ProtectionWFF (see FM 4-30.50 for details).INTERNMENT AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS1-30. Internment and Resettlement (I/R) operations are included under the Sustainment WFF (FM 3.0).While not a major sub-function of the sustainment WFF; I/R are supported by logistics, personnel services,and HSS. The Army is the DOD executive agent (EA) for all detainee operations. Within the Army, andthrough the CCDR, the Military Police (MP) are tasked with coordinating shelter, protection,accountability, and sustainment for detainees. The I/R function addresses MP roles when dealing withdetainees, dislocated civilians, and US military prisoners. The MPs support the battlefield commander byrelieving him/her of the problem of handling detainees with combat forces. The MPs perform theinternment and resettlement functions of collecting, evacuating, and securing detainees (see FM 3-19.1Military Police Operations and FM 3-19.40, Internment/Resettlement Operations). Sustainment in supportof internment and resettlement will be discussed in Chapter 4.SUMMARY1-31. Sustainment builds and maintains combat power and provides strategic and operational reach andendurance. Sustainment supports full spectrum operations. It is one of six Army WFFs. The eightprinciples of sustainment must be considered throughout the operations process to achieve successfulsupport of full spectrum operations. The principles are not a checklist but a guide for planners and leadersto incorporate the commander’s intent for sustainment throughout the operations process. The sustainmentWFF consists of three major sub-functions: logistics, personnel services, and Army health systems supportChapter 5 includes a more detailed discussion of the functional elements of sustainment.30 April 2009 FM 4-0 1-7