*FM 63-3

Field Manual HEADQUARTERS

No. 63-3 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 30 September 1993

Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

*This publication supersedes FM 63-3, 24 August 1983, and FM 63-3J, 12 August 1985.

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Preface
This manual describes how the COSCOM supports the corps force and its weapon systems
for combat on modern battlefields. It describes how the COSCOM sustains soldiers and
how it arms, fuels, fixes, and moves the corps force. Since battlefields can change in a
multitude of ways based on the level, complexity, and intensity of battle, the scope of the
manual can only provide principles and broad procedural guidelines. This manual is
intended to serve as a guide. Guidance herein is subject to the specifics of COSCOM
OPORDs and service support plans/orders.
FM 63-3 is intended primarily for use by commanders and staff assigned to a COSCOM
HHC. It delineates COSCOM headquarters staff responsibilities and their relationships
with staff officers in the corps headquarters and subordinate commands. It also describes
how COSCOM coordinating staffs coordinate support for COSCOM units. COSCOM
staffs can use the guidelines provided herein to develop situation unique tactics, techniques,
and procedures for logistics support of potential combat situations. Staff officers assigned
to corps, DISCOMs, and subordinate commands will also find this manual useful when
planning and coordinating support with their counterparts in the COSCOM headquarters.
For additional information on how COSCOM units provide support to the DISCOM’s
FSBs and MSB, refer to FMs 54-30, 63-2, 63-2-1, 63-20, and 63-21. For information on
support to the corps and COSCOM from higher echelons, refer to FMs 63-4, 100-10, and
100-16.
The proponent of this publication is HQ TRADOC. Send comments and recommendations
on DA Form 2028 and forward to Commandant, US Army Logistics Management College,
ATTN: ATSZ-LSD, Fort Lee, Virginia 23801-6050.
This publication implements the following international agreements –
STANAG 2034/QSTAG 516, Land Forces Procedures for Allied Supply Transactions,
edition 4.
STANAG 2135, Procedures for Emergency Logistic Assistance, edition 3.
When amendment, revision, or cancellation of this publication is proposed that will affect
or violate the agreement concerned, the preparing activity will advise the Army action agent
and HQDA (DAMO/FDN).
The term “logistics,” as used throughout this manual, includes the logistics functions of
supply, field services, maintenance, transportation, and health service support. The term
"CSS" includes these functions as well as the finance and personnel service support
functions provided by the corps finance command and corps personnel service command.
Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer
exclusively to men.

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CHAPTER 1
Supporting Corps Forces
The COSCOM supports the corps force by pro-
viding logistics support. It enables the corps to sup-
port high levels of combat over the duration of major CONTENTS
operations. Its battlefield support mission facilitates Page
the corps commander’s ability to generate combat SUPPORTING THE CORPS BATTLE 1-1
power at the decisive time and place. The COSCOM 1-10
does this by – COSCOM SUPPORT MISSION
Arming corps weapon systems. COSCOM SUPPORT ORGANIZATION 1-17
Fueling stationary equipment, tracked/wheeled SUPPORT TO DIVISIONS, SEPARATE
vehicles, and aircraft. BRIGADES, AND ACRs 1-25
Fixing damaged equipment. SUPPORT FROM OTHER SOURCES 1-28
Moving soldiers, equipment, and supplies about SUPPORT OF JOINT OPERATIONS 1-39
the battlefield.
Sustaining the soldier.
Protecting the support structure.
SUPPORTING THE CORPS BATTLE
The COSCOM maintains the support structure and FORWARD DEPLOYED CORPS
supply levels to support the corps. It supports either a The COSCOM can also support a forward de-
contingency corps force in underdeveloped areas or a ployed corps in an established theater of operations.
forward deployed corps in an established theater of Based on treaty obligations, a predeployed corps op-
operations. erates in an established theater as a forward presence
CONTINGENCY CORPS FORCE to deter mid-to-high level threats. Given current
A contingency corps force is tailored for rapid de- world politics and US treaty commitments, the corps
ployment. Corps forces are projected to contingency normally fights as an element of a combined force, in
operations in underdeveloped areas where there is no cooperation with Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.
existing US military base. The contingency corps is ini- Table 1-1 lists the differences between logistics sup-
tially an austere organization, with a mix of light and port of a forward deployed corps versus that of a force
heavy maneuver forces. It establishes a lodgment with projection corps.
appropriate sea and air LOCs, often in conjunction with Major subordinate elements, to include a reduced
allied forces. COSCOM organization, normally locate with a pre-
The composition of the contingency force depends on deployed corps. In the event of war, time-phased
the situation, potential threat, and AO. While a contin- deployment of reinforcing forces occurs.
gency force that deploys with an entire COSCOM cannot CORPS ORGANIZATION
be smaller than one division, it can expand to several The corps is tailored for the theater and mission
divisions. A contingency combat operation involving a operations. It consists of organic combat, CS, and
division or larger force would probably involve two or more CSS required to support operations for a consider-
US military Services and possibly allied forces. able period. Figure 1-1 depicts a sample corps or-
The COSCOM can support the Army components ganization. The specific number, size, and types of
of the contingency force. It may support other Services units vary.
attached to the force. To avoid duplication of logistics PREDEPLOYMENT
efforts, interservice support agreements, memoranda of
understanding, and other documentation assign logis- Commanders may use a warning order to advise
tics responsibilities. subordinates that the National Command Authority
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has determined a crisis situation exists which war- What map series corps is using in its planning.
rants military preparations or actions. The warning Whether supporting units are specified.
order generally equates to the planning directive Whether HNS will be available.
used in deliberate planning processes.
Quantitative logistics requirements.
.
Planning Phase
Appendix A provides a deployment planning check-
ACofS, G3 staff officers review deployment contin- list. When possible, COSCOM staff officers coordinate
gency plans. To update applicable plans, they need to support plans with higher, lower, and adjacent units
determine – before deployment. During the planning phase –
What courses of action are being explored by Corps G3 and G4 staff officers provide initial
corps G3 staff. input on the number of troops to be supported. the
Potential COSCOM support missions in the AO. AO, and the support to be provided.
Possible specified tasks and implied tasks from CSS plans branch personnel coordinate with force
corps directives, OPLANs, and the service sup- design/plans branch personnel in tailoring force
port annex. packages and preparing contingency plans to sup-
What corps troops will be used. port the force.
Estimated population of corps force. The CMMC develops fuel, ration, and ammuni-
Estimated duration of the operation. tion push packages. It coordinates with AMC
on identifying project codes to call forward
Intensity and level of combat.

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prepositioned emergency supply packages. It Whether units will deploy with their ASLs and
identifies all known sources and quantities of con- PLLs.
tingency stocks to CSS plans branch staff. Supply sources of basic loads.
Contracting and procurement personnel in the Lead times required for supply requisitions.
COSCOM's procurement support branch identify re- Possibility of propositioning brigade or division sets.
quirements for contracting officers and ordering offi-
cers. They coordinate the assembly of contingency Ordering officers must be appointed prior to deploy-
acquisition kits for each ordering officer. ment. Sufficient funds need to be provided to support
COSCOM transportation support branch person- over-the-counter local purchase requirements, within
nel coordinate with ACotS, G3 force design/plans limitations set forth in appointment orders, until peri-
branch to establish initial distribution patterns and odic replenishment of funds by Class A agents.
the transportation force structure to support it con- DEPLOYMENT
sistent with the TPFDL.
The CMCC assists major subordinate commands in FM 100-17 describes mobilization and deployment
updating unit movement plans and loading force doctrine. The deployment/deployment preparation
package data into the AALPS program. order increases deployment posture. It covers person-
nel recall through marshaling units at POE and first
ACofS, G1 staff officers identify positions that re- increment loaded. It may be included as a part of the
quire linguists. warning, planning, or alert orders.
ACofS, G6 staff officers coordinates with the signal
brigade to develop signal packages which will flow Support operations section staff officers develop cus-
for duplication of networks by alternate means, data tomer support lists which clearly align deploying units
transmission links for the CMMC and DSUs, and with COSCOM supporting units. The support opera-
CMCC control nets. tions section provides deploying units a list identifying
support activities and alternative support sources. This
Alert Phase list allows supported units to use the applicable support
The alert order is a formal JCS directive. It follow a activity address as a supplementary address on supply
decision by the National Command Authority that US mili- requests submitted prior to deployment. This helps en-
tary forces may be required. The alert order states that the sure that supplies are shipped more efficiently and re-
Secretary of Defense has authorized execution planning for duces frustrated cargo.
the selected course of action. If a CMMC team does not deploy with the initial
During the alert COSCOM staff officers facilitate disen- deploying units, the COSCOM support operations offi-
gagement of subordinate support elements from installations. cer and ACofS, G6 officer need to modify the flow of
Reserve component units mobilize and complete administra- requisitions. The modification should enable initial de-
tive functions prior to movement. ployed units to transmit requirements to their home
Alerted unit commanders provide ACofS, G3 staff with base via telephone or facsimile. To preclude rejection of
anticipated requirements to support planned exceptional or requisitions, the COSCOM support operations officer
unanticipated operations. Requirements should address – ensures that the CMMC will recognize ad hoc unit
requirements.
Base development construction.
Base Support
Barrier construction.
Force structure dependencies. Depending on the theater, a base support battalion
(TOE 63636L000) maybe attached to an ASG or CSG.
When given advance warning, COSCOM support opera- Its mission is to plan for, conduct or assist, and report
tions staff officers need to determine – on the reception and stationing of deploying, reinforc-
When support will begin. ing, and relocating units. It supports the staging and
Quantitative supply requirements. onward movement of units passing through the BSB
area of responsibility.
Priority of support.
Common item support requirements of other Ser- To provide base support to deploying and reinforcing
vices. units, a BSB may control the following type of freed
facilities:
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Dining facilities. Provides information on documentation require-

Maintenance shops. ments and assembly areas.
Terminal facilities. Plans use of HN vehicular assets.
Barracks. Assembles noncombatants.
Railway points. Provides evacuee security and protection.
Fuel facilities. Houses and feeds assembled noncombatants.
Laundry facilities. Arranges for emergency health services support.
Warehouses. Maintains accountability of noncombatants through-
out their evacuation.
Depending on the resources assigned to the battal- Coordinates with MCTs on movement of evacuees.
ion and the type of freed facilities which it controls, a
BSB can provide the following support: Arranges for the storage and transportation of evac-
uee property and assets.
Communications.
Movement Phase
Intelligence dissemination.
Mail. Movement phase activities include coordinating and
monitoring the transport of elements of the contingency
Laundry. force or task force. To plan and coordinate the reception
Maintenance. and onward movement of supplies from ports to supply
Organizational clothing and equipment. support activities, COSCOM CSS plans branch personnel
Transportation. and CMCC staff officers need advance manifests.
Military police support. The COSCOM ACofS, G6 develops an early deploy-
A base support battalion also conducts deploying ment policy for deployment of automation devices in
facility turnover and inventory functions. BSB staff COSCOM units as well as early deployment of
officers perform the following phase-down support CSSAMO personnel from the COSCOM and CSGs.
functions: He coordinates signal support requirements with corps
signal staff. CSSAMO personnel ensure that all incom-
Phase-down commissary, AAFES, and related ing units use the same version software. They also help
support. TACCS and ULC microcomputer operators resolve
Coordinate mutual assistance efforts using later software operating problems.
deploying units.
Preassault Phase
Close-out community services.
Secure essential facilities after deploying units Units deploy with accompanying supplies as indicated in
leave. deployment directives. Accompanying supplies usually in-
clude basic loads and selected critical supplies. These sup-
Noncombatant Evacuation Operations plies support the assault force for two to five days, or until
NEO are theater and situation dependent. In theaters follow-up supply flow can be established. All units must
where forces have established a forward presence, non- follow supply economy for Class I, III, and V.
combatants are evacuated before or as hostilities begin. Assault Phase
Noncombatants include soldier dependents and US gov-
ernment sponsored civilian employees. NEO relieve for- Initial logistics support is austere. Units which deploy
ward deployed soldiers of the psychological stress of with assault elements use their accompanying supplies as
worrying about their families at the onset of hostilities. their primary source of supply. If available, prepositioned
supplies and contingency stocks provide initial support.
Theater dependent, a BSB executes the NEO notfica- When practicable, preplanned resupply occurs by air and
tion plan within its area of responsibility. It controls and then by surface resupply. Resupply from CONUS or other
supervises the administrative processing and support of sources will be limited.
evacuees. The BSB performs the following NEO support:
AirLand Phase
Maintains NEO rosters and schedules.
Maintains housing plans and evacuation route plans. Follow-on support units deploying into the objective
area assume support mission from the support elements
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in the assault echelon. To coordinate follow-on support, Logistics Unit Positioning Guidelines
several support operations staff officers knowledgeable To accomplish their missions, COSCOM units often
about the operation should remain at home base. have unique terrain requirements. For example, supply
Supply levels, special authorizations, and troop units often need to employ near existing road, rail, air,
strengths to be supported are confirmed in COSCOM and water nets. Supply points need to be accessible to
OPLANs/OPORDs and administrative/logistics both supported units and the transportation network.
plans/orders. War reserve stocks are normally provided Whenever possible, the position selected should sim-
during initial resupply operations by preplanned incre- plify the receipt, storage, and issue of supplies as well as
ments from CONUS or overseas locations, or both. the evacuation of damaged equipment.
HNS and local procurement supplement the supply The positioning of COSCOM units varies depending
system. To ensure that normal resupply operations begin on METT-T, unit positioning factors, and the need to
prior to termination of preplanned resupply, COSCOM balance mission accomplishment with protection con-
support operations staff officers and CMMC staff offi- siderations. As appropriate, the COSCOM requests
cers need to take into account order-ship time. terrain which enables subordinate groups to –
CORPS AREA OF OPERATIONS Position supply units near MSRs.
The corps area includes areas in which corps forces Locate Class III points at least 100 feet from water
conduct deep, close, and rear operations. Though situ- sources to prevent contamination.
ational and geographically dependent, the corps AO Distance the nondivision ammunition company
could encompass an area roughly 100 by 210 kilometers ATP at least 200 meters from other supplies and
or 21,000 square kilometers. Refer to Figure 1-2. 650 meters from the nearest inhabited troop
Terrain Management facility.
The corps G3 has overall responsibility for manage- Locate Class I points near the water point.
ment of corps rear area terrain. The corps rear CP’s Locate maintenance sites near supported units
operations cell plans and executes terrain management. and evacuation routes. In built-up areas, mainte-
The operations cell monitors the tactical situation. It nance units can use existing HN maintenance fa-
directs repositioning of units to facilitate continuous cilities.
support and survivability. It coordinates its analysis of Position medical facilities away from likely target
unit positioning requirements with the corps G3 and the areas (ATPs, ASPs, CSAs, Class III points, brid-
rear CP’s CSS cell. ges, and road junctions). Medical facilities need
to be near evacuation routes. They also need an
RAOC Positioning open area to allow for landing air ambulances and
The corps rear CP uses its subordinate RAOCs to evacuating casualties by air.
assign operating locations to units throughout the corps Position mortuary affairs collection points to take
rear area. This includes positioning of HNS units and advantage of vehicle backhaul missions.
echelon above corps units. For example, RAOCs can Position logistics units to enhance their survivabil-
position area support group elements in the corps rear ity. For example, position units with the heaviest
area to assist in reconstitution. Units entering or relo- firepower along the most threatened avenues of
cating in the corps rear area must first coordinate with approach.
the area RAOC to obtain operating locations and with
the supporting MCT to obtain movement clearance, COSCOM Staff Input
This ensures that the locations selected do not conflict COSCOM support operations staff officers and
with current or projected rear operations. ACofS, G3 staff officers ensure that the terrain require-
CSGs coordinate positioning of their units with the ments and priority protection requirements of COS-
RAOC in their area. Forward CSGs coordinate the COM units are relayed to the corps rear CP’s CSS and
positioning of their units in the division rear area with operations cells.
the division rear CR. CSGs provide general positioning COSCOM support operations staff officers
requirements to the COSCOM support operations offi- continually prioritize the COSCOM’s critical asset
cer, supporting RAOC, and division rear CP. list. The COSCOM ACofS, G3 keeps the corps rear

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CP’s operations cell informed of changes to the critical enable support operations staff officers to determine the
asset list. supportability of proposed courses of action these plans
WEIGHTING THE BATTLE must be developed concurrently. Support operations
section CSS plans branch and ACofS, G3 force de-
The corps commander uses the COSCOM's resources sign/plans branch personnel help to ensure that opera-
to weight the battle. His G3 staff sets priority of support. The tional plans are logistically supportable. When the corps
COSCOM weights the battle for the corps commander by supports either a joint or combined force, the COSCOM
realigning its resources following corps priorities of support. integrates its logistics support plans with other Services
This enables combat commander to grasp window of and allies.
opportunity as front line forces seize the initiative. The COSCOM task organizes subordinate com-
LOGISTICS CHARACTERISTICS mands to complement the logistics requirements of the
Logistics characteristics prescribed by FMs 100-5 and force to be supported. It forms task forces or realigns
100-10 facilitate the ability of the corps force to attain organizations for specific support operations or re-
operational and tactical success. To support the corps quirements.
battle, COSCOM staff officers must adhere to the follow- Continuity
ing five logistics characteristics. Maintaining a depth of logistics resources ensures con-
Anticipation tinuity. COSCOM units can then provide continuous sup-
COSCOM support operations staff officers must antic- port on time and on demand, without a lapse in support.
ipate the impact which changing tactical situations will A depth of resources ensures the capability to divert ma-
have on support systems. They need to clearly understand teriel to meet changing priorities.
the corps commander’s intent. To provide critical and The volume of supplies required to support the corps
timely logistics support, they need to anticipate require- requires establishment and maintenance of long LOCs.
ments. They cannot wait until units place demands on the Continuous provision of supplies to units over unsecured
logistics support system. Comprehensive SOPS and con- LOCs dictates increased reliance on airdrop or air-landed
tingency plans help subordinate support operations staff resupply. Air eligible Class IX and selected maintenance
to respond rapidly to changes in demands resulting from related Class II items are moved via air LOC to DSUs.
changes in tactical operations. However, when requested by the corps, any item can be
To provide timely support, COSCOM support opera- moved by the Air Force. This includes high priority, low-
tions staff officers need to focus on support operations at density Class V supplies and Class III products.
least 48 to 72 hours in the future. Rather than merely react The availablity of critical logistics resources deci-
to support requirements transmitted to the CMMC or sively influences tactical operations. Continual replen-
CMCC, they must focus on responsive support of future ishment of corps reserve stocks enables the COSCOM
tactical operations. For example, they can anticipate a shift to provide continuous, uninterrupted support. This
from high munitions requirements in a defensive operation helps ensure that maneuver commanders retain the ini-
to high fuel consumption as offensive operations begin. tiative.
To provide effective support, support operations staff Table 1-2 lists additional areas or planning considera-
officers need to understand the mission of supported units. tions which help ensure continuous logistics support.
They can then better assess the capability of the supporting
COSCOM units and apply resources against require- Responsiveness
ments. Responsive logistics support enables maneuver com-
Integration manders to meet changing requirements on short notice.
To provide responsive support, COSCOM support oper-
Tactical operations must be logistically supportable. Lo- ations staff officers need to be kept informed of what each
gistics sets operational limits. The success of tactical opera- of the supported elements does, when they do it, and how
tions depends on the integration of logistics plans and battle it is accomplished. Support operations staff also need to
plans. The lead time needed to arrange logistics support and be kept informed on the type, quantity, and priority of
resolve logistics problems requires continuous integration of logistics support required. Placing LNOs from the
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CSS cells of corps main and rear CPs helps ensure Task organize subordinate organizations.
responsive logistics support. Automated CSSCS re- A basic principle of logistics doctrine is to provide
ports keep them current on the status and capabilities support forward. Depending upon METT-T, COSCOM
of subordinate units. elements operate as far forward as necessary to sup-
Changes in tactical operations require different port the tactical plan. In accordance with support for-
methods of support. To retain the corps momentum, ward doctrine —
COSCOM elements need to respond to these sudden MSTs make on-site repairs on disabled weapon
changes quickly. Detailed plans should exist on al- systems.
ternative ways to support contingencies and diverse Truck units haul barrier materials and bridging
courses of action. As tactical operations change, supplies as far forward as possible.
COSCOM support operations staff officers need to
work with CMMC, CMCC, and CSG support opera- Medical units treat patients as far forward as
tions staff to – possible to save lives and increase the possibility
of return to combat.
Divert assets.
Improvisation
Redirect supply flows.
Reallocate transportation assets. The modern battlefield presents extraordinary lo-
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staff needs to devise innovative methods of support to Innovative solutions include exploiting unusual
offset the impact of battle losses and lengthy order and sources of supplies and transportation. This includes
ship time. When CSGs cannot resolve day-to-day sup- the use of captured enemy supplies (less medical),
port problems using routine and traditional methods, enemy equipment, and HN resources. Access to
COSCOM support operation staff officers need to de- these stocks can significantly enhance logistics
vise ways to meet extraordinary requirements. This in- commanders’ ability to improvise support on a fluid
cludes cross-leveling assets to cover the loss of support transitional battlefield.
equipment and devising ways to meet unanticipated
peaks in work loads.
COSCOM SUPPORT MISSION
As the logistics support command assigned to the Major end item replacement.
corps, the COSCOM executes the corps CSS cell’s sup- Airdrop supply.
port plan. The COSCOM provides logistics support to Reinforcing supply support to the FSBs/MSB.
the corps force and to other units, Services, or allies as Local procurement.
directed, to include a corps slice to offset LID shortages.
Materiel management performed by the CMMC.
COSCOM MISSION AND FUNCTIONS
Service Support Functions
The COSCOM coordinates logistics elements in
support of corps forces or the current operational plans The COSCOM provides the following service sup-
of unified or joint commands. It organizes different types port functions on a corpswide basis:
of logistics units into a support package to meet the mission Mortuary affairs support.
requirements of the supported force. Appendices B CEB, laundry, and textile renovation support.
through E provide guidance on supporting offensive, Tactical post exchange with or without AAFES
defensive, contingency, and other operations. augmentation.
The COSCOM must be prepared to provide logistics Salvage support.
support for the following possible corps missions
Maintenance Support Functions
Combat operations in low-, mid-, or high-intensity The COSCOM maintenance support functions
environments.
consist of –
Forced entry operations.
Show of force operations. Maintenance management performed by the
CMMC.
Demonstration of force operations.
DS maintenance and AVIM to nondivision
Noncombatant evacuation operations. units.
Disaster relief or mercy missions. Reinforcing DS maintenance and AVIM to the
Depending upon METT-T, the COSCOM’s units per- divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs.
form the following functions in support of its logistics Missile-rocket maintenance support.
mission. Calibration support.
Supply Support Functions Transportation Support Functions
In general, COSCOM units provide DS and GS sup- The COSCOM corpswide transportation support
ply support to nondivision units. They provide GS sup- functions consist of –
plies to the divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs.
Supply support functions include: Movement control.
DS and GS ammunition supply. Mode operations.
DS and GS Class III support. Cargo transfer operations.
DS and GS water supply. Terminal operations (to include water terminals
when augmenting EAC).
DS and GS Class I, II, and IV supply. Airdrop support.
DS and GS repair parts supply.
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Medical Support Functions area basis to nondivision units lacking organic HSS. The
The COSCOM medical brigade or medical group forward supporting medical group of the medical bri-
area support functions consist of – gade employs area support medical elements to provide
Levels I and II HSS. This support is provided by the area
Emergency medical treatment. support medical battalion and its area support medical
Medical evacuation. companies. These corps area medical support assets
Hospitalization support. reinforce division medical companies that provide Level
Medical regulation of patients. II HSS.
Whole blood management. Area Support Within the Division Area
Medical logistics (Class VIII supply and resup- The normal support arrangement for supporting
ply). nondivision units within division boundaries is to pro-
Preventive medicine services. vide area support from the CSB in the division area.
Dental services. FSBs and the MSB can provide some support to non-
Veterinary services. division units operating in the division area, but only
within their capability. To provide support to corps
CORPSWIDE SUPPORT forces beyond that capability, FSBs and MSBs must be
The following functional battalions assigned to the reinforced or augmented by the CSB in the division area.
rear CSG provide corpswide support: Refer to Figure 1-3. Based on coordination between the
CSG’s LNO and FSB support operations staff, this CSB
The transportation battalion provides intra and augments or reinforces FSBs to enable them to provide
inter corps transportation support. support to corps forces, such as corps FA, corps engi-
The petroleum supply battalion, ammunition bat- neer, and ADA battalions, which employ in the brigade
talion, and S&S battalion provide Class III, V and area. The forward CSB may also augment or reinforce
general supplies respectively on a corpswide basis. the MSB to enable it to provide support to corps
They supply the bulk distribution systems which forces which employ in the division area. Based on
support divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. coordination between the DISCOM/FSBs support
The S&S battalion also provides airdrop, mortu- operations staff and forward CSG, this CSB may es-
ary affairs, CEB, laundry, and renovation support tablish forward supply, maintenance, and service
on a corpswide basis. points in the division area.
The AVIM battalion provides corpswide aircraft Area Support Within a New Division/New Corps Area
maintenance support.
AREA SUPPORT Area support is still the prevailing method when
corps forces, such as an FA brigade, engineer brigade,
Area support is the most efficient and affordable way or ADA brigade, move to a new division area (same
to provide support. The COSCOM’s CSGs and medical corps) or to a new corps area. Those corps forces
brigade have an area support mission. would receive support from the FSB in the new divi-
For CSGs, area support means that the DS supply sion area or new corps area. As required, that FSB
and maintenance relationships in effect are determined would be reinforced with assets from the CSB in the
by the location of the units requiring support. CSG division area.
subordinate DS units provide support on an area basis CSG/CSB LNOs at the DISCOM and FSBs coor-
to units located in or passing through their area of dinate requirements to support corps organizations
responsibility. The CSG’s support operations section with the DISCOM/FSB support operations officer.
maintains support operations overlays depicting sup- The brigade S4 coordinates with the support opera-
port locations and times of operations. Supported units tions officer of the CSG supporting the new division
entering the corps rear area obtain a copy of the overlays sector as well as with the support, operations officer
when they report in to the sector RAOC. Those in the of the FSB(s) providing area support in the brigade’s
division sector obtain support overlays from the division new AO. The forward CSB would then be restruc-
rear CP. tured to provide reinforcing support to FSBs/MSB to
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division area. The forward CSGs coordinate the assets The order directing the support mission must clar-
to be moved between their forward CSBs. ify the command relationship between the brigade
Area support continues to be the primary method and support element, whether it be DS, operational
of support when corps organizations move to a new control, or attached.
corps area. However, coordination must be more Operations in Support of an Ally
comprehensive. Coordination needs to occur be- Operations in support of corps forces in an allied
tween the old and new COSCOM support structure. sector are similar to those in support of corps forces
The operation order which directed the detachment in another service area. The major difference is that
and consequent attachment of the corps organiza- less support can be expected because of a greater
tions alerts the COSCOMs of both corps. The dissimilarity in equipment and munitions. Conse-
COSCOMs coordinate which assets, to include quently, the accompanying support element will
MSTs, may be moved between corps. The COSCOMs probably be larger.
cross level assets among forward CSGs to meet re-
quirements. They also ensure that CSBs which op- The range and degree of coordination are greater.
erate along the route of march provide specified As with supporting a sister Service, the greatest
support, such as refuel-on-the move and maintenance challenge may be establishing LOCs and a responsive
and recovery assistance. Refer to Figure 1-4. transportation network.
ACCOMPANYING SUPPORT ELEMENT/SLICE BASIC SUPPORT CONCEPTS
METT-T may require that corps organizations, such Though specific support is subject to the details
as corps FA brigade, engineer brigade, or ADA brigade, expressed in OPORDs and administrative/logistics
be ordered out of the Army AO to support a sister plans/orders or the service support portion of a par-
Service or an ally. Since the brigade will be operating away ticular tactical plan, basic support concepts are as
from an Army support area, a different method of support follows:
is used. In this case, the COSCOM/forward CSGs must Direct Support
form a support element/slice to accompany those organi-
zations to provide required support. Refer to Figure 1-5. Direct support refers to supply and mainte-
There are two scenarios in which an element or slice of nance support provided directly to a using or con-
support must accompanying corps forces. suming unit. DS supply and DS maintenance units
provide support to logistics units and to –
Operations in Support of a Sister Service
Corps artillery units.
The sister Service may provide some Class I, III, Corps ADA units.
IV, and selected II and V support. However, corps
forces will still need to rely on the Army support MP brigade units.
structure for other support, principally maintenance MI brigade units.
and repair parts. Verbal or written agreements must Combat aviation brigade units.
be clear as to what and how much support will be Corps engineer units.
provided by the host Service. Corps signal units.
In most instances, the accompanying support ele- Corps chemical units.
ment/slice is provided by the losing corps COSCOM. General Support
The brigade S4 coordinates with the COSCOM support
operations officer to arrange for the corps support General support focuses on resupply of DS sup-
which accompanies the brigade or its battalions into the ply and maintenance units. GS supply units, heavy
new AO. A reliable LOC must be established to ensure materiel supply units, and repair parts supply
that resupply stocks will reach the support element. units provide GS supply to –
The accompanying support element composition Divisions.
varies depending upon the requirements and the Separate brigades.
degree of support to be provided by the host Service. ACRs.
A maintenance element with a custom ASL usuaIly COSCOM DS units.
is the core of the task organized support element.
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Supply Point Distribution system, this system reacts to formal requisitions.

This is the normal distribution method for units SUPPORT TO OTHER SERVICES AND ALLIES
which receive direct support from DS supply and The COSCOM provides logistics support to other Ser-
maintenance units. Supported units use their or- vices and allies taking part in a joint or combined operation.
ganic transportation assets to pick up supplies at Operations in support of another Service normally are with
supporting supply points or maintenance units. the Marine Corps, although support to the Air Force or Navy
Unit Distribution could be required. For example, the COSCOM routinely
Corps or theater transportation assets deliver sup- provides jet fuel to the Air Force. Depending upon METIT-T,
plies to customer units. The receiving unit is respon- it provides the following support to Marine amphibious
sible for timely down-loading of transportation assets. forces, Navy elements operating ashore, and the Air Force
Unit distribution is the preferred method of distribu- Rations and water.
tion to using units and should be used whenever Common ammunition items.
resources permit. It is also the standard method of Mortuary affairs services.
distribution from GS to DS supply units. Petroleum laboratory support.
Throughput Health service support.
Throughput is a method of supply distribution wherein Ground transportation support.
an intermediate supply source is bypassed in order to pro- Verbal or written agreement and commitment must be
vide more efficient support. For example, EAC trucks by- clear and unequivocal as to what and how much support will
pass GS supply points to deliver directly to DS supply points. be provided to the sister Service.
Engineer barrier material may be shipped directly from
corps or theater Class IV GS points to the emplacing unit. As a result of bilateral or negotiated agreement the
The receiving unit provides for timely down-loading of trans- COSCOM supports forces of allied nations. Allied forces
portation assets. forecast their needs and associated lead times. Agreements
Throughput is not automatic. It needs to be specified in may cover —
appropriate plans and coordinated by COSCOM support HNS.
operations staff, the CMMC, and CMCC. Base support.
Push System LOCs.
The initial go-to-war supply system in an undeveloped Interoperable computer systems.
theater is a push system. The push system of resupply dots Interoperable allied command control, and commun-
not require the submission of formal requisitions. Support- ications.
ing supply elements automatically ship a predetermined The CMMC develops a catalog of common material to
quantity of push packages or supplies to a predetermined aid in identifying allied requirements. It reports logistics
unit or location. Supplies are shipped to the theater to support requirements for allied forces separately.
replenish expended supplies. The quantity of supplies
shipped depends on previous coordination or anticipation
of requirements. This section implements STANAG 2135
COSCOM policy may be to routinely ship Class I, III, and
V to divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. These com-
mands coordinate initial requirements with the COSCOM EMERGENCY LOGISTICS ASSISTANCE
support operations officer. After implementation status Under the provisions of STANAG 2135, combat
reports update requirements. When update reports are not commanders have authority to seek emergency logistics
provided, the COSCOM continues to push resupply based assistance from an adjacent or ally unit. Commanders
on previous coordinated quantities or historical demand. faced with critical deficiencies may submit requests
Pull System for logistics assistance to another commander. Allied
corps can use the procedures in STANAG 2135 to affect
The pull system of resupply is used in a mature theater emergency logistics assistance between one an-
that has prepositioned war reserve stocks. Unlike the push other.
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Forces of NATO nations, international headquar- Reimbursement for emergency logistics assistance may
ters, or multinational formations may obtain emergency be financial in kind (as negotiated), or as prescribed in
logistics assistance from one another. Nations with crit- specific agreements. The standard NATO invoice/claim
ical deficiencies submit requests to allied logistics com- form is used to substantiate each emergency logistics as-
pany centers for emergency logistics assistance from sistance transaction.
other nations. The request should use NATO stock num-
bers and NATO accepted item names.
COSCOM SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
The COSCOM support organization depends on the provides centralized movement control and highway
AO, number of soldiers to be supported type of organiza- regulation for the corps. The centers task or work load
tions supported, number and types of weapon systems to COSCOM units. Both the CMMC and CMCC are cov-
repair, and tonnage of supplies to be issued and trans- ered in Chapter 3 of this manual.
ported. CORPS SUPPORT GROUPS
COSCOM ORGANIZATION CSG headquarters (TOE 63422L000) provides com-
The corps commander assigns or attaches organi- mand, control, staff planning and supervision of three to
zations to the COSCOM. The number and types of seven assigned and attached logistics battalions. There
units assigned to the COSCOM vary based on the is no standard CSG organizational structure. However,
support requirements of the corps force. The COSCOM as shown by Figure 1-7, the forward CSG consists of
further attaches organizations or units to its major CSBs, the rear CSG consists of one or more CSBs and
subordinate commands. Corps troop lists and plans functional battalions. The COSCOM tailors CSGs based
identify the actual organization. upon logistics support requirements or workloads of sup-
The COSCOM consists of a special troops battal- ported customer units in their AO.
ion and headquarters company, functional control Forward Corps Support Groups
centers, a variable number of CSGs, and a medical Forward CSGs employ in support of nondivison forces.
brigade. A transportation group may be attached if Primary focus is on providing forward support to nondivison
three or more functional transportation battalions are elements operating in the division AO. Forward CSGs pro-
assigned or attached to the COSCOM. See Figure 1-6. vide support on an area basis to corps CS and CSS forces
Based on the scenario and tactical situation in the which support divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. Be-
AO, the corps commander attaches CA or chemical cause they provide reinforcing support to the committed
units to the COSCOM’s special troops battalion. To division, forward CSG support operations staff officers ha-
effectively support the theater commander’s OPLANs, bitually work with the DISCOM staff. The CSG’s support
the TA commander may attach EAC logistics units to operations officer serves as the initial point of coordination
the COSCOM from TA resources, including for the DISCOM.
TAACOMs. Each forward CSG task organizes a CSB to support
COSCOM HHC nondivision units operating in the division area. The re-
The mission of the COSCOM HHC is to command, maining CSBs of the forward CSGs employ behind the
control, and supervise assigned and attached units. Its division rear boundary to support nondivision units in their
staff officers plan logistics support to the corps. They area of responsibility. Based on threat employment in the
coordinate support requirements with COSCOM corps rear area, distance for attrited units to travel and
units and provide advice and assistance to supported time available, one of these CSBs can provide the nucleus
commands. Chapter 2 describes the COSCOM HHC. for regeneration operations. The rear CSG then sends
Figure 2-5 depicts the COSCOM HHC organization. supplies to a regeneration site in the forward CSG’s AO.
FUNCTIONAL CONTROL CENTERS Forward CSGs are allocated on the basis of one CSG
per division. Figure 1-8 depicts CSGs and their subordi-
The CMMC and CMCC implement COSCOM pol- nate battalions employed to support a notional corps.
icies and directives. The CMMC provides centralized Space constraints limit the figure to depicting only two of
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which the COSCOM attaches to forward CSGs depends renovation support to both nondivision and
on the work load. division units.
As shown on Figure 1-8, each forward CSG deploys a DS maintenance unit provides DS maintenance
CSB in the division area to provide more responsive sup- support to nondivision units and reinforcing DS
port to forward employed nonditilon elements. This for- maintenance to the committed division, sepa-
ward CSB reduces the C3 problems caused by the long rate brigades, and ACR.
distances between supported nondivision elements and The actual organization of each CSB depends on
supporting COSCOM units in the corps rear area. Unlike METT-T. When the supported division is pulled off
the DISCOM’s freed structure MSB and FSBs, the CSB is line, the forward CSG realigns or tailors its CSBs to
tailored to the requirements of nondivision units operating more effectively meet the requirements of the CS or
in the division sector. It consists only of DS level units. CSS elements supporting the new division type.
Figure 1-9 depicts a CSB task organized to provide DS Rear Corps Support Group
support in the division area. It consists of a DS supply, A rear corps support group is allocated per COSCOM.
ammunition, field services, transportation, and mainte- The rear CSG focuses on supporting the corps and pro-
nance unit. To ensure more responsive support to viding reinforcing support to the forward CSGs. As shown
corps forces, such as corps FA and corps engineer previously on Figure 1-7, the rear CSG consists of func-
battalions, employed in the brigade and division area, tional battalions and one or more multifunctional CSBs.
this CSB provides reinforcing or augmenting support The CSBs provide DS level support on an area support
to the FSBs and MSB. basis to units in or passing through the rear portion of the
Though employed in the division area and merged corps rear area. These include hospitals, replacement
with division bases or base clusters for rear opera- units, signal units, corps headquarters elements, and
tions security, forward CSBs remain under the com- corps units supporting a reserve division. The rear CSG
mand and control of the forward CSG. However, can tailor a CSB to provide the nucleus of logistics
they will coordinate terrain management and high- regeneration support at a regeneration site in the rear
way regulation with the division rear CP and DTO. CSG’s AO.
The remaining CSBs of each forward CSG de- The following rear CSG’s functional battalions pro-
ploy behind the division sector. Unlike the forward vide corpswide logistics support to corps forces as well
CSB in the division area, these CSBs consist of GS as reinforcing support to the forward CSGs:
as well as DS level units. Refer again to Figure 1-9. The S&S battalion, ammunition battalion, and pe-
These CSBs provide area support to units in their troleum supply battalion maintain the corps’ re-
assigned area of responsibility. They also provide serve stocks. These stocks provide the corps
GS supply, reinforcing maintenance, and field ser- commander the ability to support combat and the
vices support to the division, separate brigades, and surge capability to win.
ACR. If required, the CSB headquarters provides The transportation battalion provides corpswide
S-staff support for logistics elements providing sup- transportation support of tactical operations. It
port at a regeneration site. supports supply and replacement distribution sys-
Depending on the task organization of these tems. Depending on its organization, –
CSBs, a – Truck companies move cargo, unit equipment,
DS supply company provides DS supply to and ammunition and relocate heavy maneuver
nondivision units. forces.
GS petroleum supply company, GS ammuni- Cargo transfer companies operate either a
tion supply company, or GS supply company breakbulk or container operation at air, rail, or
use habitually supporting truck unit assets to motor terminals and water terminals with EAC
distribute supplies to nondivision DS supply augmentation. They can also support hub-and-
units or DS ammunition unit, as appropriate. spoke distribution at the terminal.
They also resupply DS level supply units of the
division, separate brigades, and ACR. Trailer transfer teams operate trailer transfer
Field services company provides CEB and points to support trailer interchange operations.

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The AVIM battalion provides corpswide AVIM Coordination of the combat stress control com-
support and reinforcing AVUM. panies in the AO.
A water supply battalion may be attached to the Monitoring the treatment of battle fatigue cas-
rear CSG to support requirements in an arid ualties.
environment.
Monitoring alcohol and drug misuse patients.
Theater dependent, a base support battalion main-
tains facilities in caretaker status for future reactiva- Dental services. (The dental surgeon exercises
tion to provide base operations support. Base technical control over dental services within the
operations support includes assistance with or control medical brigade’s AO. In the absence of a subor-
of— dinate dental headquarters, he exercises opera-
tional control of dental area support units. He
Reception. provides technical advice, reports, and recom-
Deployment. mendations on dental policies, and task organizes
NEO. dental support.)
Fixed assets. Advice and assistance on site selection and prep-
Real property maintenance. aration for HSS facilities.
Engineer resources. Supervision of Class VIII.
HN contract services and supplies. Supervision of supply usage, resupply, and distri-
bution within the medical brigade.
MEDICAL BRIGADE Veterinary support, to include care of govern-
The medical brigade provides command, control, ment-owned animals.
and administrative supervision of assigned and at- TRANSPORTATION GROUP
tached corps medical units. The Medical Brigade HHC
(TOE 08422L100) task organizes medical assets to If three or more functional transportation battal-
meet the patient work load demand and requirements ions are included in the force structure, a transporta-
for HSS and medical assets. Figure 1-10 depicts the tion group could be attached to the COSCOM. The
organization of a medical brigade. Subordinate ele- transportation group would focus on providing corps-
ments provide dental, psychiatric, laboratory, preven- wide transportation support of tactical operations
tive medicine, and veterinary services. and supporting supply and replacement distribution
systems. Figure 1-11 depicts a transportation group
As a composite, the medical brigade provides – organization. Based on METT-T, the corps can attach
Medical regulating coordination with subordi- a railway battalion to supervise the operations and
nate corps medical groups. maintenance of a railway approximately 90 to 150
Patient movement and scheduling to COMMZ miles long (145 to 240 kilometers).
level facilities. The transportation group headquarters from EAC
Preventive medicine consultation and support. force structure provides command, staff planning,
This includes – and control of the operations of attached transporta-
Coordination of attached preventive medicine tion battalions and truck units in support of a corps
detachments operating in the AO. force.
Evaluation of the medical threat and the impact Subordinate transportation battalions provide
of NBC and directed enemy weapons. corpswide transportation support of operations. They
support supply and replacement distribution systems.
Evaluation of environmental health and sanitary
engineering. Cargo transfer companies operate either a break-
bulk or container operation at air, rail, or motor ter-
Nursing care. minals and water terminals with EAC augmentation.
Mental health and neuropsychiatric consultation. Trailer transfer teams operate trailer transfer points
This includes – to support trailer interchange operations.

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SUPPORT TO DIVISIONS, SEPARATE BRIGADES, AND ACRs

DISCOMs, support battalions, and support squad- corps artillery and engineer battalions, employing
rons provide for most of the logistics support required in the brigade or division area, FSBs and MSBs must
by the divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. How- be augmented with elements or resources from the
ever, the divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs depend CSB in the division area. This reinforcing support will be
on the COSCOM to provide — coordinated between the CSG LO at the FSBs and DISCOM
GS level supplies. and the FSB/DISCOM support operations officer.
Reinforcing DS maintenance. Divisions also require augmentation with special-
Transportation support. ized equipment and organizations. For example, in
Medical supplies and evacuation. arid climates, the COSCOM provides additional
water storage and distribution. Extremes in tempera-
Reinforcing medical treatment support. tures and weather conditions degrade support capa-
Airdrop support. bilities and require augmentation with specialized
Mortuary affairs support. equipment and organizations.
Secondary field services support (CEB, laundry, SUPPORT TO HEAVY DIVISIONS
renovation, and salvage). Supply Distribution Support
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assets deliver GS level supplies to MSB/FSB supply battalion (forward) build prepackaged resupply sets
points and maintenance units. The MSB then resupplies of consumable medical supplies to support heavy
the FSBs. Division units, and designated corps organi- division requirements.
zations, then go to the supporting supply points or main- SUPPORT TO LIGHT DIVISIONS
tenance unit to pickup their supplies.
Organic CSS assets of light divisions, especially
Unit Distribution Support. Whenever possible, the LIDs, perform only essential logistics support and HSS
COSCOM delivers Class IV barrier or fortification ma- functions. Light divisions stock only mission essential
terial directly to emplacement sites. Corps transporta- supplies. They depend on corps and EAC units to
tion assets also deliver aviation fuel directly to the provide resupply to the DISCOM, reinforcing DS
aviation brigade in the division. maintenance, transportation, HSS, laundry, and air-
Aerial Resupply. When necessary, the COSCOM coor- drop support.
dinates aerial resupply of critical fuels, ammunition, Supply Support
repair parts, rations, and blood supplies. Air movement
of supplies by Army air or Air Force needs to be planned Since the LID MSB has the ability to resupply FSBs
well in advance. See FMs 55-10 and 100-27. the LID requires more throughput from the corps rear
area to the BSA. Throughput to a LID must be carefully
Transportation Support planned so that the COSCOM doesn’t provide too many
In addition to supporting supply distribution sys- supplies because the LID has extremely limited ability to
tems, corps truck units can support the movement move assets around the battlefield. Consumption rates
of personnel and heavy equipment as well as for the LID are much less for many classes of supply.
cargo transfer operations. Maintenance Support
Maintenance Support Maintenance support and capabilities within light di-
COSCOM DS maintenance units or AVIM units visions, especially the LID, are limited. The LID mainte-
provide reinforcing maintenance support to division nance system relies on replacement versus repair of
units. The corps G4 determines the priority of main- components. ORF may be used in support of the LID.
tenance support. This is listed in the service support There is an increased maintenance work load passback
annex to the corps/COSCOM OPLAN. The COSCOM to nondivision DS maintenance units. COSCOM main-
may also attach MSTs to a division task force. tenance support branch personnel must be sensitive to
Field Services Support the different types and densities of equipment in light
divisions.
The DS field services company provides CEB,
laundry, and renovation support to division as well as Transportation Support
nondivision soldiers. Different requirements are placed on the COSCOM,
The mortuary affairs collection company oper- particularly for LID and airborne divisions. The airborne
ates collection points throughout the corps, divi- division is the only light division with organic airdrop
sion, and brigade areas. These collection points support.
receive remains and perform initial identification Health Service Support
of corps forces. Until the collection company is The LID has no surgical capability. The COSCOM
fielded, augmentation mortuary affairs platoons provides HSS augmentation, to include the forward
(TOE 42507 LA) can offset mortuary affairs sup- stationing of medical evacuation assets. In contrast to
port previously provided by S&S and field services heavy divisions, the air assault division has organic air
companies. ambulance.
Health Service Support LID Augmentation
Corps air and ground ambulance evacuation assets The LID was designed for low-intensity conflict.
evacuate patients from division treatment stations to Firm constraints were placed on total personnel. Pro-
corps hospitals. Corps HSS elements provide rein- jected combat intensity quickly drives up support
forcing treatment, dental, and preventative medical requirements.
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Specific COSCOM elements have been designed or Fielding of the corps MA collection company
identified to perform required functions or offset work negates the requirement for this augmentation.
loads beyond the organic capabilities of LID DISCOMs. Hot/Arid Environment Water Team (TOE
This augmented support, over and above the normal 42526LC00). This team provides additional
COSCOM support, is sometimes referred to as the water storage and distribution capability in arid
corps slice. environments.
The corps teams, detachments, and platoons which Even with corps slice augmentation, a LID places
augment LID support organizations include the – more support requirements on a COSCOM than
LID Quartermaster Supply Support Detachment other divisions. For a complete list of augmentation
(TOE 42510LY00). This detachment provides ma- assets, refer to FM 71-100. For more information on
teriel management support functions. It performs support to light divisions, refer to FM 63-2-1.
ADP related processes beyond the organic capa- LID Preconfigured Unit Loads
bilities of the LID. It collocates with either the PUL provide a way to streamline supply support to
CMMC or the LID’s DISCOM.
the LID. They consist of a predetermined quantity of
Light/Medium Truck Company (TOE 55719L000). selected expendable supplies. They support a specific
This company may offset the driver shortfall in the number of LID troops and equipment for a specified
LID which resulted from an allocation of only one period of time. PUL are configured by function under
driver per vehicle for single shift operations. one NSN. Thus LID units requisition one NSN instead
Other sources include using individual replace- of numerous stock numbers.
ments and converting units to provide vehicle
driver support. Three PUL have been created for LID units. They
LID Missile Support Team (TOE 09550H3EY). include —
This team is assigned to the corps DS missile Class IV barrier PUL. They consist of all supplies
support company to augment the division mis- needed to emplace 100 meters of hasty barrier
sile support element. LID missile maintenance material.
support is limited to exchange of reparable Chemical defense equipment PUL. They consist
items. Repairs are performed at corps. of replacement MOPP gear and chemical related
LID Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Support Class IX for 25 soldiers.
Team (TOE 01577LA00). This team is attached Administrative PUL. They consist of administra-
to a COSCOM AVIM company. It offsets an tive and housekeeping supplies designed to sup-
estimated 21 percent AVIM work load passed port a battalion size element for 15 days.
back to the corps.
LID Maintenance Support Team (TOE 43509LP00). Unlike unit configured loads assembled in the corps
This team augments an estimated 20 percent by supply units, PUL are assembled and stored in a
ground maintenance work load passed back to CONUS depot. However, to shorten response time and
a nondivision DS maintenance company provid- allow for turnover, COSCOM units supporting a LID
ing direct support to a LID. might maintain limited PUL stockage. PUL are pack-
Perishable Subsistence Platoon (TOE 42518LB00). aged so that they can be airlifted and airdropped.
Assigned to the general supply company, this pla- Corps transportation assets throughput PUL to the
toon provides perishable subsistence support. It DSA or BSA.
augments the LID’s MSB HSC, providing A and SUPPORT TO SEPARATE BRIGADES AND ACRs
B Ration storage and issue capability. As with support to the divisions, the COSCOM
CEB Team (TOE 42507LB00). This CEB team provides GS supply support, reinforcing maintenance
provides CEB support as required. support, HSS, corpswide field services, and corps
LID Graves Registration Team (TOE 42507LA00). transportation support to separate brigades and
This team augments the MSB headquarters and ACRs. Refer to FM 63-1. When a separate brigade or
supply company. It can process 79 remains per ACR is the forerunner of a corps-size force, elements
day, perform search and recovery as required, of a forward CSG deploy to provide support. Their
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CS, and CSS units to be supported. Elements to deploy GS ammunition supply from a CSA to bri-
depend upon the – gade/ACR ATPs.
Size, type, and mission of the separate brigade or GS bulk fuel trucked to Class III points in the
ACR force deploying. BSA/RSA.
Self-supporting capability of the separate brigade GS general supplies to resupply Class I, II, pack-
or ACR. aged III, IV, VI, and VII stocks at DS supply
Support capability of the force to which the bri- points.
gade or ACR is assigned. Reinforcing DS maintenance support and MST
Agreed upon HNS. teams.
Possibility for local procurement. Field services support, to include mortuary affairs
support provided by forward collection platoons.
Depending upon how the forward CSB is task organ- HET movement support.
ized, it may provide –
When a separate brigade deploys adjacent to US
Ammunition support from ASPS or the nondivi- forces and the allied force to which it is assigned cannot
sion ammunition company’s ATP. adequately support the combat force, forward
Reinforcing DS maintenance support and MSTs. CSG/CSB reinforcing support elements from adjacent
Field services support (CEB and laundry teams). US forces provide out-of-sector-support. If this support
Depending upon the task organization of the CSBs is precluded by distance, terrain, or the size of the force
employed behind the division boundary, the supporting to be supported, CSG/CSB elements deploy with the
forward CSG may provide – brigade/ACR to augment the support battalion/support
squadron.

