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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMOPERATIONScivilian and contractor support will be necessary forvirtually all deployment and logistics operations. Thetheater support structure may be augmented from TDAorganizations such as an AMC logistics support organization.In operations other than war, the reserve componentsmay furnish the primary forces for certain typesof missions. Since a large portion of the Army’s CSSunits are in the reserve components, the preparednessof those units and the time necessary to mobilize anddeploy them will be significant planning factors. Specializedforce structures require specialized supportstructures, often drawn from the reserve components.Theater entry considerations require a thoroughreview of the mobilization and deployment plans toensure the best mix of units and integration of arrivaltimes. This ensures logistics support for combat forcesas they arrive in theater. A force-projection army needsthe capability to develop the logistics base concurrentlywith building combat power. As combat power builds,the logistics base must be dynamic and expand to meetthe needs of the combat force.LOGISTICS PRIORITIESCommanders conserve resources by establishingpriorities for support. The priorities of all supportingcommanders are governed by the theater commander’sguidance and priorities under his combatant commandauthority (COCOM). This is a prerequisite for developinga support plan. Priorities may shift between unitsor to different areas. As they do, it is necessary toevaluate the capability of the existing logistics systemto support such a shift.Exploiting an operational situation, reconstituting,preparing for future battles, or continuing current operationsmay alter priorities. Any shifting of prioritiesmay require the relocation of certain supply, medical,service, maintenance, or personnel units to ensure fullsupport. During relocation, logistical planners anticipatea temporary reduction in CSS capability but ensurecontinuous support throughout the relocation.Such relocations may require diverting transportationand other logistics assets from support of combat unitsto move the support base.JOINT LOGISTICSJoint integration of logistics is crucial to unity ofeffort. The concept of joint logistics cannot be fullyrealized until accountability and acquisition proceduresare completely integrated. At the strategic levels oflogistics, this integration is already unified and joint.The theater combatant commander may direct the servicecomponents to support the joint force with particularlogistics functions, based on the dominant-useror most-capable-service concepts. For example, theArmy may provide all Class I (subsistence) support,construction, movement control, mortuary affairs, orwater support. Duplication of support among the servicesis expensive and wasteful. Support plans mustbe versatile enough to realize the efficiencies possiblewith joint logistics.COMBINED LOGISTICSCombined logistics operations require similar integration.Operations with other nations require asmuch standardization as possible between forces toensure interoperability. While this ideal is rarelyachievable, the Army integrates its efforts as much aspossible to that end. The Army cannot rest on thenotion that logistics is a national responsibility. Whilethat is an accepted principle, the Army endeavors tostreamline multinational efforts toward focused combatpower. Complementary arrangements work bestwhen each partner contributes national assets as it isable. The coalition or alliance coordinates these efforts.Army forces can benefit from assistance fromtheir allies. During both deployment and entry operations,combined logistics can be crucial. Although othernations’ logistical structures may not have the sametechnological capabilities or the same level of sophistication,Army forces must work toward integratinglogistics systems.HOST NATION SUPPORTIn a forward-presence theater, preestablished arrangementsfor host nation support can significantlyreduce the requirement for early augmentation of USlogistics assets. Host nation support can maximizeearly strategic lift by reducing requirements for movingresources to the theater. Host nation support arrangementsmay include operation, maintenance, andsecurity of seaports and airports; construction and managementof routes, railways, and inland waterways;provision of some health service support, subsistencesupport, laundry and bath support, petroleum pipelines,and bulk storage or warehouse for other facilities; logisticscivil augmentation programs; and operation ofexisting communications networks. Host nation supportcould also include transportation, civilian labor,and local security and police forces.12-6