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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMOPERATIONSFigure 12-1. Theater Logistics Systembe formed around Army organizations and can be augmentedby the Army, other government agencies, andcivilian resources.The national industrial base and bases in other theatersare linked to the theater logistics base throughintertheater LOCs. Theater army commanders assumeresponsibility for distribution management at theaterport facilities. The mission of the entire logistics system—fromCONUS to the most forward-deployedCSS forces in the CZ—is to provide support in theright quantities at the right time and place.Theater logistics capabilities support units locatedin and passing through the COMMZ and absorb requirementsthat are beyond the capability or capacityof the forward support units. Theater logistics basesare often located well behind the CZ. Positioning selectedtheater logistics capabilities forward can helpdisperse critical assets and be more responsive to unitsin the CZ.SPLIT-BASED OPERATIONSThe full integration of supply and transportationfunctions into a vertical distribution system is critical.Enhanced and assured communications allow selectedlogistics management functions to be accomplishedfrom CONUS or from a forward-presence location,deploying only those functional capabilities absolutelynecessary. This is called split-based operations. Splitbasedoperations can be used as a means of providingmateriel management support to the force, whereverit is located. To do this, part of the materiel managementcenter (MMC) remains in CONUS or its peacetimeforward-presence location, while force-projectioncells deploy to an AO with the force they support.12-8