SUPPORT FROM OTHER SOURCES

In addition to support provided by the COSCOM, To coordinate more responsive support of corps
support to corps forces may derive from other units in the division sector, forward CSGs/CSBs pro-
sources. These include – vide unstaffed LOS from their support operations
MSB/FSBs. section to the DISCOM or FSB headquarters. LO
placement is METT-T driven. The LOS coordinate
Corps elements. with DISCOM/FSB support operations staff in de-
TAACOM/Theater Army. termining which of the following three support op-
NATO allies. tions to use:
HNS/WHNS. The FSBs/MSB could support corps elements or
Contractors. teams operating in the brigade/division rear area.
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program. This occurs only when there is a limited number
DA civilians. of corps personnel to be supported, and if it does
Captured or found materiel. not create a significant work load for the
FSBs/MSB.
SUPPORT FROM MSB/FSBs The corps augments the FSBs/MSB with corps
Table 1-3 lists corps combat and CS elements assets, if the logistics work load generated by the
which normally locate in a heavy division sector. corps units exceeds FSB/MSB capabilities. This
While the actual number varies, nearly 8,000 nondivi- option has the advantage of not increasing the
sion soldiers require support. Corps elements in the number of support locations within the
division area can receive support from the MSB/FSBs FSB/MSB area.
within their capability. However, to provide support to The CSG can establish forward logistics points in
larger forces, such as corps FA, engineer, or ADA the FSB/MSB area. Since the FSB and the DIS-
battalions, the MSB/FSBs need to be augmented or COM commanders are the respective terrain
reinforced by elements or resources of the CSB oper- managers for the BSA and DSA, the CSB/CSG
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forward logistics points with the FSB/DISCOM occupied territory. FM 41-10 describes the mis-
and their move with the DTO. sion of CA elements.
SUPPORT FROM CORPS ELEMENTS Psychological operations battalion and cellular
teams. PSYOP elements focus on weakening the will
While the COSCOM supports corps elements logis- of enemy soldiers to fight. They create attitudes,
tically, it depends upon corps elements for specific sup- emotions, or behavior that minimize civilian interfer-
port. FM 100-15 describes these corps elements. The ence with military operations. FM 33-1 describes
corps issues mission-type orders to describe the support PSYOP elements.
which the following corps organizations provide in sup- Personnel group. This group provides –
port of the COSCOM:
Corps rear CP operations cell and subordinate Personnel services and personnel data base man-
RAOCs. These elements coordinate rear opera- agement through its personnel service companies.
tions functions. FM 100-15 describes rear opera- Replacements through a DS replacement com-
tions support in the corps rear area. pany.
Corps signal brigade. The signal brigade provides Postal services through DS and GS postal compa-
area signal support and connectivity to CONUS nies. FM 12-6 describes personnel support doc-
units via DDN through its subordinate corps area trine.
signal companies. FM 24-1 prescribes basic signal
support doctrine. FM 11-30 describes the organi- US legal services command (TOE 27602L000)
zation and mission tasks of the corps signal bri- and legal teams (TOE 27512LA00 to
gade and its subordinate signal battalions. 27512LH00). As the theater expands, these teams
Military police brigade. MP companies perform are activated to provide legal services support to
battlefield circulation control, area security, EPW nondivision forces.
operations, and law and order functions. FM 19-1 Finance group. The finance group provides pay
describes MP support functions. The corps pro- support to corps personnel through its subordi-
vost marshal sets the priorities of need for MP nate finance support commands. FM 14-7 de-
operations based on corps commander intent. scribes finance support operations.
Engineer brigade. Engineer units perform mobil- Chaplaincy support teams. These teams provide
ity, countermobility, survivability, and sustain- direct and general religious support to over 40,000
ment engineering support missions for corps soldiers in the corps area assigned to units with no
units. Engineer assets protect key logistics activi- organic unit ministry team.
ties. FM 5-100 describes engineer combat opera- SUPPORT FROM TAACOM/THEATER ARMY
tions.
The TAACOM’s primary mission is to provide lo-
Air defense artillery brigade. ADA units counter gistics support to units located in or passing through
low to medium altitude air threats to critical as- its assigned area in the COMMZ. Its secondary mis-
sets, such as CSAs and Class III points. sion is to provide backup logistics support to the
Chemical brigade. This brigade provides cen- corps.
tralized control of chemical companies. Chem-
ical companies provide NBC reconnaissance, TAACOM/TA GSUs provide specified GS supply
decontamination, and smoke screen produc- support to COSCOM GS/DS supply units.
tion. FM 3-101 describes chemical unit sup- TAACOM units provide additional Class III, V,
port operations. and VII supplies as well as Class IX repair parts
Civil affairs brigade. CA brigade staffs perform required specifically for units to be reconstituted.
area studies which identify available local re- The CMMC coordinates support requirements
sources, facilities, and HN support. CA elements with the TAACOM MMC.
coordinate requirements for and assist the The TAMMC work loads TAACOM GS mainte-
COSCOM’s contracting agent in the acquisition nance units to repair items beyond nondivision DS
of local resources, facilities, and support. CA per- maintenance unit capability. TAACOM DS main-
sonnel also coordinate the distribution of life-sus- tenance units provide reinforcing DS mainte-
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TAACOM GS field services units backup Management, storage, and distribution of select
COSCOM DS field services units. high tech, high dollar-low density items.
The TAACOM’s mortuary affairs company oper- Control of various contractor operated activi-
ates a personal effects depot in support of the the- ties in the theater.
ater. Depending upon the MA program in effect, it Administration of contracts for forward repair
may operate two temporary cemeteries, a theater activities.
evacuation point, or an in-theater mortuary. Limited depot-level/GS maintenance for se-
TAACOM units assist in receiving and equipping lected wheeled, track, and stationary equip-
arriving corps units and redeploying units. ment.
TA transportation assets supplement corps trans- Repair of designated items in support of the
portation assets. reparable exchange program.
The TAMMC or TAACOM MMC can function as Limited depot-level repair of aircraft, their en-
a backup CMMC. gines, and components.
The TAACOM provides out-of-sector support to Maintenance of intelligence/electronic warfare
corps units deployed out of the geographical area systems.
normally considered the support responsibility Logistics assistance program technical assis-
of the COSCOM. tance to users of AMC fielded equipment in
SUPPORT FROM A LOGISTICS theater, to include new equipment fielding.
SUPPORT ELEMENT TMDE program coordination.
The COSCOM may also receive support from a Administration of the Army Oil Analysis Pro-
LSE. LSE organizational elements can provide the gram, coordinating oil sampling procedures and
COSCOM with limited depot-level/GS type logistics distributing test results.
support on an interim basis, primarily from the Quality assurance functions for various com-
COMMZ. LSE activities request supplies from the modity/weapon systems.
supporting MMC. Logistics automation software support manage-
The LSE is a TDA civilian oriented element which ment, to include troubleshooting and software
supervises AMC elements as well as contractor activi- replacement.
ties, forward repair activities, individual DOD person- Special program requirements.
nel, and HNS activities in the AO. It is under operational Field assistance in science and technology.
control of the US Army senior logistics headquarters. LSE/AMC advisors coordinate changes in perfor-
Though technical lines tie the LSE with elements of mance specifications and provide technical re-
AMC, DLA, TRADOC, and FORSCOM, the senior quirement changes to AMC laboratories and
logistics headquarters identifies force requirements and centers for solution.
assigns tasks and priorities to the LSE. Retrograde/redistribution support, to include au-
Initially, the LSE is composed of battle rostered, tomated reporting of accountable transactions to
emergency-essential civilians provided by existing NICPs under the materiel return program.
TDAs and by AMC, TRADOC, and FORSCOM head- SUPPORT FROM NATO ALLIES
quarters, and their respective subordinate activities. Dissimilarity between equipment and munitions may
DLA support of the logistics assistance program is limit support. However, allies could provide Class I and
determined by a memorandum of understanding. III support.
DLA personnel who provide direct support to the
LSE remain under the operational control of the the-
ater commander. This paragraph implements
As TOE units fall in place and become functional, STANAG 2034/QSTAG 516
the mission and work force of the LSE will be adjusted
to meet new or altered work requirements. Depend- US forces will use the standard NATO invoice/claim
ing on requirements, LSE organizational elements form and NATO loading bill to document the request
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national logistics support commands. These forms sup- and the HN’s actual capabilities. Table 1-4 lists ques-
port national accounting procedures and subsequent tions which COSCOM ACofS, G5 section personnel
reimbursement action. Unless specified in the logistics need to ask in order to take advantage of logistics assets
assistance agreement or special instructions from the available in the AO. This helps minimize the need for
CMMC, the requesting unit provides truck assets to pick strategic lift of logistics units, equipment, and supplies.
up the supplies. Specific requests need to be processed individually,
HOST-NATION SUPPORT through HN authorities, following procedures estab-
HNS includes civilian and military support services lished by international agreements. As civilian relief
furnished by the HN to forces stationed on HN territory agencies weaken, reciprocal support from US sources is
in times of peace and war. HNS helps to offset US required. Unless other provisions apply, the corps G5
manpower, equipment, and supply requirements. It is coordinates with the finance group to reimburse the HN
the preferred method of meeting unsatisfied military for contractually provided services.
support requirements. In times of crisis, using HNS Table 1-5 lists the logistics functional areas and tasks
helps reduce the time required for deployment and which may be accomplished by HNS. Due to the prox-
fielding of US reinforcing units. imity of combat operations, some functions should only
The two categories of HNS that offset US require- be performed by HN military personnel. HN civilian
ments include direct HNS and indirect HNS: firms can provide bath, laundry, and food services. HN
buildings and facilities and HN transportation and dis-
Direct HNS consists of HN military or paramilit- tribution systems can offset logistics support require-
ary units organized similarly to US type units. This ments, particularly in port areas. COSCOM ACofS, G5
HNS relates to comparable US organizations and section personnel conduct a risk assessment to deter-
capabilities. mine the impact when planned HNS of logistics areas is
Indirect wartime HNS refers to support that is not available.
anticipated based on agreements with the host
country. Table 1-6 lists combat support operational areas pro-
vided by HNS.
In addition to HN military or paramilitary unit sup-
port, HNS includes – Depending upon the HN's economic development,
its relationship with the US, existing agreements, and
HN government agencies. These agencies may risk assessments, —
operate and maintain utilities and telephone net-
works or coordinate air traffic, rail operations, HN civilian labor groups or labor units contract to
river traffic, and harbor pilot services. build obstacles or repair highways, railroads, and
pipelines as well as provide construction and bar-
Host-country contractors. Contractors can coor- rier materials.
dinate construction and transportation labor; light
textile repair, laundry, bath, and food services; and HN police and military or paramilitary units pro-
maintenance of equipment and facilities. vide highway regulation and traffic control of sup-
HN civilians. Civilians may serve as laborers, ste- ply movements to forward locations as well as
vedores, truck drivers, clerks, couriers, and tech- security for critical logistics facilities.
nicians. WHNS allows for long-term civilian labor HNS of NBC defensive and smoke operations in
support for certain jobs. Other HN civilians who the corps area is limited to those areas shown on
help at the outset of a conflict eventually need to Table 1-6. The HN provides fog oil if it has oil
be replaced by US military personnel. refineries.
HN supplies and equipment. Food items and ex- HNS of intelligence, security, and EW operations
pendable are included. includes interpreters, translators, and interview-
HN buildings or facilities. These include billets, ers or liaison teams that use the HN language and
warehouses, maintenance shops, gymnasiums and language of the enemy forces.
recreation facilities, and temporary grave sites. HN communications structures provide commu-
nications support to initially deploying forces as
The type and volume of HNS services provided de- well as supported operations. HN signal facilities
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minimizes civilian disruption of combat opera- These teams process work load data, maintain visibility
tions. HNS of signal operations encompass the on assets, and report status to the CMMC. Chapters 5
supply and maintenance functions required to in- through 8 provide more detail on cellular logistics team
stall cable, wire, and antenna systems. missions/functions and their interface with the CMMC
COSCOM ACofS, G5 section personnel plan and or CMCC.
coordinate HNS that has been negotiated and agreed CONTRACTING AND LOCAL PROCUREMENT
upon by the HN in peacetime. This negotiated HNS is Contracting and procurement of locally available
expected to be provided in wartime to offset the resources helps reduce dependence on a CONUS-
COSCOM’s support mission. ACofS, G5 section per- based logistics system. Contracting provides a
sonnel serve as the single point of coordination with the means to obtain local supplies and services in an
HN concerning COSCOM HNS requirements (pre- area where no HNS agreements exist or where HNS
planned and ad hoc). They coordinate actions with the agreements do not cover the required supplies or
corps G5, CA teams, and subordinate CSG HNS section services. It improves response time and frees airlift
personnel. CSG HNS section personnel – and sealift for other priority requirements. The deci-
Monitor the performance of logistics HNS activities sion to purchase supplies on the local economy
within their geographical area. depends on need for the supplies as opposed to time
Ensure that HNS products and services are in- and distance considerations if provided through
spected and quality controlled. normal supply channels.
Task subordinate battalions to provide technical Contracting augments existing supply and service
support on a temporary basis to the HNS activity. capability. For example, contracting can augment the
Coordinate the deliveries of reparable and US following supply and service areas:
supplies to the HN activity. Class I fresh fruits, vegetables, and ice.
Facilitate the delivery of HNS supplies or services Class II housekeeping supplies.
to US units. The CMCC commits HN truck assets.
Report to COSCOM ACofS, G5 section staff and Class III bulk fuels and packaged lubes and oils.
the CMMC on HNS production or services. Class IV construction materials.
In support of LIC operations, a HNS coordination Class IX hardware and automotive parts.
team (contingency) (TOE 63500 LA) can be assigned Laborers (stevedores, drivers, mechanics, etc.).
to the senior logistics headquarters of the task force. Dining facility and KP service.
This team locates, obtains, and coordinates available Clothing exchange and bath services.
HNS resources. It coordinates closely with CA teams Sanitation.
accompanying the contingency force. The team ob- Mortuary affairs services (within specific parameters).
tains HNS resources through local purchase or con-
tracts. It coordinates with finance and legal activities COSCOM procurement support branch personnel
in execution of HNS contracts. coordinate contracting support for the corps. They
maintain and update CA area studies and maps of
WARTIME HOST-NATION SUPPORT potential areas of deployment. In conjunction with
Based on national agreements, WHNS reinforces corps G4 and G5 staffs, they program, manage, and
forward deployed corps forces. The composition of coordinate available contracting resources, LOGCAP,
WHNS is unique to each forward deployed corps. and HNS obtained to support corps forces. They coor-
Depending upon the theater of operations, WHNS dinate corps requirements with the following staff and
may consist of ammunition supply, petroleum supply, organizations:
transportation, casualty evacuation, and security as The corps G4/COSCOM support operations
well as smoke generator battalion/companies or even officer who determines whether the supply or
bridge companies. service is filled from the military supply sys-
Cellular logistics teams provide the liaison and tem, by HNS, contract, or LOGCAP.
interface between US distribution systems and CA units which identify local resources, materi-
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Corps G5 staff officers who monitor LOG CAP wartime provide another source of support. By contin-
and HNS resources and assess the impact of uing in their peacetime work, they supplement person-
procurement of supplies and services on the nel required for essential logistics functions. The
local economy. COSCOM FSOP needs to include DA civilian person-
Applicable CMMC divisions relative to direct nel management in its personnel annex.
purchase of items available on the local econ- CAPTURED OR FOUND MATERIEL
omy which are not readily available for issue.
Corps G1 staff officers relative to policies and Captured or found materiel provides another
procedures governing use of indigenous civil- source of supply support. The corps commander and
ian personnel. G4 set policy. Support operations section staff offi-
cers recommend procedures regarding the use of cap-
Corps engineers who determine construction tured or found materiel.
requirements.
Contracting staff officers in subordinate CSGs Captured subsistence is used to feed EPWs and
who coordinate contingency contracts for sup- civilians. Found US subsistence feeds US
plies and services prior to and immediately troops. Subsistence must first be inspected by
following deployment of division and corps CS veterinary personnel and declared fit for con-
elements. sumption.
US Embassy officials and local nationals for Captured or commandeered fuels can decrease
locally available resources and requirements the drain on our own bulk fuel stocks. They must
for interpreters. first be tested with a captured fuels test kit or by
Finance support group staff for finance sup- a petroleum laboratory specialist. A fuel trans-
port of contracting actions. fer pump has been designed to allow tactical
vehicles to use captured fuels.
SJA staff for legal counsel during acquisition. Barrier or fortification and construction mate-
LOGISTICS CIVIL rials can be used immediately. This reduces re-
AUGMENTATION PROGRAM quirements on our logistics support system to
LOGCAP provides contract augmentation capabil- supply and transport these items.
ity to assist support base units get ready for war or Captured vehicles and equipment are reported
contingencies not covered by global OPLANs. It is de- through intelligence channels and turned into
signed primarily for areas where no multilateral or bi- maintenance collection points. The CMMC
lateral agreements or treaties exist. LOGCAP may also provides disposition instructions.
be used in areas where HNS agreements or contracts Captured enemy medical supplies treat EPWs
exist. AR 700-137 governs the program. and civilians. They are not authorized for use on
COSCOM procurement support branch contracting US forces.
personnel coordinate with the finance group for COSCOM weapon systems support branch and
LOGCAP contracts to help resolve logistics shortfalls munitions support branch personnel must consider
in OPLANS. the work load which captured weapons and ammu-
nition place on the support structure. This includes the
DA CIVILIANS receipt, storage, safeguarding, controlling, and move-
DA civilians and contract civilians who signed ment of captured items.
agreements to remain in place in overseas activities in
SUPPORT OF JOINT OPERATIONS
Corps forces can operate as part of a joint task force theater level logistics manager. As directed it provides
such as that shown in Figure 1-12. As the logistics com- logistics support to other Services. Joint Pub 4-0 covers
mand of the corps, the COSCOM supports corps units doctrine for logistics support in joint operations.
conducting joint operations. Joint Pub 3-O describes the SINGLE SERVICE LOGISTICS SUPPORT
interfaces for joint operations. In a single corps contin-
gency environment, the COSCOM assumes the role of In principle, each military Service provides logistics
support for its own forces. In practice, the joint task force
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commander tasks the Service that is the dominant user to support. Plans should consider the number of troops
provide or coordinate support for all service components. and rate of buildup as well as the possible allocation of
As necessary, the CINC allocates critical logistics subsistence to civilians in the occupied area.
assets among the Services. To resolve crisis conditions, Plans also need to include requirements for Army vet-
the CINC issues directives to transfer logistics functions erinary staff, AF environmental health personnel, or local
between Service components. health authorities to perform food inspections. Army vet-
INTEROPERABILITY erinary personnel perform sanitary inspections of facilities
supplying storing and issuing subsistence. They also in-
Interoperability of military and commercial commu- spect all subsistence received stored, and issued in oper-
nication devices, automated systems, and message text ations following exposure to NBC contamination.
formats is as critical to operations as interoperability of
materiel used by forces. The CMMC and COSCOM WATER SUPPORT
CSS plans branch personnel need to be aware of inter- The Army is responsible for joint policy and procedures
operability requirements with other Services and allied for all components responsible for water resources in sup-
nations. Interface requirements are specified in joint port of land-based forces. COSCOM troop support
reports, allied standardization agreements, regulations, branch personnel plan water support. Water resource sup-
and directives. Joint Pub 6-04 prescribes the exchange port beyond a Service’s capability is provided by the Army
of joint common service supply support requests and or another Service, as appropriate. Preventive medicine
responses with other Services. teams monitor water quality.
GENERAL SUPPLY SUPPORT AMMUNITION SUPPORT
Subject to directives from the CINC, Service compo- COSCOM munitions support branch personnel need to
nents provide supply support for their forces. Each consider —
Service performs its own requirements forecasting. Ammunition requirements to support a designated
Each needs to consider high-priority materiel needed at period of time.
the outset of an operation and significant time-phased
materiel requirements necessary to support the OPLAN. Ammunition requirements of assigned US forces
Services keep the CINC informed of the impact of supply and augmentation forces being deployed to the
area.
on force readiness.
Requirements for allies.
Common Item Support Support to other agencies from US stocks.
Common item support is provided by the Service Available ammunition stock which can be used to
component command that is the predominant user. The satisfy requirements.
CMMC needs to maintain a file of materiel commonali- Ammunition handling systems to support the
ties among the Services. OPLAN.
Supply and Storage Requirements Capability to store and handle ammunition.
Each Service establishes priorities and computes re- Ability to transport ammunition.
quirements for storage. This includes requirements for Limiting factors.
refrigerated, covered, and open storage; tankage; and PETROLEUM SUPPORT
hardstands. The CINC allocates available storage space
and facilities between Services. The Army coordinates inland distribution of fuel to all
US-based forces within an overseas theater. COSCOM
Map Supply Support petroleum support branch personnel coordinate with sup-
Based on agreements between the joint task force ported units to develop plans based on time-phased require-
commander and the Defense Mapping Agency, the ments for Class III support during the deployment phase.
Army’s map distribution system supports the map re- COSCOM petroleum support branch personnel need to
quirements of other Services. assess —
SUBSISTENCE SUPPORT Petroleum requirements to support the OPLAN for
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US forces in the theater. JMC established by the theater combatant commander.

Augmentation forces being deployed to the theater. The transportation annex to the logistics portion of
Bulk fuel resupply requirements. the COSCOM OPLAN covers intertheater and in-
Requirements for allies, civilians, and other agencies tratheater movement. It details reception of person-
supported from fuel stocks. nel, materiel, and equipment from point of origin to
Stocks available to meet requirements. destination. It addresses the means to coordinate and
Availability and capability of facilities to store and control the flow of materiel into the area so that
handle fuels. throughput and lift capabilities are not exceeded.
Capability to distribute fuels to required areas. COSCOM transportation support branch person-
Possibility of procurement of packaged products. nel need to analyze —
Quality surveillance assets. Type and quantity of transportation units needed
Limiting factors. in the AO.
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT Capabilities and limitations of water and air
terminals, ports, and beaches in the AO.
Each Service provides maintenance support for its Existing intratheater transportation network.
own forces. Nondivision DS maintenance units can es- Sequence requirements for desired destina-
tablish maintenance facilities for joint Service use. An tion arrival.
example is a calibration facility for joint use. However, Ports of debarkation and intermediate
service components provide service maintenance of PODs.
service peculiar items.
Movement constraints.
COSCOM maintenance support branch personnel Revisions to procedures to compensate- for
need to assess — transportation shortages.
The type of units which require DS maintenance FIELD SERVICES SUPPORT
support.
In-country repair sources to include other Services Field services may be performed by one Ser-
allies HN, or contractors. vice as a result of interservice or cross-service
Evacuation to offshore bases or CONUS mainte- agreements. Whenever possible, they should be
nance facilities. performed by the HN or by contractors.
Development of preplanned and emergency re- Services are responsible for providing MA and
supply packages. personal effects disposition for their own forces. The
Prepositioned requisitions for Class IX and mainte- COSCOM is responsible for operating one or more
nance-related Class II items. collection points for the remains of all the Services. It
provides for temporary internment until provisions
Capability to transport Class IX parts. are made for subsequent custody. If circumstances
Limiting factors. require internment in a temporary cemetery at EAC,
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT the MA company at EAC provides separate sections
Services share available airfields and road, rail, for US, allied, and enemy remains.
and inland waterway capabilities with allied forces Personal effects of allied dead are evacuated
and civil commerce. A joint transportation board through logistics channels until the point specified
recommends allocation of jointly used transportation for reversion to representatives of the nation con-
resources. cerned. A Joint Central Registration Office pro-
In a joint command, the commander normally as- vides guidance on the transfer of allied and enemy
signs the responsibility for providing and coordinating remains and their personal effects to their respec-
surface transport to support all US forces to the Army tive governments.
component commander. COSCOM transportation BASE FACILITIES SUPPORT
support branch personnel or the CMCC perform Adequate base facilities are needed to support a
intratheater transportation planning in the absence of a military operation. Theater dependent, a base sup-
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port battalion can coordinate joint service use of base Blood product distribution.
facilities. BSB personnel provide assistance in utilities Dental facilities and services.
management, rear property transfer and acquisition, Veterinary support.
and land management. Preventive medicine survey and support.
HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT Optical support.
Joint Pub 4-02 provides doctrine for HSS in joint Combat stress reconditioning centers.
operations. Each Service component provides hospi- Support Agreements
talization support for its forces. Each determines HSS
requirements based on service policy. Each Service HN and bilateral support agreements provide for
provides HSS units for the interim care and treatment interim hospitalization of US soldiers in allied facilities
of its patients and, as required, for those of other and vice versa. Agreements cover sharing of blood,
Services. While each maintains command blood pro- medical materiel, and evacuation assets.
grams, the AF operates theater blood transshipment Support of Civilians and EPWs
centers for the other Services. Each Service is respon-
sible for its own medical supply and for maintenance Care of military patients in civilian and allied mili-
support of its medical equipment. As directed, each tary facilities is restricted to emergencies. Provisions of
provides care, treatment and hospitalization of EPWs the Geneva Convention prescribe care of civilian casu-
and civilians in their areas of assigned responsibility. alties in occupied areas and medical care of EPWs.
Joint Service Use Evacuation
The COSCOM’s medical brigade/group can operate The Army is responsible for all medical evacuation
facilities for joint use. Hospitals are either staffed and by land. This includes inland water transportation
used jointly or staffed by one Service and used by all within assigned areas. Except for areas supported by
others. To maximize the availability of HSS, Services AF airlanded logistics support, the Army is also re-
jointly use – sponsible for short distance aeromedical evacuation
within the Army combat zone.
Aeromedical staging units and aeromedical evacua-
tion. The AF is responsible for long distance aeromed-
Medical laboratory support. ical evacuation. The Military Airlift Command pro-
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CHAPTER 2
COSCOM Command and Control of Support Operations
The COSCOM functions as the major subordinate
command of the corps responsible for the direction and
management of logistics and medical support for the CONTENTS
corps. COSCOM headquarters staff officers coordi- Page
nate and supervise the implementation of corps poli-
cies and directives relative to support of current and COMMAND AND CONTROL 2-1
future operations. They develop plans and orders to COMMAND POSTS 2-9
ensure continuous logistics support of corps opera-
tions. The fluidity of battle demands constant changes COSCOM HEADQUARTERS AND
to these support plans. HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 2-14
This chapter covers command and control from a COSCOM HHC AUTOMATION
COSCOM perspective. It describes the COSCOM SUPPORT 2-17
HHC and how COSCOM staff officers integrate and COSCOM HHC COMMUNICATIONS
coordinate with corps and CSG counterpart staff per- SUPPORT 2-26
sonnel. It also describes how the COSCOM headquar-
ters staff uses automation and communications devices
to accomplish the COSCOM’s support mission.

COMMAND AND CONTROL

For the COSCOM, C2 consists of coordinating and COSCOM Commander’s Estimate
integrating personnel, equipment, facilities, communica- COSCOM coordinating and special staffs prepare staff
tions, and procedures to accomplish the mission under estimates which analyze factors that could impact on accom-
the COSCOM commander’s guidance and in compli- plishment of the mission. Their estimates result in recom-
ance with the corps commander’s intent. If the COS- mendations concerning the feasibility of various courses of
COM headquarters is the senior logistics headquarters actions and the effects of each course of action on mission
in the theater, it must be augmentated in those areas in accomplishment.
which it lacks staff expertise. For example, the COSCOM
headquarters staff might need to be augmented with The COSCOM commander then uses the
comptroller and resource management staff officers or commander’s estimate to compare the feasible courses
with additional transportation staff to enable it to oversea of action, their advantages and disadvantages or signif-
port clearance and terminal operations. icant factors. He then decides on the best course of
action to execute the COSCOM’s mission in support of
CORPS COMMANDER’S the operation. FM 101-5 describes the basic format and
INTENT content of the commander’s estimate.
The corps commander’s intent is a statement of the COSCOM Commander's Intent
desired end product of an engagement or battle. It clarifies
the purpose of the operation. It needs to be stated in enough The COSCOM commander states his intent in the COS-
detail to ensure unity of effort and appropriate action by COM OPORD. His statement of intent focuses on support-
subordinatcs. ing the corps commander’s intent by sustaining corps
soldiers and arming fueling fixing and moving corps forces
COSCOM COMMANDER’S ESTIMATE in support of the operation. His staff uses the statement of
AND INTENT intent to develop plans as to how to provide that support.
Based on his staff’s estimates and recommendations, the CSS ESTIMATE
COSCOM commander decides how to best accomplish the
COSCOMs mission and publishes his intent through the The CSS estimate provides a means for COSCOM
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various courses of action which effect accomplish- needed if personnel are required to operate in MOPP
ment of the COSCOM’s external support mission. due to the NBC threat or the presence of NBC contam-
Intelligence and operations staff officers provide ination.
information on the intelligence and tactical situation COSCOM OPERATION
and their impact on mission support. Personnel staff PLANS/ORDERS
officers provide present and projected personnel data COSCOM OPLANs/OPORDs provide the
which will influence support operations. COSCOM’s general mission guidance. To ensure clar-
Support operations subordinate branch staff offi- ity, subparagraphs of the execution paragraph prescribe
cers provide input on the current support status, ca- specific support to be provided by subordinate com-
pability, and support problems. They compare the mands. They prescribe the support to be provided,
advantages and disadvantages of each course of pos- where and how it will be provided, and the priority of
sible action. They then determine the major logistics that support. Commanders of subordinate commands
deficiencies that must be brought to the commander’s ensure compliance with the provisions of COSCOM
attention. Finally, they recommend the courses of OPLANs/OPORDs.
action which can best be supported and ways to re- The COSCOM OPLAN/OPORD repeats the
duce logistics deficiencies. priority of support listed in paragraph four of the
RISK-BENEFIT ANALYSIS corps OPLAN/OPORD. This provides instructions
CSS commanders and staff officers must recognize to subordinate units on where to place the priority
that in planning the logistics support for combat opera- of their support. Appendix F provides a sample
tions they need to perform logistics risk analyses. They COSCOM OPORD.
need to continuously balance the benefits derived from OPLANs are the responsibility of the ACofS, G3’s
a particular support concept versus the risks involved in force design/plans branch and support operations
the support provided. They must ask themselves if the section’s CSS plans branch. OPORDs are the responsi-
concept is supportable and if the responsiveness of the bility of the ACofS, G3’s operations branch. Coordinat-
support provided outweighs the risks involved. The ing and special staff prepare paragraphs or annexes and
corps G3 must be kept informed of the results of this supporting documents and overlays. The force de-
analysis so that sound and timely decisions can be made. sign/plans branch of the ACofS, G3 section publishes
There is no question that the risks involved depend COSCOM OPLANs/OPORDs. An OPLAN can be
to a great extent on the circumstances prevailing at the easily converted to an OPORD via a fragmentary order
time. There are no hard and fast rules to assist the stating to execute the OPLAN with noted changes.
planner. Each time the support operations staff officer The OPORD is based on the format prescribed by
must assess the circumstances, measure the risk, and FM 101-5 and NATO STANAG 2014. This format uses
decide upon the best course of action. the time zone of the area of operations. The title of
The location of support areas is one example of a CSS paragraph four is Service Support. In contrast, the for-
risk analysis. In order to provide the required support, mat prescribed by QSTAGs uses Greenwich Mean Time
will it be necessary to locate CSS activities within the throughout the order and the title of paragraph four is
range of enemy artillery? There is clearly a risk involved Administrative Logistics.
here. However, it may be necessary to assume the risk if CORPS SERVICE SUPPORT
that is the only way that critical support can be provided. PLANS AND ORDERS
The circumstances requiring a risk-benefit analysis Corps service support plans and orders prescribe
cannot be identified in advance. Therefore, it is incum- logistics support missions. They provide for coordi-
bent upon all CSS commanders and staff planners to nated CSS and administrative movements. Paragraphs
recognize that in combat every action contemplated or annexes provide information and instructions on
must be subjected to a logistics risk analysis. Only after materiel and services, medical evacuation and hospital-
the risk-benefit analysis is completed can the planner ization, personnel, and civil-military operations. They
be assured that the available CSS resources will be provide information on the policies and procedures of
applied in the most effective manner possible. The support and where to obtain it. FM 101-5 describes
analysis must also consider the additional resources format and content.
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COSCOM support operations staff officers provide Subordinate Control Centers

input on the logistics portions of the corps service sup- The COSCOM headquarters accomplishes cen-
port plans and orders based on corps G4 policy in tralized control and management through its subordi-
paragraph four of the corps OPORD. The CMCC pro- nate functional control centers. Both the CMMC and
vides the corps highway regulation plan. The COSCOM CMCC operate under the staff supervision of the
develops a service support annex to enable subordinate COSCOM support operations officer. CMMC and
groups/brigades to better implement the plans and or- CMCC staff officers coordinate with support opera-
ders of corps headquarters. Appendix G provides a tions subordinate branch staffs and with their respec-
sample of a COSCOM service support annex. tive counterparts in separate brigade support
CSSCS software assists support operations staff with battalions, the DMMC or division DTO, TAACOM
providing input to the corps service support plan/order. MMC, and TAMMC and TAMCA.
It provides a fill in the blanks type format for support Subordinate Groups/Brigades
operations staff officers to complete. CSSCS also en-
ables G3/S3 staff officers to transmit published COS- The COSCOM commands and controls assigned and
COM orders and plans to individual or multiple attached units through its subordinate groups/brigades.
addresses. Its command section coordinates command and policy
matters with subordinate groups/brigades through com-
COMMAND AND STAFF mand channels. FM 101-5 prescribes inter and intra staff
RELATIONSHIPS relationships.
Command relationships that exist between the COS- Figure 2-2 depicts the counterpart staff relationship
COM headquarters and corps headquarters as well as between COSCOM staffs and subordinate CSGs staffs.
its subordinate centers, groups/brigades and units are COSCOM general staff officers exercise staff supervi-
described below. sion to ensure compliance with COSCOM policies.
Corps Headquarters COSCOM support operations staff officers maintain
Corps headquarters issues mission type orders to the informal liaison with their counterparts in subordinate
COSCOM. Its staff prepares broad plans and guidance commands relative to their technical area of interest.
for support of anticipated operations. COSCOM staff While subordinate battalion staff officers supervise
officers develop detailed plans, policies, and directives the day-to-day mission support activities of their subor-
for logistics support of the corps and allies or other dinate companies, group and brigade staff officers focus
Services which conform with corps policies, directives, on logistics support within their mission area. Group or
and guidance. brigade staffs ensure that their subordinate battalions
Figure 2-1 depicts the corps headquarters staff with receive support required to enable them to perform
whom COSCOM staff primarily interface. The corps G3 their missions.
and G4 determine priorities for logistics support of Subordinate Units
tactical operations. COSCOM staff officers coordinate The COSCOM commands, controls, and supervises
and supervise the implementation of corps policies and all assigned and attached units and activities. Staff rela-
priorities for support of current and future operations. tionships are listed below
They consolidate, analyze, and transmit changes in lo-
gistics support status and situation to their counterparts Support operations staff coordinates the move-
in the corps headquarters. ment and positioning of logistics units with the
CMCC/DTO and area RAOC.
Table 2-1 lists areas of staff interaction with ACofS, G3 section personnel track the reception
corps main and rear CP cells. COSCOM ACofS, G3 and forward employment of the down trace.
and support operations staff officers coordinate
with corps headquarters staff to ensure integration ACofS, G4 section personnel assist subordinate
of CSS and supportability of future operations. unit headquarters with information and guidance
They ensure that corps planners understand the on the use and availability of facilities. They submit
impact of the COSCOM’s capability to support cur- requirements to the corps G3 for corps engineer
rent and future operations. support.
ACofS, G3 staff officers submit requirements to
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the corps rear CP’s operations cell for MP sup- support for a surge, for out-of-sector support, or for
port. COSCOM units submit requirements for fire corps forces attached to a sister Service or another
support through their supporting RAOC and corps. Where CSGs cross-level support among sub-
S3/ACofS, G3 channels to the corps rear CP’s ordinate battalions to resolve support problems,
operations cell. The operations cell coordinates COSCOMs cross-level support among subordi-
with the corps FSCOORD for on-order fires to nate CSGs.
assist units in bases and base clusters. Sister Service or Ally
SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS
When corps forces are ordered out of the Army AO
The COSCOM support operations section serves as to support a sister Service or ally, COSCOM support
the central point of coordination on all matters pertain- operations staff officers coordinate with CSGs in form-
ing to logistics and medical support for — ing a task organized support element to accompany the
Supported divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. corps force into the new AO or allied sector. The
Supported units and major commands. composition of the accompanying task organized sup-
port element will vary depending upon requirements
Sister Service or ally. and the degree of support to be provided by the sister
TAACOM, MEDCOM, TRANSCOM, and TA Service or ally.
staffs.
TAACOM, MEDCOM, TRANSCOM and TA
Divisions, Separate Brigades, and ACRs
COSCOM support operations staff officers coor-
COSCOM units provide GS supplies, field ser- dinate support requirements and support interfaces
vices, and reinforcing DS maintenance support to with TAACOM, MEDCOM, TRANSCOM, and TA
divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs in accordance staffs. Areas requiring extensive planning and coordi-
with corps plans, policies, and priority guidance. nation between COSCOM support operations staff
Planning requirements must be submitted to the and staffs at major commands at EAC include –
COSCOM support operations officer. Problems with
support are reported to the support operations sec- Reconstitution.
tion of the supporting CSB, CSG, and COSCOM. Replacement weapon systems.
To provide more responsive support to corps CS and Medical evacuation and medical RTD.
CSS forces employing in support of the divisions, sepa- Throughput distribution.
rate brigades, and ACRs, a CSB employs in the division Trailer transfer point operations.
area. This CSB provides area support to nondivision Port clearance.
units in the division area. It provides reinforcing support Command controlled items.
to augment FSB/MSB capability to provide responsive
support to corps forces, such as corps artillery, engineer, LIAISON REQUIREMENTS
and ADA battalions, employing in the brigade or divi- LNOs promote cooperation and coordination
sion area. The CSG LO at the FSB/DISCOM coordi- through personal contact between COSCOM and
nates support requirements with FSB/DISCOM corps headquarters staff. They serve as the primary
support operations staff and the S4 of the corps force to information gathers for ACofS, G3 section and sup-
be supported. port operations section staff.
Supported Units/Commands COSCOM LNOs
S4s of units/commands requiring support coordi- The COSCOM headquarters provides a LNO to the
nate initially with the support operations staff of the rear CP’s operations cell and the CSS cell at both the
supporting CSB to secure initial support, to reestablish corps rear CP and main CP. These LNOs are not an
support, or to resolve problems with support. CSG augmentation to the corps G3 or G4 staff. They are
support operations staff or medical brigade staffs pro- not TOE resourced. They are provided from available
vide the next higher point of contact for resolution of personnel resources.
problems with support. COSCOM support operations
staff officers resolve support problems requiring COSCOM LNOs perform the following services —
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maintaining communications between the Higher unit provides liaison to lower echelon.
corps and COSCOM headquarters. Unit on the left provides liaison to the unit on the
Attend daily briefings and provide input on COS- right.
COM status and plans. Supporting unit provides liaison to supported
Keep the corps informed of the COSCOM’s lo- unit.
gistics situation. HN Liaison Officer
Keep COSCOM headquarters staff informed of
corps courses of action. The COSCOM also provides a LNO to the HN sup-
Obtain information from the LNOs from corps port command. In turn, the HN support command may
troop organizations assigned to corps headquarters provide a LNO to the COSCOM’s logistics operation
or represented in corps special staff divisions. center, CMMC, and CMCC. Headquarters company
personnel arrange billeting, ration support, and other
As necessary, LNOs are provided to Army force head- required services for these LNOs.
quarters and allied headquarters. If reciprocal liaison is
not possible, liaison needs to be established as follows:

COMMAND POSTS
COMMAND POST ELEMENTS maintenance. The headquarters company commandant
The COSCOM FSOP establishes the COSCOM’s coordinates these support areas as well as other essential
CP organization and composition. support services, such as shower, laundry, and latrines.
Main CP In the field environment, life support areas should be
incorporated within base perimeter wire. Food service
The main CP consists of those elements of the com- facilities need to be located a minimum of 50 meters
mand group, principal and special staff sections, and ad- from other facilities.
ministrative support personnel required for C2, staff
supervision and life support. It includes the LOC, special Alternate or Rear CP
staff area, life support area, and perimeter defense area. An alternate or rear CP provides continuity of C2 in
Headquarters elements set up on a hardened site the event of destruction or incapacity of the main CP.
and, when possible, in a town or village. Figure 2-3 Primary and secondary alternate CPs can be selected
depicts a sample configuration for a main CP set up in from major subordinate commands. Selection depends
existing buildings. Layout conforms to the structure of upon the location of the subordinate CP and in-place
available buildings. The CP configuration reflects broad communications. The rear CP may collocate with the
functional relationships, continuity of operations, and rear CSG’s main CP. Alternate CP staff consists of
information flow between sections. The availability of support operations section staff officers tasked to assist
existing facilities and terrain determines actual location in reconstitution and to coordinate support of deep and
of elements and supporting staff sections. The ACofS, rear operations from the rear CSG.
G3 plans the actual layout. COMMAND POST DISPLACEMENT
Logistics Operations Center The MARC code indicates that the COSCOM
The LOC serves as the focal point for the entire spectrum headquarters could move once every 8 to 17 days. The
of COSCOM support operations. Within a field environment, COSCOM headquarters displaces in the following
the LOC is a limited access facility within the main CP. It phases or elements.
consists of the command group and principal staff from the Advance or Quartering Party
support operations section. The LOC may obtain a degree of
mobility and survivability by setting up key staff elements in The advance or quartering party, under control of
5-ton expansion vans. the headquarters commandant, conducts the initial
move to the new site. The quartering party con-
Life Support Area ducts the initial security sweep. It maintains security
The life support area includes facilities for providing while establishing the LOC and general location of
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monitoring team with equipment accompanies the portion of the COSCOM headquarters staff and
quartering party. special forces battalion remains to provide contin-
Jump CP/Jump LOC uous C2 of the support force preparing to deploy.
They also provide C2 of the force in transit and
The jump CP or jump LOC consists of a nucleus of coordinate support to the deployed units. This CP
personnel and equipment which can displace on short element maintains an interface with NICPs and
notice. The headquarters commandant is responsible AMC and DLA item managers.
for coordinating transportation and logistics support.
The jump CP may set up in the vicinity of a forward CSG Primary staff officers provide C2 for the force estab-
or the corps rear CP jump element. It becomes opera- lishing support operations in the objective area. Table
tional in a minimum amount of time. The jump CP 2-2 provides a sample COSCOM staff deployment
performs the following three primary functions: schedule. Key personnel do not deploy on the same
plane. The advance party sets up the jump CP in the
Reconnoiter the new main CP site and prepare objective area to coordinate support activities there.
detailed plans for relocating main CP elements.
Advance Party
Secure the site until the main body arrives.
Establish communications and maintain continu- The advance party precedes the first regular in-
ity of operations while the main CP is moving. crement to establish working relationships with el-
ements of corps headquarters, other Services, and
Jump LOC staff officers establish C2 of logistics HN officials. Normally, the COSCOM support op-
distribution systems at the beginning of an operation. erations officer accompanies the advance party to
Support operations staff officers oversee the receipt of exercise control of logistics elements arriving in the
corps CSS units and supplies into the area. They may use area. Essential planning personnel from ACofS, G3
a CSG’s CSSCs and communications devices to inter- and support operations sections comprise the for-
face with the COSCOM main CP and G4 staff in the CSS ward CP. Plans officers need to compare the tactical
cell of the corps main and rear CP. and logistics situation in the operations area with that
Main CP in preconceived operations or contingency plans to
The main CP is controlled by the COSCOM com- determine required modifications to those plans.
mander. It sets up near the CMMC and CMCC, METT-T dependent, advance party personnel re-
preferably within available fixed facilities in a city, view the –
town, or industrial complex. The COSCOM ACofS, Condition and adequacy of facilities to receive
G3 selects several possible locations within the AO and discharge ships and clear ports and stage
designated by the corps and in coordination with onward movement.
the supporting RAOC. Requirements for engineer support.
The headquarters commandant selects the exact Locations and facilities for logistics and med-
site in coordination with the COSCOM C-E officer ical units.
and corps headquarters commandant. The headquar- Negotiation for real estate, local procurement
ters commandant is responsible for the movement and of supplies and services, and related support
security of the LOC. He coordinates transportation agreements with the HN.
support to ensure an orderly relocation of the main Extent of the threat within the operations area.
CP. The main CP requires more than one lift to move.
Since the main CP locates in close proximity to the Requirements for additional communications
corps rear CP, he maintains continuous coordination support due to terrain restrictions.
with the corps headquarters commandant. A rear First Increment
party remains to close out the location prior to If the operation occurs in a hostile country, the first
joining the rest of the CP staff. logistics increment deploys to the operations area after
CP STAFF DEPLOYMENT combat forces have seized initial objectives and secured an
It is impracticable to deploy the entire COSCOM operating base area. If the operation occurs in a nonactive
headquarters and its subordinate functional control combat situation, support operations staff officers and
centers in a body at the outset of an operation. A support elements precede combat elements to ensure
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that required support is on hand and ready. The first deploy mobile automation equipment and teams
increment may include the CMCC, CMMC teams, or elements from the CMMC. These CMMC teams
medical elements, and logistics elements attached to a or elements establish a limited capability to man-
CSB or special troops battalion. To arrange for the age stocks and coordinate requisition procedures
reception, processing, and support of logistics elements for each phase of the operation.
in the area, the first logistics increment — Successive Increments
Arranges for communications and power. The composition of COSCOM headquarters per-
Selects sites for logistics facilities. sonnel in successive increments depends upon the
Sets up field feeding, billeting, and shower areas. personnel required to coordinate and supervise
Evaluates the medical threat and determines re- critical COSCOM support missions. Selected per-
quired preventive medicine measures to counter sonnel need to remain at the home base to coordi-
the threat. nate and control the preparation and deployment
Provides initial medical treatment and evacuation of follow-on logistics units.
support. Contingency Support Team
Arranges for unloading aircraft and ships. When the COSCOM supports a contingency op-
Establishes transportation and distribution net- eration, the corps can attach a contingency support
works. team (TOE 63531 LA) to the COSCOM HHC. This
Establishes transportation movement control. team provides personnel and equipment to operate
Establishes a shipping control system with a centralized communications facility. Team person-
CONUS. nel operate under the supervision of the COSCOM
Sets up a system for veterinary inspection and ACofS, G6’s communications branch.
approval of local and HN food and ice sources. FUNCTIONAL COMMAND POST
Establishes centralized receipt, storage, and in- FCP equipment provides a lightweight, mobile,
ventory control of materiel. rapid deployment and emplacement CP system. It
Sets up a system for receiving and processing standardizes CPs at each level, Containment by
containers. HMMWV or CUCV mounted shelters and vehicles
Provides potable water, if required. (Preventive allows for continuous operations during movements.
medicine personnel approve the water source.)
COMMAND POST SECURITY
Subordinate Control Centers CPs can employ a variety of survivability mea-
The COSCOM schedules the CMCC and required sures to improve survival of critical C2 nodes in a
ATMCTs, MCTs, and MRTs for the earliest feasible high-risk environment. If a hardened site is not
arrival in the area. Airfield control personnel deploy first available, CP dispersal should enhance survivabil-
to control runway clearance. If the COSCOM supports ity. The following measures can improve CP surviv-
other Services or nations, liaison personnel from the ability:
other Services and HNs augment the CMCC to coordi- Duplication of CPs.
nate their transportation requirements. The HNS coor-
dination team identifies HNS that can reduce the types Dispersion of elements within CPs.
or numbers of US transportation forces required. Deception.
Due to its dependence upon the availability and Frequent and rapid displacement.
adequacy of automation management systems and Hardened shelters.
reliable communications and power, it may be im- Size reduction.
practicable to deploy the CMMC with the first in- Signature reduction.
crement. However, due to its criticality, CMMC Location out of enemy weapon range.
teams or elements must deploy in the earliest phases
of the operation. To establish early materiel manage- CP design.
ment or stock control operations in the area, the The headquarters commandant is responsible
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of the main CP. CP security includes establishing – subordinate branches track or post the following loca-
Prepared defensive positions. tions:
Explosive and nonexplosive barrier items outside the Troop support branch supply personnel track the loca-
perimeter. tion of subordinate DS supply units and supply points.
Manned guard posts. Troop support branch field services personnel post the
Sentries and guards for local internal security. location of subordinate service units as well as the
location of CEBs and mortuary affairs collection
Alternate positions. points.
Quick reaction force. Troop support branch personnel al.so post the locations
Each staff section is responsible for routine internal security. of medical units hospital and ambulance company
This includes use of – locations.
Signs and countersigns. Munitions support branch personnel post the locations
Camouflage, noise, and light discipline. of CSAs, ASPs and nondivision ATPs.
Defensive positions. Petroleum support branch personnel post the locations
of Class III points and bulk fuel distribution
Access roster or pass. system facilities.
Unless the main CP is within the perimeter of a larger Maintenance support branch personnel track the lo-
secure base, the headquarters commandant controls access cations of subordinate maintenance units and MSTs
to the main CP. Though within a base perimeter, the CP attached to task force elements.
needs to be enclosed by concertina wire. ACofS, G3 section Transportation support branch personnel post trans-
personnel prepare and issue access passes. Access control portation unit locations, MSRs, direction, ‘and status;
may be provided by MP augmentation. rail and rail nets, inland waterways and terminals:; and
The headquarters commandant assigns crew served airfields based on CMCC input.
weapons. He is responsible for employment of M42 alarm To assist in posting the logistics status situation to the map,
units. Since the location of chemical detector units de- the COSCOM support operations officer designates an offi-
pends on local wind direction, the NBC officer desig- cer to maintain the grid coordinates for subordinate units as
nates their locations. well as annotate the unit’s readiness and status.
The headquarters commandant is also responsible for Tactical Operations Situation Map
establishing an airborne early warning network. He im- ACofS, G3 operations personnel post the FLOT bound-
plements an area alerting system for air and ground attacks. aries, and other control areas. They also post the location of
He notifies the supporting RAOC of attack and requests enemy units and friendly combat units. NBC branch person-
quick reaction forces through the ACofS, G3. nel post the NBC situation.
LOC MAP BOARDS Corps Rear Area Situation Map
Support Operations Situation Map This map depicts the COSCOM base defense cluster,
Support operations staff officers track and post support enemy activity within the corps rear area, and NBC data
data on a logistics operations situation map. Personnel in which affect COSCOM CP survivability.

COSCOM HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY

While the COSCOM headquarters’ mission has COSCOM HHC MISSION
not changed, the organizational structure has been The COSCOM HHC performs the normal C2 func-
realigned to focus on either external logistics mission tions of a higher headquarters. Its mission is to –
support or internal support to COSCOM units. The
COSCOM HHC has been reorganized to reflect lo- Command, control, and supervise all assigned
gistics battlefield functional areas. This reorganiza- and attached units.
tion reflects the heightened role of the COSCOM in Plan for and direct the provision of logistics
setting the operational limits of battle by planning the support (less COMSEC logistics) through its
logistics supportability of tactical operations. functional management centers and subordinate
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commands to Army forces and other designated needs to be balanced against headquarters mis-
forces within the corps area. sion accomplishment and acceptable risks. To reduce
Plan for and direct the provision of specified risks, the COSCOM HHC may move once every 8 to
logistics support of a contingency operation to the 17 days. To do this, it needs to maintain 50 percent
Army and other separate unified, specified or mobility.
joint forces in a contingency area when directed COSCOM HHC ORGANIZATION
and appropriately augmented by supplemental
communication from TOE 63531LA00. As shown by Figure 2-4, the COSCOM HHC
consists of a command section, chief of staff sec-
To perform its stated missions, COSCOM headquar- tion, support operations section, special troops
ters staff officers – battalion headquarters, and headquarters com-
Provide command, control, administration, and pany. TOE 63412L000 serves as the requirements
staff supervision for assigned and attached units. document for this organization. The MTOE is the
Develop detailed logistics plans and policies. allocation document.
Determine logistics support requirements. Command Section
Recommend logistics support priorities and allo- The command section provides C2 for the COS-
cations to the corps rear CP’s CSS cell. COM staff and staffs in subordinate groups/brigades.
Prioritize and report COSCOM critical assets to Command section staff attends corps briefings on up-
the corps rear CP’s operations cell. coming operations. They relate the corps commander’s
Develop and provide policies, guidance, priori- guidance/intent and provide mission analysis guidance
ties, and allocations to subordinate commands. to principal staff from the chief of staff section and
Coordinate and exercise materiel management support operations section relative to subordinate ele-
control through the CMMC. ment capability versus support requirements.
Coordinate movements within the corps area Chief of Staff Section
through the CMCC. The chief of staff’s focus is on the COSCOM soldier,
Coordinate logistics requirements with the internal support to COSCOM units, and protecting
TAACOM, MEDCOM, TRANSCOM, TA, and COSCOM units. He supervises the activities of
NICPs, as appropriate. ACofS, G1-G6 coordinating general staff and spe-
Pass requirements for backup logistics support to cial staff sections. He coordinates development of
the TAMMC. estimates, to include –
COSCOM HHC EMPLOYMENT Personnel estimate.
The COSCOM HHC and subordinate control centers Intelligence estimate.
normally locate in the corps rear area, within reasonable PSYOP estimate.
surface travel distance of the corps rear CP. Including its Deception estimate.
functional control centers, the COSCOM headquarters
complex is the largest in the corps rear area. Inclusion of Operation estimate.
the CMMC and CMCC in the base cluster with the COS- Logistics estimate (internal logistics).
COM HHC and corps rear CP makes it the largest CP Civil-military operations estimate.
structure in the corps rear area. As such, it is a prime OPSEC estimate.
threat target. The chief of staff reviews recommendations from
The COSCOM’s ACofS, G3 staff officers perform a coordinating general staff and special staff. He as-
risk benefit analysis to analyze the risks associated with signs staff officers to prepare plans, orders, and re-
collocation of the corps rear CP with the COSCOM CP. ports. He ensures that special staff sections and
They need to consider distances required to reduce ACofS, G1-G6 coordinating general staff implement
vulnerability y to destruction of adjacent CP elements the COSCOM commander’s decisions and intent.
versus defensibility associated with base clustering.
ACofS, G1-G6 coordinating general staff officers
Headquarters elements disperse to enhance sur- perform the common staff responsibilities discussed in
vivability. However, dispersion cover, and concealment FM 101-5. They develop policies and plans in their
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respective technical areas and provide guidance, pri- support operations. As shown by Figure 2-5, subordi-
orities, and allocations to subordinate commands. nate branches of the support operations section reflect
They also review the plans of counterpart staff in the COSCOM’s mission to –
subordinate groups/brigades. Sustain the corps soldier - Troop Support Branch.
Special staff officers provide technical advice and Arm the corps force - Munitions Support Branch
planning assistance to the COSCOM commander and and Weapon Systems Support Branch.
staff on internal COSCOM activities. Chapter 9 de- Fuel the corps force - Petroleum Support Branch.
scribes the mission and functions of both special staff Fix the corps force - Maintenance Support
sections and coordinating general staff sections in sup- Branch.
porting those elements assigned, attached, or detailed
to the COSCOM. Move the corps force - Transportation Support
Branch.
Support Operations Section
Figure 2-5 lists the general mission areas of the
The COSCOM DCDR serves as the COSCOM sup- branches under the COSCOM support operations sec-
port operations officer. As such, he focuses on the ex- tion. Branch personnel develop estimates, plans, poli-
ternal mission support provided by the COSCOM. cies, and procedures for their areas of responsibility.
Using the CSS plans branch staff, he coordinates devel- They provide policy, guidance, and staff supervision to
opment of estimates and plans for external logistics CMMC branches and technical staff assistance to appli-
support, to include — cable CSG branches. Chapters 4 through 8 and 10 pro-
Support operations estimates. vide specific detail and describe the involvement of
Annexes to the COSCOM OPLAN/OPORD. support operations staff officers in the COSCOM’s ex-
ternal support missions.
Support analyses.
Corps service support plans/orders. In addition, a procurement support branch, which
encompasses staff previously assigned to the procure-
As the COSCOM support officer, the COSCOM ment branch of the CMMC, provides a central con-
DCDR has staff supervision over the CMMC and tracting element for the corps. It provides contracting
CMCC and the subordinate branches of the support support to corps headquarters, corps nondivision
operations section. Coordinating support operations units, and corps troops. It also provides back-up con-
staff officers interface with these COSCOM’s control tracting support to CSG contracting staff. If the full
centers and subordinate groups/brigades to support corps is not deployed, it may provide a contracting
Army forces and other designated forces operating task force tailored for the specific contingency, emer-
within the corps area. In coordination with the centers, gency, or operation.
support operations staff officers –
Special Troops Battalion Headquarters
Compute overall requirements for the corps. and Headquarters Company
Manage reserve stocks. The special troops battalion headquarters provides
Coordinate movements and throughput with the the C2 for all special troops assigned or attached to the
TAMCA. COSCOM. The headquarters company provides C2
Develop and manage the maintenance plan. and supervision of enlisted personnel assigned to the
Cross-level resources. COSCOM HHC. Both headquarters are covered in
COSCOM support operations staff officers exercise Chapter 9.
technical supervision over COSCOM external mission
COSCOM HHC AUTOMATION SUPPORT
COSCOM staff officers require accurate and Automation support systems aid staff officers in
timely data to prepare accurate estimates and respon- decision making. Interactive systems enable staff
sive plans and orders. Their recommendations to the officers to collect, collate, analyze, formulate,
COSCOM commander and corps staff relate directly and disseminate information.
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ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND TAMMIS.

AND CONTROL SYSTEM DAMMS-R
As shown by Figure 2-6, ATCCS links the following SPBS-R.
automated control systems through an interoper- ULLS.
able family of common computers: Staff officers assigned to the support operations
Maneuver Control System. MCS provides auto- section’s subordinate branches use keyboard and
mated assistance for the collection of battlefield video display units to process and transfer data
information, coordination of plans, and dissem- between the branches.
ination of orders by commanders and staffs at
corps, division, brigade, and maneuver battalion CSSAMO personnel use their TACCS and ULC
levels. devices to review STAMIS software and change
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System. packages to help resolve problem areas encoun-
AFATDS automates fire support planning. This tered by subordinate CSSAMOs.
includes target analysis and coordination and CSS AUTOMATION
control of all fire support assets. MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, COSCOM headquarters no longer depends upon
and Intelligence. FAAD C2I passes aircraft a separate data processing unit. The CSSAMO, au-
tracking data to air defense units and cues weap- thorized the COSCOM ACofS, G6 section and each
ons to approaching aircraft. CSG, provides software support to COSCOM units
All-Source Analysis System. ASAS automates using logistics STAMIS. The COSCOM CSSAMO
the processing and dissemination of battlefield serves as the system integrator for logistics STAMIS
intelligence. system support in the corps. It coordinates the ac-
Combat Service Support Control System. tions of the CSSAMOs in subordinate CSGs and the
CSSCS provides crit;cal CSS information for DISCOM’s CSSAMO. Mission tasks are listed in the
theater and force level commanders. CSSCS ACofS, G6 section of Chapter 9.
supports both tactical and logistics decision COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
makers by providing logistics, medical, finan- CONTROL SYSTEM
cial, and personnel command and control infor-
mation. CSSCS provides timely and reliable integrated logis-
Critical information on the five battlefield func- tics, medical, financial, and personnel information to
tional areas flows between the nodes to update the the corps commander and subordinate logistics staff.
data base of each automated control system. ATCCS Though variable, CSSCS interface reduces the time to
computers hook up to MSE communications equip- obtain information from previous 12 to 24 hours to less
ment. This allows information to flow between the than 3 hours.
automated control systems over the MSE area com- CSSCS Interfaces
munications network, SINGARS combat net radios, CSSCS provides COSCOM personnel access to
and data distribution systems. summary data provided through the objective interface
COSCOM HHC between CSSCS, ATCCS control systems, and the lo-
AUTOMATION INTERFACE gistics STAMISs shown on Figure 2-7. This interface
COSCOM commanders and staffs obtain C2 informa- provides COSCOM support operations staff officers
tion through a network of battlefield automated systems. the necessary CSS C2 information required to assess
Table 2-3 lists STAMIS to be run by COSCOM HHC logistics supportability of operations.
elements and their interface with other elements. The CCSSCS provides the automation interface be-
current automation transition plan calls for the COS- tween COSCOM HHC elements and subordinate com-
COM HHC to be authorized common hardware and mands, the corps G4, supported DISCOMs, separate
software to receive and process – brigades, and ACRs. Figure 2-8 depicts the CSSCS
CSSCS. interface with ATCCS automated control systems and
objective CSS STAMISs at each echelon.
SIDPERS.
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CSSCS Data Base CSSCS transmits logistics estimates, supply status,

CSSCS maintains a data base of planning and con- petroleum status, ammunition status, resupply rates,
sumption factors used in logistics planning and fore- and equipment requirements. COSCOM support op-
casting. In addition to unclassified factors from erations staff officers use CSSCS to —
sources such as FM 101-10-1/2, the CSSCS data base Project resource requirements.
maintains — Monitor critical assets.
Force commander’s critical CSS data require- Assess shortfalls in supply, maintenance, trans-
ments. portation, and medical resources.
CSS commander’s critical CSS data requirements. Analyze supportability of tactical plans.
CSS coordinating staff CSS data requirements. Determine the supportability of alternate
Summary CSS data on organizations two levels courses of action.
below the force level supported. Plan logistics support operations, to include
Summary CSS data on maneuver brigades. support of reconstitution operations.

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Plan logistics support of contingencies and tion execution. CSSCS helps support operations staff
future operations. officers determine current and projected capabilities
Respond to emergency or special requirements, for a specific force. It correlates support capabilities
such as support of a reaction task force, support with various battle intensities and scenarios.
of a corps surge, or assistance with retrograde For example, CSSCS can project the ability of
operations. transportation assets and capacity of supply routes to
Assess logistics support risks involved when deliver required resources to destinations in support
considering support options. of each course of action. Based on battle losses, main-
Determine support priorities. tenance work loads, maintenance returns, and supply
Cross level resources through greater visibility actions, CSSCS can also project weapon systems sta-
of assets. tus during each course of action execution.
Synchronize logistics to support tactical plans. STANDARD INSTALLATION
Control critical assets. PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
Decision-Making Support COSCOM ACofS, G1 section personnel use
CSSCS supports staff officer decision making and SIDPERS software programs to coordinate personnel
course of action analysis. It processes selected logis- management functions with the personnel group as-
tics, medical, and financial critical resource data into signed to corps headquarters. They use SIDPERS to
a form such as Figure 2-9 used by COSCOM support transmit replacement requirements, combat loss data,
operations staff officers for locally developed plan- and personnel management data for the COSCOM.
ning and forecasting factors. CSSCS report screens Subordinate group/brigade S1s transmit information
such as Figure 2-9 alert COSCOM support operations summary copies of personnel status reports to the
staff officers to critical red and amber areas. ACofS, G1 section via SIDPERS. Facsimile machines,
a UGC-144, and additional DNVTS with TACCS help
CSSCS also supports decision making through its to offset the requirement for large volume, hard copy
message formats. The computer can generate and message traffic and personnel management data flow
transmit orders previously written or given verbally. between subordinate organization S1s and corps per-
Course of Action Evaluation sonnel elements.
CSSCS provides a course of action logistics plan- Headquarters, special troops battalion personnel use
ning capability to help staff officers evaluate the sup- SIDPERS software programs to transmit strength ac-
portability y of proposed courses of action. Algorithmic counting data and by-name personnel accounting infor-
functions enable COSCOM and subordinate CSG mation for the COSCOM HHC and any attached units
and medical brigade commanders and staff to analyze via a TACCS device to the supporting personnel support
multiple courses of action for logistics supportability. unit.
CSSCS allows COSCOM staff officers to assess THEATER ARMY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
the courses of action in light of external factors, to INFORMATION SYSTEM
include — COSCOM and nondivision HSS staff officers use
Area of operations (terrain, roads, and weather). TAMMIS to obtain timely, accurate, and relevant HSS
data. The COSCOM surgeon and ACofS, G1 staff officers
Enemy capabilities directed against logistics ac- use TAMMIS to monitor evacuation, treatment, and
tivities. tracking of patients from the divisions throughout the
Civil military situations (refugees and damage corps rear area.
to the area).
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MOVEMENTS
CSSCS allows staff officers to evaluate each course MANAGEMENT SYSTEM-REDESIGN
of action by displaying the requirement and projected
availability for each resource. It calculates Class III, COSCOM transportation support branch personnel
IV, V, VII, and IX requirements for each course of use DAMMS-R to plan and project transport capability
action. Based on projected availability of resources, and to monitor transportation distribution network sta-
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commitments. DAMMS-R data helps them analyze database access administrative controls) to ensure secu-
transportation requirements, movement status, mode rity when processing classified and unclassified-sensi-
capabilities, and transportation network resources. tive information. They develop a contingency plan so
They can then take action to expedite delivery of critical that if data are modified or destroyed unexpectedly,
supplies. Transportation support branch personnel use recovery procedures are available. They perform a risk
DAMMS-R status data when coordinating with – analysis to include an analysis of data criticality, the
Corps G4 transportation staff officers in forecast- sensitivity levels of data processed, local criminal and
ing movement requirements, identifying and re- intelligence threat, and the vulnerability of automation.
solving asset shortfalls, and programming Software controls protect against compromise, subver-
movements of logistics stocks. sion or unauthorized manipulation. Appropriate safe-
CMCC staff to resolve conflicts with allied forces guards need to be implemented to detect and minimize
and civilian agencies regarding use and regulation inadvertent or malicious modification or destruction of
of ground LOCs. data from malicious software or software virus. To mini-
CMMC and CMCC staff and other COSCOM mize the impact of unauthorized changes, a backup or
support operations staff in tracing and diverting master copy of the software needs to be maintained and
critical cargo intransit. safeguarded.
STANDARD PROPERTY BOOK Hardware security controls include preventing unau-
SYSTEM-REDESIGNED thorized access. CTASC-II systems at the CMMC and
SPBS-R software programs provide property book CMCC must be included in the physical security plan.
accounting for Class VII and nonexpendable Class II CSSAMO personnel need to observe contract mainte-
and IV items. They enable the special troops battalion nance personnel performing maintenance operations.
property book officer to keep the COSCOM com- CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
mander and ACofS, G3 personnel informed of the unit Computer hardware electronic components can be
status of the COSCOM HHC. affected by high altitude electromagnetic pulses and
UNIT-LEVEL LOGISTICS SYSTEM NBC contamination. For COOP, each site needs to
Headquarters company personnel use ULLS soft- consolidate and save information at the completion of
ware to maintain the PLL for the COSCOM HHC. each day’s processing. Operators should move se-
They also use ULLS to transmit materiel readiness lected system files to a removable disk cartridge, then
data, unit equipment status data, and maintenance store cartridges away from the site.
requirements on the headquarters’ ULC device. If a site becomes inoperative, another site can run
AUTOMATION INFORMATION SECURITY mission essential support data. Software systems can
be run on a TACCS at the parent unit. Requisitions
COSCOM ACofS, G6 section personnel develop a may be passed to the next supply echelon.
security plan (to include physical access controls and
COSCOM HHC COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
Logistics support is communications dependent. To authorized subscriber terminals located in or near CPs,
enable COSCOM headquarters staff officers to exercise It uses a fixed directory and possesses a flood search
C2 and coordinate support issues with staff counterparts, ability. Customer phone numbers do not change as
the COSCOM HHC must possess reliable communica- customers move about the battlefield. Once a
tions. It must maintain access to the MSE communications customer’s 7-digit phone number has been dialed, MSE
network. Theater dependent, it may also need to interface completes the call as long as the customer remains con-
with the theater army area communications system. netted to a switchboard or in a vehicle equipped with a
MSE AREA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MSRT.
MSE ensures near real-time communications between Area Coverage
COSCOM headquarters, corps headquarters, and the MSE provides common user support throughout a
headquarters of subordinate groups/brigades. MSE pro- geographic area as opposed to dedicated support to a
vides secure area communications to static customers specific unit or customer. The MSE network extends
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from the corps rear area forward to the supported divi- Retention of Current Wire Net Equipment
sions. The typical MSE corps system provides commu- Current organic two-wire switchboards and tele-
nications support for a five division corps occupying an phones cannot enter the four-wire digital MSE sys-
area of about 15,000 square miles (37,500 square kilo- tem. Each COSCOM HHC retains the current
meters). The corps signal brigade controls the entire two-wire switchboard and associated telephones for
nodal system and the switchboards located in the corps local security and internal operations. Retaining this
area. See FM 11-30 for coverage of combat communi- internal backup system reduces message volume sent
cations within the corps area. over the MSE net.
Wire Subscriber Access HN INTERFACE
Wire subscriber access points provide the entry points HN commercial telephone service can supple-
or interface between fixed subscriber terminal equipment ment tactical communications systems. To reduce
owned and operated by users and the MSE area system the burden on tactical communication systems,
operated by signal units. COSCOM units use this commercial phone system
Nonsecure Telephones when available and practical.
DNVTs provide nonsecure voice access to wire sub Where HNS agreements exist, the COSCOM com-
scribers, usually at CP locations. DNVTs tie into the MSE mand net and CMMC net interface with supporting HN
area system via field wire. They interface with facsimiles organizations. STANAG 5040 describes a NATO analog
for informal record traffic. They interface with single sub interface with MSE. Communications between the HN
scriber terminals for formal worldwide record traffic. and COSCOM CP occur via fixed and field type commu-
DNVTs also interface with TACCS and ULC, for process- nications links. To ensure interoperability with HN sup-
ing STAMIS software systems, and with ATCCS for entry porting units, US cellular logistics teams need
into CSSCS. Check the latest TOE/MTOE for DNVT communications and automation equipment which al-
authorization. lows them to interface with the communications network
Mobile Radiotelephones of supporting HN organizations. Existing HN phone
lines enable communications with US liaison teams.
MSRTs provide a mobile radiotelephone capability for
secure command net communication on-the-move. MSRTs STANAG 4214 covers digital interoperability with
consist of a high frequency radio and a digital secure phone NATO units. STANAG 5000 covers facsimile AN/UXC-
mounted on a vehicle. MSRTs can also be used in CPs to 7 interoperability capabilities.
allow access to staff and personnel. For example the MSRT RADIO NETS
allows the COSCOMDCDR contact with subordinate units ACodS, G6 communications branch personnel analyze
and EAC units beyond FM range while in his vehicle. The net requirements.
ACofS, G4 can use a MSRT to manage ADC operations and
allocate facilities throughout the COSCOM. Refer to the AM Net
latest TOE/MTOE for MSRT authorization. ACofS, G3 section personnel establish and operate
MSRTs interface with the MSE system through a radio an AM radio command operations net to coordinate
access unit. As long as the radio unit maintains line-of-sight logistics supportability issues with corps headquarters
contact with the RAU, it connects into the area system. The and subordinate commands. The net consists of a
operational planning range extends to 15 kilometers from long-range AN/GRC 193 radio authorized the ACofS,
any RAU. G3 section. This radio is capable of transmitting in-
formation over distances up to 80 kilometer/50
User Responsibility miles. The AM command net enables COSCOM staff
User personnel install DNVTs and MSRTs and lay to discuss critical support issues with –
field wire to MSE interface points. The amount of wire Corps G3 and G4 staff.
the COSCOM HHC needs depends on the dispersion
requirements of subordinate headquarters. FSOPs cover Corps rear CP CSS and operations cells.
internal wire installation and connectivity to MSE inter- Corps main CP CSS and operations staffs.
face points. They need to specify who does the installa- COSCOM forward/jump CP.
tion and connection and in what priority. The AM command net allows C2 to the COSCOM
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from the corps headquarters and enables COSCOM Subordinate commands.

staff to obtain real time information on changing corps Control centers.
operations and support priorities. It also enables the DISCOMs and DMMCs.
COSCOM to maintain C2 when operating a for-
ward/jump CP beyond FM range of their main CP. Separate brigade support battalions and BMMCs.
The COSCOM AM command net enables COS- FM Net
COM command section staff and support operations The FM net shown by Table 2-4 enables COSCOM
staff officers to disseminate mission taskings- and trans- headquarters and subordinate functional centers and
mit critical requirements data with – commands to react quickly to changes in operational
Corps headquarters. plans and support requirements and to direct/redirect
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support data and supports inter- staff coordination. The operate in both halt and on the move modes.
FM net allows support operations staff officers to confer Though TACSATCOM radios enable more respon-
with staff counterparts in subordinate groups and bat- sive support from CONUS NICPs, C-E officers need to
talions. consider the following use limitations:
COSCOM support operations staff officers use the Limited availability of satellites.
FM net to redirect support efforts of subordinate com-
mands. This in turn enables the corps commander to Satellite and network controls.
follow through when his division commanders take ad- Possible long lead time for satellite access.
vantage of windows of opportunity. Preemption by higher priority users.
The FM command net also allows support operations Frequency constraints for satellite communica-
staff to transmit critical or sensitive information on the tions.
status of degraded units. Degraded unit status informa- Local restrictions, such as terrestrial links which
tion and regeneration requirements pass from the as- should be honored.
sessment element of the RTF or battle damage Need for guard bands to avoid interference.
assessment teams through the command net to Affect of weather on satellite communication.
COSCOM support operations staff. Interference with other links.
Rear Operations Net Limited EW survivability.
Organic short-range FM radios are also authorized to COSCOM C-E OFFICER
facilitate transmitting rear operations data. They allow the
COSCOM headquarters to provide data to the corps rear The ACofS, G6 serves as the COSCOM C-E officer.
CP’s operations cell relative to sustainment of rear opera- He formulates C-E plans, policies, and procedures and
tions or logistics support required by a TCF. The rear oper- integrates those plans through coordinating directly
ations net provides links to – with –
Corps rear CP operations cell. COSCOM staff officers.
Base cluster operations center. Corps C-E officer.
Other base/base cluster elements (CMMC and Communications operations chiefs of subordinate
CMCC). and attached units.
Sector RAOC. Signal brigade staff officers, for detailed COS-
COM communications requirements.
MP security company.
Supporting area signal officers on local communi-
Rear corps support group (alternate COSCOM CP). cations matters which pertain to COSCOM units.
The special troops battalion commander and head- Military intelligence brigade staff officers.
quarters company commandant use their FM radio for Communications Support Planning
base security and to communicate with other base ele-
ments. The net allows base/base cluster elements to report When preparing for projected operations, the
incidents to and request support from the area RAOC. C-E officer revises C-E estimates, plans, and or-
ders. He performs the following tasks during the
CONTINGENCY SATELLITE preparation of the C-E annex to the COSCOM
COMMUNICATIONS OPLAN/OPORD –
To provide supplementary communications support,
the corps can allocate a contingency support team (TOE Analyzes the C-E requirements of the COSCOM
63531LA) to those COSCOM headquarters with a con- HHC and COSCOM units for projected opera-
tions.
tingency operations mission. The team owns four
TACSATCOM radio sets (AN/PSC-3). These battery Determines the extent of C-E support required.
operated backpack radio sets provide satellite/line-of- Determines the sources and availability of C-E
sight communications in the 225-to 400-MHz frequency assets.
range. They provide digital burst or emergency voice Coordinates with the CA planning officer to obtain
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Coordinates communications requirements area signal centers in the area communications

with the signal brigade. system.
Develops plans to provide the COSCOM HHC with Communications capability organic to COSCOM
continuous communications from the time of alert units and the linking of these capabilities into a
through establishment of operations in the AO. workable COSCOM communications system.
Determines requirements for critical items of TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER
communications equipment to be stockpiled.
The telecommunications center integrates the mes-
Coordinates requirements with the corps C-E sage processing functions of the communications center
officer. and message center. Center personnel receive, edit for
Provides information about current and future format, and transmit or distribute record correspon-
locations of subordinate unit CPs to the assistant dence in message form for all elements of the headquar-
corps signal officer in the signal control center. ters. The center selects the means of message
The COSCOM C-E officer develops a contingency transmission based on precedence, traffic volume, back-
plan for redundant communication in the event of cata- log, and means available.
strophic failure of the MSE network, or inability of the COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
COSCOM CP to interface with the MSE system. De-
struction of the servicing node prevents the COSCOM Sophisticated communications equipment and EW
CP from using the MSE network through that node. protection devices are worthless if personnel responsi-
MSRTs provide limited redundancy to access the MSE ble for handling, storing, using, or having knowledge of
system through the radio access unit network, but that classified COMSEC information fail to take measures
capability is limited. to deny unauthorized persons information of value. Su-
pervisors, hand-receipt holders, communications center
FMs 24-22 and 101-5 provide details on signal plan- personnel, and all personnel engaged in preparing and
ning and prescribe the format and content of signal transmitting messages need to know and comply with
orders and instructions. FM 24-18 describes tactical COMSEC measures. AR 380-19 describes these mea-
single-channel radio communications techniques. sures. They include employing –
Staff Supervision Cryptographic security through using
The COSCOM C-E officer exercises technical su- cryptosystems.
pervision over the communications elements assigned Emission security to prevent unauthorized inter-
or attached to the COSCOM. To discharge this re- cept and analysis of compromising emanations
sponsibility, he analyzes the – from COMSEC equipment and telecommunica-
Internal communications system for the COS- tions systems.
COM HHC. Transmission security to protect transmissions
Internal communications system for the from interception and exploitation.
COSCOMs functional control centers, groups, Physical security to safeguard classified equip-
and brigades. ment, materiel, and documents from access or
Communications links and requirements be- observation by unauthorized personnel.
tween the COSCOM HHC, subordinate COSCOM
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CHAPTER 3
COSCOM Control Centers
To enable COSCOM units to accomplish their logis- potential problem areas or trends that may impact on
tics support missions, supplies must be available in the the readiness posture of the corps. Competent manage-
right quantity and at the right place and time. The ment of supplies, maintenance resources, and
COSCOM’s subordinate CMMC performs integrated transportation assets ensures that corps forces remain
supply and maintenance management of corps support combat ready to meet operational requirements.
assets. The CMCC provides centralized movement con-
trol and highway regulation for moving personnel and CONTENTS
materiel into, within, or out of the corps rear area, ensur- Page
ing effective and efficient use of available transportation
capability. MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 3-1
These centers keep the COSCOM commander and CORPS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT CENTER 3-2
support operations staff officers informed of status and CORPS MOVEMENT CONTROL CENTER 3-10

MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS
The COSCOM performs its support mission through compile, interpret, and report data to the appropriate
centralized control of decentralized operations. The logistics branch in the COSCOM’s support opera-
COSCOM’s support operations staff, CMMC materiel tions section. They pull from the TAACOM to fill the
managers, and CMCC transportation staff perform CSGs’ distribution systems.
centralized control. Subordinate COSCOM units perform Corps MCC
decentralized support missions.
The CMCC provides centralized movement con-
CENTRALIZED CONTROL trol and highway regulation. It monitors transportation
The COSCOM support operations officer per- usage, forecasts transportation needs, and coor-
forms supervisory staff control over both the CMMC dinates transportation support activities with the
and CMCC. As applicable, subordinate branch chiefs CMMC. The CMCC uses its subordinate MCTs and
provide guidance and relay directives to CMMC or MRTs to commit and allocate the movement of corps
CMCC divisions based on the COSCOM commander’s transportation assets within CSGs. However, it
guidance/corps commander’s intent. retains committal authority for exceptional require-
Corps MMC ments within the corps area. In response to unusual
transportation support requirements, the CMCC
The CMMC provides centralized control of all GS takes control of transportation assets in truck com-
supply within the corps. It maintains asset visibility of panies attached to CSBs or transportation battalions.
selected DS level stocks in Class II, packaged III, IV, As required, it requests and coordinates for addition-
VII, and IX. It also manages DS maintenance support al transportation support from EAC.
operations.
DECENTRALIZED EXECUTION
CMMC commodity managers perform centralized The COSCOM headquarters decentralizes day-to-
stock management of a specific supply class. They react
to the requirements of supported units. Materiel day logistics support to its subordinate groups/brigades.
managers provide consolidated materiel management Subordinate CSGs focus on providing daily logistics
of a specific commodity. They provide the interface support in their AO. This frees COSCOM ACofS, G3
between corps units and the TAMMC, AMC, DLA, plans and operations staff and support operations
GSA, and NICPs. They manage supply classes by ex- staff officers to focus on supporting battles 48 to 72 hours
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CORPS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT CENTER

The CMMC provides centralized materiel and main- Approve additions to or deletions from corps
tenance management for the corps. It processes stockage lists and adjustments to ROs within es-
requisitions, issues MROs, and performs automated tablished policies.
stock control. CMMC personnel review demands and Direct controlled exchange or cannibalization of
compute corps requirements for supplies, equipment, salvage or unserviceable equipment.
and maintenance support. They evaluate the work load
and capabilities of COSCOM supply and maintenance Operate SARSS 2A/2B and SAAS 1/3 automated
units and cross-level resources of subordinate CSGs to supply systems which compute demand require-
achieve maximum efficiency. They also direct repair of ments for corps supplies and equipment.
items according to maintenance priorities. Determine the effects of new or modified supply
CMMC MISSION directives on materiel management systems.
The CMMC performs integrated supply manage- Provide guidance to DMMCs on materiel evacua-
ment for the corps for all classes of supply (less classified tion and reinforcing support.
maps, medical supply, and classified COMSEC). It also
performs maintenance management for all maintenance SPLIT-BASE OPERATIONS
activities for which the COSCOM has responsibility. To provide on-site materiel management support of
To perform its mission, CMMC personnel – a force projection response to a crises from the force’s
initial entry into a threater through the culmination of
Direct storage and distribution of supplies. operations, the CMMC must be able to displace in
Receive and process requisitions from DS supply increments. The CMMC may have to deploy forward
activities and other designated forces and ac- cells simultaneously to multiple locations.
tivities. The remaining part of the CMMC remains in a secure
Provide inventory management of GS level sup- sanctuary installation location. This secure sanctuary
plies stocked within the corps. location may be in the continental United States or
forward stationed in the theater. The home based main
Review and analyze requisitions and compute CMMC is augmented with TDA authorized civilians
corps requirements for supplies (except medical, who operate the nontactical central processing unit,
COMSEC, and classified maps), equipment, and processing the bulk of CMMC management activities.
maintenance support. The CMMC element in the sanctuary area processes
Evaluate the work load and capabilities of sup- the requirements for units in the sanctuary area and for
ported supply and maintenance units and cross- those activities supported by the forward CMMC ele-
level work load or resources to achieve equipment ments. It transmits MROs either directly to the storage
compatibility and maximum efficiency. site or through the forward CMMC elements to the
Recommend maintenance priorities and monitor storage site. When requirements cannot be met with
corps DS maintenance operations. stocks controlled by the CMMC, it transmits require-
ments, based upon the area of operations operating
Collect, sort, analyze and act upon supply and procedures, to the NICP or TAMMC. Assured com-
maintenance data requirements. munications to the CMMC element in the sanctuary
Coordinate with the CMCC to integrate supply, area is required. A military or commercial system may
equipment, and retrograde movement require- provide the assured communications link to CONUS.
ments into movement programs. CMMC ORGANIZATION
Provide materiel management data and reports Figure 3-1 depicts the organization of the CMMC.
required by the COSCOM headquarters. The seven materiel management divisions shown on
Figure 3-1 are organized along functional lines to
Implement plans, procedures, and programs for more closely interface with major subordinate com-
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breakdown within each division permits special DMMCs, nondivision supply support activities,
management of supply, repair parts, and maintenance. and NICPs.
FM 54-23 provides a detailed description of the func- Take follow-up actions on requisitions, as re-
tions performed by each of the divisions and their quired.
subordinate branches. As necessary, the CMMC
can combine personnel in the functional branches to Maintain the status of stocks on hand or being
form a management team for intensive management throughput from the corps rear area.
of designated items. Resolve distribution problems.
Supply Branch/Parts Supply Recommend cross-leveling of supplies among
Branch Functions
CSGs.
In general personnel assigned to a supply branch/parts
supply branch of the commodity divisions perform the Maintenance Branch Functions
following functions: Personnel assigned to a maintenance branch of the
Compute authorized levels. various commodity divisions perform the following
general functions:
Establish and review ROs based on past Provide guidance to COSCOM DS maintenance
demand experience and anticipated require- units on repair priorities.
ments.
Evaluate and balance maintenance work loads
Monitor ROs created by the automated supply and resources among subordinate CSGs.
system.
Establish mandatory stockage levels for items Coordinate with the commodity division’s supply
not automatically stocked, stored, and issued branch on repair parts requirements for main-
through automated software programs. tenance of items in short supply.
Provide intensive management of equipment
Review and analyze demands. deadlined due to lack of repair parts.
Identify items requiring intensive management. Research documents to determine the status of
Perform reviews of ASLs from DMMCs, COSCOM requisitions for repair parts.
GSUs, and DS maintenance units. Coordinate requirements for controlled can-
Monitor ASL zero balance lines with dues out nibalization or parts fabrication with the com-
and take intensive management action to satisfy modity division’s supply branch.
these dues out. Request the appropriate NICP expedite ship-
Prepare distribution plans. ment of critically needed repair parts when the
Process requisitions on a daily basis. estimated delivery date is unsatisfactory.
Conduct cross-leveling actions to resolve major
Review requisitions to determine if items are on assembly shortages.
the command controlled and regulated items list.
FORCE PROJECTION
Assure correct use of issue priority designators. MODULAR ELEMENTS
Determine if requesting units are authorized to Modular elements from the CMMC deploy as part of
requisition the item(s) and if the quantity re- the logistics slice supporting a force projection force.
quested does not exceed authorized allowances. They provide a means to manage assets early in the
Direct corps GSUs to ship supplies or coor- conflict. These forward modular elements provide local
dinate with NICPs or TAMMC, as appropriate, integrated MMC support coverage to the RMMC,
to fill requisitions. BMMC, DMMC, CSGs, and COSCOM. They may have
to support other than US Army requirements.
Maintain the stock record account.
Forward CMMC modular elements alert the main
Coordinate and perform liaison functions with CMMC to materiel management problems in the AO.
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They provide guidance and timely materiel manage- experience factors, troop strength, item density, and
ment decisions to subordinate DSU and GSU command guidance.
organizations. Initial Requirements Determination
Since these forward modular CMMC elements re- CMMC supply personnel compute requirements for
quire automated entry into the central data base and the initial issue or requirements to fill shortages in the initial
ability to query the central data base for inventory issue during the initial period of operation. They need
asset visibility, they must have assured communica- to consider –
tions and appropriate automation hardware and
software. The initial deployment package must in- Authorization data in TOEs/TDAs or equipment
clude communications equipment which ties into the modification lists.
AO’s communications system. CMMC modules ac- Troop basis and allowances.
cess assured communications through a concentrate or.
Status of supplies in COSCOM units.
COSCOM STAFF SUPERVISION
Dates of arrival or activation of COSCOM units.
The CMMC operates under the supervisory staff
control of the COSCOM support operations officer. The Replacement and Consumption Requirements
COSCOM support operations officer uses the CMMC to CMMC commodity managers compute requirements
process requisitions and direct the receipt, temporary required to keep initial equipment at authorized quantities
storage, issue, and distribution of supplies and equipment. and replenish supplies either consumed expended lost
The CMMC manages materiel assets needed to support contaminated, or destroyed. They need to consider —
corps operations. CMMC staff implements the plans,
policy, and priorities of support of the COSCOM support Authorized days of supply.
operations officer and the corps G4. The COSCOM sup- Projected troop strength data for the period.
port operations officer provides stockage policy guidance.
He provides guidance to the CMMC’s divisions for Changes in the composition of the forces supported.
preparation of the command controlled or regulated Seasonal requirements.
items list.
Anticipated or actual operations, such as an NBC
The CMMC receives, sorts, and analyzes data to environment, that create special requirements.
assist COSCOM support operations staff in determin-
ing the effectiveness of support operations. CMMC Replacement factors and consumption rates.
division chiefs keep the support operations section’s Supply Estimates
subordinate branch chiefs continuously advised on
available and in-motion stocks as well as potential CMMC commodity managers estimate stockage to be
problem areas for supporting future operations. They received, stored, and distributed. Supply estimates
refer materiel problems that deviate from the routine depend on –
to the appropriate branch chief under the support Troop strength reported in personnel status reports or
operations section. They keep COSCOM maintenance COSCOM/corps headquarters plans.
support branch personnel informed of trends, problem Supply consumption rates. (In the absence of ex-
areas, and deadlined equipment. Their personnel perience data for the type operation being supported,
evaluate computer reports and listings and provide re- commodity managers modify rates published in
quired reports and appropriate recommendations to FM 101-10-1/2 SB 38-26, and SB 710-2.)
the COSCOM support operations officer. They
evaluate maintenance backlogs and recommend ways to Required days of supply, based on the projected
balance work loads and maintenance resources. order/ship time and required operating and safety
SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS PLANNING level.
CMMC personnel assigned to the supply branch of Required supplies to be prerigged for airdrop on call.
each commodity division determine quantities of each Distribution Requirements
item required within the corps. Supply requirements
data depend on accumulated demand data, previous CMMC plans and procedures section officers es-
timate the total tonnage moved into and throughout
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the combat zone each day. Estimates vary based on Identify controlled items in subordinate SARSS 1
formulas for daily resupply and buildup. activities and obtain manager approval to release
Storage Requirements these items.
SARSS 2B. SARSS 2B interfaces with SARSS 1,
CMMC commodity managers also consider storage SARSS 2A, SARSS 3, CSSCS, SAMS-2, and SPBS-R.
site requirements. SARSS 2B enables CMMC supply managers to per-
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT form nontime sensitive management activities. These
INFORMATION SYSTEMS include —
Combat Service Support Control System Maintenance of document history.
CSSCS extracts selected information and files from Demand data accumulation.
other logistics STAMIS. CSSCS generates reports on —
Demand analysis.
General supply status.
Requirements determination.
Petroleum status.
Demand history maintenance.
Ammunition status.
Catalog maintenance through communication
Resupply rates. with the Catalog Data Activity.
These CSSCS reports help commodity managers SAAS-1/3
maintain greater visibility of COSCOM resources. Com-
modity managers report supportability status and COSCOM ammunition units transmit SAAS-4 am-
critical asset data to the COSCOM support operations munition supply documents to the CMMC for input into
section’s subordinate branch chiefs. SAAS-1/3. Missile-munitions division office personnel
use SAAS-1/3 to perform stock control and supply
Standard Army Retail Supply management processing functions. SAAS-1/3 provides
System LeveI-2A/2B munitions managers visibility of Class V assets in each
SARSS 2A and 2B programs provide CMMC com- CSA and ASP. (ATP stocks are excluded from SAAS-1/3
modity managers asset visibility down to DS level. once emplaced for division assets.) SAAS-1/3 reports
This enables commodity managers to cross-level and the status of allocations, computes ASLs, and displays
redistribute excess stocks. SARSS provides for the stock status. Status data includes stocks in transit from
immediate issue of on-hand Class II, packaged III, IV, CONUS and TAACOM units.
VII, and IX materiel. It transmits unfilled requisitions The interface between SAAS-1/3 and CSSCS and
to the GS level source of supply. DAMMS-R enables missile-munitions managers to
SARSS 2A. SARSS-2A interfaces with: SARSS 1, divert or hold ammunition in transit. When the corps
SARSS 2A/2B, SARSS 3, CSSCS, DAMMS-R, CBS-X, acts as an independent corps, missile-munitions
SAAS, SAMS-1, and SAMS-2. SARSS 2A automates managers use SAAS-1/3 to interface directly with
time sensitive supply management activities. These in- CONUS NICPs.
clude resource allocations, lateral referrals, redistribu- MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
tion, and excess disposition. SARSS 2A enables INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CMMC supply managers for Class II, packaged III, IV,
VII, and IX to – The CMMC TOE authorizes materiel maintenance
managers for each commodity oriented division office
Perform lateral referrals of requisitions among in the CMMC. They use SAMS-2 to monitor repair
subordinate SARSS 1 activities when an emergen- capability and control the work load of COSCOM main-
cy exists and asset availability files indicate item or tenance units. SAMS-2 produces management
substitute item availability. information related to work orders, shop capabilities,
Route unfilled requisitions received from SARSS 1 backlogs, parts costs, and inoperative equipment status.
to the appropriate source of supply, such as the NICP, It enables materiel maintenance managers to –
the TAMMC, or local procurement by means of the Work load maintenance units.
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Monitor inoperative equipment. stocks. It retains visibility as they are issued from
DSUs. Stock control for supplies at DS supply level is
Analyze materiel condition status reports. maintained by the nondivision DSUs and by the DMMC
CTASC-II for division DSUs.
The CTASC-II system provides mainframe REQUISITION FLOW AND SUPPLY
processor capability. It consists of commercial off- DISTRIBUTION
the-shelf computers and communications equipment The corps is supported from the COMMZ and
housed in rigid wall shelters transported by three CONUS. Except for air eligible items, the GS supply
modified CUCVs and trailers. source for the COSCOM is the COMMZ. Surface,
Two CTASC-II systems are authorized the SEALOC, and ALOC supply systems support the
CMMC’s logistics automation systems support force. During the transition to war, support opera-
division. One CTASC-II processes SARSS-2A/2B. tions staff officers need to plan for airlift of items
The second processes SAAS-1/3. They provide data normally shipped by SEALOC. Resupply to desig-
processing support for logistics STAMIS and allow nated ALOC units continues from CONUS.
the exchange of data with other information systems. Requisition Flow
CTASC-II provides a sheltered environment. It Stock replenishment requisitions vary based on
is tactical air transportable and cross country mobile. anticipated requirements and accumulated demand
CTASC-II possesses self-diagnostics built in for history. As shown by Figure 3-2, the CMMC receives
operator use. However, contractors provide main- requisitions from DMMCs, BMMCs, RMMCs, and
tenance beyond the operator level. CTASC-II nondivision DS supply and maintenance units unable
equipment not supported by the standard Army to fill requests. The CMMC either fills these requisi-
maintenance and supply system includes the ADP tions from GS stocks, back orders against stock
and communications equipment integrated into replenishment, or passes them on to the next higher
rigid wall shelters. The system can operate on source of supply.
power from HN commercial sources or from power
generators. Figure 3-2 depicts a generic requisition and distribu-
MSE and CIPEAC dial-up and/or dedicated pack- tion flow. To the maximum extent possible. during
peace. the requisition process follows that prescribed
et data distribution circuity provides computer data for war. Units submit requests to their supporting DS
communications between the CMMC and CONUS supply units or maintenance units. These units for-
and between the CMMC and subordinate units. ward unfilled requisitions to the CMMC. The CMMC
Based upon availability and priority, the Defense then follows local procedures to provide the requested
Communications System provides strategic switched item. Chapters 4 through 8 contain illustrations which
communications systems support. When electronic identify specific source of support and differences in
means are not available, ACofS, G6 administrative the normal flow.
services branch arranges to have couriers deliver dis-
kette or magnetic tapes between the CMMC and For line items available in COSCOM GSUs. the
supported activities. CMMC prepares an MRO directing the issue. GSUs
fill requisitions according to pass-fill logic.
STOCK CONTROL
The CMMC provides centralized management If required items do not exist in COSCOM GSUs,
control of selected items. As an exception, the the CMMC transmits the requisition to CONUS
TAMMC manages items included in the selected item NICPs. NICPs ship the items directly to a GSU/DSU
management system-expanded. To achieve item com- or to an ALOC designated DS maintenance unit.
patibility, the CMMC cross-levels resources. To meet Airdrop resupply requests flow through operation-
urgent demands, the CMMC laterally transfers stocks al channels for processing on an exception basis. If the
or directs redistribution of stocks from supply sup- CMMC can not fill the request, it transmits the requi-
port units with an excess of those stocks. sition to the TAMMC.
The CMMC drops supplies from stock record ac- For selected line items managed by the TAMMC, the
countability when they are issued from GS level CMMC transmits requisitions to the TAMMC. TA
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GSUs till the requisitions according to pass-fill logic. Class VII.

The TAMMC transmits unfilled requisitions to As shown by Figure 3-3, surface supplies flow
CONUS NICPs for fill. primarily to TAACOM and TA GSUs. When directed
Supply Distribution by the TAMMC, they are issued to the corps. Normal
Supplies are distributed to the corps by means of surface shipment is from TA GSUs or sea ports to corps
surface and ALOC shipment. GSUs and then from corps GSUs to nondivision or
division DSUs.
Surface Shipment. Though urgency of need and
aircraft availability may allow for some items to be Throughput of supplies to DSUs and DS main-
shipped by air, items within the following classes of tenance units from seaports is normally restricted to
supply are normally shipped by surface supply: NSL items. However, throughput of ASL items occurs
whenever possible.
Class I.
Air Shipment. Class VIII, IX, and maintenance-related
Nonair-eligible Class II, III, and IV. air-eligible Class II items requisitioned by DA-desig-
Nonmissile component Class V. nated ALOC units are trucked from NICP storage
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From there, they are flown to ALOC designated units. radio to enter the COSCOM command operations net.
If applicable, these units break the containerized ship- Except for selected command controlled items
ments down for ASL replenishment or distribution to retained for intensive management by the TAMMC, the
their forward elements. Refer to Figure 3-4. CMMC communicates directly with NICPs. It trans-
COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE mits support requirements through the Defense
The CMMC owns limited organic communications Automatic Addressing System to CONUS based AMC
equipment. It depends on the corps signal brigade for commodity commands, the Defense Supply Agency,
external communications services and support. The and the General Services Administration.
CMMC needs an AM high frequency AN/GRC 213

CORPS MOVEMENT CONTROL CENTER

The CMCC is the movement control organization ments over LOCs within, into, and out of the corps
at corps level. It provides the extensive regulation and area. CMCC personnel provide centralized move-
coordination with allied forces and civil commerce ment management and highway traffic regulation in
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analyze transportation movement requirements within Coordinate with procurement support branch
the corps area. They coordinate the corps commander’s personnel on the acquisition and use of HN
priorities with the TAMCA. transportation resources.
CMCC MISSION CMCC ORGANIZATION
The CMCC provides centralized movement control Figure 3-5 depicts the organization of the CMCC. As
and highway regulation in support of a corps. The required, the COSCOM attaches MCTs, MRTs, and
mission of the CMCC (TOE 55604L000) is to – ATMCTs. MCTs and ATMCTs function under the
Command, supervise, and allocate attached operational control of the MCC’s Plans, Programs, and
MCTs, MRTs, and ATMCTs within the corps area. Operations Division. MRTs operate under the opera-
tional control of the MCC’s Highway Traffic Division.
Provide movement control for moving person- The plans, programs, and operations division develops
nel and materiel within, into, or out of the area and implements the corps movement program, based on
of responsibility by tasking transportation units movement requirements submitted by the COSCOM
and ensuring timely responsiveness and maxi- transportation support branch and corps’ major subor-
mum use of available transport capability. dinate commands. It coordinates and monitors the status
Maintain liaison, as required, with transporta- of inbound and outbound movements from the corps rear
tion elements of other US forces and allied and area. PP&O division personnel receive reports from the
HN transportation agencies for use of road, rail, DTOs, CSGs, and MCTs. They –
airfield, water terminal, and inland waterways. Plan support for reception and onward movement.
COSCOM STAFF SUPERVISION Perform transportation planning according to
The COSCOM support operations officer exercises priorities established by the corps G3/G4 in
staff supervision over the CMCC and COSCOM coordination with the COSCOM support opera-
transportation resources. His transportation support tions officer.
branch chief provides staff supervision, policy, and
guidance relating to movement of personnel and cargo Program and commit transportation assets to meet
by transportation assets available to the COSCOM. movement requirements according to corps
In implementing the priorities for routes and move- priorities.
ments established by the corps G3, COSCOM Coordinate transportation support and maintain
transportation support branch personnel perform the status of transportation activities throughout the
following duties – corps.
Prepare movement management policies for the Recommend reallocation or relocation of transpor-
COSCOM. tation units or assets to meet exceptional movement
Coordinate with the corps G4’s transportation requirements.
officer on corps transportation priorities, policies, Maintain liaison with theater, joint, combined, and
and procedures. adjacent corps movement control activities.
Provide transportation advice to other COSCOM Maintain intransit visibility of shipments and divert,
staff personnel. reconsign, or hold cargo in transit.
Recommend allocation and retention or use of Report the status and location of containers to main-
corps transportation resources for special mis- tain intransit visibility.
sions or movement of special weapons.
The highway traffic division performs highway
Review the transportation aspects of operational regulation within the corps area of responsibility. It
and logistics support plans. coordinates movements originating in the corps area
Prepare implementing directives for the CMCC. which terminate outside the corps with the TAMCA,
orther MCC HTDs, DTOs, and the HN. HTD per-
Coordinate with other services and allies on the sonnel –
use of allocated transport assets. Provide highway regulation planning assistance
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to the corps G4 and CTO to designate MSRs and Issue movement credits for approved movements.
establish control measures to support the concept Provide instructions for diversion or rerouting
of operations.
based upon the condition of MSRs, enemy ac-
Develop highway regulation plans. tivity, or congestion.
Coordinate unit movement requirements with the Synchronize large unit movement tables with
corps G3. other movements and maneuvers.
Provide transportation route overlays and traffic Coordinate enforcement of highway regulation
circulation plans to support corps OPLANs. plans with the PM, MP brigade, and HN.
Coordinate with the corps G2, G3, engineer, PM, For more information on each element shown, refer
and MPs for route classification and selection. to FMs 55-1 and 55-10 and Chapter 8 of this manual.
Coordinate placement of MRTs. MOVEMENT CONTROL TEAMS
Collect, process, and distribute information on As required the COSCOM attaches MCTs to the
MSR status. CMCC to perform movement control functions at
key transportation nodes or facilities. MCTs process
Plan, route, schedule, and deconflict traffic ac- movement requests and arrange transport for the
cording to command priorities. movement of personnel, equipment, and units. They
forward forecasts of shipping requirements to the
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CMCC. TOEs 55580LA00 through 55580LH00 describe One team normally employs at each major point of
specific team capabilities. access or departure along a highway net to enforce the
MCTs deploy throughout the corps area to coordinate, highway regulation plan. They schedule traffic on con-
expedite, and execute the corps movement program. trolled routes and regulate movements by granting or
They interface directly with the transporter, the shipper, refusing highway clearances. As necessary, they inves-
and the receiving unit. They maintain status data on – tigate delays in the movement of personnel and
equipment. Team personnel observe, follow, and report
Transportation requirements. on the progress of vehicles along routes. As necessary,
Asset use capacity. they adjust movement schedules and divert cargo.
TOE 55588LH00 prescribes team capabilities.
Availability of modes of transport. AIR TERMINAL MOVEMENT
Ability of units to ship and receive. CONTROL TEAMS
Route capacity. When a major Air Force air terminal sets up in the
corps area, the COSCOM can attach an ATMCT
General transportation movements situation in (TOE 55580LF00 or 55580LG00) to the CMCC.
their area. ATMCTs coordinate the clearance of army cargo and
The CMCC recommends the assignment and personnel arriving at Air Force and civilian air ter-
location of the MCTs. An MCT (team LC) collo- minals. They also coordinate the local movement of
cates with each CSG HHC. Other assignment retrograde cargo and personnel.
recommendations depend on – Normally ATMCTs report directly to the CMCC.
LOCs. However, in exceptional cases, they coordinate
Mode operators. throughput shipments directly with the TAMCA.
AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT
Supporting and supported units. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Tactical situation. DAMMS-R automates movements data in a theater
Quantity and location of railheads, terminals, and of operation. DAMMS-R input data runs on CTASC-II
ports. at the CMCC. CTASC-II has the capability to input,
format, manipulate, store, edit, and retrieve data from
HN transport capabilities. DAMMS-R and interface with other TACCS com-
The units with which MCTs collocate provide food puters running logistics STAMIS.
service, supply, maintenance, supplemental transpor- COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE
tation, and administration support. They also process
administrative actions initiated by the MCT. The CMCC enters the COSCOM command opera-
tions net through its authorized single channel long
MOVEMENT REGULATING TEAMS range AN/GRC 193. Its AN/VRC-89 radio enables the
As required, the COSCOM attaches MRTs to the CMCC to enter the COSCOM rear operations net.
CMCC to operate movement regulating points which The CMCC uses the MSE area communication sys-
coordinate movement of authorized traffic. These teams tem for voice and data transfer between the CMCC,
regulate tactical as well as logistics moves, ensuring TAMCA, HNs, and supporting and supported units.
optimal use of road nets.

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CHAPTER 4
Sustaining the Soldier
No matter how much fuel and munitions COSCOM
units push to the front each day or how awesome and
lethal weapon systems become, it is our soldiers who CONTENTS
tight battles. Soldiers need rations, water, clothing, Page
individual equipment, protective gear and shelter.
Construction, barrier, and fortification materials SOLDIER SUPPLY SUPPORT 4-1
enhance soldier survivability and provide protection SUBSISTENCE SUPPORT 4-2
against enemy advances and enemy fires.
WATER SUPPORT 4-8
The health, morale, welfare, and combat capability
of our soldiers are also affected by the provision of CLOTHING AND OTHER CLASS II SUPPORT 4-11
health and comfort items, field services, and health BARRIER, FORTIFICATION, AND
services. How well our soldiers are cared for influences CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SUPPORT 4-13
their will to continue fighting. SOLDIER FIELD SERVICES SUPPORT 4-16
Whenever possible, secondary field services, such CEB SUPPORT 4-19
as bath, laundry, and textile renovation, should be
provided by the HN or through local contractors. LAUNDRY AND RENOVATION SUPPORT 4-19
Procurement support branch personnel plan and FIELD SANITATION 4-19
coordinate the use of HN or contracted supplies and
services to reduce dependence on CONUS-based MORTUARY AFFAIRS SUPPORT 4-20
resupply operations and requirements for US field COSCOM HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT 4-23
services support elements.
PATIENT EVACUATION AND MEDICAL
This chapter does not cover personnel functions. REGULATING 4-26
Strength management, reception and replacement
operations, postal operations, and MWR support are HOSPITALIZATION 4-28
provided by units assigned to the corps personnel HEALTH SERVICE LOGISTICS 4-31
group. For doctrine on personnel functions, refer to OTHER HEALTH SERVICES 4-32
FM 12-6.
THEATER ARMY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
This chapter also does not cover finance support INFORMATION SYSTEM 4-33
operations provided by finance support commands
assigned to the corps finance group. For doctrine on
finance support, refer to FM 14-7.

SOLDIER SUPPLY SUPPORT

The COSCOM support operations officer is respon- support operations section, develop estimates and plans
sible for the COSCOM’s supply support of corps to support corps soldiers with rations, water, and health
soldiers. He uses the COSCOM supply support struc- and comfort items. They also prepare plans to support
ture to ensure that corps soldiers are provided rations, soldiers with clothing, OCIE, protective MOPP gear,
water, and clothing and individual equipment, as well as and shelter. They coordinate with and provide input to
personal welfare and comfort items. He accomplishes staff officers assigned to the COSCOM ACofS, G3’s
this through his troop support branch and his supply force design/plans branch, They recommend changes to
management element, the CMMC. the troop list based on requirements and DS/GS supply
CSS PLANS BRANCH unit capabilities as well as requirements for additional
water support in arid environments.
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TROOP SUPPORT BRANCH coordinate the use of local resources to reduce depend-
Troop support branch supply personnel, assigned to ence on CONUS-based resupply. They coordinate with
the support operations section, develop policies and CSG contracting personnel and with CA units on
programs for the external supply support provided by acquisition of HNS or contracted supplies. They
COSCOM units. They provide technical staff assistance validate that the items of supply are authorized to be
to supply staff in subordinate CSGs. They coordinate obtained by contract.
supply support operations of the COSCOM with the Procurement support branch personnel obtain the
coordinating general and special staffs of the COS- following assistance from CA units:
COM. Area studies on possible areas of deployment.
Troop support branch supply personnel develop and
maintain estimates, analyses, and summaries of require- Data on locally available supplies.
ments for support plans. They recommend allocations, Contingency contracting kit materials (maps,
supply levels, and priorities for COSCOM units engaged telephone books).
in supply support functions. To do so, they continually
coordinate external supply support plans, policies, and Recommendations from State Department
priorities for support with personnel assigned to the Foreign Service personnel.
other branches under the support operations section as Information on existing LOGCAP and HNS
well as with the staff in the ACofS, G3 plans and opera- agreements for the AO.
tions branches. For example, they coordinate Access to the civilian and HN agencies.
transportation requirements with transportation sup-
port branch personnel. They coordinate supply unit Translators.
locations and movements with ACofS, G3 plans and Primary local supply requirements include fresh
operations staff. fruit, vegetables, and ice. Troop support branch person-
During the alert phase, troop support branch supply nel coordinate for mandatory veterinary inspections of
personnel review force requirements and consumption these items.
data for the AO. They perform the tasks listed on LOGISTICS PREPARATION OF
Table 4-1 in preparation for deployment and staging. THE BATTLEFIELD
They use CSSCS reports to continually assess the
capabilities and limitations of subordinate supply ac- Advanced planning, based upon preplanned and up-
tivities. CSSCS helps them determine the impact of dated intelligence data for contingency areas, is crucial
projected activities on those support capabilities. As for troop support. Identifying essential intelligence re-
required, they recommend elements to accompany quirements improves planning. Troop support branch
corps forces operating out of sector or supporting allies personnel make their priority intelligence requirements
or a sister Service. known to ACofS, G2 and G3 staff. They use the IPB
products described in FM 34-130 as a source of planning
PROCUREMENT SUPPORT BRANCH data. IPB products aid them in anticipating require-
Procurement support branch personnel, assigned ments and developing plans on how to provide and
to the COSCOM support operations section, plan and protect troop support for a proposed operation.

SUBSISTENCE SUPPORT
CMMC SUBSISTENCE BRANCH informed of trends and probable impacts.
The subsistence branch of the CMMC’s troop sup- Analyze subsistence supply operations in the corps.
port materiel division manages subsistence items
ranging from operational rations to refrigerated items. Recommend changes in subsistence supply sup-
The branch implements the policies and plans of the port to the COSCOM troop support branch chief.
COSCOM support operations officer/troop support Forecast Class I requirements.
branch chief. Branch personnel –
Maintain visibility of subsistence
Keep the troop support branch subsistence officer the corps area.
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Direct the storage and distribution of subsistence. Transmit replenishment requisitions for subsis-
Review and analyze demands. tence items to NICPs for resupply from CONUS.
Process Class I requisitions from the DMMCs and Manage hospital rations.
nondivision DS supply units. Manage ration supplement sundries packs.
Coordinate with veterinary personnel for the in- SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS
spection and certification of subsistence items. Strength reports serve as the basis for computing re-
Direct the GS supply company to ship subsistence quirements for Class I and VI supplies. Initial stockage of
items. subsistence items depends on authorized strengths, mis-
sion requirements, and deployment schedule. As the
Monitor bakery production in coordination with theater stabilizes, strength reports submitted by units serve
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The CMMC subsistence branch computes require- and the liquid B Ration. Hospitalized patients
ments for Class I and VI based on strength reports, require three hot medical B Ration meals and a
demand history, and anticipated mission requirements. night meal daily. MREs are not authorized for
The subsistence officer and subsistence NCO as- patient feeding, except in emergency situations.
signed to the COSCOM’s troop support branch use ❑ Perishable A Ration items require food prepara-
SIDPERS reports reflecting actual troop strength tion personnel and equipment plus refrigeration
to help determine support requirements. However, support.
SIDPERS reports do not include allied, HNS, or EPW Plastic trash bags are provided with T Ration com-
feeding requirements. Stockage plans should allow for ponents to assist in disposal of empty tray pack
surges in the number of soldiers to be supported. The containers and associated trash. They need to be
CMMC subsistence branch adjusts stockage at Class I procured through supply channels when the situation
points to reflect actual subsisted strength. allows for preparation and feeding of A or B Ration
Subsistence support requirements are also af- meals.
fected by the field feeding standard and ration cycle COSCOM SUBSISTENCE ORGANIZATION
announced in the corps service support plan or order.
Subsistence stockage at Class I points are affected if Subordinate COSCOM elements which provide
units in the corps rear area transition to A or B Class I supplies include the –
Rations earlier than indicated in the feeding plan. Quartermaster Supply Company DS (TOE
Stockage would also be affected by having corps units 42447L000). This company can provide nearly 40
continue on A and B Rations to conserve operational STONs of Class I stocks each day. As applicable,
ration stocks. it provides augmenting or reinforcing support to
FEEDING POLICY FSB/MSB Class I points to enable them to provide
support to corps forces in the brigade or division
The feeding policy is three quality meals per day. To area.
support this feeding policy, field commanders select
from individual and group rations. FM 10-23 describes Quartermaster Supply Company GS (TOE
ration types. 42418L00). This company can receive, store, and
issue 117 STONs of Class I stocks per day.
Commanders structure their field feeding plan to fit
the following tactical and logistical situations: GS Supply Company Bakery Team (TOE
42518LA00). This team can bake 8,208 pounds of
MREs should be used during intense levels of bread per day.
combat or when unit activity precludes the use of
prepared group rations. For example, soldiers in GS Supply Company Perishable Subsistence
fighting positions; conducting attacks, raids, or Platoon (TOE 42518LB00). This platoon can
ambushes; or dispersed at remote sites would use receive and issue 128 STONs of perishable Class I
MREs. Army policy limits the use of MREs to no per day in support of up to 55,000 troops. It can
more than 10 consecutive days. store approximately 235 STONs of perishable
products in walk-in reefers to support local
T/B/A group meals are used in more stable or procurement of perishable subsistence.
uncontested regions on the battlefield. Their use
depends on the tactical situation and storage and CLASS I DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
handling capabilities. For example, – During the initial stages of conflict, the CMMC com-
❑ Semiperishable B Ration components enhance putes the types and amounts of rations to be shipped and
T Ration menus. Standard B Ration meals can pushes rations forward to deployed units. The CMCC
be served when operations permit extensive forecasts Class I movement requirements as input to the
preparation by cooks. movement program.
❑ Medical B Ration unique items, identified in SB The quantity shipped depends on anticipated troop
10-495-1, support patient feeding requirements. strength, unit locations, type of operations, and field
Special planning and requisitioning must occur feeding capabilities. Based upon the theater command
for patient feeding with hospital B Ration items policy and authorized strength figures provided by the
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division and corps Gl, the CMMC directs GS supply BREAD PRODUCTS
companies to “push” Class I supplies to Class I points. Bread products form an essential component of T/B/A
While the push system ensures that rations are available ration meals. Pouch bread serves as the initial source of
in the AO, rations may not be in the right supply point bread on the battlefield. Shelf-stable pouch bread sup-
in sufficient quantity to support units. Units have plements all types of rations. As soon as the situation
limited control on the types of rations they receive. permits, fresh bread should be obtained from field
Once the theater or AO stabilizes, the CMMC bakeries, HNS, AAFES, or contracted commercial
implements a “pull” or request system. As shown by sources.
Figure 4-1, field kitchens submit requests to their MILK
supporting Class I supply point. Class I supply points
consolidate these requests and submit a requisition to As soon as possible, food service elements should
the Class I section of the appropriate MMC. The provide milk. Although a component of the T Ration
DMMC and separate brigade and regiment MMCs meal, milk is provided separately – either as dry milk,
transmit consolidated requisitions to the CMMC. In ultrahigh temperature milk, or fresh milk.
the corps rear area, Class I points consolidate re- PERISHABLE SUBSISTENCE
quests from nondivision units and submit requisitions
to the CMMC. While the pull system is more respon- The GS supply company’s perishable subsistence
sive to user requests, it requires longer ordering lead platoon (TOE 42518LB00) provides perishable sub-
times than the push system. sistence A Ration support to the corps. In the LID,
this platoon augments the HSC company in the DSA
The CMMC converts personnel strength data to when meals other than MREs and T Rations are
meal quantities for each type of standard meal ration. introduced.
This is based on the current field feeding ration mix
or the tactical commander’s instruction. The ICE
CMMC’s subsistence branch cuts an MRO directing The COSCOM needs to procure ice prior to intro-
the issue from the general supply company Class I duction of A Ration feeding and to cool beverages in
point to the nondivision DS supply company Class I warm environments. Sources include HNS, Logistics
point. The CMMC’s subsistence branch transmits a Civil Augmentation Program, or locally designated
requisition to the TAMMC for replenishment and for commercial sources. Veterinary personnel ensure
items not available in the corps. that ice is safe for consumption.
Corps transportation assets deliver Class I supplies RATION SUPPLEMENT SUNDRIES PACKS
to nondivision DS supply company Class I points and to Ration supplement sundries packs contain Class
the MSB’s S&S company’s Class I point. Class I is VI personal hygiene and comfort items. They include
normally provided by supply point distribution. Class I candy, gum, stationery, soap, dental care products,
supply point personnel transmit issue data to their sup- and other items authorized by AR 700-23. A separate
porting MMC for posting to accountable records. sundries pack exists for female soldiers.
NBC CONSIDERATIONS Initially, soldiers carry personal hygiene and comfort
Packaging and coverings provide some protection items into the theater with them. As the supply system
and reduce contamination from liquid agents and adjusts to demands, Class I points issue sundry packs
radioactive fallout. Storing subsistence items in with Class I items. Once the tactical situation stabilizes,
warehouses, buildings, and basements provides addi- soldiers may purchase personal demand items from
tional protection, mobile exchange sales teams. The COSCOM ACofS,
Rations must not be prepared or consumed when G5 arranges for personal demand items through HN or
NBC contamination is present. Veterinary service contractor support. Command channels approve spe-
teams inspect subsistence exposed to contamination. cial requirements for sundries packs.
FMs 3-5 and 8-505 describe decontamination methods HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT
for subsistence. Units withdraw from the contaminated The subsistence officer assigned to the COSCOM’s
area before decontaminating rations and equipment troop support branch needs to plan for subsistence and
and preparing meals. personal hygiene and comfort items to support
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humanitarian actions. His estimates and recommenda- COSCOM troop support branch supply personnel
tions for support should include geriatrics support as use CSSCS Class I, VI, and water capability and asset
well as refugee support. displays to monitor current and projected asset
PRISONER OF WAR SUPPORT availability for the force. They monitor ration and water
distribution quantities and schedules. They recommend
Support for PWs occurs at EAC. In the corps area, changes to subordinate CSG customer lists to agree with
support for PWs consist principally of food and water. changing priorities and tactical situations.
Depending upon time and distance to PW camps, the
troop support branch subsistence officer may need to COSCOM troop support branch supply personnel
plan for initial subsistence for PWs. Corps G2 staff use CSSCS capability reports on Class I, VI, and water
officers provide estimates. If available, captured subsis- to assess the need for extra transportation support. They
tence may be used to feed PWs. then coordinate this requirement with the COSCOM’s
transportation support branch staff.
CSSCS CLASS I, VI, AND WATER REPORTS
Subordinate CSG support operations staff officers
Class I, VI, and water asset data are collected use CSSCS asset displays to analyze unique situations at
manually from all Class I points and water points. a particular Class I or water supply point or support
CSSCS software provides status data on Class I, VI and area. For example, CSG supply and field service staff
water assets located within the corps area. The system officers use the display to anticipate a shortage of Class I
also provides asset data both in terms of quantities items and coordinate with the HN to augment support.
available and days of supply.

WATER SUPPORT
The COSCOM provides potable water throughout Availability and capability of subordinate DS
the corps on a demand basis. Water supply to non- supply units or water units to provide the re-
division units in the corps area occurs on an area basis. quired support.
Where circumstances permit, engineer utilities teams Number and location of distribution points.
arrange for water to support units operating in freed
facilities. Water sources must be approved by preventive Type of terrain and distance between units.
medicine personnel. Controls required in regions where water is a
COSCOM TROOP SUPPORT BRANCH critical commodity.
COSCOM troop support branch personnel plan CMMC PETROLEUM/WATER DIVSION
water support for operations in arid environments. The The CMMC’s petroleum/water division provides
water treatment NCO provides technical expertise on centralized supply management, supply data, and infor-
water quality control and treatment standards. Plans mation on COSCOM water supply support operations.
need to cover the following elements: This division’s personnel perform the following functions
Mission, size, and composition of the force to be Keep the troop support branch chief informed of
supported. water supply status data.
Amount and type of water required. Monitor water allocations and corps priorities for
Seasonal impacts. water resources.
Storage and water distribution points. Ensure that maneuver units maintain adequate
Distribution system or transportation mode. stocks to meet requirements.
Water equipment required to support the opera- Divert water stocks as necessary.
tion. Direct water shipments using plans for specific
Organizations and personnel required to operate operations.
the water distribution system. Provide data and other assistance to support
operations planning.

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Coordinate with preventive medicine teams on conventional battlefields. However, additional corps
water quality matters. water purification capacity is required to provide for
greatly increased requirements in hot, arid theaters
Direct the movement of water forward to meet
unexpected requirements. and on integrated battlefields.
WATER SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS Corps water supply units produce a significant
drain on transportation distribution capability. Water
The type of warfare, type of battlefield (nuclear support teams can be attached to this company to
environment and requirement for MOPP gear), and provide additional bulk distribution capabilities.
type of environment affect water requirements. ENGINEER SUPPORT
Factors which also affect water support require-
ments include – Engineer organizations identify surface water
Troop density and personal hygiene require- sources, drill wells, and perform water point construc-
ments. tion support. Construction and maintenance
encompass rigid water storage tanks, pipelines, and
Command policy on type of ration provided. water utilities at fixed installations. COSCOM troop
Command policy on frequency of showers and support branch personnel coordinate with COSCOM
laundry support. engineer staff on requirements for developing water
sites, site access, and other construction support re-
Requirements for chemical decontamination. quirements.
Engineer construction requirements. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SUPPORT
Mortuary affairs support. Preventive medicine organizations approve water
sources and provide routine surveillance to ensure
FM 10-52 provides water consumption planning that water quality meets appropriate standards. Water
factors. These factors need to be adjusted based on purification equipment operators analyze both un-
data reported from water supply point production treated and treated water to ensure that purification
and distribution summary reports. equipment is operating properly. They also verify that
WATER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION water is being adequately treated.
Figure 4-2 depicts the water support organization NBC CONCERNS
for arid regions. Requirements for nonpotable water increase with
DS supply companies (TOE 42447L000). These requirements to decontaminate personnel and equip-
companies provide water support on an area basis. ment. Water quality surveillance equipment detects
Their organic water supply section provides water chemical and radiological contaminants. Water
purification and storage at water supply points using purification equipment removes or destroys chemical,
approved water sources. Section water purification radiological, and biological contaminants. FM 10-52
specialists use organic equipment to pump, demineral- describes contamination detection and treatment pro-
ize, purify, store, and test water. Whenever possible, the cedures. FM 3-5 describes water decontamination
water supply point collocates with a Class I supply point. methods. However, water decontamination should be
As required, the DS supply company attached to the undertaken only by trained water purification person-
CSB in the division area provides reinforcing support to nel.
FSBs/MSB to enable them to support corps forces in the Water transport and distribution equipment
brigade or division area. prevents incidental contamination of potable water.
Water supply companies (TOE 10468L000). These Commanders ensure that units protect water from
companies can establish and operate two tactical accidental or deliberate contamination and that suffi-
water distribution systems and up to eight DS issue cient potable water is available to prevent dehydration.
points. FM 10-115 describes the mission of water A forced drinking policy can help prevent dehydration
supply companies. Water supply companies maintain and heat casualties which result from wearing MOPP 4
adequate capabilities for water treatment on temperate, gear.

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CLOTHING AND OTHER CLASS II SUPPORT

Soldiers require clothing and MOPP gear as well operations officer/troop support branch chief. Branch
as individual equipment and tentage. OCIE items are personnel –
also required for RTD personnel, medical patients, Review and analyze demands.
contractors, reporters, essential civilians, NEO family
members, local nationals, and EPWs. Establish and review ROs based on past demand
The supply and service officer assigned to the COS- experience and anticipated requirements.
COM troop support branch develops policies and Implement policies outlined in AR 710-2 for
procedures for Class II support. operation of the stock record account.
CMMC DEFENSE PERSONNEL Monitor ASL zero balance lines with dues out.
SUPPLY BRANCH
Identify items requiring intensive management.
The defense personnel supply branch, assigned to the
CMMC’s troop support materiel division, manages re- Take action to satisfy dues out.
quirements for ,Class II (except maintenance related) Establish procedures for processing off-line req-
supplies. This includes, but is not limited, to clothing, uisitions.
individual equipment, tents, and tarpaulins and as-
sociated textile fabrics. The branch implements the Direct the storage and distribution of GSA
policies and plans of the COSCOM support operations materiel.
officer/troop support branch chief. Branch personnel INITIAL CLASS II ALLOWANCES
perform the following tasks: The mobilization column of CTA 50-900 lists clothing
Review and analyze demands for Class II items. allowances for contingency plans and mobilization. The
Prepare and maintain a list of command control- task force commander or contingency force commander
led and regulated Class II items. designates which items soldiers wear or carry and which
are transported. This impacts on load plans.
Implement policies outlined in AR 710-2 for
operation of the stock record account. CTA 50-970 lists initial stockage levels and initial
expendable and durable items. Replenishment is based
Ensure correct use of issue priority designators. on demands and anticipated requirements.
Ensure that the quantity requested does not ex- CLASS II SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
ceed authorized allowances. COSCOM units which provide Class II supplies in-
Forward validated requisitions to the CMMC clude the –
input/output branch for preparation of shipping DS supply company (TOE 42447L000). This com-
directives. pany can provide 33.95 STONs of Class II items
Transmit requisitions to the appropriate NICP or per day in support of 18,500 nondivision soldiers.
the TAMMC. GS supply company (TOE 42418L000). This com-
Direct the storage and distribution of Class II pany can provide 101 STONs of general supplies.
supplies. CLASS II REQUISITION AND
CMMC GENERAL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION FLOW
SUPPLY BRANCH DMMC and nondivision DS supply units transmit
The general services supply branch of the CMMC’s requisitions for personnel support items to the CMMC.
troop support materiel division manages GSA materiel. As applicable, the CMMC’s defense personnel supply
Hand tools, office furniture, kitchen utensils and branch and general services supply branch validate the
tableware, office supplies and machines, and personal requisitions. The CMMC transmits MROs to the
toiletry products are examples of the supplies and general supply company for issue.
equipment managed by this branch. The branch imple- The general supply company issues the supplies to
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summaries to the CMMC. CMMC Class II managers, unclassified maps, map requirements are transmitted to
the COSCOM transportation support branch, and the the CMMC.
supporting transportation activity coordinate delivery. The CMMC computes map requirements for the
When required Class II supplies are not available at corps. It maintains stock status and asset visibility data
the general supply company, the CMMC transmits req- on map products. Where no TAMMC exists, the
uisitions to the NICP. When Class II items are CMMC coordinates issue of maps to units entering the
controlled, the CMMC transmits requisitions to the theater without their basic load of maps. It preapproves
TAMMC. requests for issue or replenishment stocks.
NBC CONSIDERATIONS The COSCOM’s general supply company’s map
NBC protective clothing and equipment may be in storage site receives, stores, and maintains map and map
critical demand. DS supply companies can expedite products as well as corps reserve map stocks. This map
their issue through the use of preconfigured push pack- storage site or DMA depot maintains “go to war” surge
ages. stocks. Upon receipt of MROs, map storage site personnel
pull and prepare unclassified maps for shipment.
FM 3-5 describes decontamination methods for
removing NBC agents from clothing and textile items. Corps transportation assets deliver maps to the DS
supply company Class II, IV VII point. Maps are dis-
CSSCS CLASS II REPORTS tributed by supply point distribution. Using units pickup
CSSCS software displays the status of Class II assets maps at their supporting Class II, IV, VII point. Depending
on the CSSCS tracked items list. Data from DS/GS upon priority, maps can be pushed forward directly to the
Class II supply points enters CSSCS through its inter- customer.
face with SARSS-1. If maps are not available in the general supply
COSCOM troop support branch supply personnel company’s map storage site, the CMMC requisitions maps
use CSSCS Class II asset status displays to assess the through the TAMMC from the theater map depot or from
current and projected availability of Class II assets for DMA map storage sites in theater or CONUS. DMA ships
the force. They use CSSCS reports to assess the map stock to the theater map depot operated by a
capability of DS and GS supply units to support chan- TAACOM map supply detachment.
ges in tactical operations. CSSCS data enables them SPECIAL MAP PRODUCTS
to plan for shifts in Class II requirements in offensive
versus defensive operations. Special map products satisfy specific command re-
quests and do not normally enter the supply system.
Subordinate CSG support operations staff officers S2/G2 section staff officers validate requirements for
use CSSCS asset data to assess unique situations at special maps products, to include –
subordinate Class II points. CSSCS Class II asset data
enables them to assess storage and distribution require- Map overlays.
ments and evaluate those requirements against DS/GS Photo maps.
supply unit capabilities.
Terrain related products.
UNCLASSIFIED MAP SUPPLY,
REQUESTS, AND DISTRIBUTION Small quantity quick response overprinting.
The COSCOM troop support branch supply and Printing for support of a planned operation.
service officer sets map stockage policy and determines Requests for these products are sent through en-
reserve stockage requirements. Requirements planning gineer channels to an engineer topographic unit. They
should follow AR 115-11, as supplemented by are either hand carried to the requestor or picked up by
MACOMs or theater commanders. the requestor.
BMMCs and DMMCs consolidate requests and CLASSIFIED MAP PRODUCTS
transmit unclassified map requirements to the CMMC.
Nondivision units order unclassified maps through their Classified map products are requisitioned through
supporting DS supply company. Since DS supply com- command channels on an exception basis. Intelligence
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appendix to OPLANs. OPSEC appendixes specify Intelligence staff officers determine or verify clas-
classified map product requisitioning procedures, sified map requirements in coordination with S3
destruction, and authorized disposal. operations staff prior to submission by S4s. S2/G2 sec-
Maps ordered in advance of operations or ordered for tion staff officers validate requests submitted to the
operational planning are handled as classified documents. CMMC for classified map products maintained at the
Map stockage needs to cover requirements for initial GS level map storage site.
operational force deployment/employment and supported In accordance with AR 380-5 and OPSEC appen-
operations for a defined period of time during war, dixes, classified map products are distributed to the
mobilization, or other crisis situations. The COSCOM requestor, not to the DS supply company. DSUs do not
support operations officer projects requirements to receive, store, or distribute classified map products.
cover geographic areas where corps operations are
likely.

BARRIER, FORTIFICATION, AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SUPPORT

Barrier and fortification materials enhance soldier assembly areas and bypasses around obstacles. To sup-
survivability, counter enemy advances, and provide port this, the COSCOM prepositions Class IV
protection against enemy fires. construction materials as far forward as the tactical
PROTECTIVE POSITIONS, situation allows.
SHELTERS, AND FORTIFICATIONS Engineers also require Class IV construction
All units require some Class IV barrier and fortifica- materials for expedient construction of airstrips,
tion materials to prepare individual and crew fighting landing zones, and forward arming and refueling
and protective positions as well as field fortifications points in support of forward aviation. Corps engineers
and perimeter defense. focus on repairing extensive damage to critical air-
fields.
Engineers require Class IV barrier and construction
materials to prepare protective positions or protective For deliberate crossings, engineers require Class
shelters beyond the capabilities of supported maneuver IV construction and bridging materials to assemble
elements. Engineers construct protective positions for – rafts or bridges. While division engineers normally
accompany assault forces across the river, corps en-
Artillery and air defense unit emplacements. gineers construct or repair approach and egress sites
Antitank guided missile systems and armored and build bridges for use by follow-on support forces.
vehicles. Corps G3 plans and operations staff officers keep
Critical command and control facilities. COSCOM troop support branch staff informed of
breaching, bridging, barrier, or base development
Critical logistics facilities. construction requirements which significantly change
Engineers also require barrier materials to build Class IV requirements estimates. The branch chief
dummy defensive or attack positions and emplace passes these requirements on to the CMMC com-
dummy minefield and weapon positions. More com- modity managers for Class IV material.
plex deception requires the use of prefabricated CLASS IV SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
deception devices used in constructing dummy tank
farms, supply points, or marshaling areas. The COSCOM’s Class IV support organization
consists of:
CONSTRUCTION AND DS Supply Companies (TOE 42447L000).
BRIDGING MATERIALS
These companies can receive, store, and issue
Existing road networks are rarely adequate for the 29.65 STONs of Class IV items per day to non-
heavy traffic associated with movement and support of division units in their area of responsibility.
corps forces. Rather than construct new roads, corps
engineers upgrade or maintain existing roads. New con- A General Supply Company (TOE 42418L000).
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212 STONs of bridging equipment and for- supplies to forward supply points. If the supplies are not
tification and construction supplies daily. available, the CMMC transmits the requisition to the
CLASS IV REQUEST AND appropriate CONUS NICP.
DISTRIBUTION FLOW LOCAL PURCHASE
The request flow depends on whether Class IV To minimize requirements placed on supply LOCs,
supplies are controlled or noncontrolled. Whenever the bulk of barrier material should be purchased locally.
possible, corps trucks deliver barrier materials to the The COSCOM’s procurement support branch person-
emplacement site. nel coordinate purchase requirements with CA
Controlled Class IV Supplies elements. CA personnel assist subordinate CSG con-
tracting personnel with the local procurement of Class
Heavy tonnage Class IV supplies critical to base IV construction supplies.
development or tactical operations may be command
controlled. Units submit requests for controlled Class NBC CONSIDERATIONS
IV supplies through command channels. As early as Warnings of impending nuclear strikes increase re-
possible, corps engineer units in the division sector quirements to shield fortifications. However, the
need to make their requirements known to the COS- COSCOM’s CSGs send construction and barrier
COM/CSG LO at the DISCOM or the CSB LO at the materials forward only in support of specific plans or
FSBs. The LO directs their proper disposition and requirements.
assists as necessary. CSSCS CLASS IV REPORTS
Following command release approval, the COSCOM CSSCS software tracks Class IV assets which appear
support operations officer/troop support branch chief on the CSSCS tracked items list. It distinguishes be-
directs the CMMC to release the supplies. The tween assets located in Class IV supply points and assets
CMMC forwards an MRO to the GS supply company in individual units.
directing the issue. The CMMC also coordinates with
the CMCC for throughput to engineer sites or for The interface between SARSS-1 and CSSCS enables
movement to forward supply points in the corps or supply points to report on Class IV assets in the supply
division area. The GS supply company coordinates points. Battalion and separate companies within the
with the area MCT to obtain transportation support. corps area manually enter data on a Class IV data col-
lection form.
If controlled Class IV supplies are not on hand, the
CMMC sends the requisition to the TAMMC. When COSCOM troop support branch personnel assess
supplies are on hand in a TAACOM subordinate GS the current and projected availability of Class IV assets
supply company, the TAMMC directs their issue upon for the force. They use Class IV asset display data to
command approval. When supplies are not on hand, assess storage and distribution requirements. They use
the TAMMC transmits the requisition to the ap- CSSCS to display the unique Class IV status of an
propriate CONUS NICP. individual unit or supply point. CSSCS reports help
them plan for shifts in Class IV usage in support of
Noncontrolled Class IV Supplies offensive versus defensive operations.
Units submit requests for noncontrolled Class IV SARSS STOCK STATUS REPORTS
supplies to their supporting DS supply company’s Class
II, packaged III, IV, and VII supply point. If the supplies Figure 4-3 depicts the interface between SARSS-1 at
are on hand, the supply point issues the supplies and the supply units and SARSS-2A/2B at the CMMC. Sub-
notifies the CMMC of the issue through its SARSS-1 ordinate DS and GS supply units transmit SARSS-1
interface with the CMMC’s SARSS 2A/2B. stock status reports on Class IV stocks to the CMMC.
If noncontrolled Class IV supplies are not on hand, As a backup to this electronic data network, couriers
carry floppy disks of SARSS-1 unfilled supply requisi-
the DS supply company transmits a requisition to the tions to the CMMC. CMMC commodity managers use
CMMC. If the supplies are available in the corps rear SARSS-2A/2B to aid them in controlling critical stocks,
area, the CMMC cuts an MRO directing its issue. The performing lateral issues, and computing requirements.
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SOLDIER FIELD SERVICES SUPPORT

Soldier field services are divided into primary and services personnel perform the deployment tasks listed
secondary services. On an austere battlefield, the on Table 4-2. They update policies and plans for field
COSCOM may provide only mortuary affairs support. services support, to include location, area coverage, and
When the situation stabilizes, it provides the secon- scope. They provide technical advice on field services
dary services (CEB, laundry, and renovation). If matters to the COSCOM support operations officer and
possible, these secondary field services are provided to the COSCOM commander and staff. They update the
by the HN or through local procurement. Otherwise, services portion of estimates and corps service support
US or allied military services may be used. The plans. COSCOM field services staff officers assist field
necessity of these services to soldier welfare and services staff in subordinate CSGs. Troop support
morale is such that they should be provided even if branch field services staff officers use CSSCS displays
HN sources are not available. to access overall field services capabilities and to
CSS PLANS BRANCH analyze support problems.
CSS plans branch personnel, assigned to the PROCUREMENT SUPPORT BRANCH
COSCOM’s support operations section, develop plans Procurement support branch personnel, assigned to
for providing field services support to all corps soldiers. the COSCOM’s support operations section, coordinate
The supply and service officer recommends allocations with troop support branch personnel for ways to offset
and priorities for COSCOM units engaged in field ser- corps field service requirements by contracting for ser-
vices functions. Appropriate plans branch personnel vices. The supply and services officer provides policy
develop personnel and equipment requirements data guidance on procurement of services, to include cost
and recommend changes to the troop basis and forecasting, contract formulation, cost analysis, source
modification of field services unit MTOEs to the ACofS, selection, and quality assurance.
G3’s force design/plans branch. ACofS, G5 SECTION
TROOP SUPPORT BRANCH ACofS, G5 section personnel establish policies and
Troop support branch field services personnel, as- procedures in coordination with the corps G4 and G1
signed to the COSCOM’s support operations section, for HN or contract of local services, to include –
recommend priorities of field services support. They Dining facility and KP support.
coordinate field services support planning and policies
with staff in the other support branches under the sup- Bath services.
port operations section. Laundry.
Troop Support Branch Chief Local labor support.
The troop support branch chief exercises staff super-
vision over field services support. He coordinates the Sanitation support.
development of policies, plans, and programs for field Mortuary services (within specific parameters).
services support provided by COSCOM units, to in-
clude mortuary affairs, CEB, laundry, and renovation. CA units provide information on services available
The laundry and bath officer determines the frequency in the AO. SJA personnel provide legal advice relative
of use and requirements for local civilian labor to offset to the acquisition and ethics of field services contracts.
requirements for CEB and laundry services. The supply BATTLEFIELD EMPLOYMENT
and field services officer coordinates with procurement Field services units provide support on an area basis
support branch personnel on contracting HNS to offset to division as well as nondivision soldiers. Figure 4-4
shortfalls in field services support. He relays ter- depicts how a COSCOM might employ its field services
rain/location requirements of field services units and elements on the battlefield.
mortuary affairs collection points to corps rear CP
operations cell staff. In this example, the COSCOM attached a DS field
services company to the forward CSG’s CSB in the
Troop Support Branch Field Services Staff DSA. That company provides CEB, field laundry, and
During the alert phase, troop support branch field lightweight textile renovation. It attached the remaining
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DS field services companies to CSBs on the basis of one where most needed. A total of 20 collection points set
company per 18,500 soldiers supported. To support up to receive and evacuate remains and personal effects.
reconstitution, it attached CEB and laundry teams and They have limited capability to search for and recover
a mortuary affairs collection platoon to a regenera- remains. Collection section personnel can also operate
tion task force. in direct support of task forces, brigade-size or larger.
The MA collection company, attached to the rear Main Collection Platoon
CSG’s S&S battalion, is allocated on the basis of one This platoon prepares and arranges for remains to
company per corps to provide initial care and services be evacuated by air or surface transportation. During
for remains before evacuation to CONUS or to a mor- recent low-intensity conflicts, remains are normally
tuary or temporary cemetery in theater. evacuated directly from the battlefield to CONUS port
Forward Collection Platoons of entry mortuaries. However, the tactical or logistical
These platoons operate collection points within corps, situation may require evacuation to a mortuary or tem-
division, and brigade areas. The COSCOM/CSGs allo- porary cemetery in theater.
cated mortuary affairs assets to provide collection support
CEB SUPPORT
The COSCOM provides CEB support as soon as the provides CEB support. FM 10-280 describes CEB
tactical situation permits. CEB support helps maintain operations. HNS can help offset requirements for CEB
soldier health, morale, comfort, and welfare. COSCOM support elements.
field services units attempt to meet the Surgeon If units or individuals must assume responsibility for
General’s directive of a bath and exchange of clothing laundry and bath, the supporting DS supply unit
at least once a week for each soldier. COSCOM provides appropriate supplies to the unit.
OPLANs indicate the priority of support. For example,
priority of support normally goes to personnel decon- NBC CONCERNS
lamination stations, regeneration sites, and hospitals. If Contaminated soldiers must be separated from
chemical units are unable to provide decontamination noncontaminated soldiers at the bath points. The
support, CEB teams provide decontamination assis- nearest field laundry decontaminates clothing and
tance. towels. CEB teams decontaminate shower equipment
COSCOM CEB SUPPORT ORGANIZATION and monitor runoff bath water for contamination.
The Field Services Company, DS (TOE 42414L000)
LAUNDRY AND RENOVATION SUPPORT
FM 10-280 describes field laundry operations. As with the TAACOM ACofS, Services’ section staff.
secondary field services, field laundry and renovation NBC CONCERNS
support are provided only when the tactical situation
permits. Whenever possible, the HN or a designated Battledress overgarments and lightweight chemi-
contractor provides these services. Procuring laundry cal/biological protective garments are not designed for
supplies lessens requirements on the US supply system. decontamination or reimpregnation. Burning heavily
contaminated clothing items may create downwind
COSCOM SUPPORTING UNITS vapor hazards. Units must obtain permission from
DS field services companies (TOE 42419L000) pro- higher headquarters before buryirig contaminated
vide laundry and renovation services support. The clothing and disposing of contaminated water in soakage
laundry and bath officer assigned to the troop support pits prepared by engineers.
branch coordinates backup support requirements
FIELD SANITATION
Garbage, rubbish, and liquid and solid waste material sanitation procedures promote soldier health and help
constitute a hazard to soldier health or welfare. Field control insect and rodents. Unit field sanitation teams
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provide technical advise on sanitation standards. Engineer utilities teams construct small incinerators
FM 21-10 describes field hygiene and sanitation near hospital units. These teams also construct a
procedures. Units dispose of liquid waste in a soakage central incinerator in each forward CSG area and mul-
pit or trench with a grease trap. They dispose of solid tiple central incinerators throughout the rear CSG AO.
waste by burying in garbage pits or trenches. Burying helps The corps assigns utilities teams based upon the
to eliminate rat, fly, and mosquito hazards. population served. Normal allocation is based on 2,500
to 4,000 soldiers supported.
S4s establish central trash sites within each base or base
cluster area. They make arrangements to backhaul gar- The area RAOC approves central incinerator sites.
bage and set up a refuse collection schedule and a system Solid waste which cannot be burned because of the smoke
of collection to agree with the method of refuse disposal signature created by incinerators should be buried or
within their area. hauled to a refuse disposal site.
SOPS specify policy on garbage disposal in the AO. CONTRACTED DISPOSAL SERVICES
Each food service site provides facilities for collection and CSG and COSCOM procurement personnel coor-
storage of refuse and garbage. Refuse can be disposed of dinate refuse disposal contracts through area civil
by burying in a pit, trench, or sanitary fill; burning in an affairs teams. CSGs contract to use existing HN landfills
incineration trench; contracting with disposal services; or to have landfills created. They also contract to have
or dumping at sea. local labor operate the landfills in their AO. Civilians
SANITARY LANDFILL can use edible garbage as animal food. CSG field ser-
vices staff officers coordinate with S4s in subordinate
Sanitary fill sites provide a method of burying waste, to units to ensure that units correctly dispose of hazardous
include dry trash, incombustible rubbish, and garbage. waste and waste products generated by HSS facilities
COSCOM ACofS, G4 staff offiers request that engineer and maintenance operations.
elements prepare sanitary fill sites or regulated dumps to
dispose of incombustible trash within each CSG’s AO. DUMPING AT SEA
Engineer elements construct dumps of limited height Dumping refuse at sea is not recommended if other
and area near embankments or highway fills. The dumps disposal methods can be used. However, in island con-
should be compacted daily by truck traffic and ultimate- tingency situations, when sanitary fills or construction of
ly leveled by a bulldozer. Units evacuate refuse to the incinerators is not feasible, units may dump refuse at
sanitary fill or dump site. sea. Garbage cans can be loaded onto barge, scow, or
other offshore transport and hauled at least 5 miles
DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION offshore for dumping, Transportation officers coor-
Units in a site for more than one week burn solid dinate with the vessel master to assure that prevailing
waste in an open incinerator. CSG field services staff winds and currents do not return garbage to defile
officers coordinate burning schedules within their AO inhabited friendly shores.
with the area RAOC and affected base cluster S2/3s.

MORTUARY AFFAIRS SUPPORT

MA support is tailored to the tactical and logistics capability, he recommends increased use of MA aug-
situation. Depending upon transportation assets, MA mentation teams, an increase in concurrent returns, or
capability, and the MA subprogram in effect, remains are the use of emergency/mass burial. If necessary, he coor-
recovered and evacuated to CONUS port of entry mor- dinates with the sector RAOC, civil authorities ACofS,
tuaries or to a mortuary or temporary cemetery in theater. G5 section, and CA personnel for real estate for tem-
COSCOM TROOP SUPPORT BRANCH porary cemeteries. The memorial activities officer
coordinates with corps aviation units for aerial recon-
Within the COSCOM, the troop support branch chief naissance of search areas and with engineer units for
is responsible for MA support to corps forces. The cemetery construction.
memorial activities officer assigned to the troop support
branch coordinates MA support requirements with other The memorial activities officer and MA NCO coor-
Serviccs and allied forces. To offset shortfalls in NM dinate with CSS plans branch staff in development of plans

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for recovery of remains and MA support. They develop Concurrent Return Subprogram. Following
a remains evacuation flow diagram as an annex to the search and recovery, units evacuate remains to
COSCOM OPLAN. That diagram should identify a mortuary where a positive identification is
the responsible staff element at each point at which established, Mortuary personnel then embalm
remains change custody. They provide input to the the remains for return per final disposition in-
corps service support plan. Their input includes structions by the next of kin. TDA augmentation
staff recommendations on — of the MA company at EAC is required to pro-
Evacuation policy. vide civil service embalmers and identification
specialists.
Processing of personal effects.
Graves Registration Subprogram. Following
Burial of allied soldiers, enemy soldiers, search and recovery, units evacuate remains to
refugees, DA civilians, and PWs. a temporary cemetery in the corps rear area or
MA equipment with which units deploy. COMMZ. Personnel effects are removed prior
to temporary burial. They are sent to the per-
Procedures for isolated burials, mass burials, sonal effects depot at EAC for further disposi-
and contaminated remains. tion instructions. After tentative identification,
The COSCOM support operations officer ob- remains are temporarily interred until the tacti-
tains permission from the theater Joint Mortuary cal and logistical situation allows for their
Affairs Office for mass burials. Emergency burials return. When hostilities end, MA personnel ex-
can be authorized by the senior commander of the hume remains from temporary burial sites for
affected unit when it is impossible to evacuate return to CONUS or other designated location
remains to a MA collection point. STANAG 2070 and permanent disposition under the return of
prescribes emergency burial procedures to be used remains program. Next of kin may request that
by NATO forces. the remains be interred in a permanent American
cemetery overseas or shipped to a cemetery of
MORTUARY AFFAIRS SUBPROGRAMS their choice.
The MA subprogram selected to support military MORTUARY AFFAIRS
operations depends on the size and location of the SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
theater, projected death rates, and the capability to
process remains. The theater commander determines Each service must provide or arrange support for
which of the MA subprograms will be put in effect. its deceased personnel and their personal effects.
Figure 4-5 depicts theater support under each sub- However, the Army provides general support to other
program. Services when their requirements exceed their
capabilities to provide MA support.
During a low intensity non-NBC conflict, COSCOM
units could provide mortuary supplies in support of An MA collection company is normally attached to
a current death subprogram. When scenarios the S&S battalion of the rear CSG. The collection
project high fatality rates that preclude immediate company has the capability to process a total of 400
evacuation, the COSCOM could establish tem- remains per day. Its five forward collection platoons
porary cemeteries under the graves registration can operate four collection points each. This provides
subprogram. Under the concurrent return sub- for a total of 20 collection points throughout the
program, the two cemetery platoons at EAC corps, division, and brigade areas. Collection platoons
combine to operate one in-theater mortuary. ARs can also operate in direct support of contingency
600-8-1 and 638-30 and FM 10-63 describe the fol- operations and task forces. Those collection points
lowing subprograms: employed in the DSA can be attached to the DISCOM.
Those employed in the BSA could be OPCON to
Current Death Subprogram. During peacetime FSBs.
and in LIC situations, this subprogram provides
mortuary supplies and services for the disposi- Collection point personnel receive remains and
tion of remains and personal effects of those for personal effects and make initial identification. Each
whom the Army is responsible. of the collection points can receive and perform initial

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identification for approximately 20 remains per day, NBC CONCERNS

for an aggregate total of approximately 400 remains per Units do not evacuate contaminated remains to MA
day. Combat and CS units are responsible for perform- collection points unless the remains have been com-
ing initial search and recovery operations. However, pletely decontaminated. A mortuary affairs collection
the collection platoon can form search and recovery point-decontamination can be established. If not
teams to help locate and recover remains and personal decontaminated, the remains are interred at a site as
effects not recovered during combat and post combat close to the site of death as possible. The memorial
operations or following an air crash or artillery strikes. activities officer coordinates engineer support for
When the corps commander grants the authority to emergency burial. STANAG 2070 and QSTAG 655
use emergency war burial or mass burial procedures, prescribe emergency war burial procedures. FM 10-63
collection platoons can also conduct emergency war and STANAG 2002 prescribe how to mark con-
burial or mass burial operations. HNS and PW person- taminated grave sites.
nel can dig and fill mass burial graves. However, HN Once hostilities cease or time and resources permit,
laborers must not handle or process remains or the remains may be recovered and decontaminated follow-
personal effects of US personnel. ing procedures in FM 3-5. Remains must be
The collection company’s main collection platoon decontaminated before they leave the burial site. An
locates in the corps rear area. It receives remains from NBC staff NCO advises on the proper procedures to
the five forward collection platoons. The main collec- use.
tion platoon arranges for remains to be further AUTOMATION SUPPORT
evacuated to the rear by air and surface transportation
to cemetery/mortuary platoons in the theater Army A mass fatality field information management sys-
area. It also arranges for personal effects to be tem accounts for and tracks remains from the first
transported to the theater’s personal effects depot. collection point to the port of entry mortuary in
CONUS. Systems interface between MA evacuation
AR 638-30 describes MA organizations and func- channels and medical facilities ensures accuracy and
tions. FM 10-63 describes MA support in a theater. completeness of data transferred.

COSCOM HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT

HSS conserves the fighting strength of the corps Hospitalization and treatment
force. Echelon III HSS organizations in the corps area Medical laboratory services.
provide the divisions and troops in the corps area with
hospitalization and other HSS for continued care and Blood management.
treatment of their sick, injured, and wounded. HSS is Health service logistics.
tailored to the mission requirements, composition of the
corps force, and geographical AO. FM 8-10 describes Medical equipment maintenance.
both the current HSS force structure and Medical Force Preventive medicine.
2000 initiative. It provides a guide for obtaining as well
as providing HSS. FM 8-10-2 prescribes HSS specifical- Dental services.
ly for the corps. Combat stress control.
COSCOM MEDICAL BRIGADE/GROUP
Veterinary services.
Depending upon the size of the corps, the senior
medical organization in the corps may be a medical FM 8-55 provides doctrinal guidance for planning
brigade or a medical group. COSCOM medical brigade HSS. To preclude planning HSS operations which can-
or medical group staff officers establish HSS policies for not be executed with limited medical and logistics
the command. They coordinate plans, policies, and pro- resources, medical brigade/group staff officers coor-
cedures for HSS operations in support of corps forces, dinate HSS portions of OPLANs/OPORDs with
to include: medical plans personnel in the COSCOM support
operations section’s CSS plans branch. They also
Intratheater medical evacuation. coordinate with the DISCOM to determine additional
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HSS requirements for the division sector. These may TROOP SUPPORT BRANCH
include — The medical supply/maintenance officer and chief
Far forward surgical care provided by the MASH. medical NCO assigned to the troop support branch focus
on medical logistics support areas. They assess medical
Corps air and ground ambulance support. logistics requirements to support contingencies and tacti-
Reconstitution of forward elements. cal missions. They synchronize medical logistics support
requirements with transportation and procurement sup-
Combat stress control teams. port branch staff. They perform the following tasks:
Other requirements determined through the mis- Keep the COSCOM support operations officer
sion analysis process. informed of medical logistics requirements.
COSCOM medical brigade/group staff officers Monitor critical medical supply status.
keep the COSCOM commander and staff informed of
the status of HSS within medical brigade/group units. Plan ways to offset shortfalls in existing war reser-
They may recommend the following ways to offset ves.
shortfalls in HSS capabilities: Analyze requirements to adjust the content of
Temporarily reduce the corps evacuation policy. follow-on preconfigured medical supply packages
Cross-level evacuation assets. in light of the operational environment and pos-
sibility for local acquisition.
Increase the use of nonmedical ground and air Develop medical logistics plans for buildup to an
assets to support medical evacuation. approved theater stockage level.
Divert assets from less critical missions. The medical supply/maintenance officer and medi-
Seek assistance from supported units. cal plans officer estimate the impact on distribution
systems based on the requisition, procurement,
Seek assistance from TA. storage, distribution, and maintenance of medical
Use ally or HN assets. equipment and supplies. They also coordinate with
CSS PLANS BRANCH transportation support branch and maintenance sup-
port branch personnel to prioritize medical supply
The medical plans officer and medical NCO assigned and medical maintenance.
to the CSS plans branch coordinate with medical
brigade/group staff officers in adjusting the medical Troop support branch medical staff officers coor-
support portions of COSCOM OPLANs in consonance dinate –
with probable AOs and assigned missions. They coor- Preconfigured medical resupply packages with
dinate with medical brigade’s medical materiel the supporting MEDLOG battalion for initial
management center staff on providing and coordinating resupply of deploying medical units.
medical supply and medical maintenance. They refine
COSCOM OPLANs in coordination with medical Sensitive and special transportation requirements
brigade/group’s staff based on the factors of METT-T for refrigeration and security of blood and medical
and data on the population to be supported, to include supplies and equipment with the CMCC.
allies, EPW, and civilian personnel. They also provide Covered storage requirements for medical sup-
input to the COSCOM ACofS, G3’s force design/plans plies with CSG support operations supply staff.
branch and ACofS, G5 staff on when medical elements Requests for nonmedical casualty evacuation sup-
phase into support operations.
port with transportation support branch person-
Table 4-3 lists deployment planning tasks performed nel and ACofS, G5 staff.
by medical plans personnel assigned to the CSS plans
branch and the medical supply/maintenance officer as- Repair status of medical evacuation assets with
signed to the troop support branch. The medical maintenance branch staff.
brigade/group may have to supplement the medical per- Veterinary inspection of rations with medical
sonnel assigned to these branches. brigade/group staff.
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Throughput, on an exception basis, and backhaul one consisting of only two divisions, a medical group
of medical supplies with the CMCC. headquarters can provide C2 of corps HSS. The senior
medical commander, whether medical brigade or
Humanitarian support requirements with ACofS, group, serves as the COSCOM surgeon.
G5 staff.
When several medical groups employ within a corps,
Local acquisition of items such as blankets, hospi- they normally deploy geographically. The groups lo-
tal linens, and compressed gases from the HN or cated in the forward portion of the combat zone focus
contractors with procurement support branch primarily on evacuation and hospitalization of patients
staff and CA elements. from the division areas. They provide area HSS for
Disposition of captured medical supplies and personnel located in their AO.
equipment with ACofS, G2 and medical Medical groups located in the corps rear area pro-
brigade/group staff, vide backup support to the forward medical groups.
Evacuation of medical materiel and equipment They also provide area HSS to soldiers in the corps rear
with CMCC to avoid imminent capture by enemy area.
forces. Figure 4-6 depicts the sample employment of a medi-
Destruction or disposal of medical materiel with cal group and its subordinate elements on the
engineer units. battlefield. For simplicity, only those elements support-
ing one division on line are shown.
HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
The area support medical battalion (TOE 08455L000)
The modular structure of the medical brigade/group provides routine Level I and emergency Level II medical
HSS organization shown on Figure 1-10 allows medical treatment on an area support basis to those units within the
resource managers to rapidly tailor, augment, rein- corps that do not have organic medical resources. It also
force, or reconstitute HSS elements. The corps HSS provides medical evacuation support on an area basis from
organization is designed to acquire, receive, and sort site of injury or unit location to the treatment facility.
casualties; provide emergency medical treatment; and
evacuate for further treatment. In a contingency operation, due to the rapid expan-
sion of the HSS work load, the joint or unified command
The actual structure of any corps HSS system coordinates the use of all HSS resources. Following the
depends upon the mission, strength, and tactical dis- dominant user principle, the commander of the joint or
position or composition of the corps. Depending upon unified command selects the Service or Services respon-
the size of the corps, the HSS organization consists of sible for specific HSS. Extensive use of cross-servicing
a medical brigade or medical group. For a small corps, takes advantage of the geographic location of facilities.

PATIENT EVACUATION AND

MEDICAL REGULATING
EVACUATION Evacuation Policy
Patients are evacuated by means of transport which The theater intratheater evacuation policy prescribes
meets the treatment demands of their wounds, injury, the maximum number of days for hospitalization within
or illness. The medical evacuation battalion (TOE the combat zone. Subject to the approval of the theater
08446L000) coordinates both air and ground am- commander, the corps establishes intratheater
bulance evacuation assets. Corps air or ground patient evacuation policies within the limits of the
ambulance units evacuate patients from division, theater evacuation policy. To enable corps hospitals
separate brigade, and nondivision treatment stations to maintain their mobility and capability to accom-
to corps hospitals. In conjunction with the theater modate patient surges, the corps establishes a shorter
evacuation policy, patients are evacuated no further evacuation policy. Patients not expected to RTD
than their medical condition requires. FM 8-10-6 within the time prescribed by the evacuation policy
provides doctrinal guidance on medical evacuation in are evacuated as soon as their condition and the
a theater of operations. availability of evacuation means permit. The corps

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evacuation policy helps to regulate casualty flow based provide aeromedical evacuation and emergency move-
on the tactical situation, available facilities, and current ment of medical personnel, equipment, and supplies
or anticipated casualty loads. and blood products in the combat zone. USAF, supple-
Unless the soldier’s protective equipment is con- mented by cargo aircraft, provide tactical air evacuation
taminated, NBC protective masks and other protective from the corps area to COMMZ hospitals. Deceased
equipment remain with each patient throughout their personnel are not transported in air ambulances.
period of evacuation and hospitalization in the combat Ground Ambulance Evacuation
zone. When protective clothing is contaminated, the When the combat situation, weather, or patient
soldier’s protective clothing is cut off at the aid station. condition makes aeromedical evacuation impractical,
The soldier is evacuated in a chemical warfare agent the ground ambulance company (TOE 08449L000)
protective patient wrap. evacuates patients from the division rear area to corps
Weapons and ammunition are not normally medical facilities and airheads. The ground am-
evacuated with patients. The parent unit retrieves bulance company also transports medical personnel
weapons and ammunition from casualties prior to their and supplies. Ground ambulances do not transport
evacuation through medical channels. S4 personnel deceased personnel.
make periodic checks at battalion aid stations and the MEDICAL REGULATING
brigade forward support medical company to secure
such items. The medical regulating system controls patient
movement to medical facilities that can best provide
Treatment and Evacuation of EPWs the required medical care. It determines the where,
EPWs receive medical treatment and evacuation when, and how of patient evacuation. The regulation
based on their medical condition and the applicable process ensures that evacuation continues only as far
provisions of the Geneva convention. EPWs requiring rearward as the patient’s medical condition dictates
hospitalization are transferred from the corps holding or the situation requires.
facility to medical facilities. They are segregated from Medical regulating officers at the medical brigade
US and allied patients being treated or evacuated by and medical group headquarters provide technical
the same medical elements. As directed by the theater control and supervision over the medical regulating
commander, EPWs being medically treated or system. They direct the flow of patients within the
evacuated should be guarded by other than medical combat zone. They also coordinate with the joint
assets. Captured medical supplies can be used in the medical regulating office for movement of patients
treatment of EPW patients. For additional information from the rear combat zone to medical facilities in the
on the medical treatment and evacuation of EPWs, COMMZ or CONUS.
refer to FM 8-10.
The TAMMIS medical regulating subsystem
Aeromedical Evacuation provides rapid assessment and visibility of the evacua-
Movement by air is the preferred means of evacuation tion work load. It allows staff officers to determine the
for patients with serious wounds or injuries judged ur- appropriate facility and maintain visibility of hospital
gent. Corps air ambulance units (TOE 08447L000) beds.

HOSPITALIZATION
CORPS HOSPITAL UNITS capable of operating within the division AO.
The hospital units within the corps include mobile Each CSH provides initial wound/injury surgery
army surgical hospitals (TOE 08763L000) and combat and medical treatment of critically injured
support hospitals (TOE 08705L000). patients requiring specialized care. It stabilizes
Each MASH provides hospitalization and far them for further evacuation or treatment and RTD.
forward surgical intervention for those non- In addition, a medical holding company (TOE
transportable patients that require stabilization 08458L000) provides 1,200 cots for the convalescence
prior to further evacuation. Each MASH is capable and reconditioning of RTD patients. It is minimally
of rapid deployment. It is the only hospital
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staffed and equipped and provides basically for self- on an as needed basis, weapons and ammunition to
care patients who expect to RTD. soldiers upon their release from medical treatment
Soldiers keep their NBC protective masks near them facilities. This reissue involves the minimum amount
throughout their hospitalization. Their individual of items required to protect soldiers from the environ-
weapons and CTA 50-900 field equipment remain with ment and the threat during transit to the gaining unit.
their unit. Figure 4-7 depicts the process for reequipping medical
RTD soldiers.
NBC CONCERNS
Weapons, Ammunition, and Excess Equipment
The destruction effects of nuclear and chemical
weapons increase patient work load and place heavy The Geneva convention prevents MTFs from
demands on HSS. FM 8-9 describes medical operations providing RTDs with weapons and ammunition. Am-
in a NBC environment. munition, individual weapons, and excess equipment
belonging to patients evacuated to the rear are dis-
Objectives of HSS in an NBC environment in- posed of as directed by command SOP
clude –
Level I and II MTFs
Making optimal use of limited HSS resources in Within all echelons of a theater, soldiers released
mass-casualty situations. from Level I battalion aid stations or Level II MTFs
Maintaining continued operation of HSS need minimal reequipping. They may only require ac-
facilities. cess to their clothing bag. Uncontaminated protective
Protecting medical and paramedical personnel mask, hood, and carrier remain with the soldier during
from contaminated patients. treatment and evacuation at all levels. MTFs return
personal property and effects to these RTD soldiers
Avoiding the spread of contamination into medi- upon their release. Level I MTFs coordinate with the
cal facilities. soldier’s assigned unit regarding reequipping and
Whenever possible, patients are decontaminated transportation upon discharge. Level II MTFs coor-
prior to evacuation by aircraft or ground ambulances. dinate this support with the brigade S4 or the unit’s
Decontamination platoons or elements establish logistics representative.
decontamination stations near MTFs. Contaminated Level III and IV MTFs
patients are not admitted to medical facilities. Ade- Level III and IV MTFs provide minimal basic
quately protected medical personnel render treatment uniform items and, if required, MOPP gear to RTD sol-
for contaminated patients who require immediate diers to protect them during transit to replacement
critical advance trauma life support in areas specifi- companies. Corps hospitals request the minimal Class II
cally designated for this purpose. FM 8-285 describes supply items authorized for issue to RTD soldiers from the
medical treatment for chemical casualties. FM 8-10-4 DS supply company providing area support in their AO.
provides more information on patient decontamina- OCIE items that arrive with patients at these MTFs and
tion. cannot be reissued are returned to the supply system.
Authorization of the M51 collective protective The supporting MCT arranges transport of medical
shelter system exists only for battalion aid stations and RTD soldiers from the hospitals to the replacement
the division clearing station. No collective protection company site for processing.
exists for corps hospital facilities. In the event of a
NBC attack, corps hospitals evacuate patients to a Replacement Company Reequipping Mission
clean hospital. Decontamination platoons or ele- After discharge from Level III and IV MTFs, RTD
ments decontaminate the contaminated hospital soldiers obtain the balance of their clothing and equip-
facility and full operation begins as soon as possible. ment as well as weapon and ammunition from the
REEQUIPPING MEDICAL personnel group’s DS replacement companies. FM 12-6
RETURN TO DUTY SOLDIERS prescribes this reequipping mission.
Reequipping RTD soldiers involves the reissuing of Replacement companies reequip RTD soldiers using
MOPP gear, individual clothing and equipment, and, existing manpower, borrowed manpower from replacement

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operations, HNS, and contracting. Backup support is condition precludes evacuation to a military hospital,
provided from the DS supply company providing area they may be hospitalized in civilian hospitals of allied
support in their AO. nations.
Due to the different roles and tasks of various units, Allied military personnel may be hospitalized in
additional items may be required to make RTD soldiers US Army hospitals until their condition permits their
mission capable after their arrival at the gaining unit. return to allied forces control.
The issue of these additional items is the responsibility EPWs are hospitalized and provided medical care in
of the gaining unit. accordance with the provisions of the Geneva convention.
HOSPITALIZATION OF US, ALLIED, Whenever possible, they are segregated from US and
EPW, AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL allied patients.
When the allied nation concurs, US Army personnel Local national civilian patients should not be hospi-
may be hospitalized in allied military hospitals. If their talized in US Army medical treatment facilities.

HEALTH SERVICE LOGISTICS

Health service logistics support includes – They requisition and receive supplies from this medical
Supply of Class VIII. supply activity. Medical units supporting units in reserve
also draw medical supplies from the nearest medical
Production of oxygen and resuscitative fluids. logistics battalion.
Fabrication of optical items. Nondivision units operating in a division sector main-
Maintenance of biomedical items. tain a three-to five-day Class VIII supply level. They are
normally resupplied by the medical logistics battalion.
Processing, storage, and distribution of blood. When nondivision units are attached to a division, they
Forward and rear medical logistics battalions can be resupplied by the division medical supply office,
(TOES 08485L000 and 08695L000) provide medical provided such short term arrangements are made prior
supply and medical maintenance support. Blood to deployment. The division medical supply office is
bank platoons provide blood services support. A medi- resourced to support division units. It is not equipped
cal logistics support detachment may be augmented to handle unprogrammed requirements.
when troop strength or the number of hospitals sup- Request/Requisition
ported exceeds the capabilities of the logistics Nondivision units submit request for Class VIII sup-
battalions. plies through command channels to the MEDLOG
CLASS VIII MEDICAL SUPPLY battalion. Those nondivision units allowed to requisi-
All units plan, program, order, receive, store, and tioning Class VIII resupply from division medical
consume Class VIII supplies in accordance with ap- supply offices or battalion/squadron medical supply
propriate regulatory accounting procedures. offices submit their requirements through command
channels to those offices. The MEDLOG battalion
Authorization forwards requisitions for Class VIII supplies to the
Units maintain a supply of medical consumables on TMMMC. The TMMMC submits the requisitions to
shelf for immediate local area supply. Commanders CONUS for direct shipment to the corps.
add supplemental project stocks. Authorized levels of Distribution
Class VIII supplies are determined by referring to the
appropriate 6545-8-CL supply catalog for the assigned MEDLOG battalions distribute medical supplies
set, kit, or outfit. using the supply point distribution method. How-
ever, ground ambulances returning to forward areas
Source of Supply may assist in transporting medical supplies forward.
Nondivision units operating in the corps rear area Prepackaged Resupply Set
establish an account for Class VIII supplies with the
nearest medical logistics battalion supporting element. PRSs contain two or three days of consumable medi-
cal supplies, to include the combat medic aid bag and
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the combat lifesaver bag, to support each of the modular The disposition of captured medical supplies are
medical assemblages authorized divisional units. The governed by the provisions of the Geneva convention.
corps MEDLOG battalion builds PRSs from its ASL MEDICAL MAINTENANCE
stocks. It maintains an inventory of PRSs to support
divisional requirements. Nondivision units operating in the corps rear area
receive unit level medical maintenance support from the
The DISCOM’s division medical supply office coor- same medical facilities providing medical supply support.
dinates requirements for PRSs with the supporting Units requisition repair parts for medical equipment
MEDLOG battalion unit. The division surgeon and through medical supply channels. The medical equipment
division medical supply officer request local adjustment maintenance platoon of the supporting MEDLOG bat-
to the PRSs based on special mission requirements, the talion provides DS medical maintenance.
tactical situation, or extreme environmental conditions.
BLOOD SUPPLY
Direct Exchange
The corps surgeon provides staff supervision for
To minimize distribution problems, direct exchange of blood supply and distribution within the corps rear area.
items such as Litters, blankets, pillows, and splints are Blood collecting and processing normally occurs in
used throughout the patient evacuation chain, For ex- CONUS or the COMMZ. However, blood bank
ample, when a medical evacuation helicopter picks up platoons augment corps MEDLOG battalions to collect
or delivers patients on litters covered with blankets, it and process blood when sufficient donors exist.
exchanges a like number of litters and blankets with the
medical unit involved. Corps hospitals maintain blood collection and
processing equipment to meet emergency requirements
Captured Supplies to include, if necessary, initial storage. The amount of
Captured medical supplies must not be destroyed. blood authorized depends on day-to-day usage and an-
Units evacuate captured medical supplies through ticipated operations. Units supporting forward
medical channels to a MEDLOG battalion. Medical elements engaged in combat receive priority of issue.
facilities use captured medical supplies to treat EPW. MTFs avoid excessive stockpiling of blood.

OTHER HEALTH SERVICES

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SERVICES The COSCOM surgeon supervises the execution of
Preventive medicine services reduce the potential for preventive medicine services. A wide variety of com-
illness and disease. All commanders establish and main- mand information publications on preventive medicine
tain a comprehensive preventive medicine program. All areas may be obtained from the COSCOM PAO.
units organize field sanitation teams as prescribed by Preventive medicine sanitation and entomology
AR 40-5 and FM 21-10-1. These teams maintain a detachments (TOES 08498L000 and 08499L000) deploy
prescribed load of supplies. early to define preventive medicine materiel require-
Preventive medicine services cover – ments in the AO. A preventive medicine detachment
provides delousing of large numbers of prisoners,
Mess sanitation. civilians, or troops. The preventive medicine entomol-
Personal hygiene. ogy detachment provides aerial dispersal of pesticides.
Prevention of cold and heat injuries. Preventive medicine personnel monitor water point
operations and unit sanitation activities on an area basis.
Water supply. They investigate and recommend actions to improve –
Control of communicable diseases. Sanitation of food service facilities.
Maintenance of immunizations. Troop housing.
Occupational health. Water supplies.
Waste disposal. Waste disposal.
Pest management. Industrial hygiene.
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Units send requests for preventive medicine services to VETERINARY SERVICE

the supporting medical group/brigade. Veterinary service detachments and platoons (TOEs
DENTAL SERVICES 08409L000, 08418L000, 08419L000, and 08417L000)
Dental services help prevent oral diseases, promote contribute to the health of the command by –
dental health, and provide treatment to eliminate or Performing sanitary inspections of potential food
reduce the effects of dental disease and injury. Dental sources.
personnel assigned to dental units, hospitals, and medi- Assuring food wholesomeness by performing food
cal companies provide dental support. hygiene, safety, and related food quality assurance
The dental battalion (TOE 08476L000) consists of inspections.
dental service medical companies (TOE 0847L000),
dental service detachments (TOE 08479L000), and Inspecting, monitoring, and testing subsistence and
dental prosthodontics teams (TOE 08588L000). Den- food-producing animals contaminated by, or
tal service companies provide dental treatment to suspected of being contaminated by, NBC agents.
troops within their geographic area of responsibility. Providing services related to the control of animal
During the initial phases of combat, dental elements diseases that are communicable to humans.
limit dental services to emergency treatment to relieve Performing veterinary care for all government owned
pain and the provision of expedient repair of dental animals.
prosthetics. Corps dental service support focuses on
preventing unnecessary evacuation of soldiers requiring Assisting in the preventive medicine program.
both routine and emergency treatment. Priority of treat- Participating in civic action programs when
ment in forward areas is given to combat units, Army authorized.
aviation units, and CS units. In rear areas, divisions or When directed by the COSCOM surgeon, veterinarians
separate brigades being reconstituted receive priority of
treatment. As the situation permits, dental elements can serve in a medical care and treatment role, augmenting
perform normal dental services in the corps area on an medical treatment staffs during the initial period of hos-
area basis. During periods of increased hostilities, the tilities.
COSCOM surgeon can direct that dental officers per- Veterinarians inspect subsistence prior to its pur-
form triage and advance trauma management. chase, entry into the supply system, or issue. They also
COMBAT STRESS CONTROL SERVICES certify subsistence items or captured rations items as
acceptable for consumption before they can be con-
A combat stress control company (TOE 08476L000) sumed or distributed. Only ice obtained from veterinary
employs in the corps to provide support for a two-or approved sources may be used for refrigeration of sub-
three-division slice. That company consists of combat sistence or for human consumption.
stress control preventive teams and combat stress control
restoration teams (TOE 08468L000). These teams aug- Veterinary personnel inspect, monitor, and test ra-
ment area support medical companies and the tions or food-producing animals contaminated or
regeneration task force. They also staff reconditioning suspected of being contaminated by NBC agents prior
centers which provide one-to three-day restoration and to their issue or consumption. However, units decon-
seven-day reconditioning treatment of battle fatigue taminate rations or food producing animals contaminated
casualties. FMs 8-51, 22-9, and 26-2 provide additional by NBC agents.
information on stress management.

THEATER ARMY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

TAMMIS supports the information management re- TAMMIS SUBSYSTEMS
quirements of medical units during contingency Figure 4-8 depicts where each of the following four
operations and war. It assists medical commanders by TAMMIS subsystems runs:
providing timely information needed to transport, treat,
and track patients at medical facilities. MEDREG - Medical Regulating. MEDREG
manages patient evacuation by matching evacuation
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requirements against resources. load, and critical resources through predetermined

MEDPAR - Medical Patient Account and Report- reports or information selected by the user/CSS com-
mander.
ing. MEDPAR tracks patients, determines the
availability of medical resources, and supports Medical brigade/group staff and the medical staff
personnel strength accounting and casualty assigned to the CSS plans branch use the interface
reporting systems. between CSSCS and TAMMIS to plan medical logistics
support. When direct electronic communications are
MEDLOG - Medical Logistics. MEDLOG not available, users pass information by courier via
automates the requisitioning of medical materiel floppy diskettes, tapes, or hard copy to the required
(Class VIII) to support medical units. headquarters.
MEDBLD - Medical Blood (Management). CSSCS INTERFACE
MEDBLD projects blood usage, tracks blood in-
ventories, and alerts decision makers to potential The interface between TAMMIS and CSSCS provides
shortages of blood products. status data on medical units and medical assets in the
corps area. CSSCS medical reports provide both over-
Each TAMMIS subsystem has CSS command and view and detail medical status data for medical staffs in
control capabilities. They provide status summary the COSCOM CSS plans branch and troop support
reports of medical units, patient evacuation work branch.

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CHAPTER 5
Arming the Corps Force
No conflict lasts long without munitions to arm the
weapons of war. The corps force can fight only as long CONTENTS
as the COSCOM supplies it with munitions. The high Page
firepower rate of modern weapons places unprece- PLANNING MUNITIONS SUPPORT 5-1
dented demands on the COSCOM’s munitions COSCOM MUNITIONS SUPPORT
distribution system to provide the right types and ORGANIZATION 5-3
quantities of munitions at the decisive time and place.
To ensure continuous, responsive distribution support, MUNITIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 5-6
ammunition supply companies require the habitual AMMUNITION HANDLING 5-10
support of transportation truck companies.
MINES AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 5-10
The COSCOM also arms assault forces with mines
and explosive ordnance to breach enemy obstacles. It MANAGING MUNITIONS SUPPORT
arms defensive forces with mines and explosives to help OPERATIONS 5-11
delay or stop the enemy along avenues of approach.
PLANNING MUNITIONS SUPPORT
Arming the corps force represents the most extensive COSCOM MUNITIONS
and time-sensitive function of the COSCOM support SUPPORT BRANCH
systems. Because of the dependency of modern warfare The munitions support branch exercises staff super-
on complex weapon systems, effective and timely sup- vision over Class V support operations. These include
port is imperative. The COSCOM establishes and supply as well as maintenance operations relating to
maintains a munitions support system which can ammunition, missiles, special weapons, and associated
respond quickly to the demands of the tactical situation. repair parts, special tools, and test equipment.
Detailed staff planning helps ensure that COSCOM
units supply the right mix and quantities of munitions at The munitions support branch chief –
the right time and place. Develops plans and policies involving munitions
COSCOM CSS PLANS BRANCH supply and maintenance.
CSS plans branch personnel monitor corps G3 plans Provides staff input for munitions planning to
and fragmentary orders to assess changes in munitions COSCOM CSS plans branch staff.
requirements resulting from changes in the tactical Develops policies concerning surveillance of
situation and corps commander’s intent. They perform munitions.
the following tasks:
Maintains a running estimate of munitions re-
Coordinate with corps G3 staff officers on balanc- quirements.
ing requirements against ammunition controls.
Synchronize support recommendations from the Coordinates munitions requirements with corps
G3 and G4 staff.
support branches on how to most effectively arm
the corps to support corps tactical plans. Coordinates the munitions support portion of the
Recommend ways to allocate COSCOM resour- corps slice for out-of-sector support and support
to sister Services or allies.
ces to support or weight the main effort.
Establishes ammunition supply levels based on
Provide the corps G4 recommended policies and corps directives.
related information on controlled items.
Establishes and maintains an ammunition surveil-
Revise the COSCOM’s OPLANs/OPORDs to lance program as prescribed by AR 702-6.
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Recommends ammunition supply and storage support branch personnel use IPB terrain analysis
site locations to the corps rear CP’s CSS cell. products and threat integration products to plan ways
Munitions and missile officers, assigned to the to protect munitions support operations.
COSCOM’s munitions support branch, develop IPB products aid munitions support branch personnel
operating procedures and plans to implement Class V in estimating the work load which captured munitions
supply policies prescribed in ARs 710-1 and 710-2 and place on the force structure. Staff estimates need to
SAAS technical manuals. They also – include the impact of the receipt, storage, safeguarding
Coordinate with CMMC missile munitions control, and movement of captured ammunition.
division staff on preplanned/preconfigured push REQUIRED SUPPLY RATE
packages and trends and problem areas. The RSR and CSR impact on the allocation and supply
Coordinate with the CMCC on munitions move- of ammunition. The RSR refers to the quantity of ammuni-
ment and cargo transfer to support surges. tion a combat commander estimates is needed to support
tactical operations for a specified time without ammunition
Provide technical advice and assistance to am- expenditure restrictions. The RSR changes based on the
munition officers in subordinate CSGs and am- type of operation, the overall objective, enemy capability,
munition supply units. and revised ammunition forecasts.
Coordinate with CSG ammunition officers on Each S3 develops an RSR estimate, in coordination with
cross-leveling munitions support personnel and S4 and S2 staffs. FM 101-10-1/2 provides gross planning
equipment. factors for ammunition consumption estimates when enemy
Recommend movement of ASPs and CSAS as the assessments and actual use factors have not been developed
situation dictates. RSR reports list the rounds per weapon per day or a bulk
allotment per day or per mission. The S3 submits the RSR
Review and update Class V ammunition planning through command channels to the next higher headquarters.
factors to the theater scenario.
At each level of command, S3 stall officers review, con-
Monitor suspensions of ammunition. solidate, and forward their subordinate units’ RSR to the
Recommend adjustments to Class V stockage next higher level operations staff officer. Division and
levels. separate brigade headquarters pass RSR data through S3
channels to the corps G3. He passes the consolidated corps
Recommend the slice of Class V stocks to accom- RSR to the corps G4. The corps G4 then coordinates with
pany corps forces supporting an ally or sister the COSCOM support operations officer to assess whether
Service. munitions stocks can support requirements. The CMMC
Coordinate the resupply of Class V stocks for determines current stock status and restrictions on
attrited units at regeneration sites. availability. COSCOM support operations staff prepares a
supportability assessment for the corps G4. The corps G4
LOGISTICS PREPARATION then recommends munitions distribution to support the
OF THE BATTLEFIELD G3’s plans for current and future operations.
COSCOM munitions support branch and weapon CONTROLLED SUPPLY RATE
systems support branch personnel coordinate with
COSCOM ACofS, G2 and G3 staffs on collecting and The CSR is the amount of ammunition that can be
assessing data relative to arming the corps force for allocated over a specific time period It depends on the
specific contingency areas or theaters of operations. availability of ammunition and the ability to move the am-
munition as required, within the required time frame.
During initial planning stages, munitions support
branch personnel use IPB products to assess and The corps commander establishes the CSR for corps
recommend the number and placement of ammunition major subordinate commands. He approves the CSR
units on time-phased deployment lists. IPB threat recommended by the corps G3 following discussions
evaluation products can help munitions support branch with the corps G4. The corps G3 recommends the CSR
personnel estimate the type and quantity of munitions for chemical munitions after coordinating with the corps
required to support tactical displacements. Munitions chemical officer and FSCOORD.

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Combat commanders publish their CSR in OPORDs, avoidance measures outlined in FMs 3-3 and 9-38.
service support annexes, fire support annexes, or frag- Smoke coverage helps reduce the flash and thermal
mentary orders. CSRs are expressed as the number of effects of nuclear detonation. Protective overwrap
rounds per weapon per day or rounds per specific reduces the effects of radiological fallout and chemical
operation, mission, or period of time. The CSR limits agents. It also facilitates decontamination.
the amount of ammunition that units are authorized to Contaminated Stocks
request.
Contaminated stocks are segregated from clean stocks
At each level, G3s/S3s work with G4s/S4s to better until they can be fully decontaminated. Contamination
allocate ammunition assets according to priorities. procedures are in FMs 3-5 and 3-100. Weathering can
G4s/S4s ensure that units’ requirements do not exceed often reduce contamination levels.
the CSR. The DAOs and CMMC enforce the CSR. The
COSCOM support operations officer establishes pro- The CMMC releases contaminated stocks only as a last
cedures through the CMMC to monitor that units are resort. The senior tactical commander must make the
following the CSR. decision to use contaminated stocks. His staff evaluates
each item criticality, type and extent of contamination and
NBC CONSIDERATIONS resources available for decontamination. The overriding
Chemical ASPs considerations are the risks inherent to the receiving unit.
Chemical ammunition supply points represent To provide a decisive tactical advantage, contaminated
high-value targets. When possible, these munitions stocks could be issued to similarly contaminated units.
are stored in dispersed sites and kept as mobile as Conventional ammunition units, the CMCC, support-
circumstances permit. ing MCT and MRTs, area RAOC, and supported units
Contamination Avoidance Measures coordinate the transportation of contaminated stocks. The
CMCC specifies the route for transporting contaminated
CSAs, ASPs, and ATPs employ contamination stocks.

COSCOM MUNITIONS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

Munitions directly influence the success of tactical each division rear area to support combat units and FSB
operations. The COSCOM and subordinate CSGs ATPs. FMs 9-6 and 9-38 describe unit operations. The
employ ammunition supply units to best support the ASPS provide continuous resupply to the ATPs. Stock-
operational plans of tactical commanders. COSCOMs age levels at the ASPS vary based on tactical plans,
tailor munitions resources, realign priorities, and availability y of ammunition, and vulnerability of LOCs to
synchronize support assets to meet changing tactical interdictions. Stockage needs to cover surge and emer-
situations. Tactical commanders should plan their gency requirements.
operations and commit their forces only after a full One company is allocated per division. The COSCOM
awareness of the support capabilities of the COSCOM’s commander attaches a DS conventional ammunition
munitions support structure. company to each forward CSG. The forward CSB’s
CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION headquarters provides the command and control ele-
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION ment for the DS ammunition supply company.
The COSCOM’s ammunition support organization Ordnance Companies, Ammunition,
provides for the replenishment and delivery of ammuni- GS (MOADS or MOADS/PLS)
tion to users. Refer to Figure 5-1. Based on factors of Organized under TOE 09488L000/09433L000, GS
METT-T, the COSCOM and CMMC shift the flow of ammunition supply companies establish a CSA in the
Class V or redistribute Class V stocks from less affected corps rear area and one behind each committed
areas to support high priority operations. division. Allocation depends upon METT-T and the
Ordnance Companies, Ammunition, size of the corps’ stockage objective. CSAs provide
DS (MOADS or MOADS/PLS) corpswide ammunition support. They serve as the
Whether organized under TOE 09483L000/09484L000, primary source of high-tonnage ammunition for the
each company can establish three ASPS and an ATP in division.

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Based on divisional forecasted needs, CSA person- HHD, Ordnance Battalion, Ammunition, WHNS
nel configure CCLs and ship ammunition to ASPs and (TOE 09574LA00). This ammunition control detach-
ATPs on the transportation battalion’s medium truck ment provides C2 and staff planning for up to nine CLTs.
company’s assets. CSAs also provide DS area support HHD personnel provide technical direction over the
to units operating in the rear of the corps rear area as mission operations of these elements. They collocate
well as support for reconstitution operations. FMs 9-6 with the WHNS battalion headquarters, serving as the
and 9-38 provide more detail on mission operations. battalion logistics operations section. They consoldiate
In a mature theater, GS ammunition supply com- and forward reports from the CLTs at the HN com-
panies are attached to an ammunition battalion under the panies to the CMMC.
rear CSG. However, depending upon theater buildup Ordnance Companies, Ammunition, WHNS
and implementation of the TPFDL, a GS ammunition (TOE 09574LBOO). A CLT can be allocated per
supply company could also be attached to the rear WHNS ammunition supply company. These CLTs
CSG’s CSB or S&S battalion. In contingency operations develop and maintain surveillance data on US-owned
or to shorten the distance between CSAs and ammunition stocks issued, received, and stored by the
ASPs/ATPs, the COSCOM commander can attach a GS WHNS ammunition supply unit. Personnel operate a
ammunition supply company to the forward CSG’s CSB stock control section at each WHNS ammunition supply
to operate a CSA behind each division. company. They –
HOST-NATION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION Coordinate ammunition resupply, receipt, issue,
Support agreements identify dedicated sources of and rewarehousing actions with the HN ammuni-
HNS. During joint operations, a HNS organization tion supply unit.
can augment the COSCOM’s conventional ammuni- Convert SAAS data into HN formats (short tons
tion support organization. National agreements to metric tons and DODAC to interoperability
define the interaction between HNs and US CLTs. codes).
The concept of obligatory cooperation is initiated Perform quality assurance/quality control inspec-
after mobilization of WHNS units. Depending on the tions on ammunition stocks stored by the HN unit.
support agreements for the theater of operations,
HNs could provide ammunition supply units/bat- Coordinate maintenance support for US equip-
talion to augment conventional GS ammunition ment operated by the HN unit.
operations. Accounting Team, WHNS (TOE 09574 LC00).
US Ammunition Cellular Logistics Teams Depending upon the WHNS structure and operation,
Depending upon the theater scenario and national up to two of these teams may be attached to a WHNS
agreements, HNS agreements provide for US am- ammunition company. They perform the following
munition CLTs to collocate with the WHNS functions:
ammunition battalion headquarters and ammunition Maintain surveillance, interchangeability, and
supply companies. These CLTs control US ammuni- substitution data on ammunition stocks.
tion in the custody of WHNS ammunition supply Perform stock accountability and stock status
units. reporting of US owned ammunition stocks is-
These CLTs are assigned to the COSCOM and sued, received, and stored by WHNS ammuni-
attached to a CSG. They provide an ammunition ac- tion supply units.
countability interface between the CMMC, US CHEMICAL AMMUNITION
ammunition supply system, and WHNS ammunition SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
supply companies. The CMMC tasks the WHNS am-
munition supply battalion through the CLTs. Taskings Conventional DS/GS ammunition units may per-
flow from the CMMC via SAAS-3 to SAAS-4 used by form chemical munitions support missions. Their ASPs
the CLT at the WHNS ammunition supply company. and CSAs have the capability to receive, store, as-
The WHNS ammunition supply battalion reports or- semble, and issue binary chemical munitions.
ganic capability to its higher headquarters to ensure The GS conventional ammunition company’s CSA
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the port. Normally, CSA personnel ship unassembled ground or aerial transport to the ATPs and units
binary chemical munitions to the ASPs. However, to in the division rear area. Each ASP may require 5
speed retaliatory fires, the CSA can assemble and ship to 6 kilometers square or larger. ASPs receive
the munitions to ASPs or ATPs for issue. their mission work loads and priorities of issue
DS conventional ammunition company ASPs from the CMMC. The COSCOM support opera-
receive unassembled binary chemical munitions tions officer sets ASP stockage objective based
either from the CSA or directly from the port. They upon —
store the munitions as nonlethal component canisters. ❑ Corps tactical plans and projected battle in-
Upon receipt of properly authenticated release or- tensity.
ders, ASPs assemble the components and ship the ❑ Types of units supported.
assembled chemical munitions forward to the ATPs ❑ Availability of ammunition and LOC vul-
for issue to firing units. nerabilities.
SAMPLE BATTLEFIELD EMPLOYMENT ❑ Threat disruption of resupply operations.
Figure 5-2 depicts how a COSCOM might employ In this example, force structure allowed the corps to
conventional ammunition elements. Employment fol- assign five GS conventional ammunition companies to
lows MOADS doctrine and is enhanced with the the COSCOM. The COSCOM allocated a GS ammuni-
availability of PLS cargo trucks. tion company to operate a CSA in each of the CSG’s
Each FSB forward supply company operates an AO. It attached a GS ammunition company to a CSB
ATP in each brigade area. These FSB ATPs support within each forward CSG. These CSAs prepare am-
their combat brigades and other units that may be munition for shipment to the ASPs and ATPs. They
operating in the brigade area. The DAO specifies require approximately 40 square kilometers each.
which units are supported by ATPs, to include the Habitual transportation support is provided by the
ATP run by the nondivision ammunition company. CSB’s medium truck company.
The forward CSG’s LO arranges with the DAO for The COSCOM attached the remaining GS ammuni-
corps elements in the brigade area to obtain their tion units to the rear CSG’s ammunition battalion. The
ammunition from the ATPs. CSA in the corps rear area provides the initial storage
The COSCOM attached a DS ammunition com- area for ammunition stocks from a theater storage area.
pany to the CSB in the division rear area. Under It prepares ammunition for shipment to the ASPS and
MOADS, each of the DS ammunition companies can ATPs. Based on projected ammunition support require-
operate – ments, the COSCOM allocated three medium PLS
truck companies (TOE55728L300), assigned to the rear
An ATP which supports units operating in the CSG’s transportation battalion, to support ammunition
division area. It provides high-volume, high-ton- distribution from the CSA to the ASPs and ATPs in the
nage items used primarily by corps artillery and division area. This CSA provides the surge reserve
aviation units. The DAO provides mission which enables the corps commander to weight the bat-
guidance and shipment priorities to this ATP tle. It also provides area support for units in the corps
through his representative located at the ATP. rear area.
Three ASPs which prepare ammunition for
MUNITIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
To support generation of combat power by minimum essential stocks to support future combat
maneuver units, the COSCOM designs its munitions operations.
distribution system to provide the right types and quan- HABITUAL SUPPORT
tities of munitions at the decisive time and place. Heavy
threat activity in the corps rear area could place un- To ensure continuous, responsive munitions support,
precedented demands on that distribution system. the COSCOM allocates and assigns medium truck com-
Ammunition supply units push high tonnages of am- panies to CSGs to provide habitual transportation support
munition forward while at the same time maintaining to ammunition supply companies. The COSCOM/CSG

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attaches a medium truck company/companies to those support operations section or ammunition battalion to
CSBs with a GS ammunition supply company. The truck the CSG and COSCOM support operations section.
unit supports routine, recurring daily movement of am- These reports include data on ammunition issues,
munition from the CSA to ASPs or ATPs. Trailer receipts, condition code changes, and losses. Critical
transfer points or staging points for convoys of through- ammunition status is reported in the Class V asset
put vehicles set up at each CSA. report. The CMMC prepares an ammunition status
Because the distribution of ammunition from CSAs to report to inform the COSCOM support operations of-
ASPs or ATPs must occur on a routine basis, the support- ficer and corps G4 of the current ammunition stockage
ing MCT preassigns a block of TMRs commiting the posture.
trucks. Close coordination needs to be maintained be- AMMUNITION DISTRIBUTION
tween the ammunition storage site, supporting medium The TAACOM MMC transmits a copy of the
truck unit, and tasking CSG/CSB. The CSG/CSB transpor- manifest or manifest data to the CMMC prior to ship-
tation branch tasks the truck unit to move the munitions. ment arrival. This allows the CMMC time to review
The truck company requests convoy clearance from the stock status and determine if a change of consignee is
MCT and picks up shipments at the CSA. required. Priority of resupply is to ASPs identified for
When higher priorities occur, the CMCC, through buildup to support tactical plans.
its MCTs, recommits truck assets. The MCT then res- The CMMC notifies the CMCC after receiving
cinds its TMRs and commits the CSB’s truck assets to notice of incoming shipment. The CMMC informs the
higher priority missions. Refer to Figure 8-3. CMCC of type, compatibility, weight, cube, quantity,
AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS and destinations of the shipment. The CMCC/MCT
A heavy division expends an estimated 3,500 tons per then coordinates movements.
day. The conventional ammunition support system Figure 5-3 depicts conventional ammunition resupply.
depends on continuous fill and refill. Combat and CS Ammunition is normally shipped via sea transport and
units submit ammunition requirements. The corps com- moved through freed ports or LOTS to a TSA in the
mander establishes CSRs based on ammunition COMMZ. From that storage area, theater trucks move
availability and transportation capability. To assure that ammunition shipped in DODIC loads to CSAs and ASPs.
normal supplies begin arriving prior to termination of CSAs receive an estimated 50 percent of replenish-
preplanned resupply, CMMC commodity managers ment ammunition from a TSA and 50 percent from the
need to make allowances for order-ship time. point of entry in the theater. The CMMC releases stocks
Requirements Flow from CSAs to replenish the corps ASPs/ATPs and
In the division area S3s and S4s consolidate ammuni- FSB ATPs. Under MOADS, ASPs receive an estimated
tion requirements and pass them through their higher 50 percent of their replenishment ammunition from the
headquarters to the DAO. The DAO consolidates these CSA, 30 percent from the TSA, and 20 percent from the
requirements and passes them to the CMMC. He directs port of debarkation. Once the PLS is fielded, ASPs may
the units to pickup ammunition from an ATP or ASP. receive all of their stocks from the CSAs.
In the corps rear area, nondivision units pass their CSAs and ASPs configure ammunition into CCLs for
requirements through their higher headquarters to the shipment to ATPs. Replenishment shipments to ATPs
CMMC. The CMMC consolidates requirements from flow from the CSA, with backup supply provided by a
the divisions and nondivision units. The CMMC requests designated ASP. To reduce handling time, the CSA ships
replenishment stocks either through the TAMMC or CCLs to the ATPs, bypassing the ASPs whenever pos-
directly from a CONUS NICP. The CMMC directs ship- sible. ATPs receive an estimated 75 percent of the
ments from CSAs and ASPs to meet user requirements. division’s requirements from the CSAs and 25 percent
from the ASPs.
Status Reports
The ammunition distribution system is a supply point
CSAs, ASPs, and ATPs use daily transaction reports distribution system. This means that units use their or-
to provide ammunition status to the CMMC. The DAO ganic vehicles, with possible onboard MHE, to pick up
needs to receive daily status reports from all ATPs. Infor- ammunition stocks to replenish their basic load. To
mation copies of status reports flow through the CSB reduce the travel distances of using unit vehicles, the
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CSG OPORD directs that certain customer units through command channels. A chemical weapons im-
pick up their ammunition stocks from a nearby ASP plementing instructions message provides logistics
or CSA in their support
. . area. information for the COSCOM. It provides the order to
Corps aviation units provide emergency rapid execute forward deployment of chemical munitions or
resupply of low density, high value aviation Class V to to transfer chemical munitions to allied forces.To speed
an ATP in the aviation brigade’s rear. As required, retaliatory firings, aircraft deliver initial issues of
supporting ASPs and CSAs provide a sling-out pad for chemical ammunition to artillery units after a release
aerial resupply. directive.
CHEMICAL AMMUNITION RELEASE Binary chemical munitions are distributed through
conventional ammunition channels. As required, es-
Chemical ammunition can be released for use only corted convoys from the TSA in the COMMZ resupply
upon approval of the corps commander. The corps chemi- the chemical ASP.
cal officer transmits chemical employment approval
AMMUNITION HANDLING
Improved ammunition handling means reduce MOADS PALLETIZED LOAD SYSTEM
handling, conserve transportation, speed ammunition MOADS uses PLS self-loading trucks and flatracks to
transfer operations, and streamline the ammunition enhance ammunition distribution and speed ammunition
distribution system. transfers at ASPs and ATPs. Units designated to receive PLS
COMBAT CONFIGURED LOADS vehicles include corps transportation units, DS and GS
CCLs consist of preplanned packages of high-density ammunition units, and self-propelled artillery units. Units
ammunition tailored to support a type unit, a task force, not authorized PLS vehicles require unit vehicles with on-
or weapon systems. CCLs facilitate loading mission sup- board MHE to self-transload ammunition. Ammunition
port vehicles with a minimum breakdown of units and ATPs must retain personnel and MHE to transload
ammunition. Instead of preparing unique mixed loads ammunition to non-PLS units.
for each DODIC requested, DS/GS ammunition units Using PLS vehicles results in the following changes in
configure and load complete rounds of CCLs for ship- ammunition distribution throughout the theater:
ment when directed by the CMMC. CSAs construct The TSA stores single-DODIC ammunition on PLS
CCLs for shipment to ATPs. As time permits, ASPs may flatracks. It ships only to the CSAs, not to the ASPs.
also configure CCLs. Since theater truck units do not have PLS vehicles,
CCLs simplify ammunition resupply planning and line-haul trailers or rail flatcars transport PLS
coordination between the DAO and CMMC. The DAO flatracks to the CSAs.
reviews proposed CCL configurations submitted by S4s. CSAs ship 100 percent of ASP requirements on
He submits a consolidated division CCL request to the single-DODIC loaded PLS flatracks. Based on
corps G4. The corps G4 coordinates with CMMC muni- division forecasts and updated changes, CSAs con-
tions managers in developing a corps CCL set of standard struct and ship CCLs to the ATPs. Corps PLS
loads to support corps maneuver units. Corps staffs should vehicles move ammunition shipped forward from
define 15 to 20 standard CCLs. CSAs on PLS flatracks.
CCL sets also help speed transmission of ammunition
resupply requirements. Instead of ordering ammunition ATPs receive 75 percent of their requirements as
by each single DODIC, the DAO requests CCLs by their combat configured loaded flatracks transported by
identifier. The DAO coordinates with the CMMC to en- PLS vehicles from the supporting CSA. An ASP
sure that CCLs are distributed to the right ATP at the right provides the remaining 25 percent of ATP re-
time. quirements.

MINES AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE

Mines and explosive demolitions help delay, disrupt, or counterattack. They help stop enemy advances and
or channel enemy movement and halt or slow his offensive enable offensive and counterattacking forces to maneuver.
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During the offense, maneuver units breach minefield of 500 routine incident reports per day from its
and obstacles to regain the full use of routes and terrain. 3 to 10 subordinate EOD detachments and augmen-
To counter enemy movement, defending forces emplace tation EOD response teams.
obstacles quickly. They need to be kept supplied with S3s request EOD support or report EOD inci-
ground-delivered scatterable mines, cratering devices, dents through the area RAOC. After coordination
and hasty bridge demolition materials. with the corps G3, EOD control team personnel
Threat forces employ mines and obstacles in depth. prioritize the reports and coordinate the render-safe
Enemy artillery or air strikes on bridges, airfields, roads, operations of subordinate detachments and aug-
and urban areas also create obstacles to maneuver. mented response teams. They also provide technical
Maneuver forces maintain momentum by conducting expertise in dealing with improvised explosive
hasty breaches using available countermine assets. devices.
Mines and explosives provide a way to quickly breach EOD Detachments
wire obstacles, destroy log obstacles, and clear aside
debris to reopen routes. EOD detachments (TOE 09527LB00) provide
render safe and disposal EOD service on an area
Deliberate breaches require combat engineer sup- basis. They neutralize hazards resulting from domestic
port and mines or explosives as well as organic engineer or foreign ordnance or improvised explosive devices
equipment. Engineers use mines and obstacles in (conventional, nuclear or nonnuclear, chemical, or
countermobility operations, to include closing the most biological). EOD detachments assist the area RAOC
probable avenues of approach, destroying bridges, and with damage control service through threat ordnance
creating obstacles at critical areas along the flanks of neutralization. Each detachment can respond to up
advancing forces. Engineers coordinate breaching to 50 routine incidents per day, averaging no more than
materiel requirements with the CMMC. 2 hours.
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE Based on the projected number of EOD incidents,
DISPOSAL SUPPORT up to ten detachments might be allocated to the corps.
The increase in terrorists’ threats, threat muni- They are attached to fixed strength units or head-
tions, and new and unusual unexploded ordnance quarters based on the tactical situation in the area
devices stresses the capability of EOD support served. Several detachments locate near the area
resources. The EOD support structure consists of an RAOC. These detachments receive rations, quarters,
EOD control team and EOD detachments. FMs 9-6 and logistics support from the CSG HHC providing
and 9-15 provide more information on these ele- life support to the RAOC. Though not assigned
ments and their employment. perimeter defense roles, these EOD detachments
EOD Control Team should be included in the supporting CSG HHC’s
base defense plan.
The EOD control team (TOE 09527LA) provides
centralized command and control of EOD opera- The area RAOC coordinates support required by
tions and functions in the corps area. Assigned to the EOD detachment. This includes securing the
the corps headquarters on the basis of one per corps, incident area, providing a secure disposal or storage
the team receives its directives from the corps rear CP. area, and coordinating any needed air transportation.
The EOD control team can coordinate a maximum
MANAGING MUNITIONS SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Munitions management focuses on the requirement COSCOM MUNITIONS SUPPORT BRANCH
to supply large quantities of diverse types of munitions The COSCOM munitions support branch provides
to widely dispersed units often moving every few days. technical staff control and supervision through the
The CMMC manages the distribution of munitions, to COSCOM support operations officer to the CMMC’s
include chemical ammunition. The TAMMC provides missile-munitions division office. This office reports
centralized control over the distribution of munitions materiel problem areas to the COSCOM munitions
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officer recommends Class V distribution priorities and Monitor movement of chemical or contaminated
meets with the corps G3 on problems which significantly munitions through the COSCOM AO in coor-
impact on support of tactical operations. dination with COSCOM transportation support
Munitions officers and their staff recommend ways branch staff.
to offset shortfalls in the COSCOM’s ability to CMMC MANAGEMENT
arm the corps force. Some suggestions are listed on The CMMC provides Class V management and control.
Table 5-1. They perform the following tasks: It manages GS level stocks in COSCOM subordinate
Review the corps directed CSR and forward units. It reviews and analyzes demands and computes
distribution recommendations to the corps G4 corps requirements for ammunition. It also monitors the
and G3 based on ammunition status. flow of munitions into and within the corps in order to
maintain visibility of the ability of COSCOM units to
Assess recommended locations for CSAs and receive stocks.
ASPS in relation to the transportation network.
CMMC MISSILE-MUNITIONS
Monitor CSSCS reports on the supply status of DIVISION OFFICE
Class V items and assess the impact of critical
theater-wide shortages and theater suspensions. The CMMC missile-munitions division office per-
forms integrated materiel management of missiles and
Review SAAS output reports of assets in transit munitions and systems unique ancillary equipment, in-
between storage points to ensure timely supply cluding end items, components, and repair parts.
support to customer units. Supported materiel includes –
Monitor stockage and distribution of munitions, Rockets.
missiles, special weapons, and associated test
equipment. Guided, ballistic, and target missiles.
Evaluate and analyze data from the CMMC for Missile tire coordination equipment.
trends and potential support problem areas. Related special purpose and multisystem test
Recommend ways to resolve munitions support equipment.
problems to the COSCOM support operations This division consolidates and processes require-
officer. ments for missile-munitions. It manages day-to-day
Coordinate the cross-leveling of Class V resources missile and munitions logistics assets of the corps. It
with the CMMC and CSGs. programs maintenance and cross-levels missile
maintenance resources. The division chief refers mis-
Help resolve corpswide distribution problems sile- munitions materiel problems that deviate from
by recommending actions such as relocating the routine to the COSCOM support operations
ASPS or operating an ammunition supply com- officer/munitions support branch chief.
pany from two separate locations. To permit intense management of munitions
Recommend movement of CSAs and ASPs as the materiel, the division is divided into the following three
situation dictates. functional branches.
Provide advice on the adequate dispersal of muni- Missile-Munitions Equipment Supply Branch
tions to prevent or reduce losses by enemy ac- This CMMC branch manages the day-to-day supp-
tion or accident. ly actions for missile and munitions equipment.
Monitor munitions malfunctions throughout the Branch personnel process and control documents
COSCOM area of responsibility. sent to or received from storage sites. Their respon-
sibilities include —
Develop procedures for the receipt, storage,
and maintenance of munitions; the renovation Maintaining stock record accountability for Class
of restorable rounds; and the destruction of con- V and related Class VII materiel within the corps.
demned stocks. Implementing policies outlined in ARs 710-1 and
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710-2 and SAAS technical manuals for operation of Reviewing stock status reports consolidated from
the stock record account. ammunition storage locations and using them to
Monitoring requisition objectives created by SAAS. compute authorized levels.
Processing requisitions for Class VII TOE missile Monitoring the stock status of ammunition on hand
equipment shortages and taking follow-up ac- or being throughput from the corps rear area.
tions, as required. Coordinating with NICPs to fill missile-munitions
Providing assistance to the equipment authorization requirements.
branch, service support division, on cross-leveling Coordinating with the COSCOM munitions sup-
missile-munitions materiel already in the corps port branch on handling corpswide distribution
area. problems.
Establishing mandatory stockage levels for missile- Redirecting munitions en route as directed by the
munitions items not automatically stocked, stored, COSCOM support operations officer when
and issued through SAAS software programs. higher corps priority missions dictate.
Monitoring SAAS output to ensure timely sup- Missile-Munitions Parts Supply Branch
port to customer units. This CMMC branch manages the day-to-day supply
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of repair parts for missile and munitions equipment. units, missile maintenance units, and ammunition
Branch personnel implement the policies and plans supply units.
of the COSCOM support operations officer/muni- Coordinating with the parts supply branch on
tions support branch chief. Branch personnel repair parts requirements for maintenance of
responsibilities include – items in short supply.
Maintaining Class IX ASLs of missile and muni-
tions equipment repair parts. Expediting maintenance when the estimated
delivery date proves unsatisfactory.
Recommending cross-leveling of missile and
munitions equipment repair parts. Coordinating requirements for controlled can-
nibalization or parts fabrication.
Providing input to SAMS to generate shipping CSSCS CLASS V REPORTS
instructions to missile support units, missile
maintenance units, and ammunition supply units. CSSCS tracks those munitions items which appear on
the CSSCS tracked items list. As a result of its interface
Reviewing output from SAMS to determine with SAAS, CSSCS provides status displays of Class V
trends in operational readiness. assets within the corps area. Ammunition stockage data
Processing requisitions on a daily basis and in- flows from CSAs and ASPs to the battalion, group, and
itiating follow-up actions on missile-munitions COSCOM support operations section and the CMMC.
repair parts. Ammunition asset displays report assets for the force.
Displays also list assets located in supply points and all
Resolving corpswide distribution problems. the DODAACs or weapon categories on hand in subor-
Laterally transferring missile-munitions parts to dinate units.
meet urgent demands. COSCOM munitions support branch officers use
Directing redistribution of stocks from activities CSSCS force level displays to assess the current or
that reflect an excess of missile-munitions parts. projected availability of ammunition assets for the force.
They assess the unique situation at a particular ammuni-
Missile-Munitions Maintenance Branch tion supply unit or the status at a particular CSA, ASP,
This CMMC branch manages the maintenance system or ATP. This allows them to better tailor stockage levels
in support of missile-munitions equipment in the corps. to support requirements.
Branch personnel implement the policies and plans of the The COSCOM support operations officer uses
COSCOM support operations officer and munitions sup- CSSCS force level displays to recommend adjustments
port branch chief. Their responsibilities include – to distribution plans, allowing additional supply of am-
Coordinating with the missile-munitions supply munition to committed units.
and repair parts branches. STANDARD ARMY
Evaluating SAMS output. AMMUNITION SYSTEM LEVEL 1/3
Transmitting instructions to missile support SAAS 1/3 provides CMMC munitions commodity
units, missile maintenance units, and ammuni- managers stock status and asset visibtity over ClassV stocks.
tion supply units on evacuation of unserviceable They use SAAS 1/3 to perform stock control, generate
equipment requiring higher level maintenance. materiel release orders, and redirect ammunition stocks
intransit based on the tactical situation and critical need.
Transmitting instructions to units on the evacua- Figure 5-4 illustrates the interface of SAAS l/3 at the
tion of unserviceable materiel and scrap. CMMC with SAAS 4 run on TACCS at the CSAs and ASPs.
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CHAPTER 6
Fueling the Corps Force
The corps force can move only as long as vehicles and
aircaft receive fuel. While METT-T factors affect daily fuel
consumption, the COSCOM may need to supply up to CONTENTS
600,000-gallons of fuel per day in support of a heavy Page
division and its supporting corps units. Nondivision ele- PLANNING FUEL SUPPORT 6-1
ments in the division sector may require an additional COSCOM FUEL ORGANIZATION 6-3
80,000-gallons each day. COSCOM petroleum supply
units and DS supply units need to stock sufficient fuel COSCOM FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 6-7
throughout dispersed Class III points. In order that fuel not MANAGING FUEL SUPPORT OPERATIONS 6-9
become a war stopper, the supporting transportation dis-
tribution system needs to provide rapid distribution of fuel.

PLANNING FUEL SUPPORT

To support the movement and momentum of initial Fuel distribution system or method (transporta-
clashes, the COSCOM pushes fuel forward and deep tion mode).
from the outset of battle. COSCOM petroleum sup- Petroleum supply or DS supply units required to
port branch staff officers preplan bulk fuel resupply operate the system.
through D +10. Plans need to include the uninter-
rupted flow of fuel to joint or combined operational Special seasonal requirements, such as antifreeze,
forces. The COSCOM support operations officer en- fuel additives, and oil weight.
sures that the corps’ Class III bulk distribution plan PETROLEUM SUPPORT BRANCH
agrees with the theater army inland distribution plan
for bulk fuel. Petroleum support branch personnel, assigned to the
COSCOM support operations section, oversee
CSS PLANS BRANCH petroleum support planning. They develop plans and
CSS plans branch personnel, assigned to the policies for petroleum management by CMMC
COSCOM support operations section, ensure that petroleum/water division staff. They develop plans,
fuel support annexes conform with OPLANs. They policies, and procedures involving the receipt, storage,
coordinate with petroleum support branch personnel and distribution of bulk fuels. They also –
in preplanning ways in which to redistribute or shift Assess petroleum requirements and consumption
the flow of bulk fuel to support a main thrust. They factors and recommend changes to storage re-
coordinate with staff assigned to the other branches quirements and delivery schedules.
of the support operations section in determining the
best way to synchronize resources. They prepare the Make recommendations for the troop basis and
support operations estimate and annex to COSCOM modification of petroleum supply unit MTOEs.
OPLANs/OPORDs. In planning fuel support, they Provide input to the force design/plans branch for
need to consider the – petroleum support of contingency operations.
Mission, size, and composition of the force to be Project fuel requirements by type of fuel based on
supported. the quantity of fuel-consuming equipment and
Corps commander’s intent. vehicles.
Battlefield terrain. Coordinate with CMMC petroleum/water
Fuel distribution resources available. division staff on criteria and processing proce-
dures for emergency requirements.
Amount and type of fuel to be distributed (re- Establish policies on quality surveillance.
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Establish procedures for collecting and reporting products on the operations area and friendly and enemy
petroleum management information. forces to recommend the number and placement of DS
supply units and petroleum supply units on time phased
Coordinate with the transportation support deployment lists. IPB products on enemy capabilities,
branch, CMMC, and CMCC to identify Class III composition, weaponry, and how the enemy might fight
movement requirements as part of movement help petroleum officers preplan the type and quantity of
programming. bulk fuels and packaged products required to support -.
Time, space, distance, terrain, existing resources, initial operations. They also help them plan ways to
scope of requirements, and operating environment also protect Class III points and distribution systems.
need to be considered. More specifically, petroleum CSSCS REPORTS
support branch personnel need to consider the –
Petroleum support branch personnel plan fuel sup-
Number and types of fuel-consuming equipment port for operations 48 to 72 hours in the future. CSSCS
and vehicles that use MOGAS, diesel, and aviation software provides Class III asset status displays on bulk
fuel. and packaged Class III within the corps area. CSSCS
Availability and capability of subordinate units status reports list the quantity or days of supply available
to provide the required support. in Class III supply points and individual units. CSSCS
tracks MOGAS, DF, and aviation fuel assets. It reports
Number and location of Class III points, to include on other petroleum assets only if they appear on the
throughput distribution. CSSCS tracked items list. Class III packaged asset data
Distribution means (tank and pump unit, pipeline flows into CSSCS through its interface with SARSS-1.
equipment, hoseline, rail, barge, or tank truck). Petroleum support branch personnel use CSSCS force
Type of terrain and distance between units. echelon display forms to assess the current and
projected availability of Class III assets for the corps
LOGISTICS PREPARATION force.. They use asset displays to evaluate Class III storage
OF THE BATTLEFIELD and distribution requirements against capabilities of
COSCOM petroleum support branch personnel units to support shifts in tactical operations. They can
coordinate with COSCOM ACofS, G2 and G3 staff on view a display of a particular unit to assess unique situa-
collecting and assessing data which impact on planning tions. CSG petroleum personnel use supply point
fuel support operations. They identify priority intel- displays to view unique situations at a particular supply
ligence requirements. point. Based on projected asset information from Class
During initial planning stages, knowledge of the AO III points, they coordinate with the MCT for extra
and threat capabilities helps petroleum officers project transport capability.
petroleum requirements and plan efficient fuel support FUEL CONSUMPTION FACTORS
operations. Petroleum support branch personnel can COSCOM petroleum officers use fuel consumption
find the following information from IPB products: factors in FM 101-10-1/2 and SB 710-2 to develop plans
Types of industrial fuel resources in the rear area. for supporting corps forces. For NATO operations,
Area port facilities and discharge capacities. STANAG 2115 provides factor percentages used to ad-
just fuel consumption estimates to the type of combat,
Bulk fuel storage and pipeline locations. terrain, and climate expected in the AO. Petroleum staff
Highway and rail networks and capacities officers use fuel consumption factors to help determine
(verified by the transportation support branch or the number and type of fuel distribution equipment
CMCC). needed.
Threat weapon systems ranges. FUEL FORECASTS
The COSCOM pushes bulk fuel forward in response
Location of threat fuel resources. to forecasted requirements. Forecasts vary, depending
Threat air and ground named areas of interests. upon the probable level of activity. S4 personnel forecast
requirements based on ullage and fuel consumption
Petroleum officers use IPB battlefield area evaluation data for periods of similar level activity and operations.
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The COSCOM support operations officer, in coordina- points. The pressure created by a blast can destroy fabric
tion with the CMMC’s petroleum and water division tanks. Heat resulting from a nuclear explosion causes
staff, modifies fuel forecasts based upon GS stock secondary explosions on contact with vapors or flam-
status, corps commander priorities of support, and the mable surfaces. Induced radiation from a nuclear
tactical situation. The CMMC petroleum and water explosion causes induced radiation in fuel system supply
division keeps the support operations officer informed point equipment.
of forecasted work loads. Impact on Throughput Distribution
NBC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS Resumption of throughput shipments depends upon
Supported units set up in great depth and across wide the disruption of road networks and combat losses of
fronts. Requirements for increased dispersion of forces, tanker trucks. Whenever possible, resupply needs to occur
increased movement of maneuver units, and stock losses at night, using rendevous techniques.
result in increased fuel requirements. To ensure Petroleum support branch personnel and CSS plans
availability of adequate fuel support, the bulk fuel supp- branch personnel need to plan for interruptions in LOCs
ly system needs some redundancy. Bulk fuel storage and combat loss of petroleum tankers. The COSCOM
sites must be dispersed and camouflaged to avoid compensates for these interruptions and combat losses
presenting a lucrative target. through tankers held in reserve for automatic resupply or
Effects from NBC Attacks throughput of bulk fuels from TA.
Flying debris may puncture collapsible bags at Class III
COSCOM FUEL ORGANIZATION
The COSCOM's fuel organization depends upon the Quartermaster Supply Companies, DS
type and level of conflict, type and size of supported forces The COSCOM assigns DS supply companies (TOE
and their missions, existence of HN petroleum assets, and 42447L000) to CSGs to provide DS level bulk fuel and
estimated length of the operation. It also depends upon the packaged products to nondivision units. These companies
corps reserve policy, availability of bulk fuels in under- provide mobile falling station support for units in the area.
developed theaters, and the requirement for petroleum They establish refuel-on-the-move sites for convoys pass-
quality surveillance. Allocation of habitually supporting ing through their area of responsibility or set up fuel
medium truck companies (petroleum) depends on the stations at assembly areas for assault vehicles.
corps commander’s priorities, road conditions, and
throughput distances. Forward CSGs normally employ a DS supply com-
pany in the division area to provide support to
FUEL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION nondivision units operating in the division sector. The DS
Figure 6-1 depicts the COSCOM’s bulk fuel organiz- supply company may also provide reinforcing support to
ation. The organization provides both DS level fuel FSBs and MSB to enable them to provide support to
support to nondivision units on an area basis and corps forces employing in the brigade or division area.
corpswide GS level bulk fuel support of the corps’ Petroleum Supply Company, GS
divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs. The fuel or-
ganization consists of – Petroleum supply companies, GS, provide corpstide
GS level bulk fuel support to nondivision DS supply com-
Quartermaster supply companies, DS. panies, DISCOM MSBs/FSBs, separate brigade support
Petroleum supply company, GS. battalions, and ACR support squadrons. These companies
also maintain a prescribed portion of the corps’ petroleum
Medium truck companies (petroleum). reserve. Normally, a petroleum supply company cannot
Petroleum product laboratory (mobile). support more than one division slice of the corps.
However, the size of the corps reserve affects actual
Petroleum supply cellular logistics team, if ap- allocation.
plicable.
Medium Truck Companies (Petroleum)
Petroleum pipeline and terminal operating com-
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fuel in organic tankers from a GS petroleum supply Maintain petroleum stock visibility and provide
company to DS supply companies. They throughput status reports to the CMMC.
bulk fuel to the MSB’s main Class III point in the DSA
and FSB’s forward Class III point in the BSA. Provide quality surveillance at HN petroleum
supply companies.
Petroleum Product Laboratory (Mobile)
Provide interpretation services for US personnel
Depending upon petroleum testing requirements visiting HN petroleum supply unit sites.
and the intended use and criticality of fuel, the COSCOM
attaches this team (TOE 1O56OLJC) to the rear CSG’s Pipeline and Terminal Operating Company
petroleum supply battalion. The team tests petroleum To support an independent corps, the TA com-
samples and provides technical assistance on sampling mander can assign a pipeline and terminal operating
fuels. company (TOE 10407L) to the COSCOM. The com-
Petroleum Supply Cellular Logistics Team pany can operate a tactical marine terminal, loading
facilities, and fuel distribution pipelines.
Depending upon the theater of operation and nation-
al agreements, the COSCOM could attach this team SAMPLE BATTLEFIELD EMPLOYMENT
(TOE 10560LS00) to a subordinate CSG. This CLT Figure 6-2 depicts how a COSCOM might employ its
provides the liaison and interface between a WHNS petroleum assets in support of a sample corps force.
petroleum supply battalion and the US petroleum dis- At the direct support level, this COSCOM allocated
tribution system. The CMMC forwards taskings to the a nondivision DS supply company to each CSG. Each
WHNS petroleum supply battalion through this CLT. company provides bulk fuel on an area support basis to
The basis of allocation is one petroleum supply CLT supported nondivision units. As shown on Figure 6-2, a
per HN petroleum supply battalion. Though attached corps Class III supply point sets up near the division
to a CSG HHC, it collocates with the HNS petroleum boundary. The supply point provides area support to
supply battalion. A quality surveillance specialists collo- nondivision forces in both the division sector and the
cates with each WHNS petroleum supply company. forward CSG’s AO behind the division boundary. It
The WHNS petroleum supply battalion provides provides reinforcing or augmenting support to
bulk petroleum storage and transportation in support of FSB/MSB Class III points to enable them to support
US forces within the corps rear area. WHNS petroleum corps forces in the brigade or division area.
supply companies can establish and operate a Class III In this example, the corps allocated two GS
supply point and bulk transfer sites. petroleum supply companies to the COSCOM. Faced
The CLT coordinates the petroleum supply support with moderate rate of combat, the COSCOM’s
provided by WHNS petroleum supply companies to US petroleum officer estimated that the committed heavy
military units. It passes resupply data and prioritization division required 500,000-gallons per day. At TOE
from the CMMC to the WHNS petroleum battalion. Level 1, each petroleum supply platoon can receive,
Team personnel – store, and issue over 600,000-gallons of bulk fuel per
day.
Coordinate mission taskings and work load re-
quirements received from the CMMC with the Since a petroleum supply company consists of two
WHNS petroleum supply battalion. petroleum supply platoons, the COSCOM allocated a
platoon to each of its forward CSGs. The forward CSGs
Coordinate the issue and shipment of petroleum attached the petroleum supply platoon and supporting
products between HN petroleum supply com- medium truck platoon (petroleum) to a subordinate
panies and supported US units. CSB employed in the forward portion of the corps area.
Provide technical and procedural guidance to the The COSCOM attached the other petroleum supply
HN petroleum supply battalion based on US company and supporting medium truck companies
quality control standards for storing, issuing, and (petroleum) to the rear CSG’s petroleum supply bat-
transporting petroleum products. talion.
Forward petroleum forecasts from the WHNS To move bulk fuels forward, the COSCOM allocated
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CSGs. These companies were further attached to a Based on METT-T and the tactical situation, they also
subordinate CSB or petroleum supply battalion. At TOE haul fuel to the FSB’s forward Class III points in the
Level 1, with 75 percent availability of its authorized BSA.
5,000-gallon petroleum tankers, each medium truck Depending upon the existence of rail, the 7.5-10 mile
company (petroleum) can transport approximately assault hoseline authorized each of the petroleum supp-
450,000-gallons of fuel per day in two lifts. ly companies may be used to move fuel from railheads
The medium truck companies (petroleum) haul bulk to Class III supply points or from collapsible storage
fuel from the GS petroleum supply platoon/company tanks to rail cars. The hoseline could also be used to
to the MSB’s main Class III supply point in the DSA. move fuel to an airfield.

COSCOM FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

The fuel distribution system is an automatic resupply (petroleum) transport fuel from tankage in the corps
system based on fuel forecasts and status reports. It rear area to Class III supply points operated by
relies on the routine rapid push of bulk fuel, with dis- petroleum supply companies and nondivision DS supply
tribution both lateral and forward. companies. The most responsive method of support is
HABITUAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENT to throughput fuel from the petroleum supply company
to the FSB’s forward Class III supply point. To meet
Bulk fuel distribution relies upon the habitual sup- unexpected requirements, the CMMC diverts or
port relationship between GS petroleum supply reroutes fuel being transported from COMMZ stocks.
companies and medium truck companies (petroleum).
Assigning a petroleum supply platoon and an habitually For the using unit, bulk fuel is distributed by supply
supporting truck company to each forward CSG enables point distribution. This means that supported units
the CSGs to control the fuel distribution system, sup- drive organic tank vehicles to their supporting DS level
porting daily operational requirements for bulk fuel in Class III supply point. However, if the using unit
its area of responsibility. operates nearer the GS petroleum supply company, the
COSCOM OPORD directs that the unit obtain fuel
When priorities warrant or maintenance and battle from the petroleum supply company.
losses leave the petroleum supply units with insufficient
truck tractor support, the COSCOM support opera- Army aviation assets sling in 500-gallon drums to
tions officer directs that the CMCC reallocate tractors refuel helicopters close to the FLOT. This allows
to petroleum supply units. helicopters to stay on station longer in support of for-
ward troops. An airdrop supply company prepares
BULK FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM loads for delivery by fixed wing aircraft. As required, DS
Figure 6-3 depicts the bulk fuel distribution system. supply company personnel rig 55 and 500-gallon drums
Requirements flow from DMMCs, BMMCs, RMMCs, for helicopter external sling load.
and Class III supply points. S4s forecast requirements For example, to support a cut-off M-1 tank company
for the next 72-hour period. They base their forecasts on of 15 tanks by giving each a minimum of 300-gallons of
projected consumption data for the probable level of fuel requires at least nine 500-gallon drums, delivered
activity. The frequency of submitting forecasts varies, by at least two CH-47Ds. The tank company needs
depending upon the intensity of operations. pumps, hoses, and fittings to get the fuel out of the
CMMC petroleum/water division personnel com- drums. The planning and amount of equipment in-
pare bulk requirements against quantities available for volved, plus the scarcity of available aircraft, make this
issue. The COSCOM support operations officer directs type of support to ground vehicles strictly emergency
that the CMMC adjust forecasted requirements based type support.
on his knowledge of corps issue priorities and tactical When ground LOCs are not secure or available, or
support requirements. As appropriate, the CMMC sub- when the enemy or tactical situation cuts the unit off
mits consolidated requirements to the TAMMC or JPO. from normal resupply, emergency aerial resupply
The theater army petroleum group ships bulk fuel, may be the only way to support operations. However,
either by pipeline or bulk carriers, to the furthest points the Air Force only has a limited number of C-130s on
practicable in the corps. Medium truck companies hand which might be used to airdrop 500-gallon drums
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for quick turnaround. Even to support on an emergency airfield site, where medical evacuation helicopters
basis requires extensive planning and coordination with normally refuel.
the CMCC. Refer to FMs 55-10 and 100-27. Corps aviation units use organic vehicles to pickup
SINGLE BATTLEFIELD FUEL JP-4/JP-8 from the aviation brigade supply point. In
In an effort to standardize fuels, DOD directed that an emergency, they obtain fuel from the MSB’s main
overseas theaters convert to a single fuel with ground/air Class III point. The main Class III point maintains a
applications. The single fuel will replace JP-4 diesel small reserve supply of aviation fuel for emergencies or
fuel; and eventually, MOGAS. USAREUR uses JP-8. to position at forward fuel points.
SOUTHCOM uses JP-5. CONUS units continue to use PACKAGED PRODUCTS
JP-4 and DF along with MOGAS. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Units deploying to overseas theaters need to coor- Requirements for packaged products depend on the
dinate with the overseas command to determine the fuel number and type of equipment supported, climate con-
of choice in that AO. They might need to convert and ditions, and terrain. COSCOM petroleum support
redesignate organic DF ground equipment to agree with branch staff officers use SB 710-2 to determine require-
the fuel in use in the overseas theater. A change in fuel ments data for packaged products consumption during
type results in an increase in filter consumption. Minor intense and sustained combat.
modifications may be needed to maximize the advantages Units request packaged products in the same manner
of using JP-8 as the single fuel forward. as they request Class II, IV, and VII supplies. They
AVIATION FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM submit requests to their supporting DS supply company.
Figure 6-4 depicts the distribution flow of aviation If the requirement exceeds the available quantity, the
fuel. Aviation battalion S4s forecast requirements based DS supply company forwards a requisition to the
on the expected duration of helicopter missions. CMMC. The CMMC then cuts an MRO directing the
general supply company to issue packaged products to
The petroleum supply company and its supporting the DS supply company.
medium truck company (petroleum) provide routine
resupply of JP fuel forward to the aviation brigade With the exception of fog oil, packaged products are
organization. Approximately 95 percent of corps avia- distributed by supply point distribution. This means that
tion brigade attack helicopters operate from the division units drive to their supporting DS supply company site
area. Corps medium truck companies (petroleum) to pickup packaged products. In contrast, corps trucks
transport fuel to the attack/assault helicopter battalion transport fog oil from the GS petroleum supply com-
combat trains. They also deliver fuel to the division pany to corps chemical units, bypassing the DS level.

MANAGING FUEL SUPPORT OPERATIONS

The COSCOM support operations officer is respon- establish the frequency for submitting petroleum
sible for centralized control of bulk petroleum allocation forecasts. They also establish procedures and standards
and distribution within the corps. He determines alloca- for petroleum inspections. As required, they provide
tion according to priorities set by the corps G3. The guidance on containment and cleanup of spills or leaks.
CMMC’s petroleum and water division implements CMMC PETROLEUM AND
these priorities. WATER DIVSION
PETROLEUM SUPPORT BRANCH The CMMC’s petroleum and water division per-
COSCOM petroleum support branch personnel es- forms integrated materiel management for bulk and
tablish stockage requirements and distribution packaged petroleum fuels, packaged petroleum products,
priorities. They keep the COSCOM support operations containers and accessories, coal, and water. It con-
officer and CMMC petroleum and water division per- solidates requirements and performs centralized
sonnel informed of changes in petroleum stocks and control of bulk petroleum distribution to the corps
distribution capabilities. Branch personnel compare force. It reports distribution problems that deviate
petroleum requirements to capabilities and make from the routine to the COSCOM petroleum support
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The CMMC petroleum branch manages the supply for bulk petroleum.
of petroleum fuels and products to the corps force. Exercise surveillance over the availability and con-
Branch personnel – dition of petroleum handling and distribution sup-
Receive and coordinate requirements from port equipment.
DMMCs, BMMCs, RMMCs, and nondivision FUEL ALLOCATION
units.
When demands exceed availability, the TA com-
Consolidate requirements and submit totals to mander establishes an allocation system. The
the TAMMC. COSCOM support operations officer receives alloca-
Coordinate with the CMCC. tion instructions from the corps G4. The CMMC’s
petroleum and water division implements those in-
Direct the issue of bulk petroleum stocks. structions.
Provide prioritized shipping instructions to the SHORTFALLS
petroleum supply battalion and CSBs.
As appropriate, COSCOM petroleum support
Coordinate with the TAMMC (JPO for contin- branch personnel recommend the steps in Table 6-1 to
gency corps) to meet unexpected requirements offset shortfalls in COSCOM fuel support capability.

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CHAPTER 7
Fixing the Corps Force
The COSCOM’s maintenance system is a corps destroyed, the COSCOM’s heavy materiel supply
combat multiplier. It ensures that the corps force unit provides a battle loss replacement.
remains operationally ready by repairing and return-
ing weapon systems and equipment to battle as soon as CONTENTS
possible. Maintenance restores operational forces to a Page
state of materiel readiness. It enables them to support
the tempo of operations. PLANNING MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 7-1
COSCOM DS maintenance units repair and COSCOM MAINTENANCE AND
return damaged or disabled equipment to using REPLACEMENT ORGANIZATIONS 7-4
units. Whenever possible, they send MSTs forward ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY, AND
into the division sector to perform on-site repair of EVACUATION SUPPORT 7-13
damaged or inoperable equipment.
REPAIR PARTS AND REPLACEMENT
The maintenance system is supplemented by a ITEMS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 7-14
Class VII system which provides replacement items
to offset battle loss of critical equipment. When MANAGING MAINTENANCE AND
weapon systems or other major end items are REPLACEMENT OPERATIONS 7-18

PLANNING MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

COSCOM maintenance operations return the maxi- support branch establishes maintenance support
mum number of weapon systems and critical items to the policies, plans, and procedures for the external main-
battlefield. Maintenance ensures the combat readiness tenance support provided by subordinate maintenance
of supported units. units. This includes development of plans and proce-
COSCOM maintenance support branch personnel dures to meet Class IX repair parts requirements.
project maintenance work loads for future operations. Maintenance Support Branch Chief
They organize, coordinate, and control COSCOM The maintenance support branch chief serves as the
maintenance resources to ensure timely support. maintenance staff advisor to the COSCOM support
COSCOM CSS PLANS BRANCH operations officer. He exercises staff supervision over
CSS plans branch personnel assigned to the COSCOM maintenance support operations. The main-
COSCOM’s support operations section prepare sup- tenance support branch chief –
port operations estimates and external mission support Establishes maintenance support policies,
portions of corps service support orders and COSCOM plans, and procedures for external maintenance
OPLANs/OPORDs. Using LPB products, they plan support.
how COSCOM maintenance units support corps forces Provides recommendations on maintenance unit
in accordance with the corps commander’s intent and allocations and priorities to the weapon systems
priorities. Based on coordination with corps G3 staff,
they plan how to best synchronize maintenance support support branch chief/COSCOM support opera-
with tactical requirements. They update plans based on tions officer.
estimates and recommendations from COSCOM main- Provides policy and procedural guidance to
tenance and weapon systems support branch staff. As CMMC maintenance related commodity divisions.
required, they plan how to adjust maintenance work Provides advice to COSCOM ACofS, G3 force
loads and allocate maintenance resources to support
regeneration. design staff on maintenance unit troop listings.
COSCOM MAINTENANCE SUPPORT BRANCH Establishes maintenance data collection and staff
analysis procedures.
The COSCOM support operation salon’s maintenance
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Maintenance Support Branch Staff Maintenance support branch personnel perform the
To support the corps force, maintenance support deployment planning tasks listed on Table 7-1. Other
branch personnel need to know maintenance require- staff areas of responsibility include –
ments, the type of equipment requiring repair, and the Developing maintenance portions of service sup-
current capability of COSCOM maintenance units. port plans and orders.
They recommend how to tailor the COSCOM’s main- Recommending maintenance priorities.
tenance organization to offset deficiencies. They use
CSSCS maintenance reports to monitor projected main- Establishing repair time guidelines.
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Assessing repair parts stockage requirements Concealment or cover noted on ground observa-
(ASL range and depth). tion overlays.
Establishing maintenance procedures. Data on building heights in urban areas.
Developing the COSCOM’s policy on can- Built-up areas and congestion area overlay.
nibalization and controlled exchange. Maintenance support branch personnel use IPB bat-
Developing a salvage policy. tlefield area evaluation products which describe the AO
and friendly forces to assess maintenance work loads
Branch personnel continually coordinate with and recommend the number and placement of DS main-
COSCOM weapon systems support branch personnel on tenance units on time phased deployment lists. They use
the maintenance status of weapon systems and mission IPB threat evaluation and doctrine products and threat
critical items. They also coordinate with COSCOM integration products to help plan how to employ and
transportation support branch personnel on the recovery protect maintenance organizations.
and evacuation of unserviceable items to maintenance
collection points. Branch personnel continually coor- COMMAND DETERMINATION
dinate with their staff counterparts in the CMMC Before or early in the conflict the corps commander
relative to maintenance work loads, repair time limits, determines the priority and level of repair. Only equip-
and repair priorities. ment that can become combat serviceable with
COSCOM WEAPON SYSTEMS minimum manpower expenditure should be repaired.
SUPPORT BRANCH Items that cannot be repaired under the established
Weapon systems support branch personnel assigned corps criteria are reported for later recovery or destroyed,
to the support operations section coordinate with main- if necessary. The COSCOM commander/COSCOM sup-
tenance support branch personnel relative to maintenance port operations officer grants wide discretionary
priorities. They ensure that mission critical items are authority to DS maintenance units to repair, evacuate,
maintained to meet future as well as current operational cannibalize, or destroy unserviceable equipment.
requirements. They develop procedures to interface NBC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
requirements with NICPs for replacement weapon sys- Anticipated losses during the early phase of a nuclear
tems. The weapon systems support branch chief conflict tax maintenance elements. Maintenance re-
monitors the readiness status of command controlled quirements appear so rapidly and in such quantity that
items. He recommends allocations and criteria for con- a backlog develops. Fallout and neutron-induced
trolled items. gamma activity further impede maintenance support.
LOGISTICS PREPARATION The most significant implications for equipment
OF THE BATTLEFIELD recovery, evacuation, and repair result from the large
COSCOM maintenance support branch personnel number of items that incur moderate and severe damage.
ensure that COSCOM ACofS, G2 and G3 staff officers NBC operations directly impact inspection, classifica-
are aware of maintenance priority intelligence require- tion, recovery, evacuation, repair, and replacement
ments. They coordinate with ACofS, G2 and G3 staff operations. Indirect impact occurs in areas such as repair
relative to IPB products which impact on planning, parts supply, cannibalization, and site relocation.
execution, and protection of maintenance support Impact on Initial Inspection and Retrieval
operations.
The initial inspection and retrieval of damaged
Maintenance support branch personnel can obtain equipment present special problems. COSCOM main-
data on the following areas from IPB products tenance management officers modify classification
described in FM 34-130: criteria, procedures, and responsibilities for inspection
Industrial capacity and resources in the corps and classification of nuclear damage.
rear area. If supported units cannot survey and report the loca-
Locations of warehouses and industrial parks. tion of damaged equipment, initial classification data
may be limited to air reconnaissance reports or estimates
Sources of electrical power. on yield and probable radius of damage.
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Impact on Recovery and Evacuation Impact on Repair Parts Supply

Nuclear warfare can cause high personnel losses in The range and quantity of repair parts in combat
units, but leave equipment relatively intact. A sig- PLLs and ASLs cannot satisfy the requirements of large
nificant quantity of combat-essential equipment with numbers of reparable equipment suddenly entering the
only light damage might be recovered. When the maintenance system. Repair parts stockage at DS level
threat employs enhanced radiation weapons, combat- maintenance units are rapidly depleted.
essential equipment can become highly radioactive The COSCOM support operations officer arranges
due to neutron activity. Unit personnel perform for immediate shipment of repair parts support pack-
radioactive surveys on equipment to ensure personnel ages to DS maintenance units. These packages support
safety during recovery operations. specified makes and models of equipment so that units
The unit commander is responsible for the moving from one area to another can draw the proper
recovery of equipment. Combat units may be able to packages.
recover only the most critical and most accessible DS maintenance units need to order necessary repair
items. They may need to leave noncritical or low- parts support packages in advance of their needs. For
priority items, inaccessible lightly damaged items, or example, they should anticipate extensive damage to
moderately and severely damaged items for other optics and antennas. Use of repair parts support pack-
elements to recover. ages computed in anticipation of extensive damage
Ground combat operations might permit major enables DS maintenance units to keep up with repair of
recovery tasks to commence soon after an attack. To critically needed items.
avoid interference with tactical operations, the Cannibalization
CMCC coordinates all evacuation operations with the
corps rear CP and sector RAOCs. To preclude their Severely damaged items become candidates for can-
capture, some unrecovered critical items may need to nibalization. However, the COSCOM cannot establish
be destroyed. centralized control over cannibalization, recovery, or
evacuation of severely damaged equipment until the
Impact on DS Repair tactical situation stabilizes. Personnel at maintenance
The tactical nuclear environment causes DS main- collection points provide control measures.
tenance units to reduce normal maintenance support. Aviation Maintenance
Personnel losses may be so severe in some units that
expedited repair of the items in those units are un- To avoid presenting a lucrative target, aircraft await-
necessary. ing repairs need to be dispersed. Only a minimum
number of damaged aircraft should remain at AVIM
To avoid major backlogs of moderately damaged unit sites.
equipment at DS maintenance units, the COSCOM
support operations officer/maintenance support branch Missile Maintenance
chief establishes special maintenance controls. Controls Missile systems’ component losses are primarily a
include deferral of routine maintenance support. supply replacement concern, not a missile maintenance
COSCOM repair priorities can help reduce the work concern. Missile maintenance units focus on routine
load. The support operations officer grants nondivision maintenance, particularly the calibration of equipment.
DS maintenance units wide discretionary authority to
respond to the requirements of supported units.

COSCOM MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

The COSCOM tailors its DS maintenance organization GROUND MAINTENANCE
to perform rapid repair and return to the user. The primary SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
focus is on repairing and returning weapon systems to the Figure 7-1 depicts the COSCOM’s ground main-
battlefield as quickly as possible. The COSCOM uses its tenance organization and responsible staff elements. It
Class VII supply system to provide battle loss replacements consists of –
to those units that can most influence the corps battle.
Nondivision DS maintenance units.
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Mobile maintenance teams. an area TMDE support team to a division task force to
Repair teams (MSTs). support nondivision units employed in the division sec-
tor. The center issues repair parts to DS maintenance
TMDE support teams. units in response to MROs provided by the CMMC.
LID maintenance support team, if applicable. LID Maintenance Support Team
Repair parts supply company. The corps attaches a LID Maintenance Support
Team (TOE 43509LP00) to a nondivision DS main-
Nondivision DS Maintenance Units tenance company to provide a LID with additional DS
Nondivision DS maintenance units (TOE 43209L000) maintenance capability. This team provides a capability
support on an area basis. They provide DS maintenance to perform an estimated 20 percent of the LID ground
and repair parts to nondivision units employed in or pass- maintenance work load.
ing through their assigned area of support. FM 43-11 Repair Parts Supply Company
describes nondivision DS maintenance unit operations.
The COSCOM OPLAN/OPORD designates select The repair parts supply company (TOE 42419L000)
DS maintenance units to perform reinforcing maintenance provides general support repair parts supply to non-
in support of division maintenance units. Reinforcing sup- division maintenance units and division maintenance
units. It does not provide repair parts for aircraft, missile,
port from the DS maintenance unit(s) attached to the CSB and airdrop items; for medical and Class V supplies; or for
in the division area enables FSBs/MSB to provide support cryptographic and topographic materiel.
to corps forces employing in the brigade or division area.
Mobile Maintenance Teams GROUND MAINTENANCE EMPLOYMENT
Each nondivision DS maintenance unit can provide Figure 7-2 depicts a sample employment of ground
four organic mobile maintenance teams. The teams and automotive maintenance elements on a battlefield.
perform on-site malfunction diagnosis, limited main- In this example, the COSCOM’s maintenance manage-
tenance, and battle damage assessment. ment officers estimated a maintenance work load
requirement for three nondivision DS maintenance
Repair Teams (MSTs) companies per division sector. The forward CSG at-
Repair teams (TOE 43509LA-LR) provide special- tached a DS maintenance unit and MSTs to its CSB in
ized maintenance on low-density equipment. The the division area to support nondivision forces in the
COSCOM/CSG attaches MSTs to DS maintenance units division sector. Selected DS maintenance units provide
based on type of equipment to be repaired. They attach reinforcing maintenance support to the MSB’s light
MSTs to a CSB regenerating attrited units in the corps and heavy maintenance companies and the FSB’s main-
rear area. When the COSCOM designates a DS main- tenance company. The remaining DS maintenance
tenance unit to provide pass back maintenance to a units with MSTs provide DS maintenance on an area
division, it augments that unit with the appropriate MSTs support basis to nondivision units in the corps rear area.
to perform the additional maintenance work load. MSTs All DS maintenance companies provide repair parts
accompany a corps force when it moves to a new corps to customer units to perform unit level repair. The GS
area or is assigned to support an ally or sister Service. repair parts supply company provides repair parts to
TMDE Support Teams the DS maintenance companies.
DS maintenance units and AVIM units perform unit Corps trucks move Class IX and maintenance related
maintenance on organic TMDE. They also provide Class II ALOC items from the airfield to ALOC desig-
TMDE support for special purpose TMDE of supported nated units. They move Class VII replacement items from
units. the heavy materiel supply unit to DS supply units or
regeneration sites.
The area calibration repair center provides general
purpose TMDE and special purpose TMDE repair sup- AVIATION INTERMEDIATE
port for the corps area. That center may attach an area MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
TMDE support team to CSGs to provide support to units COSCOM AVIM ensures maximum availability
within or passing through the CSG’s AO. It might attach of mission-capable aircraft. The COSCOM AVIM

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organization and responsible staff elements are shown a 15-day stock of Class IX aircraft repair parts, totaling
on Figure 7-3. It includes – 11,000 ASL line items.
Aircraft maintenance battalion (AVIM). AVUM/AVIM EMPLOYMENT
Aviation intermediate maintenance companies. Figure 7-4 depicts possible employment of AVUM
and AVIM elements on a battlefield. Most AVUM units
AVIM augmentation elements. operate in the forward portion of the DSA. METT-T
LID AVIM support team, inapplicable. dependent, elements of AVUM units employ in the
DSA, BSA, or the battalion rear area. AVUM units
Aircraft repair parts supply platoon. tailor contact teams which go forward to make on-site
Aircraft Maintenance Battalion (AVIM) repairs.
An AVIM battalion is attached to the rear CSG to A divisional aircraft maintenance company is as-
provide command and control of attached AVIM units signed to a division and attached to the DISCOM. It
and aviation-related repair activities. Battalion staff provides AVIM and reinforcing AVUM support to
plans for and ensures the timely execution of AVIM aircraft from its base location in the division rear area.
mission aspects of the COSCOM logistics support plan. It uses three forward support helicopter repair/recovery
Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Companies teams to provide forward support at AVUM sites.
AVIM companies (TOEs 01947L100-800) provide The AVIM battalion HHD sets up in the corps rear
AVIM, backup AVUM, and aviation repair parts to area, normally near the aviation brigade HHC. Four
corps aviation units. They provide reinforcing AVIM corps AVIM companies are normally assigned to the
support and reparable exchange items for division AVIM battalion. AVIM units normally locate adjacent
AVIM units. They also assist corps and divisional to an instrumented landing facility. They provide AVIM
AVUM units in preparing damaged and unserviceable and reinforcing AVUM support to corps aircraft. They
aircraft for evacuation. FM 1-500 prescribes AVIM also support a percentage of work load passed back
operations. from division AVIM units. When the pass back percent-
age exceeds supportable work loads, AVIM units may
AVIM Augmentation Elements be augmented to provide the additional support re-
The COSCOM/rear CSG attaches AVIM augmenta- quired.
tion elements (TOEs 01547LA00 and 01547LB00) to MISSILE SYSTEM SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
AVIM units. These elements augment intermediate
maintenance for corps fixed wing aircraft and the The elements which the COSCOM assigns to a CSG
aircraft of the aerial exploitation battalion. vary due to the type and density of missile systems to be
supported. The COSCOM’s DS missile maintenance
LID Aviation Intermediate organization and technical staff elements are shown on
Maintenance Support Team Figure 7-5. The actual support structure depends upon
This team (TOE 01577LA00) is attached to the LID the system-unique missile systems and test equipment
AMCO if the LID deploys without a supporting corps requiring support. The missile maintenance organiza-
AVIM. It may also be attached to a COSCOM AVIM tion consists of a –
company deployed in support of the LID. It offsets an Missile system support company.
estimated 46 percent AVIM work load passed back to
the corps. C2 of the team is provided by the unit to which Missile maintenance augmentation teams.
it is attached. Ordnance company (DS) Hawk.
Aircraft Repair Parts Supply Platoon Maintenance company (DS) Patriot.
The COSCOM/rear CSG may attach an aircraft LID missile support team, if applicable.
repair parts supply platoon (TOE 42519LA00) to the
repair parts supply company. The platoon provides GS Missile System Support Company
level supply of aircraft repair parts in support of a corps, The missile system support company (TOE 09428L000)
It can receive, rewarehouse, and ship 22 STONs per day, provides DS missile maintenance and repair parts for
for a total handling capability of 66 STONs. It maintains air defense and land combat support systems, except
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Hawk and Patriot missile systems. It also provides base MISSILE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYMENT
shop support for light divisions, ACRs, and separate In the brigade area, the missile support section of the
brigades. Base shop elements perform test and diag- FSB’s forward support company provides limited DS
nostic procedures and remove and replace components, maintenance on TOW and Dragon missile systems. Sec-
modules, and line replaceable units. Items which can- tion personnel work from the maintenance unit base shop,
not be repaired are evacuated for GS or depot level a MCP, or on-site locations.
repair.
In the DSA, the MSB’s missile support company
Supply personnel provide Class IX missile repair parts operates a base shop. It provides DS maintenance support
and limited Class VII items to supported units. They ex- and Class IX supply for land combat missile systems
change reparable items for selected high demand (TOW, Dragon, and MLRS) in heavy divisions. It also
components or modules. provides maintenance support for man-portable common
Missile Maintenance Augmentation Teams thermal night sights and Stinger training sets. For air-
Based on the type of supported battalions and den- borne/air assault divisions, the headquarters and light
sities of missile systems supported, the missile system maintenance company provides missile maintenance sup
support company may be augmented with missile main- port. The headquarters and maintenance support
tenance augmentation teams (TOE 09528LB-LV and company provides missile maintenance support for light
09510LA). The teams are weapon system or unit infantry divisions. MSTs provide limited on-site DS main-
specific. They provide additional base shop and MST tenance on malfunctioning equipment. Augmentation
personnel and equipment. FM 9-59 lists their missions. teams support corps assets when a corps or EAC missile
support company is not deployed.
Ordnance Company (DS) Hawk
As a result of the division based maintenance concept,
The Hawk maintenance company, organized under the MSB’s missile support company is replaced by an
TOE 09497L000, provides DS base shop maintenance electronic maintenance company. That company will pro-
and on-site MSTs for Hawk missile system peculiar vide DS electronics test and diagnostic maintenance to
equipment, associated identification friend or foe equip- division elements. It provides DS base maintenance and
ment, and power generation/air conditioning equipment. MSTs for land combat missile systems, division air defense
It also provides Class IX and limited Class VII main- systems, target acquisition and surveillance radar. It also
tenance float items to the Hawk ADA battalion, provides Class IX technical supply for supported units.
This company may be augmented with a Hawk GS The nondivision missile system support company
maintenance augmentation team (TOE 09529LU). The operates in the corps rear area. The Hawk maintenance
team provides additional personnel and equipment to company normally collocates with the supported Hawk
perform GS maintenance support for the Hawk missile ADA battalion. The Patriot maintenance company collo-
system in the Hawk ADA battalion, cates with the Patriot ADA battalion. MSTs perform on-site
Maintenance Company (DS) Patriot repair. MSTs may accompany corps MLRs units which
deploy forward in support of the division. BDAR teams
The Patriot maintenance company (TOE 43607L) make on-site decisions concerning the evacuation of missile
provides DS maintenance and Class IX repair parts systems. Based on BDAR team assessment corps missile
supply to a Patriot ADA battalion. support companies provide backup for division companies.
A Patriot missile system (DS/GS) augmentation EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT ORGANIZATION
team (TOE 09529LX) from the missile system support
company can provide two MSTs and limited base shop The heavy materiel supply company (TOE 42427L100)
maintenance support for Patriot missile-peculiar provides Class VII battle loss replacement items. Unit per-
equipment. It also provides limited Class IX base shop sonnel can receive, store, and issue 1,400 STONs of GS level
or MST support. Class VII items per day. They maintain storage sites for
COSCOM war reserve Class VII stocks. Upon receipt of
LID Missile Support Team end items from a TAACOM storage site, company person-
This team (TOE 09550H3EY) may be attached to a nel deprocess the items. As necessary, they prepare
nondivision maintenance company to augment the weapon systems for issue and linkup with replacement
LID’s missile support element. crews at regeneration sites.

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ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY, AND EVACUATION SUPPORT

When opposing forces possess parity in the number and power may need to be disassembled or modified for
destructive capability of weapon systems, the side surface recovery. Aviation units use the organic lift
which can assess, recover, evacuate, repair, and return capability of their AVUM element. They request
disabled weapon systems to battle the fastest gains a recovery assistance from the AVIM unit providing sup-
decided edge. The COSCOM’s ability to perform these port in their area. The aviation brigade TOC has overall
maintenance functions could become a decisive com- control of aircraft recovery.
bat multiplier. Evacuation
BATTLEFIELD DAMAGE Evacuation begins at the MCP. The CMMC provides
ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR disposition instructions. Evacuation needs to be coor-
BDAR includes any expedient action that returns a dinated among maintenance, supply, and transportation
damaged item or assembly to a mission capable or elements. Using automatic disposition instructions for
limited mission capable condition. Repairs are often certain items prevents delays in evacuating critical
temporary. They may not restore full system capability. equipment. As appropriate, the DISCOM support
The objective is to return disabled combat equip- operations branch and MCO/DTO or CMMC and
ment for support of a specific combat mission or to MCT/CMCC coordinate transportation required to sup-
enable self-recovery. COSCOM maintenance support port evacuation operations.
branch personnel assess whether repairing the disabled The COSCOM evacuates items not reparable at its
item significantly impacts on the outcome of a combat DS maintenance unit to GS maintenance units in the
mission. COMMZ. FM 1-500 provides guidance on evacuation
Operator, crew, BDAR teams, MSTs, and DS main- of aviation items.
tenance personnel perform BDAR by – CAPTURED AND FOUND MATERIEL
Using shortcuts in parts removal or installation. Captured and found materiel can relieve the burden
Fabricating parts. on the COSCOM’s supply system. Finding units report
and recover captured and found materiel to MCPs or
Installing components from other vehicles. supply unit salvage collection points. Units report cap-
Bypassing noncritical components. tured or found medical materiel through medical
channels. They report captured or found enemy
Cannibalizing equipment. materiel through intelligence S2/G2 channels.
Using substitute fuels, fluids, or lubricants. Corps trucks evacuate materiel which cannot be put
BDAR manuals have been developed for major back into the supply system or used locally. Enemy
materiel which cannot be used locally is evacuated
weapon systems. They are issued with the TM set for rearward until a decision is made regarding its repair,
the weapon system. disassembly, and cannibalization. The CMMC provides
RECOVERY AND EVACUATION disposition instructions.
Recovery CLASSIFICATION
Owning units recover unserviceable equipment to Maintenance personnel classify items turned in at
the MCP established by their supporting DS main- MCPs. The maintenance repair code, listed in the
tenance unit. Recovery operations are often centrally AMDF, designates whether an item is reparable. It also
managed at the battalion level. Based on METT-T specifies the maintenance level authorized to perform
corps DS maintenance units provide recovery assis- complete repair. The CMMC maintains stock record
tance on an area basis to units without a recovery accounting for reparable items. It initiates supply issue
capability. for requested replacement items.
Aerial recovery involves attaching the aircraft to The recoverability code designates the level which
airlift recovery equipment, connecting it to the lifting decides the final disposition of uneconomically
helicopter, and flying it to an MCP. Aircraft which reparable, condemned reparable. The CMMC provides
cannot be repaired and flown out under their own
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disposition instructions to evacuate equipment clas- provided the repair does not exceed 65 percent of the
sified as uneconomically reparable or condemned item’s standard price.
to the designated disposal activity. CSG supply units setup salvage points near MCPs.
SALVAGE MCPs turn serviceable items over to salvage points for
In contrast to scrap items, salvage items retain return through supply channels. Salvage points turn
some value in excess of their basic materiel content. over mechanical items to MCPs for classification,
Repairing the item to its intended purpose is impracti- repair, and disposition.
cal. However, AR 725-50 allows repair for other use,
REPAIR PARTS AND REPLACEMENT ITEMS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Repair parts and replacement items are essential Requisition
to returning weapon systems and damaged or in- As shown on Figure 7-6, when DS maintenance
operable major items to battle. To reduce the companies cannot fill requests from their ASL, they
inventory of lines of repair parts, a large percent of transmit requisitions via SARSS-1 to the CMMC.
Class IX and maintenance-related Class II items are The CMMC also receives requisitions from DMMCs,
flown from CONUS to ALOC designated units. Army BMMCs, and RMMCs.
aviation assets routinely move high-cost, low-density
critical repair parts as a part of the intratheater dis- The parts supply branch of applicable CMMC com-
tribution system. modity divisions process requisitions. The CMMC
immediately transmits requisitions for air-delivered
PREPOSITIONED WAR items to the appropriate NICP. It transmits requisitions
RESERVE MATERIEL STOCK for selected items, to include requisitions for TA con-
If stored in theater, PWRMS Class IX and VII trolled items, to the TAMMC. After a lateral search,
items serve as the initial source of supply until suffi- when common repair parts are not found within the
cient quantities can be shipped from CONUS. Though corps area, CMMC parts supply branches transmit
stored in COSCOM storage sites, the TAMMC con- requisitions to the TAMMC or appropriate CONUS
trols PWRMS items until their release to the corps NICP.
upon outbreak of war. Issue
COMMON REPAIR PARTS The GS repair parts supply company supplies desig-
Figure 7-6 depicts the request, requisition, and nated Class IX items. The CMMC monitors the repair
distribution flow of surface and air-delivered repair parts inventory maintained in the repair parts supply
parts. company. If parts exist in the repair parts supply com-
Request pany, the parts supply branches of the CMMC’s
commodity dvisions transmit referral orders directing
Supported units submit requests and pick up repair shipment to the supporting nondivision DS main-
parts at their supporting DS maintenance company. tenance company.
The ASLs of DS maintenance units need to cover the
combat PLLs of supported units in their area. ASLs To meet urgent demands, the COSCOM main-
also include parts which DS maintenance companies tenance support branch chief directs CMMC supply
need to perform authorized DS level maintenance parts branches to laterally transfer repair parts stocks
tasks. When possible, DS maintenance units fill dead- or redistribute stocks from DS maintenance units that
lined and emergency requests immediately on receipt. have an excess on hand.
Exchange of Reparable Items Distribution
Selected high-usage components are designated COSCOM and TAACOM repair parts supply com-
for on-the-spot exchange of a serviceable item for a panies make up the GS base of supply for surface repair
like unserviceable item. After the exchange, the unser- parts. Once surface delivered repair parts arrive in
viceable item is sent to maintenance for repair and return theater, theater truck assets move them to a TAACOM
to stock for the next exchange. or COSCOM GS repair parts supply company. Repair
parts are then transported to DS maintenance units.
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CONUS NICPs provide Class IX and maintenance Controlled Exchange

related Class II items in support of ALOC units. Repair Battle-damaged or unserviceable aircraft may be
parts requisitioned from an NICP are flown to the used as a source of aircraft repair parts. AR 750-1
aerial port nearest the ALOC designated requesting prescribes criteria to be met before controlled ex-
unit. change can be authorized.
AIRCRAFT REPAIR PARTS MAINTENANCE FLOATS
Aircraft repair parts ensure the maximum availability The corps G3 identifies combat units which can
of mission-capable aircraft. Figure 7-7 depicts the most impact the outcome of specific combat missions
requisition and supply flow of aircraft repair parts. and the first battles. Upon outbreak of general hos-
Request tilities, nondeployed COSCOMs use ORF items
Aviation units submit requests to their supporting stocked at DS maintenance or AVIM units to enhance
AVIM unit. The AVIM unit’s ASL covers combat PLLs. equipment readiness and fill shortages in those com-
The ASL also includes repair parts for AVIM level bat units.
authorized repairs. Deployed COSCOMs use ORFs for the same
Requisition reasons and to replace initial battle losses during the
first days of hostilities. Based upon guidance provided
Nondivision AVIM units and DMMCs transmit by the corps G3, the COSCOM support operations
consolidated requisitions for aircraft repair parts to officer decides when to release an ORF to replace
the CMMC’s aviation division. AVIM units also req- initial battle losses. AR 750-1 prescribes maintenance
uisition replenishment parts. float policy, procedures, and controls.
The CMMC’s aviation parts supply branch proces- REPAIR TIME CRITERIA
ses the requisitions. It transmits requisitions for
air-eligible items in support of ALOC designated The corps G4 establishes a repair time criteria.
units to CONUS NICPs. When non-ALOC parts are Decisions whether to repair, recover, or evacuate are
available in the corps rear area, the CMMC prepares made at all levels based on the time required to repair.
an MRO. As necessary, it arranges to cross-level Repair times are established in SOP and in OPORDs
spares and initiates follow-up actions. If the aircraft when changes occur based on the tactical situation.
repair parts or required quantities do not exist in the When nondivision DS maintenance units cannot
corps area, the CMMC’s aviation parts supply branch repair unserviceable items within the designated time
transmits the requisitions to the TAMMC. limit, the owning unit drops the items from their
property book and requisitions replacement items
Supply from the supply system.
The CMMC directs issues to fill high priority and REPLACEMENT END ITEMS
not mission capable supply requisitions. An aircraft
repair parts supply platoon, attached to the repair parts The daily battle loss report serves as the requisition
supply company, provides GS level aircraft repair parts for selected major end items. Units submit battle loss
to AVIM units. reports through S3 channels. The S3 determines the
priority of issue and forwards requirements for re-
The COSCOM maintenance support branch chief placement of major end items to the CMMC.
directs that the CMMC’s aviation parts supply branch
laterally transfer stocks to meet urgent demands. He The CMMC reports battle loss, current status, and
might also direct redistribution of aircraft repair parts due in data of reportable critical, command-control-
from AVIM units which have an excess on hand. led end items/weapon systems to the corps G3 and
G4. The corps G3 approves their issue and directs
Distribution priority distribution to those units the corps com-
Air resupply or throughput distribution provides a mander regards as the most critical to the success of
means to push critical aircraft repair parts from AVIM the corps battle.
units forward to AVUM elements. To reduce transit Following command approval, the TAMMC or
times, AVIM MSTs can transport supplies forward to CMMC directs issue from a heavy materiel supply
aviation elements.
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company to the supporting DS supply company and upon METT-T, linkup occurs in the BSA, DSA,
requesting unit. Replacement weapon systems need regeneration site, or heavy materiel supply company
to be linked with the replacement crew. Depending area.

MANAGING MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OPERATIONS

The COSCOM support operations officer controls Developing instructions on evacuation of unservice-
COSCOM maintenance and replacement operations. able materiel and scrap.
He uses his maintenance support branch and weapon Authorizing repair of specific end items.
systems support branch and their interface with the
appropriate CMMC maintenance support branch, parts Monitoring backlogs of critical items at DS main-
supply branch, and equipment supply branch to main- tenance units.
tain centralized control of decentralized maintenance Recommending tailoring of units and the forming of
operations. like sections from several units for high-priority
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT BRANCH maintenance to support regeneration operations.
The COSCOM support operations officer provides Recommending augmentations for maintenance
operational control of maintenance operations in the units.
corps. His maintenance support branch provides technical
staff control and supervision through its interface with Coordinating the evacuation of unserviceable end
subordinate CSG maintenance staff and the CMMC’s items, assemblies, and components to rear main-
commodity divisions. COSCOM maintenance manage- tenance units.
ment officers implement priorities established for Ensuring timely support through monitoring
maintenance of critical weapon systems. They monitor CSSCS reports resulting from the interface be-
maintenance status of command controlled items. Main- tween SAMS and SARSS.
tenance support branch personnel monitor equipment
status reports and data on Class IX stocks. As necessary, Table 7-2 lists ways which maintenance manage-
they redirect the maintenance efforts of subordinate ment officers may recommend to offset maintenance
CSGs. They indirectly manage maintenance by – capability shortfalls. The COSCOM support opera-
tions officer coordinates materiel management
Providing policy and procedural guidance to and problems that require top-level decisions with the
coordinating the activities of CMMC maintenance corps G4. AR 710-2 prescribes reparable management
managers. procedures.
Recommending changes in mission assignment of WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT BRANCH
DS maintenance units and allocation of MSTs. Maintenance efforts focus on returning major
Recommending redistribution of maintenance sup- weapon systems to battle. Because of the criticality of
port capability in response to changing tactical re- weapon systems replacement to the corps battle, the
quirements. corps commander designates a coordinating staff of-
Recommending changes to maintenance repair time ficer as the corps weapon systems manager. Intensive
limitations based upon corps priorities, main- management of corps weapon systems includes coor-
tenance work load, availability of repair parts, the dinating weapon systems repair, replacement, and
tactical situation, and stockage of major end items. transportation resources of the COSCOM as well as the
crew replacement resources of the personnel group.
Coordinating with the CMCC and CMMC to in- However, the work load associated with keeping track
tegrate Class IX and maintenance related Class II of all assigned crew-served weapon systems, their unit
movements into the corps movement program. of assignment, mechanical condition, and expected date
Recommending changes in evacuation policies. of return from maintenance units are best handled at
the COSCOM level.
Developing instructions for maintenance units At the COSCOM level, the weapon systems support
relative to evacuation of unserviceable equip- branch chief acts as the WSM. His personnel monitor
ment requiring higher level maintenance.
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the repair or incoming status of weapon systems in The WSM develops detailed weapon systems replace-
subordinate COSCOM maintenance or supply units. The ment management procedures. To make weapon systems
WSM places emphasis on the use of critical HETs or rail replacement work he needs to —
assets available to push weapon systems forward to the Coordinate directly with the division WSM who
link-up point. consolidates reports of shortages in the division.
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Monitor personnel status reports, SITREPs, Analyze supply and maintenance support opera-
battle loss reports, or spot reports reported tions and apply corrective actions directed by the
through S1/Gl and S4/G4 channels. COSCOM support operations officer or subor-
Monitor weapon systems shortages in each dinate logistics branch chief.
division, separate brigade, and ACR. Coordinate and perform liaison functions with
Use COSCOM maintenance support branch DMMCs, BMMCs, RMMCs, and the TAMMC.
personnel to expedite the repair and monitor Maintain liaison with counterparts at NICPs and
the status of weapon systems or components. with staff in supported nondivision DS main-
Coordinate with CMMC/TAMMC Class VII tenance units and supply support activities.
commodity managers on existing and incoming Direct the storage and distribution of GS level
weapon systems data. stocks.
Coordinate requirements for crew member re- Review and analyze demands.
placements directly with personnel manage- Identify items which require intensive manage-
ment branch personnel designated by the corps ment.
AG to coordinate, manage, and provide crew
members or replacements. Review ASLs received from DMMCs, GSUs, and
Obtain data from the theater army personnel nondivision DS maintenance units.
operations center on TA priorities and transmit Analyze not mission capable maintenance back-
corps priorities to TA. log.
Monitor the reprocessing status of vehicles by Take action to satisfy ASL zero balance lines.
the heavy materiel supply company. Monitor the materiel readiness status of the com-
Discuss possible link-up points with the DMMC’s mand.
WSM, division RTOC, and corps sector RAOCs. Forecast maintenance requirements.
Work with the corps G4 and G3 on requirements Establish and coordinate repair priorities.
for air, rail, or HET support to transport ready-
to-fight weapon systems to the link-up point or Monitor repair parts usage and resulting not mis-
to an assembly area for formations in reserve. sion capable supply support problems.
CMMC MANAGEMENT MISSION Monitor modification work orders.
The CMMC provides routine day-to-day main- Cross-level DS maintenance unit work loads.
tenance management following guidance and
direction furnished by the COSCOM support opera- Coordinate GS maintenance support to the corps.
tions officer. COSCOM maintenance and supply Initiate, within guidelines from the COSCOM
branch personnel focus COSCOM maintenance and support operations officer, actions to meet stock-
repair parts resources on the repair and return of age objectives.
critical weapon systems. The functional branch break-
down of the commodity divisions shown on Figure 7-8 Coordinate stock status reporting procedures
permits intensive management of maintenance, with subordinate COSCOM units.
equipment, and repair parts. Perform inventory management functions for
Personnel assigned to the CMMC commodity commodity items stored and distributed by ap-
divisions implement the policies and plans of the plicable COSCOM units.
COSCOM support operations officer. Depending on Evaluate on hand supply assets to determine if
branch assignment, personnel – they are sufficient to accomplish the COSCOM's
Collect and analyze maintenance and materiel support mission.
status data. Maintain the stock record account.

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Evaluate the work load and capability of ap- vehicles. They recommend cross-leveling of repairs for
plicable COSCOM units. armament-combat vehicles.
Cross-level work loads and resources to achieve AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
compatibility. The CMMC’s automotive division performs in-
Send MROs to GSUs. tegrated materiel management for automotive
equipment. It manages tactical wheeled and general-
Coordinate movement requirements with the purpose vehicles; construction and MHE, and systems
CMCC as required. unique ancillary equipment, including end items, com-
Inform supply units of in-transit assets. ponents, and repair parts.
Commodity divisions refer materiel problems that Automotive Maintenance Branch
deviate from the routine to appropriate support opera- Branch personnel monitor maintenance of automo-
tions branch staff. The COSCOM support operations tive equipment in the corps. They coordinate with the
officer coordinates materiel management problems that automotive parts supply branch on repair parts require-
require top-level decisions with the corps G4. ments for specific automotive items in short supply.
ARMAMENT-COMBAT VEHICLE DIVSION Automotive Equipment Supply Branch
The CMMC’s armament-combat vehicle division This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply ac-
provides supply and maintenance management of tions in support of Class VII automotive equipment.
weapons (excluding missiles and their warheads). It Branch personnel process Class VII requisitions for
micro manages combat vehicles and systems unique MTOE automotive equipment and initiate follow-up ac-
ancillary equipment, to include end items, components, tions. They maintain stock record accountability for
and repair parts. Class VII automotive equipment supplies within the
The CMMC’s armament-combat vehicle division office corps.
programs maintenance, cross-levels resources, and Automotive Parts Maintenance Branch
manages the armament-combat vehicle assets of the corps.
This CMMC branch manages the day-to-day supply
Armament-Combat Vehicle Maintenance Branch of Class IX automotive equipment parts. Branch
This CMMC branch manages maintenance of arma- managers maintain Class IX ASLs for automotive
ment-combat vehicles. Branch maintenance managers equipment parts. They process daily requisitions for
transmit repair priority data to maintenance units. They automotive repair parts and initiate follow-up actions.
coordinate with the armament-combat vehicle parts As necessary, they laterally transfer automotive parts or
supply branch on repair parts requirements for main- direct redistribution from activities with an excess of
tenance of armament combat vehicles in short supply. automotive parts.
Armament-Combat Vehicle AVIATION DIVISION
Equipment Supply Branch The CMMC’s aviation division integrates supply and
This CMMC branch manages the day-to-day supply maintenance management of aircraft, avionics, aircraft
actions for Class VII armament-combat vehicle equip- armament, airdrop, and systems unique ancillary equip-
ment. It manages Class VII requisitions for TOE ment. It provides day-to-day management of aviation
equipment, to include processing requisitions on a daily supply and equipment. This includes repair parts and
basis and initiating follow-up actions. specialized equipment issued with aviation equipment.
Branch personnel take actions to till requisitions. Aviation Maintenance Branch
They maintain stock record accountability for Class VII The aviation division’s aviation maintenance branch
stocks within the corps. manages the maintenance of aviation equipment.
Armament-Combat Vehicle Parts Supply Branch Branch personnel transmit repair priorities to AVIM
units.
This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply of
Class IX armament-combat vehicle parts. Branch Aviation Equipment Supply Branch
managers maintain Class IX ASLs for armament-combat This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply actions
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for Class VII aviation equipment supply support of parts and resolve corpswide distribution problems.
aircraft and airdrop, avionics, aircraft armament, and TROOP SUPPORT MATERIEL DIVISION
related test equipment. Branch personnel maintain
stock record accountability for Class VII aviation equip- This division performs integrated materiel manage-
ment within the corps. They process Class VII ment for supplies provided to the corps by the US
requisitions for MTOE aviation equipment and initiate Troop Support Command, DLA, and GSA. It processes
follow-up actions. They coordinate with NICPs to fill requisitions, programs maintenance, cross-levels resour-
requisitions for aviation equipment. ces, and manages day-to-day troop support materiel
assets of the corps.
Aviation Parts Supply Branch
General Services Equipment
This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply of Materiel Maintenance Branch
Class IX aviation equipment parts. Branch personnel
maintain Class IX ASLs on aviation parts. They process This branch manages maintenance for general materiel
daily requisitions for aviation parts and initiate follow- equipment. Branch personnel provide expertise on the
up actions. They recommend cross-leveling of aviation repair of power generation equipment, turbine engine
parts. generators, utilities equipment, quartermaster and chemi-
cal equipment, construction equipment, special purpose
ELECTRONICS DIVISION equipment, and fabric items. They provide intensive
This CMMC division performs integrated supply and management of common materiel deadlined for need of
maintenance management of C-E equipment and as- Class IX repair parts. They monitor the status of requisi-
sociated systems unique ancillary equipment, to include tions for common materiel. They coordinate with NICPs
end items, components, and repair parts. It processes requesting expedited shipment of repair parts.
requisitions, programs maintenance, cross-levels resour- General Services Equipment Parts Supply Branch
ces, and manages day-to-day C-E assets of the corps.
This CMMC branch manages the supply of repair
Electronics Maintenance Branch parts originating with DCSC for general materiel equip-
The CMMC’s electronics maintenance branch ment. Branch managers establish and review ROs of
manages maintenance of communications and electronics common parts based upon past demand experience and
equipment in the corps. Branch personnel transmit repair anticipated requirements. They monitor ASL zero
priorities data on C-E equipment to subordinate main- balance lines with dues out and take intensive manage-
tenance units. They coordinate with the electronics parts ment action to satisfy dues out.
supply branch on repair parts requirements for main- STANDARD ARMY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
tenance of C-E items in short supply.
SAMS automates maintenance management and
Electronics Equipment Supply Branch reporting. A supported unit submits a work order re-
This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply ac- quest via its ULC to its supporting unit. SAMS generates
tions for Class VII C-E equipment. Branch personnel a job number, requests required parts, or obtains status
process requisitions for Class VII C-E equipment and through its interface with SARSS.
initiate follow-up actions. They coordinate requisitions SAMS-1
for controlled Class VII C-E items with the TAMMC.
They maintain stock record accountability for Class VII SAMS-1 automates day-to-day maintenance func-
C-E items. They also develop Class VII C-E equipment tions at DS/AVIM maintenance units. It provides a
distribution plans and resolve corpswide distribution complete shop stock management system. It automates
problems relative to C-E equipment. preparation of maintenance work orders. SAMS-1
software programs can be used to –
Electronics Parts Supply Branch
Requisition parts.
This CMMC branch manages day-to-day supply of
Class IX C-E repair parts. Branch personnel process req- Process parts requirements for issue from shop
uisitions for Class IX C-E repair parts and initiate stock.
follow-up actions. They maintain Class IX ASLs on C-E Compute shop stock levels.
equipment. They recommend cross-leveling of C-E repair
Manage bench stock.
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Manage shop work load. ❑ Monitor MWOs.

Maintain repair parts requirements and status ❑ Cross-level maintenance work loads among
data. maintenance units.
Maintain information on repair tasks to be CSSCS MAINTENANCE REPORTS
accomplished. CSSCS collects maintenance status data through its
Interface and transfer data to supporting supply interface with SAMS-2 at subordinate battalions and
activity on unfilled work order parts and shop CSGs. CSSCS provides a series of maintenance status
stock replenishment requirements. displays. COSCOM maintenance support branch per-
sonnel use the maintenance capability status displays
Provide labor costs related to specific work or- assess overall maintenance capability for the force.
ders. They use support maintenance unit or maintenance
SAMS-2 support team status displays to assess problem areas
and maintenance status in subordinate units.
SAMS-2 collects data from SAMS-1 sites and
provides maintenance officers information on inopera- CSSCS CLASS IX REPORTS
tive equipment status, maintenance shop capabilities, The automated interface between CSSCS and
and parts costs. SAMS-2 also produces reports on SARSS enables CSSCS to receive data on on-hand,
maintenance work loads, equipment backlogs, materiel due-in, and demand data. SARSS provides CSSCS
readiness status, MWO status, calibration, and use of automated Class IX ASL asset and demand data.
reparable items. CSSCS data screens provide status data on Class IX
STAMIS Interfaces assets located within the corps. However, CSSCS only
The following interfaces between SAMS and ULLS, tracks the Class IX assets listed on the CSSCS tracked
SARSS, and CSSCS are shown on Figure 7-9: items list. CSSCS provides status for Class IX assets in
ASLs. It lists asset data in terms of quantities and DOS.
The interface between ULLS at unit level and
SAMS-1 at DS maintenance unit level enables COSCOM maintenance support branch personnel
units to submit maintenance requests to their use the Class IX ASL asset display report to assess
supporting nondivision DS, AVIM, or DS missile current assets versus anticipated requirements.
maintenance unit. ULLS transmits work requests CSSCS EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORTS
to SAMS-1. SAMS-1 feeds ULLS the work order Based on the CSSCS tracked items list, the CMMC
status. ULLS also transfers readiness data to
SAMS-2. receives battalion and separate company level authoriza-
tion and on-hand data extracted from SARSS-2A/2B
The interface between SAMS-1 and SAMS-2 asset visibility reports for corps units. CSSCS also
at CSBs and CSGs results in daily and weekly tracks items identified as substitute items. SPBS-R
reports of inoperable equipment. provides input on equipment authorization and equip-
The interface between SAMS-1 and SARSS-1 ment on-hand. SAMS provides input related to
results in the automatic preparation of requi- inoperable equipment status.
sitions and automatic update of repair parts COSCOM weapon systems support branch person-
supply status. It enables maintenance units to nel use an equipment status summary report to assess
monitor Class IX repair parts supply. the current and projected serviceable asset availability
for the force.
The interface between SAMS-2 and CSSCS at
the COSCOM HHC, CMMC, and CSGs enables COSCOM and CSG support operations staff of-
maintenance managers to — ficers use detailed data displays on equipment status
❑ Ensure timely support.
reports or equipment items reports to assess equipment
availability, assess readiness, and change maintenance
❑ Coordinate repair priorities.
priorities on a particular equipment item.

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CHAPTER 8
Moving the Corps Force
Every requirement for troops or supplies generates
at least one requirement for movement. The corps’ CONTENTS
transportation system provides for the rapid move- Page
ment of troops and supplies about the battlefield. It
affords the corps commander the capability to con- PLANNING TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT 8-1
centrate combat power at the critical time and place to COSCOM TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT
influence the corps battle. ORGANIZATION 8-8
COSCOM TRANSPORTATION
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 8-13
CONTROLLING TRANSPORTATION
SUPPORT OPERATIONS 8-18

PLANNING TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT

Transportation planning encompasses determining the AO infrastructure, and corps G3 priorities to the
what must be moved, where it must be moved, and when CMCC. As appropriate, they recommend ways to offset
it must be moved. It also includes selecting a mode of transportation shortfalls. See Table 8-1.
transportation that best fulfills requirements. Transpor- Transportation Support Branch Chief
tation plans focus on the timely deployment of the corps
force and its materiel to the AO. Proper transportation The transportation support branch chief serves as the
planning results in timely delivery of combat forces and principal transportation staff advisor to the COSCOM
the means for their support. support operations officer. He provides transportation
planning, coordination, and implementation support to
Transportation planning in support of a joint or com- the corps G4, CTO, and CMCC.
bined commander’s OPLAN addresses both intertheater
and intratheater movements. It needs to include recep- The transportation support branch chief maintains
tion of personnel, materiel, and equipment from point of liaison with transportation Capstone units. Based on
origin and movement to destination. projected transportation requirements, he develops and
recommends the troop basis and modifications to the
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT BRANCH MTOEs for transportation organizations. He recom-
The COSCOM transportation support branch is the mends priority of transportation and airdrop unit
planning staff that integrates and synchronizes transpor- deployment. As required, he maintains liaison with US
tation planning with all other support operations and allied nation commands. He exercises staff super-
provided by the COSCOM under the supervision of vision over transportation mode and transfer operations
the COSCOM support operations officer. As such the to ensure an effective distribution system within the
COSCOM transportation support branch executes plan- corps.
ning responsibilities vested in the COSCOM support Transportation Support Branch Staff
operations officer for the move function.
Transportation support branch personnel prepare
The transportation support branch performs long- plans, policies, and procedures for transportation
range transportation planning in conjunction with the support in the corps area. In coordination with
CMCC based on AOs and likely courses of action. transportation staff in corps headquarters and subor-
Transportation support branch personnel coordinate dinate CSGs, they implement priorities established for
with COSCOM support operations’ CSS plans branch movement of supplies, equipment, and personnel over
staff in preplanning an integrated distribution system controlled routes. Transportation support branch per-
based on corps projected transportation requirements sonnel –
for reception, onward movement, and logistics support
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programs to support transportation, movement Coordinate with the COSCOM procurement sup-
control, highway regulation, and cargo transfer port branch on the acquisition and use of HN
operations. transportation resources based on the corps
Prepare movement management policies for the movement program or other planning documents.
COSCOM. Recommend locations of transportation nodes
Prepare estimates, plans, and policies for move- and units to support the distribution system and
ment control, mode operations, and terminal corps movement program.
operations. Recommend changes in allocation of transporta-
Develop input for corps movement annexes and tion units based upon changes in the distribution
transportation estimates. pattern or to weight the corps battle.
Review corps orders for transportation suppor- Advise the COSCOM support operations officer on
tability and specified and implied tasks. the effective use and operation of transportation units.
Coordinate plans for throughput from TA, inter- Review material distribution plans to ensure that
zonal transportation, intermodal operations, and they are transportation supportable.
trailer transfer operations. Recommend changes as necessary to increase the
effectiveness of transportation.
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Develop the transportation portion of contingen- Determine shortfalls and critical points.
cy plans. Coordinate the transportation plan with all af-
Recommend requirements to construct, improve, fected.
or maintain transportation facilities. Publish and distribute the plan.
Determine support requirements for corps move- Assessing the Distribution Pattern
ment control and mode operating units and
facilities. The distribution pattern shows the locations of sup-
ply, maintenance, and transportation activities. It also
Provide input to the corps movement program. delineates throughput and interzonal transportation re-
Provide policy and procedural guidance to the quirements. Development of the distribution pattern is
CMCC for formulation and preparation of high- guided by the commander’s concept of operation and
way regulation plans. the number, types, and location of in place and incoming
units to be supported, and their time phased arrival.
Coordinate transportation plans and polices with
the CTO, corps G4, CMMC, CSG transportation Movement planners use the distribution pattern to
branch staff, DTOs, TAMCA, and TRANSCOM. develop the movement program and the transportation
network of modes available to support movement require-
Coordinate with medical brigade or medical ments. It helps planners know where support should
group staff on transportation requirements to sup- normally flow and where it may be diverted as METT-T
port medical supply and patient evacuation when dictate. The distribution pattern constantly evolves, re-
resources are insufficient. quiring adjustments to the movement program.
Develop the transportation movements annex to Determining Requirements
COSCOM OPLANs and consolidate input to the The CMCC uses planning periods to forecast
corps administrative/ logistics plan for personnel transportation requirements for current and succeed-
and materiel movements. ing periods. It forecasts requirements in coordination
During the planning, alert, and staging phases of an with the COSCOM support operations officer, the
operation, transportation support branch personnel CMMC, CTO, corps G4, and CSG transportation
perform the tasks listed on Table 8-2. They plan for the branch personnel.
reception of the COSCOM force in an AO and for its
movement to final destination. They coordinate with the Material movement requirements are developed
CMCC and MCTs, refining the time-phased transporta- in terms of class of supply, estimated weight and cube,
tion requirements list for the AO. RDD, and planned origin and destination. Special
handling requirements are also identified. Personnel
In addition to FM 100-17, the Joint Chiefs of Staff movement estimates are grouped by category. Sup-
publication, Joint Operations Planning System, port for unit movement is also included, as are any
provides comprehensive guidance for planning the OPORD specified or implied tasks.
deployment of forces from CONUS to overseas areas. Determining Transportation Capabilities
It also provides guidance on planning the reception and
onward movement of forces in a theater. The CMCC coordinates with the COSCOM
transportation support branch and CSG transportation
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING STEPS branch personnel to determine the –
Regardless of the type of transportation planning,
transportation staff officers perform the following plan- Number of truck units and available truck assets.
ning steps: Number, characteristics, and capabilities of HN
Assess the distribution pattern. transportation assets allocated, to include rail,
highway, and inland waterway modes of transport.
Determine requirements.
Availability of contracted support.
Determine transportation capabilities.
Reception, material handling, and intransit storage
Balance requirements against capabilities, capabilities.

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Number and type of airlift and airdrop sorties changes in assumptions, policies, priorities, allocations,
allocated for CSS air movement operations. and locations with other staff planners.
Balancing Requirements Against Capabilities MOVEMENT PROGRAM
Transportation planners consider all work load re- The movement program identifies total transporta-
quirements, to include – tion requirements assessed in terms of point of origin
Direct shipments. and destination. It programs transportation assets to
support these requirements and identifies shortfalls.
Multistops. The CMCC prepares the movement program and coor-
Retrograde. dinates immediate support. FM 55-0 provides more
detail on the movement program.
Augmentation to unit movement. The movement program is the authority to commit
Support to allies. transportation assets. Each approved movement re-
quirement has a program line number. To activate a line
Support to civilian organizations. number, the shipper contacts the MCT to verify the
Assistance in medical evacuation operations. accuracy of the data, such as quantity, origin, and des-
The CMCC uses publication and command specific tination. The MCT commits the mode operator (CSG
guidelines to assign requirements against capabilities by or HN) to provide support.
mode. Guidelines may include – MOVEMENT MODES
Providing service according to priorities. The CMCC selects the most efficient and effective
mode of transport to move cargo and personnel as far
Minimizing cargo rehandling and cross hauls. forward as possible. Although motor transport is the
Planning for backhauls. most flexible mode, the CMCC also considers the
capabilities and limitation of alternative modes. The
Allocating all available transportation modes. mode selected depends on —
Using the most efficient mode to complete move- Priority.
ment as far forward as possible.
Required delivery date.
Determining Shortfalls and Critical Points
The CMCC considers the total transportation sys- Commodity or cargo type.
tem, priority of movement, and the risk of failure. This Special restrictions.
surfaces any shortfalls. The CMCC then identifies
shortfalls to the COSCOM transportation support Economy efficiency.
branch staff for resolution. Available resources.
The CMCC identifies critical points where control Movement by Rail
measures or placement of movement specialists could Rail provides maximum capacity for moving large
reduce or eliminate possible bottlenecks to movement. quantities of materiel and personnel with limited
Critical points might include – resource expenditure. The COSCOM transportation
Aerial ports. support branch needs to acquire data on HN rail that
Railheads. can be used for movement of large quantities of supplies
or heavy equipment. Other considerations include –
Terminal transfer points. Rolling stock.
Transshipment points. Rail-line clearances.
Bulk fuel terminals and pipelines. Rail gauge.
Coordinating the Transportation Plan Rail bridges
To ensure integrated support, COSCOM transporta-
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Availability of off-road facilities. for transportation exist in only a few areas of the world.
Vulnerability of the rail net to enemy action. Inland waterway systems are susceptible to interdiction.
They are difficult to restore to usefulness if the system
In coordination with corps G4 and COSCOM relies on locks.
ACofS, G3 plans and operations staff, COSCOM COSCOM transportation support branch personnel
transportation support branch personnel develop and need to assess the availability of boats and barges and
update contingency plans for rail movements. their average capacity and, in coordination with the
Movement by Air CMCC, assess their desirability for use.
Depending on the theater of operations, the quantity LOGISTICS PREPARATION OF
of items moved by air forms a very small percentage of THE BATTLEFIELD
the total quantity moved. Only high-priority items and COSCOM transportation support branch personnel
critically needed rations, fuel, ammunition, blood, or can use IPB products developed by corps and COS-
repair parts are normally moved by air. Army transport COM intelligence and operations staff officers to plan
aircraft capacity seldom exceeds the amount required how to support movement requirements and how to
for movement of priority cargo. Therefore, plans should protect transportation operations. They need to ensure
not provide for routine movements by air of other than that ACofS, G2 and G3 staff officers are aware of
priority cargo. priority intelligence requirements needed for develop-
COSCOM transportation support branch person- ment of transportation and highway regulation plans.
nel develop plans for CSS air movement operations in Of the IPB products described in FM 34-130, the fol-
coordination with the CMCC. They formulate and issue lowing IPB products provide information or overlays
policy directives on air transportation matters. They which can be used to determine critical points, plan sup-
coordinate air movement capacity data with Army port, and plan how to protect the corps transportation
aviation and Air Force planners. They also coordinate system.
arrival/departure airfield control group operations for
units arriving or departing by Air Force aircraft. They Battlefield Area Evaluation Products
need to know data relative to — COSCOM transportation support branch personnel
International airfield standards. can use the following data from battlefield area evaluation
products to plan deployment and select possible sites for
Primary, secondary, and unimproved airfields. transportation operations:
Effect of climatic conditions on use of airfields. Locations and capacities of landing zones and air-
Drop zones. fields in the corps rear area.
The CMCC plans the use of allocated Army and Area port facilities and discharge capacities.
USAF airlift or airdrop. Plans should take into account Rail networks, depots, and capacities.
opportune lift for forward or retrograde movement.
Condition, throughput capacity, and restrictive fea-
AALPS automates load planning. During contingen- tures of highway networks.
cy planning, AALPS enables planners to preplan force
packages and to determine airlift requirements for force Terrain Analysis Products
packages. During deployment planning, planners can The following IPB terrain analysis overlays can be used
use AALPS to tailor and prioritize force packages based to help plan the type of transportation units and equipment
on mission requirements. Planners can also use AALPS which can best deploy to the AO:
to determine precise airlift requirements and to
produce cargo manifests for loading USAF cargo Surface materials (soil analysis) overlay.
aircraft. Surface drainage or ground water overlay.
Movement by Coastal and Inland Waterways Surface configuration (slope and grade) overlay.
Coastal and inland waterways can help clear cargo in Ground water/table overlay.
ports. However, movement is relatively slow. Extensive
inland waterway systems compatible with requirements Transportation net overlay.

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Key terrain overlay (fording sites, high ground and Threat unconventional warfare doctrine and units.
road junctions). Threat Integration Products
Built-up areas and congestion area overlay. COSCOM transportation support branch personnel
Weather Analysis Products can use the following IPB intelligence data and IPB
The following IPB weather analysis products can help products to plan for the best support operations on an
integrated battlefield:
COSCOM transportation support branch personnel as-
sess the impact of weather on transportation support Probable enemy actions, if they use NBC weapons.
operations: Threat air and ground named areas of interests.
Overlay of areas susceptible to fog and smog. Probable enemy actions overlay, for given weather
Seasonal fog predictions summary. and terrain conditions.
Temperature and humidity forecasts (by season). Threat naval and air force integration doctrine and
Rain predictions and annual summary (by season). capabilities.
NBC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
Snow predictions and annual snowfall summary.
NBC threats will have a direct impact on transportation
Cloud cover (by season). and movement control planning and execution. Immediate
Threat Evaluation and Doctrine Products effects include casualties, destruction of supplies and
The following IPB products on threat and threat equipment, destruction of LOCs, and damage to com-
munications equipment. Sustained effects result from
doctrine can be used by COSCOM transportation support residual radiation and radioactive fallout, contamination,
branch personnel to plan employment, how to protect and degraded personnel performance. These effects may
transportation operations, and how to implement timely result in —
proactive support:
Threat conventional weapon systems and their ran- Shortages of mode operating equipment.
ges. Degradation of LOCs.
Threat rear area general doctrine analysis and likely Disruption of movement plans and programs.
course of action. Disruption of communications.
Friendly high priority targets, as considered by the
enemy.

COSCOM TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

COSCOM transportation forms the critical link in MOTOR TRANSPORT UNITS
the theater distribution system. Figure 8-1 depicts the The COSCOM commander attaches a variable number
COSCOM’s organization for providing transportation of truck companies and cargo transfer companies to his
support across the battlefield. The actual organization subordinate CSGs or transportation group for alloca-
depends on forecasted work load and units available in tion/reallocation to CSBs and transportation battalions.
the force structure. A transportation group headquarters FM 55-30 describes the operation of truck units.
is required from EAC when three or more transportation
battalions are included in the force structure. Transportation Battalion
The transportation organization is structured to The transportation battalion (TOE 55716L000) at-
move cargo, equipment, and personnel by various modes tached to the rear CSG provides direct as well as general
of transport. To support campaigns and major operations, support to corps nondivision units and reinforcing sup-
it needs to move maneuver units on the battlefield as well port to assigned divisions. It focuses on throughput
as reposition the corps support structure. HNS can help distribution as far forward as the brigade support area.
offset shortfalls in the US transportation support or- When employed in support of an independent corps
ganization. operation, the battalion may need to operate from the
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waterline to forward areas of combat. This situation cargo at air, rail, motor, and inland barge terminals.
requires that the troop list include terminal and rail units Sequenced early in the deployment flow, they operate
from a EAC rail or terminal battalion. initially at arrival airfields, supporting combat units in
Light-Medium Truck Companies offloading and marshaling unit equipment and sup-
plies. As the AO expands, they echelon forward to
Light-medium truck companies (TOE 55719L100/200) conduct cargo handling operations at forward mode
move general cargo from the CSB in the division area, transfer points. They unload, segregate, temporarily
reinforcing the FSBs and the MSB supporting corps hold, redocument, stuff, and load cargo whenever a
forces in the brigade and division area. They offset the change in mode occurs. With attached cargo handling
work load beyond the capability of the MSB’s truck elements tailored to the mission, they augment logistics
company. They may also provide support to the ACR operations.
and separate brigades when these organizations employ Trailer Transfer Detachments
on line or support rear operations.
Medium Truck Companies These detachments (TOE 55540LE00) operate
trailer transfer points. They receive, segregate, as-
Medium truck companies (TOE 55728L100-300) are semble, and dispatch loaded or empty semitrailers for
allocated to CSBs or transportation battalions. These line-haul operations in accordance with CMCC
truck companies haul containerized and breakbulk am- directed priorities. Trailer transfer points connect line-
munition and general cargo within the corps rear area haul legs to throughput cargo. They also provide
and to supply points located in the DSA/BSA. emergency refueling facilities and perform emergency
Combat Heavy Equipment repairs on arriving vehicles.
Transport (HET) Companies Terminal Transfer Cellular Logistics Team
Combat HET companies (TOE 55739L100) may be Depending on the theater, a US terminal transfer
initially attached on an ad hoc basis to a CSB during CLT (TOE 55510LA00) could be allocated. This CLT
initial stages of deployment and the theater buildup provides liaison and serves as the interface in joint
phase. However, they are normally consolidated under terminal transfer operations with WHNS terminal
the transportation battalion of the rear CSG. transfer units. Based on the mission of WHNS terminal
HETs support operational and tactical mobility. transfer units, the CLT may operate at a railhead, air-
HETs move heavy or outsized cargo and vehicles, such head, seaport, inland waterway port, or depot.
as tracked vehicles, howitzers, and personnel carriers. Though assigned to the COSCOM and attached to
Initially, HETs move heavy armored forces from a port a CSG, the headquarters section collocates with the
of debarkation to an initial assembly area in the corps WHNS transportation battalion headquarters. It serves
rear area. They can relocate a brigade task force in a as the WHNS battalion logistics operations section.
single lift. HETs also move heavy armored forces with The two company sections collocate with HN terminal
slice elements from corps or division areas as far for- transfer companies. They serve as a portion of the
ward as METT-T factors permit. terminal transfer company’s operations section. CLT
Using HETs to move heavy armored forces to as- personnel –
sembly areas reduces fuel requirements en route. It also Provide operational mission coordination and
reduces maintenance work load due to fewer systems taskings to the WHNS transportation battalion.
breaking down en route. Crews arrive rested and
prepared to fight. Consolidate and forward transportation manage-
ment reports from HN units to the CMCC.
HETs may also support evacuation and weapon sys-
tems replacement operations. When HETs perform a Coordinate mission taskings between the CMCC
battlefield evacuation role, they may move as far forward and HN terminal transfer units.
as the most forward collection point operated by the Maintain visibility of in-transit US shipments and
maintenance company in the brigade area. supplies, providing status reports through US
Cargo Transfer Companies channels.
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Assist HN documentation personnel in preparing role when supporting COSCOM units which re-
US documentation. quire full time use of truck assets. The support
provided to ammunition supply companies is an
Provide technical guidance for loading US cargo example of this habitual support role.
on HN equipment.
An MCT passes taskings for transportation and ter- HET companies support operational and tactical
minal transfer support via a HN LNO team collocated mobility and onward movement.
with the MCT. The CLT headquarters section receives In the rear CSG, subordinate truck companies are
the terminal transfer tasking order with assigned used in a GS role. Medium truck companies and
transportation movement release number. It relays the cargo transfer companies provide corpswide
tasking information to the WHNS transportation bat- transportation support of critical GS level sup-
talion S3. The WHNS terminal transfer company plies stored in the corps rear area.
operations section tasks transfer platoons with the mis-
sion and provides cargo information. The CLT company A cargo transfer company operates in the corps
sections assist with cargo documentation. Based upon rear area in proximity to off-loading points and
input from the MCT/CMCC, the CLT may alter support facilities. It discharges, backloads, and
transportation movement priority of shipments. transships cargo at air, rail, and motor terminals
and beachheads and inland waterway terminals.
SAMPLE BATTLEFIELD EMPLOYMENT
The airdrop units allow the COSCOM to provide
The COSCOM maintains a distribution system to support when ground road networks are dis-
support a corps which may occupy an area 100 by 200 rupted.
kilometers. When supporting three divisions on line,
COSCOM ground transportation assets may have to AIRDROP SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
move a total of 18,000 tons of dry cargo and 2,000,000 Airdrop of supplies or equipment by Air Force
gallons of fuel over corps MSRs. aircraft provides an alternative means of support for
Figure 8-2 depicts how a COSCOM commander movement of priority cargo when ground LOCs are
employed his transportation assets on the battlefield. In disrupted or air-landed supply operations are impracti-
this example – cal. When forces become isolated or contaminated
areas cannot be bypassed via ground transportation,
The CMCC sets up near the COSCOM head- airdrop provides a means to respond to immediate re-
quarters under staff supervision of the COSCOM quests for ammunition, fuel, rations, water, blood, blood
support operations officer. The CMCC coor- products, resuscitative fluids, or other critically needed
dinates requests for transportation support supplies. FM 10-500-1 covers airdrop support opera-
beyond the capability of the transportation assets tions in a theater of operations.
in each MCT’s area.
Transportation support branch personnel can use
An MCT collocates with each CSG headquarters airdrop resupply planning factors in FM 101-10-l/2 to
to coordinate transportation support for cus- determine the force structure needed to support
tomers in the CSG AO. The MCT executes the the work load and the type of airdrop delivery. The
corps movement program and commits the COSCOM organization which supports airlift resupply
CSG/CSBs to provide transportation support. operations may consist of the following units or teams
MRTs operate from critical points to regulate the normally attached to the S&S battalion HHD:
movement of authorized traffic over MSRs. Light Airdrop Supply Company
The CSGs allocate truck units to CSBs to meet The Quartermaster Light Airdrop Supply Company
tactical or operational transportation requirements (TOE 10443L000) can receive, store, and prepare 120 tons
and to assist with requirements for support of of selected supplies and equipment a day for airdrop.
retrograde, surge, or reconstitution operations. Company personnel assist in loading supplies and equip-
As necessary, CSGs cross-level transportation as- ment into the aircraft and releasing supplies from the
sets among subordinate battalions. aircraft in flight. They also provide technical assistance to
units responsible for the recovery and evacuation of
Truck companies operate in a habitual support
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airdrop equipment. FM 10-400 describes company Establishing airdrop equipment operational

operations and procedures. projects for selected high-risk theaters.
As directed by the COSCOM support operations of- Requesting airdrop support teams organized
ficer, the company temporarily stores small quantities of under TOE10510. These include –
fast-moving items, such as ammunition and petroleum ❑ Team LA, Airdrop Supply Team, which can
products, to fill emergency requests. To further reduce receive, store, and prepare 50 tons of selected
response time, the COSCOM support operations officer supplies and equipment a day for airdrop.
directs the preriging of selected items. ❑
Team LC, Airdrop Equipment and Supply
Airdrop Equipment Repair and Supply Company Team, which can provide 25 percent of the mis-
The Quartermaster Airdrop Equipment Repair and sion capability of the airdrop equipment repair
Supply Company (TOE 10449L100) provides DS/GS and supply company.
supply and maintenance support for airdrop equip- ❑ Team LE, Parachute Pack and Maintenance
ment in support of a light airdrop supply company. Team, which can support 1,000 parachutists with
Personnel assigned to this company perform main- personnel parachutes and parachute main-
tenance on parachutes, airdrop equipment, and airdrop tenance.
platforms for issue to the light airdrop supply company COSCOM Staff Support
and other corps units. FM 10-400 describes unit support
capabilities. Transportation support branch personnel prepare
the airdrop annex to the COSCOM OPORD. They
Force Structure Alternatives provide staff supervision over the technical training of
To offset shortfalls in airdrop force structure, airdrop COSCOM personnel in packing, rigging, and loading,
support units are often committed to more than one and in the maintenance of airdrop equipment, supplies,
geographic area. and parachutes for airborne operations. They coor-
To offset a shortage of airdrop resupply units, dinate airdrop requests from supported units with the
COSCOM transportation support branch personnel can CMMC. Once supplies and equipment are rigged, the
recommend — CMMC coordinates transportation through the
CMCC.
Preriging critical supplies and equipment for
airdrop.

COSCOM TRANSPORTATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

The transportation distribution system provides the transportation assets are dedicated to the fuel distribu-
link between dispersed GS storage sites and supporting tion system. Medium truck companies (petroleum)
DS level supply points. The habitual support relation- collocate with petroleum supply companies to support
ship between the GS level supply units and appropriate bulk fuel distribution.
transportation truck units ensures more responsive daily Ammunition
support operations.
To support ammunition requirements, the distribution
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM system provides for continuous refill. It relies on PLS
The distribution system has been developed to meet trucks to move ammunition from CSAs and ASPs to
the volume of shipments and the special requirements ATPs. Replenishment of ATPs might occur four times
associated with certain classes of supply. daily. Peak volume could require approximately 300
Bulk Fuel semitrailer loads daily. To support daily high tonnage
shipments, medium truck units collocate with GS/DS
For bulk fuel, the distribution system may consist of ammunition supply units which operate a CSA and ASPs.
rail tank cars and 5,000-gallon semitrailers. They pro-
vide the link between the pipeline system and DS Repair Parts
Class III points. Due to the nature of bulk fuel and the The volume of shipments of repair parts warrants
requirements to continuously push fuel forward, establishing standing movement requests for the routes

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between the repair parts supply company and DS main- requirement between the truck unit, the shipping unit,
tenance units. The majority of repair parts shipments and the receiving unit. MCTs fit the requirements into
are configured as throughput pallets for ALOC desig- the overall program in accordance with the COSCOM
nated units. However, pallets are broken down at the support operations officer’s priorities. The COSCOM
airhead for transshipment to consignees. support operations officer determines priorities for the
Replacement Weapon Systems movement of cargo and personnel based on COSCOM
or corps commander guidance and information
Through the volume of movement is small, the unique received from the CMMC and supported units.
weight of outsized Class VII weapon systems requires a Depending upon the COSCOM SOP, MCTs either com-
HET distribution system when these weapon systems mit individual truck companies directly or coordinate
cannot be moved by rail. committal through the CSG/CSB transportation branch
HABITUAL SUPPORT or transportation battalion S3.
An habitual support relationship exists between MCTs issue TMRs to commit the CSGs or transpor-
truck companies and GS level supply units. This enables tation units to support movement requirements. MCTs
CSGs to provide continuous, responsive corpswide GS also forward movement bids to the CMCC HTD for
level supply of bulk fuel, munitions, and general sup- movements on MSRs that require movement credit
plies. The daily habitual support relationship between (clearance). In this respect, they synchronize both the
truck units and supply units ensures faster reaction transportation support and movement clearance.
times and more efficient use of logistics support person- If necessary, MCTs request additional transporta-
nel and equipment. tion support beyond that existing in the CSG AO from
The MCT collocated with the CSG HQ assigns blocks the CMCC. The CMCC can either commit another
of TMRs to the CSG/CSB transportation branch to CSG to provide support or recommend that the COSCOM
support routine, recurring logistics support require- support operations officer cross-level transportation
ments. These are considered programed moves. CSB or assets among its subordinate CSGs. When necessary,
transportation battalion staff officers keep CSG the CMCC requests reinforcing support from the
transportation branch staff informed of the status of TAMCA.
subordinate truck assets. Based on local procedures, this To the maximum extent possible, during peacetime
is reported to the supporting MCT or CMCC. The MCT the transportation requirements process follows that
coordinates with the CMCC HTD for road clearance if prescribed for war. Units submit requirements through
the routes require a movement credit. their supporting MCT. The MCT follows local post or
The CMMC maintains visibility of truck usage installation procedures to obtain transportation support
through its subordinate MCTs. The habitual support assets.
relationship between truck units and supply units can INTERCORPS MOVEMENTS
be broken only by the CMCC, upon direction of the
COSCOM support operations officer, in order to meet COSCOMs normally employ transportation assets to
unusual transportation requirements. Based on higher meet its transportation and distribution requirements, ex-
priorities and changes in the tactical situation, the ecute the corps movement program, and meet
CMCC, through its MCTs, then recommits CSG/CSB requirements within the corps and division areas. Move-
truck assets previously providing habitual support of ments that cross corps boundaries are coordinated
logistics support requirements. between the CMCCs.
OTHER SUPPORT THROUGHPUT DISTRIBUTION
COSCOM units and other units in the corps rear area Throughput distribution of supplies should occur
submit requests for transportation support which are whenever possible. As shown by Figure 8-4, the term
beyond their organic truck capabilities to the MCT throughput applies to direct delivery of cargo as far
serving their area. Divisions also transmit shortfalls to forward on the battlefield as practical. The objective is
the CMCC for additional transportation support when to bypass intermediate supply organizations. This ex-
division assets are exhausted. pedites the movement of supplies forward and
eliminates unnecessary handling.
As shown by Figure 8-3, MCTs coordinate the
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Throughput, however, does not mean that a con- shipments received from CONUS NICPs, and ship-
tainer of supplies is moved by a single mode or single ments generated within the COSCOM. This file helps
vehicle from the port directly to the using unit. The to prevent shipments to a unit in excess of the unit’s
container might require terminal transfer from the ability to receive and unload the shipment.
rail to truck mode or trailer transfer from a theater LOC DISRUPTIONS
prime mover to a corps prime mover. It may need to
undergo break bulk to enable distribution of the sup- Movement on MSRs may be disrupted due to –
plies it contains to multiple units. The transportation Priority movements of reconstituted units and
system needs to be properly force-structured to per- critical equipment.
mit these options.
Large-scale movements of casualties and
The efficiency of throughput of supplies within the patients.
corps depends on the ability of the CMCC and CMMC
to maintain in-transit visibility and ensure that supplies Blocked routes, due to damage or contamina-
are routed or rerouted to meet changing tactical situa- tion.
tions. To do this, the CMCC maintains an in-transit Refugee traffic departing the area of hostilities.
shipment file. The file is based on data transmitted by
its subordinate MCTs, MRTs, and ATMCTs regarding Congestion.
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support branch personnel coordinate with the corps Aerial preplanned and immediate resupply.
rear CP’s CSS cell for alternate supply routes. They Movement of critical high priority items.
assess the impact of NBC on transportation and take
measures to — Movement of support teams.
Determine location of attack, time, type agent, During movement programming the CMCC identities
and radius of contaminated area. requirements for airlift. It forwards these requirements
Assess the in-transit status of highway movements through the COSCOM support operations officer to the
and whether any movements are immediately or CTO. The corps G3 allocates aircraft to support the dis-
potentially effected. tribution system.
FMs 55-10 and 100-27 prescribe request channels. They
Receive route information, assess routes, and detail the request flow for preplanned and immedi-
determine which routes should receive priority for ate airlift requests for both Army air and Air Force.
reconnaissance and decontamination.
Preplanned Requests (Army Air)
Determine which programmed movements
should continue as scheduled and which should be During the planning process, the CMCC receives
cancelled or rerouted. preplanned requests from the COSCOM staff, MCTs,
and corps units. It also receives validated division
Provide en route diversions through traffic control airlift requests. For corps units, MCTs review requests
points and/or MRTs. and either pass the request to the CMCC or recom-
After making an initial assessment and immediate mend another mode. The CMCC coordinates
adjustments, the CMCC and transportation support requirements with the CTO to obtain G3 allocation.
branch consider the capability to support based on The G3 allocates airlift assets for CSS air move-
changes in priorities, operating areas, support relation- ment operations. The CMCC then validates requests
ships, and distribution patterns. Follow up actions may and programs and commits the allocated airlift assets
include — through the aviation LNO to support the missions.
Reallocating areas of responsibility among move- The CMCC informs the origin MCT of the validation
ment control elements. and committal. The MCT concurrently commits high-
way assets to move the personnel or cargo to the
Coordinating with the CMMC for disposition of onload site or airfield, The MCT also clears inbound
contaminated material. movement with the destination MCT or DTO/MCO.
Revising the movement program. Immediate Requests (Army Air)
Obtaining updated priorities. If airlift assets have not been previously allocated
Coordinating for decontamination and repair of for CSS missions, the requesting unit passes the re-
routes. quest through command channels to the corps G3 and
informs the CMCC. The G3 is the committal authority
Coordinating for movement of large quantities of for immediate requests. If the corps cannot support
water for decontamination. CSS missions at that time, the G3 may validate and
CSS AIR MOVEMENT OPERATIONS pass the airlift request to the TA. If the G3 does not
validate the request, he passes it through the CTO to
Motor transport is normally the primary mode to the CMCC to use an alternate mode. Simultaneous
support forces. However, airlift becomes an increasingly coordination in logistics channels is required to sup-
important mode as the intensity, depth, and duration of port the mission.
operations increase. Airlift can provide rapid movement
of cargo, passengers, and equipment as far forward as Airlift Resupply Support (Army Air)
possible, without regard to terrain restrictions. Army For airlift and airdrop, the COSCOM provides the
aviation in corps CSS air movement operations includes supplies and equipment to be moved and the parachutes
support for – and air items used. DSUs and GSUs, to include DS
Intracorps airlift. maintenance units and medical units, prepare loads for
movement by external airlift. They must maintain a stock
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of slings and airdrop related items to use in support of operational requirements and the capability of available
airdrop requirements. The airdrop supply company is- airlift apportioned by the theater combatant com-
sues airdrop equipment to DSUs and GSUs. The DSUs mander.
and GSUs need to provide a sling-out area to enable The CMCC receives airlift requests from corps units
helicopters to land and pick up loads which have been or validated airlift requests from DTOs. It either
rigged for external airlift. validates the request or selects an alternate mode. If the
Plans designate the units responsible for preparing CMCC validates the request, it forwards the request to
loads for sling loading. They need to specify the quan- the TAMCA. If there is no TAMCA, the CMCC for-
tity of slings each unit needs to bring with them. They wards the request directly to the theater airlift
should also describe how to return slings to the airdrop validator.
equipment repair and supply company. Immediate Requests (Air Force)
Air Force Airlift and Airdrop Immediate requests are unprogrammed requests which
As with Army CSS air movement operations, Air fall inside the planning window for preplanned requests.
Force airlift and airdrop missions are either preplanned They are validated and passed through command chan-
or immediate. Within the immediate category, requests nels to the corps G3. The TALO notifies the Tanker,
can be annotated as emergency requests. Air Force airlift Airlift Control Center of the impending request through
and airdrop requirements can begin at any level, either an advance notification net. Coordination between the
as a request for airlift or airdrop or as a transportation corps G3, G4 (CTO), CMCC, and COSCOM support
support request that the CMCC determines can best be operations officer is essential.
satisfied using airlift or airdrop. Army Support
Preplanned Requests (Air Force) The corps has specific requirements for drop zone
Preplanned airlift or airdrop missions are based on or landing zone control and survey, for consolidating
known or projected requirements. They are programmed supplies or personnel and preparing them for move-
in advance per command directives. The amount of time ment, and for preparing documentation. Refer to FMs 55-12
required to coordinate preplanned airlift is estab- and 100-27 for these requirements.
lished by the commander of mobility forces based on
CONTROLLING TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS
The COSCOM transportation support branch plans CMCC MISSION
transportation support. It exercises staff supervision of The CMCC is the corps’ movement control organiza-
mode, cargo transfer, trailer transfer, and intermodal tion. It provides centralized movement control and
operations. The CMCC implements movement priorities highway regulation for moving personnel and material
for movement of materiel and personnel in accordance into, within, and out of the corps area. Centralized
with the corps or task force commander’s priorities. Both control ensures effective and efficient use of available
may recommend cross-leveling of assets among CSGs transportation capability. The CMMC plans, programs,
based on changes in distribution patterns or to weight coordinates, manages, and analyzes transportation and
the battle. Centralized control over exceptional movement requirements and implements corps
transportation requirements and highway regulation priorities. It provides highway regulation, in-transit
prevents congestion and conflicting movements over visibility, asset visibility, and liaison with MP and EAC
ground LOCs. movement control organizations.
The CMCC uses its MCTs to coordinate all movement Analyze Transportation and Movement Requirements
into, within, and out of the corps rear area. The CMCC
maintains direct coordination with the TAMCA and HN The CMCC commands and supervises attached
concerning movements into and out of the corps rear teams engaged in movement control and highway
area, to include requesting new supply routes from the regulation. It monitors transportation usage data
HN as the situation dictates. The CMCC’s highway transmitted by MCTs. It consolidates and tabulates re-
traffic division controls movement on MSRs, into, within quirements by class of supply, tonnage, and movement
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transportation capabilities and the mode selected and intermediate, and destination traffic headquarters prior
forecasts transportation needs based on priorities. to issuance of movement credits to the requesting unit.
The CMCC receives requests for priority non- When possible, alternative modes and other assets
programed movement requirements. It retains within the corps rear area are used. If not available, the
committal authority over transportation assets required CMCC requests assistance from the TAMCA. When
for exceptional requirements, to include requests for requirements exceed transportation capabilities,
exceptional surge requirements submitted by DTOs. movements are accomplished by priority.
The CMCC coordinates individual movements when Exercise Highway Regulation
the MCTs receive a transportation support request
which is — The CMCC exercises highway regulation over
designated MSRs within the corps rear area. It
Best handled by a mode which the MCTs are not develops the highway regulation plan for inclusion in
allowed to commit. the corps OPLAN. The highway regulation plan
Not to be resourced per the corps movement pro- describes the scheduling techniques and control
gram using COSCOM assets. measures applicable to each MSR or segments of
The CMCC verifies the requirements with the origin MSRs. These control measures dictate the require-
ment to submit movement bids, which authorize
MCT If necessary, the CMCC makes adjustments to the movement on the MSR. The CMCC synchronizes
corps movement program. The CMCC establishes movement with maneuver and issues movement
policies for positive inbound clearance and directs the credits based on priorities.
origin MCT to coordinate with the destination MCT to
confirm receiving capabilities and to obtain a transpor- Coordinate with MP Brigade
tation movement release. The CMCC coordinates circulation and security
Maintain In-transit and Asset Visibility missions with the MP brigade. The MP brigade en-
The destination MCT coordinates with the receiving sures that authorized traffic moves smoothly, quickly,
unit to ensure that the movement is completed by the and with little interference along MSRs. The MP
required delivery date. As necessary, the CMCC coor- brigade reroutes traffic to meet changes in the situa-
dinates with movement officers at all levels to ensure that tion, enforces MSR regulations, and reconnoiters
main and alternate supply routes.
the receiving and unloading capabilities of supported
units in the division and corps areas are not exceeded JOINT MOVEMENT CENTER
and that visibility of cargo in transit is provided. A JMC is established by the theater combatant com-
Implement Corps Priorities mander for joint or combined operations. The JMC
The COSCOM transportation support branch chief plans future operations and monitors overall theater
validates relative priorities. Transportation priorities transportation performance. It accomplishes its mis-
are based on UMMIPS and supplemented by corps sion by conducting cyclic reviews of apportionment and
priorities. MCTs ensure that the transportation priority by acting on emergency transportation requests. It en-
is correct. If necessary, MCTs identify programed move- sures effective and efficient use of common user
ments which can be delayed and recommend relocation transportation resources among all participating ser-
of transportation support assets. vices. It apportions transport assets to the Army
component commander, which may be made available
Coordinate with DTOs and the TAMCA to the corps. The coordination function of the JMC
The CMCC coordinates the flow of motor, rail, or remains essentially the same as that of the single Ser-
water movements originating in, terminating in, or vice. However, the scope of operations would be
crossing the corps rear area. It coordinates movements enlarged. The JMC –
coming into and leaving the corps rear area with the Plans common user theater transportation by land,
DTOs and the TAMCA. It coordinates with the sea, and air (excluding bulk fuels that move by
TAMCA for information on the capabilities of MSRs pipeline) by developing a movement plan which
that cross corps and EAC boundaries. It coordinates supports the theater combatant commander’s
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Apportions common user transportation inbound air shipments, they coordinate the transfer of cargo
capability within the command among the from air to surface modes. As required they coordinate
projected transportation tasks. temporary storage sites for cargo requiring break-bulk.
Forecasts long-term movement requirements After the transportation mode has been selected
by analyzing requirements, Capabilities shortfalls, MCTs issue a transportation movement release number
alternatives, and enhancements to the Defense and instructions to the shipping unit concerning shipping
Transportation System. and handling. They ensure that shipping units con-
solidate less-than-truck load shipments where practical.
Receives and acts on airlift requests received from They coordinate with mode operators to ensure that
authorized component validators. In a contingency assets arrive at the required time and check with the
corps, the CMCC is the army component validator. shipping unit to ensure prompt loading of transporta-
Monitors deployment of forces and recommends tion assets. If required, MCTs request MP escort for
changes to movement requirements and priorities sensitive cargo. MPs provide guards on EPWs in transit.
in JOPS. Destination MCTs coordinate with receiving
Deconflicts transportation requirements that units to ensure that the availability of transportation
cannot be met at lower levels in the movement assets are not reduced due to unloading delays. As
control system. necessary, they spot check unloading procedures.
If the corps is the Army component of a joint force, To ensure effective use of transportation assets,
the CMCC may form the nucleus of a JMC. Another MCTs coordinate the arrival of transportation assets.
option is for the corps to provide personnel to serve in They forward reports of movement status on cargo
the JMC. These personnel may come from the support shipping actions to the CMCC. They report on cargo
operation section’s transportation support branch held, diverted, reconsigned, transferred, traced, or
and/or the CMCC. expedited. MCTs also maintain an inventory of con-
MOVEMENT CONTROL TEAMS tainers and submit the status of containers arriving
and departing within their area of responsibility to the
MCTs process both transportation support requests CMCC.
and movement bids. For transportation support re- As necessary, MCTs expedite the handling of cargo
quests, the MCT commits transportation units to frustrated due to missing or improper documentation,
provide support based on corps priorities from assets improper packaging, or mixing of noncompatible haz-
they have committal authority for in their geographic ardous material. Requests for follow-up shipment
area of responsibility. For movement bids, the MCT status or tracing is submitted to the MCT which
forwards the bid to the CMCC HTD for processing. If originally scheduled the shipment. The requesting
the CMCC HTD approves the scheduling and routing, unit provides the transportation control number of
it issues a movement credit back to the MCT. The MCT the shipment.
provides the credit to the requesting unit authorizing
movement on the MSR. If it cannot be approved as AIR TERMINAL MOVEMENT
requested, the MCT works with the HTD to obtain an CONTROL TEAMS
alternate schedule for movement. ATMCTs operate primarily at Air Force or civilian air
MCTs maintain visibility of transportation assets in terminals. They arrange transport, coordinate loading and
their AO and commit transportation assets of the CSBs, expedite movement of personnel and materiel (inbound
transportation battalion, or other allocated modes. intratheater, and retrograde) through air terminals. ATMCTs
CSGs consolidate and pass truck status and commit- support reception and onward movement. They coordinate
ment information to the MCT serving their area. materiel clearance with the servicing terminal transfer com-
pany, supporting mode operators, Air Force personnel and
MCTs forward requests exceeding mode capability attached liaison personnel from other Services.
to the CMCC. If the mode of transportation is rail, MCTs
arrange rail transportation with the HN or allied force rail MOVEMENT REGULATING TEAMS
operators or forward requests to the CMCC. If the mode is MRTs operate at critical highway points, APODs,
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tion reporting points, and railheads. They divert cargo, tem provides in-transit shipment visibility. It
troubleshoot movement problems, and expedite enables MCTs to task movement requirements
movements. They report disruptions in the flow of and to monitor and control specified cargo
traffic due to vehicle breakdown, road conditions, or movements, containers, and intermodal assets.
enemy action. As necessary, they adjust movement Highway regulation subsystem. MRTs will
schedules and change truck or convoy routing. They use this subsystem to schedule the use of the road
then notify convoys of changes in routes or schedules. network, receive and approve road routing re-
MRTs also provide convoy commanders the latest quests, and maintain current road status.
intelligence on route conditions, possible threat
action, and the availability of en route support. Convoy planning subsystem. The subsystem will
DA MOVEMENTS MANAGEMENT provide the capability to plan convoys and
SYSTEM – REDESIGN prepare load plans.
When fielded, DAMMS-R is to be the standard Operational movement programming subsys-
Army theater transportation management system, en- tem. This subsystem allows for movement
compassing all levels of movements management and programming by recording the physical dis-
all modes of transport. Through interaction with tribution network capabilities.
supply and deployment systems, DAMMS-R provides CMCC Use
information essential to wartime movement control
and distribution. It enhances the planning, program- The CMCC can use DAMMS-R programs to assist
ming, coordination, and control of movements and in developing the movements program and monitoring
transportation resources. DAMMS-R supports the status of movements. DAMMS-R can enable the
movements management by the CMCC, transporta- CMCC to monitor the delivery of deploying forces
tion operation operations by mode operators, and equipment and resupply operations. DAMMS-R sup-
transport asset control functions of MCTs. Refer to ports scheduling MSR traffic, planning transport
Figure 8-5. allocation to meet command priorities, and recording
surface distribution decisions. The CMCC can use
At corps level, applicable subsystems or modules DAMMS-R to aid it in programming movements, select-
of the objective DAMMS-R system include the – ing mode of transport, committing mode operators, and
Shipment management module. The CMCC uses coordinating and issuing export traffic releases and bor-
this module to process advance ocean cargo der and customs clearances.
manifests and forecast inbound containers to the MCT and MRT Use
destination MCT. It can also use it to forecast MCTs run DAMMS-R on TACCS to assist them in
shipment delivery to customers. controlling movements. DAMMS-R provides in-transit
Transportation addressing subsystem. This sub- visibility which enables the MCTs to trace, hold, divert,
system enables the COSCOM/CMCC to main- and expedite shipments. MRTs run DAMMS-R on
tain current activity address records. It enables ULC for the same purpose. DAMMS-R can enable
them to send and receive theater address data them to maintain data on the identity, location, and
and information on shipping and receiving current status of —
capabilities, communications data, and the sup- Each transport unit’s movements.
porting movement control element.
Each traffic control element
Mode operations subsystem. The transportation
battalion and CSB/CSG transportation branch Each highway, rail, and inland waterway link and
can use this subsystem to process commitments critical point (bridges and tunnels).
and tasks truck units. It enables them to plan the Each active or potential shipping, transshipping,
use of transport assets, to maintain the location and receiving terminal.
and status of transport assets, and to track the
location and status of assets. MCTs and MRTs can also use DAMMS-R to capture
and disseminate shipment and movement advice among
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managers, transport operators, and movements coor- Unit movements displays. These displays can be
dinators. used to monitor the movement status of desig-
Transportation Units/Battalion Use nated unit elements. The CMCC can use these
displays to monitor the movement events of ele-
DAMMS-R provides transportation organizations ments during initial deployment and relocations
with an interactive transportation information within a theater.
processing system. Transportation units run DAMMS-R
applications on ULC devices. CSBs and the transpor- MANUAL STATUS/SITUATION REPORTS
tation battalion run DAMMS-R on TACCS devices. Control over transportation assets and movements
Interfaces is maintained through submission of the following
reports through the servicing MCT and CMCC to the
The future interface between DAMMS-R and SAAS-3 COSCOM transportation support branch chief:
and 4 can generate forecasted or pending Class V
transportation requirements. The interface with Movements Situation Report
SARSS-2A/2B can provide transportation forecasts This report provides the status of all modes of
and operational data regarding supply movement re- transportation within the corps rear area. It highlights
quirements. the movements situation and the changes or limitations
CSSCS TRANSPORTATION REPORTS to current movements which impact on transportation
capability. It reports –
CSSCS tracks selective transportation data. It can
obtain key summary transportation data from the Factors which reduce the capability and efficien-
DAMMS-R system. The exact format on the display cy of movement networks and facilities. Factors
screens and data to be obtained from DAMMS-R include enemy action, population movements,
depends on the evolution of the two systems. lack of resources, and manpower shortage.
Projected transportation status displays include – Planned or initiated actions to meet requirements
or reduce the impacts and the time estimated to
Transportation shortfall reports and transportation overcome problems.
shortfall impact reports. These reports highlight
shipment shortfalls as well as intransit losses which Progress on previously reported remedial actions
occur. that were not yet completed.
Movements pass back reports. They display data Forecasts for the next planning period. Forecasts
on requests for support that could not be satisfied are provided for planned arrivals of reinforce-
at the level of the reporting activity and had to be ments, resupply by air and sea, and major moves
passed back to the next higher activity. to be executed.
Transportation task asset displays. These displays The CMCC consolidates movements situation
identify transportation assets available at locations to reports for submission through the COSCOM transpor-
satisfy movement requirements. Assets include any tation support branch chief to the corps G4 (CTO).
truck and rail or marine assets, to include HNS, allied, Movements Spot Report
and contractor support.
Subordinate units report events which impact on
MSR status displays. They provide timely status their operational capabilities. They report the DTG of the
on supply routes. event, grid coordinates and required support assistance.
Critical cargo movements summary displays. Submitted through the servicing MCT, the report flows
These displays update records of movement through the CMCC to the COSCOM transportation sup-
events of controlled cargo. port branch chief. If required, an information copy is sent
to the area RAOC and corps rear CP operations cell.
Inbound traffic volume summaries. These sum- Vehicle Availability Report
maries forecast inbound scheduled and received
quantities of personnel, fuel, ammunition, and Subordinate battalions report the total number of
other supplies. vehicles, by type if critical, that are —
Assigned.
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Operational. Committed.
Committed at the time of the report. On extended dispatch.
On extended dispatch. Available for commitment.
Used for internal support. Not qualified.
Used for habitual support. Road Status Report
Available for commitment. This report provides the status of all MSRs. It relates
changes or limitations to current routes which impact
Not available because of preventative main- on transportation capability. As applicable, it also
tenance reports on the status of railway tracks and inland water-
Not available because they are in DS maintenance. ways. Colors may be used to rate the usability of roads,
rail tracks, and inland waterways and to quickly denote
The report also annotates the total number of operational limitations.
drivers –
Authorized.

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CHAPTER 9
Supporting the COSCOM
In addition to providing control and staff super-
vision for achieving the COSCOM’s external logistics CONTENTS
support missions, the COSCOM headquarters also Page
includes the staff to control and supervise the 8,000 to
22,000 soldiers assigned, attached, or placed OPCON COSCOM HHC INTERNAL SUPPORT
to COSCOM units. General and special staff officers STRUCTURE 9-1
oversee the health, welfare, morale, training, and SPECIAL STAFF 9-7
discipline of assigned and attached personnel. This
chapter covers the mission and functions and the PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 9-15
staff responsibilities of those staff elements of the INTELLIGENCE 9-16
COSCOM headquarters concerned with internal OPERATIONS 9-16
support of COSCOM soldiers.
INTERNAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT 9-25
CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS SUPPORT 9-27
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 9-29
HEADQUARTERS, SPECIAL TROOPS
BATTALION 9-35
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 9-37
b

COSCOM HHC INTERNAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE

The COSCOM headquarters is organized under a chief of staff, they retain full authority to act on mat-
G-staff organization shown on Figure 9-1. This ters within their functional area. ‘They keep the
aligns the COSCOM’s general staff with the coor- COSCOM commander informed of internal support
dinating general staff officer sections in the corps problem areas which impact upon accomplishment of
headquarters. the COSCOM’s external logistics support mission.
SPECIAL STAFF They resolve problems reported by their counterpart
staff officers in subordinate commands.
Special staff officers provide professional and spe-
cialized technical assistance to COSCOM headquarters TOE MODIFICATION
staff and to the staff of subordinate commands. The COSCOM commander may include any or
The chaplain, COSCOM surgeon, IG, SJA and PAO all of the personal, special, and coordinating general
serve as members of the COSCOM commander’s per- staff officers within his staff. As long as his staff
sonal or special staff. Other personal staff includes the remains within MTOE authorizations, the COSCOM
commander of the headquarters, special troops bat- commander can integrate or realign elements to save
talion, the command sergeant major, and aides. They resources and promote responsiveness of support.
work under the immediate control of the COSCOM To do this, his ACofS, G3 submits requests according
commander and assist him directly. to AR 310-49 through command channels to the
MACOM requesting reorganization and realignment
COORDINATING GENERAL STAFF of personnel.
Coordinating general staff officers focus on the If the COSCOM headquarters will be the senior
internal support requirements of personnel in subor- logistics headquarters, it must be augmented with staff
dinate COSCOM units. Table 9-1 lists their areas of officers for those areas in which it lacks staff technical
support. Though general staff officers respond to the expertise.

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SPECIAL STAFF
Special staff officers provide command level exper- For more information on staff chaplain duties, refer
tise and assistance in specialized, technical, or to FM 16-1.
professional areas to COSCOM headquarters staff and COSCOM Unit Ministry Team
staff in subordinate commands. The ACofS, G1 section
provides administrative support to special staff sections. The COSCOM UMT implements the corps rear area
support plan for the corps rear area. It closely monitors
COSCOM STAFF CHAPLAIN changing battlefield conditions and unit locations
The COSCOM staff chaplain serves as a special/per- through the coordinating staff briefs and daily religious
sonal staff officer on the COSCOM commander’s staff. support status reports received through technical chan-
He advises the COSCOM commander on the command’s nels. A means of communication may be through the
religious programs. He develops, coordinates, and im- rear operations net to and from UMTs in bases. Bat-
plements the COSCOM religious support plan. He is talion level UMTs respond to the requirements of the
also the corps staff chaplain’s primary supervisor for COSCOM UMT. They submit their requirements
religious support in the corps rear area, He implements through the CSGs and the medical brigade/group UMT
the corps staff chaplain’s religious support plan. The to the COSCOM UMT. The COSCOM UMT maintains
COSCOM staff chaplain – close and continuous communication with the corps
Exercises technical control and coordination over UMT and coordinates with allied and civilian religious
COSCOM unit UMTs. leaders in the COSCOM area of responsibility.
Coordinates and executes general and direct General Religious Support Plan
religious support for personnel and units in the Because of the large number of units and detach-
corps rear area. ments in the corps rear area and the wide dispersion of
these units, the COSCOM UMT develops and imple-
Performs and provides religious support to COS- ments a comprehensive general religious support plan.
COM headquarters personnel and other unit per- Execution of this RSP provides religious support to all
sonnel in the COSCOM AO without organic units in the corps rear area. Continuously changing unit
UMT support. configurations due to battlefield conditions, neces-
Coordinates emergency religious support for sitates constant coordination of adequate religious
units in the corps rear area, to include mass casual- support to all soldiers. The COSCOM UMT continually
ty, unit reconstitution, rear operations, and reviews and updates the corps chaplain’s RSP in ac-
denominational requirements. cordance with battlefield changes and UMT variations.
Advises the COSCOM commander on all matters The corps rear area general RSP is developed and
of religious welfare, to include the morals and implemented as follows –
morale of the command. Each UMT in the corps rear area assesses unit
Advises the COSCOM commander on indigenous missions and locations and develops an RSP.
religions in the AO and their impact on COSCOM Their RSPs are consolidated and coordinated
operations. through technical channels with the COSCOM
Determines the religious support needs and UMT.
shortfalls in the corps rear area and accordingly The COSCOM staff UMT provides data on units
requests the assignment of chaplaincy support without assigned UMTs and the unit UMTs add
teams from the TAACOM. general religious support coverage to the RSPs.
Monitors and coordinates religious support in Supervisors submit revised RSPs to the com-
medical units assigned to the COSCOM. mander for approval.
Monitors UMT material and supply needs and The COSCOM staff chaplain designates each
coordinates the procurement, storage, and issue CSG UMT as coordinator for general religious
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The consolidated and coordinated general religious services, establishing command health service policies,
support plan at the CSG level – and recommending priorities for HSS to COSCOM
Lists units and detachments located within the personnel.
support group area. STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE
Identifies the number of chaplains located in the The SJA is a member of the COSCOM commander’s
support group area, by denomination and unit personal staff. He works under the COSCOM
assignment. commander’s immediate control and supervision. The
SJA is the commander’s personal legal advisor on all
Specifies general religious support coverage matters that affect the morale, good order, and dis-
responsibilities. cipline of the command. He is also a special staff
Identifies shortfalls, if any, in chaplain personnel officer. As such, he provides professional legal
and supplies. services to the COSCOM commander and staff and
is responsible for the operation of the SJA section.
Provides technical control and coordination pro- AR 27-1 and FM 101-5 describe the COSCOM SJA’s
cedures for subordinate UMTs. responsibilities. The SJA –
Provides emergency communication information. Supervises the administration of military justice
Provides information on emergency religious sup- within the COSCOM.
port missions; to include, reconstitution, mass Provides legal services to the commander, staff,
casualty, and hasty burials. subordinate commanders, soldiers, and other
Provides information on resupply of ecclesiastical authorized personnel on all matters involving
items and supplies. military law, domestic law, foreign law, status of
forces agreements, and international law.
Operation Support
During the predeployment planning, deployment Consults and coordinates with other staff officers.
alert, and staging phases of an operation, the COSCOM Implements the COSCOM commander’s policies
staff UMT performs the functions listed on Table 9-2. on the administration of legal services and super-
COSCOM SURGEON vises the SJA section.
The COSCOM surgeon serves on the COSCOM Coordinates with the corps SJA, as needed.
commander’s personal staff. He has direct access to the Staff Judge Advocate Section
COSCOM commander on health services within the A staff judge advocate section, headed by the SJA
command. The COSCOM staff surgeon advises the and legal defense section provide legal services to the
COSCOM commander on the quality of HSS being
provided to personnel within the command, to include COSCOM on an area basis. Legal services are provided
preventive, curative, restorative, and related health ser- in seven functional areas —
vices. He also advises COSCOM staff on the medical Criminal law.
effects of natural environmental factors and NBC agents Operational law.
on personnel, rations, and water.
The COSCOM staff surgeon retains inherent International law.
authority to coordinate directly with the corps surgeon Administrative law.
and the corps surgeon’s staff on HSS of combat opera- Legal assistance.
tions. Direct coordination is also authorized between
the medical brigade and the theater army medical com- Contract law.
mand. This staff coordination increases proactive Claims.
response to changing combat situations.
Medical brigade/group staff officers plan HSS for the The SJA section provides the COSCOM responsive
command. They assist the COSCOM staff surgeon in legal services at all echelons of command as far forward
determining the COSCOM’s requirements for medical as possible, regardless of the type or intensity of the
combat environment. Legal services contribute to unit
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readiness and effectiveness by assisting the commander the operational area, whether to the civilian news media,
in maintaining morale, good order, and discipline in the corps headquarters PAO, or other military news or-
unit. ganizations. FMs 46-1 and 101-5 prescribe PAO
The COSCOM SJA section is designed to support responsibilities.
8,000 troops assigned, attached, or detailed to the The PAO is responsible for the public information and
COSCOM. As the COSCOM grows, additional legal command information portions of OPLANs/OPORDs.
personnel are required. This support is provided by He assists the ACofS, G2 and ACofS, G3 in preparing
Judge Advocate General Service Organizations. the information portion of operation plans and public
Refer to AR 27-1. affairs annexes, as appropriate. Together, they plan when
Operation Support to release command and public information during the
phases of an operation. The PAO coordinates with the
Personnel assigned to the staff judge advocate sec- Chief of Public Affairs, HQ DA, to ensure that plans
tion perform the functions listed on Table 9-3 during comply with both DA policy and that of the unified
the alert and staging phases of an operation. command in the area of potential operations.
INSPECTOR GENERAL The COSCOM PAO clears and releases all articles
The IG acts as a personal staff officer of the COS- by or about units or personnel assigned or attached to
COM commander on matters affecting mission the COSCOM. Staff sections and subordinate units do
performance. These include the efficiency, discipline, not handle any press or news inquiries without first
and morale of the command. He provides the COS- contacting the COSCOM PAO. He releases information
COM commander with a continuing assessment of the with minimum delay in accordance with security, ac-
effectiveness of the command in accomplishing its ad- curacy, propriety, and COSCOM policies.
ministrative and operational mission. He conducts or Public Affairs Section
schedules general inspections for all assigned or
attached units. A public affairs section, under the supervision of the
public affairs officer, provides public affairs support to
IG Section the COSCOM. Public affairs section personnel keep
Inspector general support is provided by the IG sec- COSCOM soldiers informed and serve as the
tion under the supervision of the inspector general. IG COSCOM’s spokesman in response to media queries
section personnel conduct inspections, investigations, concerning COSCOM operations. They operate the
surveys, and studies as directed by the COSCOM com- news media center and conduct command and public
mander and as prescribed by law and regulations. information programs in support of COSCOM policies
Following AR 1-201, they receive, investigate, and and objectives. The command information program
report on allegations, complaints, and grievances of centers on internal information aimed at keeping COS-
COSCOM soldiers and agencies and recommend COM soldiers and families informed. It outlines
remedial action to correct deficiencies noted. FM 101-5 command policies or the commander’s directives.
and AR 20-1 provide guidance on IG activities and Section personnel coordinate their community rela-
procedures. tions program with the ACofS, G5. The program strives
Operation Support to maintain understanding, good will, and support be-
tween the COSCOM and surrounding communities. It
During the alert phase of an operation and upon specifies the authority to release information, its
arrival in the operations area, IG section personnel propriety, and the agencies to whom information will be
perform the functions or tasks listed on Table 9-4. released. ARs 360-5, 360-61, and 360-81 provide
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER guidance.
The PAO serves as the personal staff officer respon- Operation Support
sible for dissemination of information documenting Table 9-5 lists functions or tasks which public affairs
accomplishment of the COSCOM’s mission to the section personnel perform during the predeployment
media. He serves as the command spokesman and single planning, alert, and staging phases of an operation.
point of coordination for all media inquiries. The PAO
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PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
The personnel management branch, under super- and projected manpower requirements and maintain
vision of the ACofS, G1 coordinates plans, policies, and strength accounting records and reports. They provide
procedures pertaining to the assignment and personnel technical guidance to PSNCOs in subordinate com-
management of personnel within the COSCOM. mands, ensuring timely and appropriate flow of
ACofS, G1 personnel management documents. Their areas of staff
responsibility include –
The ACofS, G1 exercises staff supervision over per-
sonnel actions pertaining to COSCOM personnel. He Unit manning reports.
formulates plans and policies for the personnel service Promotions, reductions, and separations.
support of units assigned or attached to the COSCOM.
He also provides policies for soldier resource manage- Classifications and assignments.
ment with the COSCOM. The ACofS, G1 is responsible Awards and decorations.
for development of personnel service support annexes
in OPLANs and OPORDs. This includes development Command morale, welfare, and recreation ser-
of personnel support portions in contingency plans. vices.
The ACofS, G1 provides advice and assistance to Reenlistments and rotations.
the COSCOM commander, COSCOM staff, and com- Discipline, law, and order.
manders and S1 staff officers of subordinate organizations
on — Safety program.
Personnel readiness. Casualty reports.
Maintenance of unit strengths. Survivor assistance.
Personnel management. Alcohol and drug control policies.
Community and family support activities. Branch personnel monitor strength accountability
for the major subordinate commands of the COSCOM.
Reenlistment policies. They develop estimates of personnel requirements and
Safety. recommend allocations and priorities for personnel as-
signments. Branch personnel perform manpower/force
Human relations activities. planning and recommend changes to the COSCOM
The COSCOM ACofS, G1 coordinates with the G1 troop base and TAADS. They coordinate and prepare
staff in the corps rear CP’s CSS cell on — the personnel OPLAN and administrative annexes and
appendices to the COSCOM’s OPLANs and SOP They
Discipline, law, and order. also coordinate —
Indigenous civilians and civilian labor. Replacements for the COSCOM with the corps
Logistics support for PWs. personnel group.
Allocation and use of replacements. Medical, dental, and veterinary support require-
ments of COSCOM personnel and COSCOM
Unit strength data. units with the COSCOM medical brigade/group.
Personnel losses. Civilian labor and indigenous labor matters with
Unit cohesion. ACofS, G5 section personnel.
FM 101-5 lists other ACofS, G1 responsibilities. MP support requirements for the COSCOM with
the provost marshal.
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH
Personnel management branch personnel estab- Evacuation of PWs and civilian internees as well
lish and maintain records on incoming and assigned as the evacuation of us military prisoners with the
provost marshal.
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Table 9-6 lists the actions which ACOR, G1 section alert, and staging phases of an operation.

INTELLIGENCE
Timely intelligence enables the COSCOM commander Intelligence officers plan and execute active and passive
and staff to prepare plans and orders which ensure ac- measures to counter or neutralize hostile espionage,
complishment of the COSCOM support mission. sabotage, and subversive activities in the COSCOM AO.
Intelligence also enables operations staff officers to main- They provide advice and monitor subordinate commands
tain a current operation estimate and update COSCOM on implementing document security and personnel
OPORDs/OPLANs, to include administrative movement security clearances. They process courier orders for
plans and plans for deployment of subordinate units. transporting classified information.
ACofS, G2 Weather Information
The ACofS, G2 provides the COSCOM commander Intelligence personnel consolidate weather observa-
and staff with timely tactical intelligence information. tions from subordinate units and forward the reports to the
He prepares broad planning guidance on G2 staff areas. corps G2 as part of the intelligence summary report. They
He relates corps intelligence to the COSCOM com- disseminate weather observation reports to subordinate
mander and staff. The ACofS, G2 implements the units. Reports of weather conditions which could seriously
intelligence cycle in support of the COSCOM’s logistics impact upon COSCOM support operations are assigned
planning areas. FM 101-5 delineates other responsibilities immediate precedence.
of the ACofS, G2. Enemy Prisoner of War Guidance
Intelligence/Counterintelligence ACofS, G1 section staff officers provide subordinate
ACofS, G2 section personnel coordinate the collec- units guidance concerning responsibilities and procedures
tion and dissemination of intelligence, counterintelligence, for processing and evacuating EPWs, related documents,
and counterintelligence data within the COSCOM. They and material. Subordinate unit commanders ensure com-
provide threat and counter-terrorists briefings. Section pliance with AR 190-8 and FM 19-4 relative to handling
personnel exercise staff supervision over OPSEC and EPWs.
SIGSEC measures within the command. They prepare FMs 19-1, and 19-40 and STANAG 2044 prescribe
intelligence, OPSEC, and mapping, charting, and EPW evacuation procedures. Sundry packs are provided
geodesic annexes to COSCOM OPLANs and OPORDs. by the EPW battalion at EAC. FM 8-10 provides informa-
They also coordinate command deception operations tion on the medical treatment and evacuation of EPWs
with the corps deception cell. under the protections afforded by Geneva convention.
Intelligence officers maintain a current intelligence While in medical channels, EPWs are guarded by non-
estimate of the situation in the COSCOM’s area of respon- medical soldiers as designated by the theater commander.
sibility. They evaluate the vulnerability of the COSCOM’s Subordinate units report information of immediate tac-
units to hostile intelligence. They control distribution of tical value obtained from these sources through the S2 staff
classified maps. They continually collect, analyze, and to the COSCOM ACofS, G2. FMs 19-1, 19-4 and 19-40
disseminate intelligence information on the enemy and and STANAG 2033 prescribe handling and evacuation of
the enemy’s capabilities in the COSCOM’s AO to at- enemy documents and materiel.
tached and subordinate units.
OPERATION SUPPORT
As the situation develops, intelligence staff officers
formulate and disseminate priority intelligence re- Table 9-7 lists ACofS, G2 section staff officers support
quirements to subordinate units. Intelligence personnel during predeployment planning deployment alert, and
also disseminate passwords to subordinate units. staging operations.

OPERATIONS
The subordinate branches of the ACofS, G3 section, to rear operations/ADC branch, and NBC branch provide
include the force design/plans branch, operations branch, operations support for COSCOM units.
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ACofS, G3 branch personnel maintain FSOPs, MTOEs, informa-

The ACofS, G3 has primary coordinating staff tion books, and computer databases on their major
responsibility for operations, readiness, and rear opera- subordinate commands and as many COSCOM units as
tions/ADC. He is responsible for maintaining the possible.
COSCOM troop list and for its revision to support Force design personnel also prepare COSCOM
contingency operations. The ACofS, G3 coordinates the materiel fielding plans and coordinate new equipment
collection and distribution of NBC data and NBC training. They coordinate with ACofS, G4 section per-
reports. He exercises staff supervision over OPSEC, sonnel for redistribution of displaced equipment. They
PSYOP, and EW. He also provides guidance and coordinate with ACofS, G1 section staff for personnel
develops policies for training and evaluating the training to operate and maintain new systems.
of COSCOM units. The plans officer reviews long-range plans and con-
FORCE DESIGN/PLANS BRANCH tingency plans from corps headquarters. He reviews
Force design/plans branch personnel coordinate the current OPLANs to ensure compatibility with corps
COSCOM troop list. They also coordinate the prepara- plans and updates supporting plans. He also reviews
tion, authentication, and distribution of OPLANs and implementing plans prepared by major subordinate
administrative/logistics plans. (OPORDs are the commands. He is responsible for preparing base
responsibility of the operations branch.) development plans and plans for support of subsequent
phases of an operation.
The force design officer manages COSCOM
Capstone trace programs and tailors logistics support Plans branch personnel integrate annexes and ap-
force packages. He coordinates with COSCOM staff pendices prepared by other staff officers for future
sections and major subordinate commands in develop- OPLANs. They review the implementing plans
ing the COSCOM troop list to support contingencies prepared by subordinate COSCOM units.
and corps long-range plans. He recommends assign- OPERATIONS BRANCH
ment and types of units to be assigned/attached to the
COSCOM. He submits a time-phasing deployment Operations branch personnel prepare guidance
recommendation for subordinate units to the corps G3. and policies pertaining to the COSCOM’s organiza-
tion, operations, and functions. They coordinate,
Force design personnel process TOE/MTOE reviews. prepare, and update the FSOP. They maintain unit
They assist subordinate units in the submission of readiness status data. They prepare the current
TOE/MTOE/TDA modifications. They review operations estimate of the situation and maintain the
MTOE/TDA changes and activation actions to ensure situation map for the COSCOM AO. They develop
compatibility with the COSCOM troop list and time COSCOM OPORDs for subsequent phases of an
phased force development list in support of COSCOM operation. (OPLANs are the responsibility of the
plans. To refine or tailor logistics force packages, force force design and plans branch.) They prepare the
design personnel – COSCOM SOP based on input from other staff sec-
Analyze mission. tions. They also coordinate the displacements of
subordinate commands and assign employment areas.
Determine the forces to be supported. Branch personnel also prepare broad training plans,
Develop a support concept. coordinate mobile training teams, and monitor the
training of assigned or attached units.
Apply planning factors to generate quantitative
requirements. Operations Security
Build the supporting force. Operations branch personnel establish procedures
to ensure protection of information concerning
Balance the supporting force to ensure it is COSCOM plans and capabilities. They provide OPSEC,
capable of supporting the supported force and EW, PSYOP, and deception guidance to subordinate
itself. units to ensure successful execution of COSCOM
mission operations. They also develop and recommend
Resource the supporting force. OPSEC countermeasures to protect EEFI.
To help speed the force design and planning process,
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Unclassified Map Support Coordinate with the ACofS, G1 and ACofS, G5

Operations staff officers determine map require- for HN personnel and assets to help clear the area
ments and prepare the COSCOM map program to and provide ad hoc firefighting assistance.
include acquisition, production, and reproduction of Coordinate with medical brigade/group staff for
maps. They provide overall supervision of unclassified medical assistance in sorting, initial evacuation,
maps within the COSCOM. They develop plans and and treatment of mass casualties.
requirements for terrain studies, mapping, and charting
for subordinate units. They designate map grid areas and Coordinate with the CMCC to obtain transporta-
map sheets which units need to obtain. They review, tion assets to evacuate patients.
consolidate, and approve requests for unclassified maps. Coordinate with engineer units to clear debris
DMMCs, S4s, and DS supply companies submit require- and rubble.
ments for unclassified maps to the Troop Support
Materiel Division of the CMMC. Coordinate with supporting chemical units to as-
sist subordinate units in decontamination opera-
REAR OPERATIONS/ADC BRANCH tions and radiological monitoring.
Rear operations/ADC branch personnel develop rear Keep the CMCC informed of ADC operations in
operations policies and plans for protecting COSCOM the area, to enable the CMCC to monitor the
operations and facilities. They coordinate COSCOM rear condition of supply routes and redirect traffic
operations and ADC activities in conjunction with the when warranted.
RAOC in their area. Branch personnel –
NBC BRANCH
Assess the overall physical security posture of the
command, to include security of critical supplies. NBC branch personnel provide technical advice and
assistance on NBC activities throughout the command.
Prepare the rear operations annex to COSCOM The NBC officer advises the COSCOM commander and
orders and the FSOP. staff on NBC activities which impact on the COSCOM’s
Conduct physical security inspections of subor- support mission. NBC staff officers prepare the NBC
dinate units. portion of COSCOM plans and orders. They monitor
NBC training in COSCOM units. They evaluate the vul-
Determine rear operations protection require- nerability of COSCOM units to NBC weapons and
ments and request tactical support from the corps prepare NBC estimates. They coordinate with corps G3
rear CP’s operations cell. chemical personnel for COSCOM internal decontamina-
Develop ADC plans and policies and coordinate tion support by chemical units, They develop damage
them with the operations cell of the corps rear CP. estimates in the event of NBC attacks. They also implement
NBC countermeasure plans and plan post-attack recovery
Review ADC plans of subordinate group and operations, to include recommending requirements for
battalion S4s. chemical unit support.
Conduct a vulnerability analysis and ADC NBC and chemical staff NCOs receive, evaluate, and
capability analysis. distribute NBC contamination and strike reports
Recommend ADC priorities to the COSCOM throughout the command. They coordinate chemical
commander. agent detection, biological agent sampling, and
radiological surveys with supporting chemical/NBC
Coordinate and monitor ADC operations in the units. They recommend appropriate MOPP and dissemi-
COSCOM’s area of responsibility. nate predictions of fallout to COSCOM units.
Maintain a current ADC situation map. OPERATION SUPPORT
Keep the COSCOM commander informed of the ACofS, G3 section staff officers coordinate internal
status of ADC operations. operations and training. Table 9-8 lists their respon-
sibilities in planning and supporting operations prior to
Arrange for emergency logistics support for af- deployment and during deployment and staging.
fected logistics facilities.

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INTERNAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT

Incidents which impact on the mission capability of The ACofS, G4 is also responsible for real estate
subordinate units are reported to the ACofS, G4 sec- acquisition from local sources. He allocates real estate,
tion. The ACofS, G4 section consists of a logistics including billets and shelter. He also manages and
support branch, food service branch, and construction develops construction programs, to include coordinat-
support branch, all of which support and assist subor- ing construction of facilities with engineers.
dinate S4s cope with internal support requirements. LOGISTICS SUPPORT BRANCH
Subordinate CSG S4s submit internal LOGSTAT The logistics support branch provides staff super-
reports and logistics spot reports to the ACofS, G4 vision and overall coordination for internal logistics
section. In turn, ACofS, G4 section personnel keep the support of COSCOM units, to include internal supply,
COSCOM commander and coordinating G-staff in- maintenance, transportation, and field services. Branch
formed of the status of internal logistics areas. These personnel coordinate with forward CSG S4 personnel
include supply, maintenance, transportation, and field in ensuring support to COSCOM units/teams in the
services support. Table 9-9 lists predeployment and division AO.
deployment planning areas of ACofS, G4 logistics sup-
port staff officers. Internal Supply Support
ACofS, G4 The supply and services officer, chief supply ser-
geant, and materiel management supervisor –
The COSCOM ACofS, G4 formulates plans and
policies and advises the COSCOM commander and Establish supply policy for COSCOM units.
staff on the internal logistics support of all units as- Recommend the prescribed load of supplies
signed, attached, or OPCON to the COSCOM. He maintained by subordinate COSCOM units.
approves the COSCOM administrative/logistics plans
and annexes on logistics support of COSCOM units. Monitor the basic ammunition loads of subor-
dinate COSCOM units.
The ACofS, G4 also performs the functions of the
logistics readiness officer. LRO functions include – Monitor the temporary loan of equipment within
the COSCOM.
Reviewing, analyzing, and reporting on the logis-
tics readiness of COSCOM units. Supervise the COSCOM’s supply discipline program
Tracking command controlled lines with the assis- Provide technical advice on property account-
tance of commodity managers in the CMMC. ability within the COSCOM.
Recommending policies, procedures, and correc- Recommend action to be taken on reports of sur-
tive actions to assist in maintaining a high state of vey by the approving authority.
readiness within the COSCOM. Process inventory adjustment reports and prepare
Managing the supply and maintenance assistance monthly reports summarizing property account-
and readiness program, ability adjustments.
Ensuring command emphasis on preventive main- Monitor the expenditure of funds to support
tenance in COSCOM units. materiel programs.
Reviewing and analyzing logistics readiness Coordinate the evacuation of excess and salvage
reports on equipment status and equipment readi- materiel
ness percentage and ratings in COSCOM units. Coordinate the disposition of captured enemy
Monitoring the introduction of new equipment supplies and equipment with ACofS, G2 intel-
into COSCOM units. ligence staff.
Requesting inspections of materiel in the hands of Coordinate regeneration of subordinate units with
COSCOM troops to determine the condition of the COSCOM's support operations section’s staff.
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Internal Maintenance Support Prepare movement orders for administrative troop

The maintenance officer assigned to the logistics movements of the COSCOM HHC.
support branch reviews, revises, and writes policy and Coordinate requests for transportation assets
procedures for internal maintenance and material beyond that of the organic capability of subordinate
readiness. He prepares the internal logistics main- COSCOM units with the CMCC.
tenance annex to the COSCOM FSOP. He analyzes
the maintenance status and trends in COSCOM units Coordinate regeneration transportation require-
and makes recommendations to improve overall ments of COSCOM units with transportation sup-
readiness posture. He also ensures that required port branch staff.
maintenance personnel and tools are available to sup- Internal Field Services Support
port the fielding of new equipment. In the area of internal field services support, the
Logistics support branch maintenance personnel – supply and services officer prescribes policies and pro-
Conduct staff assistance visits to identify cedures for COSCOM units to obtain field services
and assist in correcting maintenance problems support. He coordinates the internal field services sup-
in COSCOM units. port of COSCOM units, to include requirements for
CEB, decontamination, laundry, and mortuary affairs
Monitor the equipment readiness status of support. He also coordinates COSCOM unit field ser-
subordinate units. vices reconstitution requirements with COSCOM
Conduct periodic maintenance evaluation in- troop support branch staff.
spections of maintenance in COSCOM units. FOOD SERVICE SUPPORT BRANCH
Report on maintenance and repair parts The food service officer and food service technician
problems which affect the readiness of COSCOM exercise technical staff supervision over COSCOM food
units. service programs and subsistence operations. They
develop plans, policies, and procedures involving the
Monitor COSCOM unit PLLs and approve or receipt, storage, and distribution of subsistence. Together
disapprove non-demand supported additions with the food service supervisor and subsistence supply
or deletions. supervisor, they conduct assistance/inspection visits of
Monitor the COSCOM’s calibration program. subordinate food service areas and subsistence storage
and distribution points. Their primary concerns include
Monitor the COSCOM’s Army Oil Analysis adherence to established procedures, methods of
Program. preparation, and conservation.
Recommend cross leveling of repair parts and CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT BRANCH
equipment to correct readiness problems.
Branch personnel plan, manage, and coordinate
Coordinate maintenance regeneration require- freed facilities, construction, utilities, and real estate for
ments of COSCOM units with COSCOM’s the COSCOM. The construction support branch chief
maintenance support branch staff. serves as the COSCOM engineer. He is the liaison
Internal Transportation Support officer in coordinating for support from corps engineers
and the engineer brigade for the COSCOM HHC and
The transportation officer and transportation opera- COSCOM units.
tions NCO assigned to the logistics support branch –

CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS SUPPORT

CMO activities involve relationships between ACofS, G5
military forces and civilian authorities and populace The ACofS, G5 retains primary coordinating staff
in the AO. They determine or lessen the impact of supervision responsibility for all civil affairs and for civil
military operations on the political, economic, and military relationships in the COSCOM’s AO. He exer-
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units and teams attached to the COSCOM. He coor- dependency of COSCOM units on CONUS-based
dinates with corps G5 staff in the corps rear CPsS CSS resupply. The extent and depth of local resources
cell on the CMO impact on COSCOM operations. depends on US policy, international law, or HN agree-
The ACofS, G5 represents the COSCOM com- ments.
mander in the local community. He serves as the Section personnel coordinate internal support re-
principal staff assistant to the COSCOM commander in quirements and knowledge of available supplies,
matters pertaining to the civil population, its govern- services, and resources within the local economy with
ment, economy, and civil institutions in the COSCOM procurement and contracting personnel in subordinate
AO. He advises and assists the commander and staff in CSGs and the CMMC procurement branch. They
identifying requirements and coordinating support facilitate meetings between the external support branch
from the HN, civilian community, and foreign military. personnel who contract for supplies and services and
The ACofS, G5 recommends command policy those individuals within the HN, civilian community,
concerning obligations between civil and military civilian government, or foreign military who provide
authorities. He establishes and maintains close and supplies and services to augment those provided by
continuing relations with other US government agen- COSCOM units.
cies that have CA responsibilities in the AO. He advises Standard policy is to use local resources and existing
the COSCOM commander and staff on the political, governmental or civilian organizations for humanitarian
economic, and social effects of CMO on internal support, to include support of refugees and geriatrics.
COSCOM support operations, to include PSYOP. These resources lessen the burden on LOCs and possib-
The ACofS, G5 coordinates and supervises com- ly serve as potential Class X support to nonmilitary
munity relations activities in the COSCOM’s area of programs.
responsibility. He informs the ACofS, G2 of intelligence ACofS, G5 section personnel advise COSCOM staff
information obtained from the populace. He assists the and personnel of subordinate units on civil military
ACofS, G1 with the employment of local indigenous cooperation. They provide advice concerning the
labor for military use. population of the AO, to include local customs, institu-
The ACofS, G5 exercises staff supervision over CA tions, economy, and government. They also conduct
units or elements assigned, attached, or placed OPCON surveys and studies on obligations between civil and
to the COSCOM’s headquarters, special troops bat- military authorities, to include treaties, agreements,
talion. He prepares plans and recommends policies and conventions, international law, and US policy.
procedures for CA activities. He coordinates and Section personnel also identify potential civil-
directs all CA activities in the COSCOM trace. military problems that may directly affect COSCOM
ACofS, G5 SECTION operations. They prepare estimates of the probable
political, economic, and social impact of military opera-
ACofS, G5 section personnel maintain and tions and recommend courses of action to exploit CA
prepare the CMO and CA portions of COSCOM interfaces and their working relationships with the local
OPLANs/OPORDs, administrative/logistics plans, population. They supervise the collection of con-
SOPs, and policies and directives. They determine traband, arms, and ammunition in the AO. As required,
requirements for CA units and personnel to ac- they coordinate with ACofS, G3 operations branch per-
complish CA activities. They coordinate civil military sonnel on the use of PSYOP to persuade indigenous
matters with CA units and assist in developing CA populations to cooperate with COSCOM staff.
essential elements of information. They also monitor
the CA activities of other units of the command. CA UNITS/ELEMENTS SUPPORT
Section personnel coordinate with CA teams in iden- CA units or elements perform a command support
tifying in-country resources available to support mission for the COSCOM. The corps may allocate CA
COSCOM internal operations and reduce the logistics teams to COSCOM units in either general or direct
burden of the command. Resources may include public support roles. CA units attached to the COSCOM's
works and utilities, labor, material, and services. They headquarters, special troops battalion and not further
conduct site surveys to locate HN resources. They plan attached to subordinate commands are OPCON to the
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special troops battalion provide augmentation assis- Monitoring and making recommendations to the
tance, as required, to the ACofS, G5 section to aid in COSCOM commander on how to minimize ad-
planning CA operations. FMs 41-5 and 41-10 describe verse effects on COSCOM mission accomplish-
the mission and functions of CA units or teams. ment.
The scope of CA units or CA teams assigned or Coordinating with local agencies for assistance in
attached varies depending upon the AO and level of controlling civilian population movement.
combat activity. CA support to the COSCOM might
include — Assisting the COSCOM commander in meeting
legal and moral obligations to the local civil
Conducting area studies and reviewing HNS population.
agreements.
Identifying local civilian sources for information
Identifying available local resources, facilities, concerning enemy order of battle and enemy ac-
and support. tivities in the allied rear area.
Developing CA annexes to COSCOM OPLANs. OPERATION SUPPORT
Providing input to the troop information Table 9-10 lists the functions or tasks which ACofS,
programs on culturally appropriate behavior. G5 section personnel perform during the predeploy-
ment planning, deployment alert, and staging of an
Coordinating US requirements for and assisting operation. They focus on preventing civilian inter-
in the acquisition of local resources, facilities, and ference and obtaining essential civilian support for
support. COSCOM operations. COSCOM assets are not nor-
Facilitating initial coordination meetings between mally employed in CA operations. They might, however,
the contracting agent and foreign agency which be used as a last resort when no civilian assets exist and
agreed to provide a specific type of HNS. assets are not required for immediate military opera-
tions. ACofS, G5 staff officers establish procedures for
Minimizing local population interference with the control and care of refugees, evacuees, and dis-
COSCOM operations. placed persons.
Conducting analyses to anticipate population
movements.

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

The ACofS, G6 section provides information ACofS, G6
management systems planning, policy, and guidance The ACofS, G6 advises the COSCOM commander,
for all assigned or attached units in the COSCOM staff, and subordinate commanders on matters pertain-
AO. Information management areas include com- ing to automation system support within the COSCOM,
munications, automatic data processing, records command communications, and administration ser-
management, printing and publications, and audio vices. He coordinates and controls information
visual. The ACofS, G6 section prepares the manage- management assets assigned to support COSCOM
ment information system portion of COSCOM units. AR 25-1 outlines information management
OPLANs as well as the computer operations outage responsibilities.
plan. Section personnel provide integrated manage-
ment of information services and support. They Automation System Support
ensure that information is distributed throughout the The ACofS, G6 plans, directs, and coordinates
COSCOM. the automation support activities of the COSCOM.
The ACofS, G6 section consists of a CSS automat- He formulates automation asset management
ion management office, communications branch, directives. He monitors the application of DA
and administration services branch. The mis- standard automation software systems within the
sion/functions of each branch and the responsibilities COSCOM. He also coordinates operational sup-
of the ACofS, G6 are described below. port for the automation assets of the COSCOM.

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This includes repair parts and service require- Administration Support

ments. The ACofS, G6 is responsible for centralized ad-
The ACofS, G6 is responsible for management and ministrative services in support of the COSCOM
operational control of the CTASC-11 in the CMMC, headquarters. These include message center distribu-
CMCC, and medical brigade. He develops COSCOM tion services, photocopying services, centralized
COOP plans to cover the possible destruction of and reference publications, and decentralized functional
sharing of a CTASC-11 previously dedicated to run- files management. He coordinates with CMMC
ning only SARSS 2A/2B, SAAS, DAMMS-R, or procurement branch personnel on blanket purchase
TAMMIS program system applications. The ACofS, agreements for local purchases of information manage-
G6 coordinates plans which prioritize the systems ment supplies and equipment.
requiring immediate COOP in emergency situations CSS AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE
with the COSCOM support operations officer and
ACofS, G3. The COSCOM CSSAMO provides an automation
assistance management structure for CSS STAMIS
As the COSCOM’s information systems security software run on microcomputers throughout the corps.
officer, he evaluates ADPE and data security It provides management and technical control over
measures relative to transfer of classified material STAMIS automation assistance by ensuring that all
and access control to restricted areas. He supervises STAMIS interface and that all CSS STAMIS function in
magnetic storage media management. He also formu- unity. While SIDPERS software is supported by the
lates protective measures to minimize the effects of servicing personnel services company, the CSSAMO
electromagnetic pulse and transient radiation effect coordinates the support.
in electronic systems.
All STAMIS change requests for STAMIS run on
Communications Support CTASC-II are routed through the COSCOM CSSAMO.
The ACofS, G6 serves as the principal advisor to the This includes change requests for SIDPERS run on
COSCOM commander and his staff on all signal mat- CTASC-II at the corps personnel group.
ters. This includes the installation, operation, and CSSAMO Mission
maintenance of signal systems and signal equipment. He
develops and maintains signal estimates and com- The COSCOM CSSAMO serves as the battlefield
munications support plans, to include signal personnel functional area automation manager for CSS STAMIS.
and equipment requirements. He manages and controls As such, CSSAMO personnel maintain data on CSS
the COSCOM’s COMSEC account. He also staffs hardware and software use and perform the following
recommendations for MTOEs pertaining to signal mission tasks —
equipment and personnel within COSCOM units. Coordinate the installation and synchronization of
The ACofS, G6 formulates plans for and supervises STAMIS.
the establishment of data communications links. This Coordinate the installation and synchronization of
includes links with remote data bases, fixed sites, mobile system change packages.
computers, and the Army’s tactical and strategic com-
munication systems. Assist units with CSS automation COOP planning
and execution.
The ACofS, G6 is responsible for the installation and
operation of a local area network for the command. He Coordinate the submission of engineering change
conducts staff liaison with the signal brigade’s corps proposal software to the information system com-
signal office (assistant brigade signal officer) regarding mand and theater army.
COSCOM communication support requirements. As Interact with division and EAC activities respon-
the COSCOM telephone control officer, he validates sible for CSS system support.
telephone service requests for COSCOM units and
COSCOM HHC staff sections. He advises the COSCOM Provide user level STAMIS support for the head-
commander on signal support in subordinate units quarters.
and their communications impact on the COSCOM Coordinate signal support actions with ap-
information management program. propriate signal office.
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CSSAMO Relationships Develops the automation support portion of

As shown by Figure 9-2, the COSCOM CSSAMO OPLANs/OPORDs.
coordinates the actions of the CSSAMO in each subor- Provides staff level supervision of local command
dinate CSG as well as the CSSAMO in the DISCOMS, unique systems.
separate combat brigades, and ACRs. While the figure CSSAMO Personnel
reflects a notional four division corps configuration, the
CSS software support structure can be tailored to sup- As applicable, CSSAMO personnel (materiel ac-
port a corps with a contingency mission. counting, maintenance management, ammunition,
transportation, medical, and unit supply specialists)
The COSCOM/CSG CSSAMO is the focal point for analyze and test computer programs. They also provide
all user STAMIS system support in the corps. It coor- advice on new or modified system adaptability.
dinates the actions of CSG CSSAMOs and the
CSSAMOs in the DISCOMs. It ensures that units apply TDA Augmentation
all system change packages in the proper order. It The CSSAMO is not staffed or equipped to support
reviews system problem reports submitted through command unique systems or systems unique to TDA
other CSSAMOs and routes the problem report to an organizations. However, a TDA augmentation com-
information system command team or TA CSSAMO. posed of a mix of civilian and military personnel may be
CSSAMO System Support Officer assigned to the COSCOM CSSAMO to support forces
in excess of that supported by assigned CSGs. Augmen-
As chief of the CSSAMO, the system support officer tation personnel can fill vacant spaces in the CSSAMO
has staff responsibility for the automated management of CSGs transitioning to war. They help integrate forces
information systems of the COSCOM. He coordinates arriving in theater into the CSS automation structure.
the administrative and logistics activities necessary to
support changes in automation support requirements COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH
and priorities. To do this, he – Communications branch personnel provide planning
Maintains a database of ADP assets within the and policy guidance on the communications systems
COSCOM. hardware and its capability to support automation
STAMIS programs in the COSCOM AO. They coor-
Advises on continuity of operations, computer dinate and monitor signal support in the COSCOM
sites, hardware acquisition, and automation HHC. They also coordinate the signal activities of sup-
security. porting units.
Performs system analysis and coordinates re- C-E officers advise the ACofS, G6 on all C-E matters.
placement systems when automation systems be- They determine the methods to provide C-E support
come curtailed or inoperative. to satisfy COSCOM requirements and coordinate the
Advises the COSCOM commander and staff on signal activities of subordinate units. They also coor-
management information system matters iden- dinate the preparation and distribution of automated
tified in the 18 series ARs and other publications SOI throughout the COSCOM.
that pertain to CSS STAMIS. The telecommunication technician (COMSEC)
Provides technical advise on the interface between monitors the stockage and distribution of controlled
automation and C-E systems. C-E equipment and associated ASL. The communications
operations chief reviews the C-E systems in subordinate
Provides advise on the capabilities and limitations units to determine their impact on the COSCOM infor-
of automation support equipment under varying mation management program. He supervises the
environments. installation and maintenance of the telephone com-
Evaluates software and hardware compatibility. munications systems within the COSCOM.
Formulates protective measures that minimize the ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BRANCH
effects of electromagnetic pulse and transient This branch provides internal administrative ser-
radiation effect in electronic systems. vices support for the COSCOM HHC, This includes
a distribution center, central classified document
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control repository, centralized administration refer- tion of inbound message traffic addressed to the
ence library, and limited reproduction facilities. COSCOM. They review correspondence for quality
Administration services officers and administration su- control and authenticate routine command cor-
pervisors assigned to the administration services respondence. They also establish a courier service
branch perform the administrative functions noted in to and from the corps distribution center.
FM 101-5 to include – Administration specialists maintain administra-
Correspondence and distribution manage- tive files, regulations, related publications, and
ment. publication accounts. They request and issue blank
Printing and reproduction services. forms. They maintain consolidated functional files
for all correspondence. The offset press operators
Classified document control. maintain and operate the copier machines for the
Publication and library management. headquarters.
Postal supervisors and postal clerks coordinate
Reports control. postal service support with the supporting postal
Records, blank forms, mail, and file manage- company. They also provide courier service to and
ment. from the corps and COSCOM HHC staff sections.
Administration supervisors operate a staff message OPERATION SUPPORT
distribution center for the receipt and dispatch of all Table 9-11 lists the functions or tasks which ACofS,
correspondence, official mail, and electronic mes- G6 section personnel perform during predeployment
sages addressed to COSCOM staff elements. They planning, deployment alert, and staging.
maintain a message distribution formula for distribu-
HEADQUARTERS, SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION
The headquarters, special troops battalion provides battalion headquarters. It has an S1, S2/3, and S4 as-
the command and control staff element for all special signed to perform the normal battalion S-staff
troops assigned or attached to the COSCOM HHC. coordinating functions for special troop elements
Special troops personnel provide organizational level assigned or attached to the COSCOM HHC. The
administrative support to any special units or teams that S-staff also performs battalion level staff support
the corps assigns or attaches to the COSCOM HHC. In for the CMMC and CMCC assigned to the COSCOM
addition to CA units and chemical units, the corps HHC.
could attach signal, MI, JAG, and other units or teams The S1 officer and personnel staff perform ad-
to the headquarters, special troops battalion. ministrative, legal, morale support and personnel
COMMANDER staff functions in support of COSCOM HHC,
The commander of the headquarters, special troops CMMC, and CMCC personnel and special
battalion exercises operational command and control troops. They process personnel actions and sub-
of special troops assigned or attached to the COSCOM. mit them to the servicing personnel service com-
He does not have sufficient staff to run the BCOC for pany. They prepare the personnel estimate,
the base cluster consisting of the COSCOM HHC, maintain strength data, prepare SIDPERS
CMMC, CMCC, and the rear corps CP. However, his input, and determine replacement requirements.
staff plans and coordinates local security for the COS- The S2/3 officer and associated personnel coor-
COM CP. They arrange guard, fatigue, and other dinate intelligence, OPSEC, tactical movement,
required details to provide protected areas for CP NBC defense, and training of special troops.
personnel and their supporting automation and com-
munications equipment. The S4 officer and associated logistics person-
nel coordinate internal logistics support for
BATTALION S-STAFF COSCOM HHC, CMMC, CMCC and special
The headquarters, special troops battalion posses- troops personnel. This includes arranging billet-
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supply support, organizational maintenance sup- OPERATION SUPPORT

port, and field feeding support. The S4 develops Table 9-12 lists the functions or tasks which personnel
and monitors maintenance programs for subor- assigned to the headquarters, special troops battalion
dinate units. The S4 or warrant also serves as the perform prior to deployment, upon deployment, and
property book officer for the COSCOM HHC, after arrival in the AO.
CMMC, and CMCC.

HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
The headquarters company provides the command Preparing official orders.
and control staff to supervise enlisted personnel as- Preparing personnel action documentation.
signed to the COSCOM HHC. Headquarters company
personnel provide administrative and logistics support Installing internal field telephones and switchboards
to COSCOM HHC personnel and to the units or teams not connected to the MSE area communications
attached to the headquarters, special troops battalion. system.
They assist in planning for deployment and redeploy- Operating the internal organic headquarters
ment of the headquarters. They are also responsible for switchboard.
supervising physical security of HHC areas.
COMMANDANT Maintaining internal field wire communications.
As the headquarters commandant, the commander Providing data and assistance to G2/3 section per-
of the headquarters company is responsible for – sonnel in preparing plans.
Selection of future headquarters sites. Assisting COSCOM staff sections in the installa-
tion of MSE telephones and their four wire con-
Arrangement and movement of the headquarters. nection to the MSE area system.
Coordination for life support at multiple head- INTERNAL SUPPLY SUPPORT
quarters sites.
Supply personnel assigned to the headquarters
Headquarters administration. company’s supply section process supply room issues,
Supervision of maintenance of organic equip- receive small arms, control weapons and ammunition,
ment. prepare weapons/ammunition reports, and process
laundry for COSCOM HHC personnel. They also main-
Organizational supply. tain a property book and supporting transaction files.
Field feeding support. FIELD FEEDING SUPPORT
The headquarters commandant maintains con- The food services section is authorized two MKTs
tinuous coordination with the corps headquarters and sufficient cooks and food preparation equipment
commandant regarding location of the corps rear CP. to provide adequate field feeding support for the
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT COSCOM HHC. In addition, the food services sec-
tion may provide meals and rations for other teams,
Administration personnel assignment to the head- such as CA teams and international law teams, which
quarters company is based on AR 570-2 allocation rules. locate near the COSCOM HHC.
Headquarters company administrative personnel pro-
vide internal administrative support services for the Under the area feeding concept prescribed by FM
COSCOM HHC and special troops. Headquarters 10-23, nondivision separate units with a strength of less
company administrative support functions include – than 30 soldiers are not resourced with food service
personnel and coordinate with the nearby feeding units
Processing SIDPERS input and control data. for support. Nondivision separate units with required
Maintaining personnel transaction registers. strength from 30 to 99 soldiers are authorized one cook
to assist with ration preparation in the feeding unit.
Processing mail. Supported units provide KP support to offset the increase
in sanitation work load associated with A or B Rations.
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Since CMCC strength is less than 99, it is authorized The motor pool element provides ground transpor-
one cook to assist the feeding unit. CMCC personnel tation for general officers assigned to the COSCOM
receive subsistence support from either the CMMC, headquarters.
also authorized two MKTs and sufficient cooks, or the SECURITY SUPPORT
COSCOM HHC.
Headquarters company personnel perform internal
INTERNAL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT security support functions, to include coordination of
Maintenance personnel assigned to the main- perimeter defense and base defense support. As ap-
tenance section of the headquarters company propriate, they also –
provide unit-level maintenance support of organic Execute the camouflage plan.
equipment authorized the COSCOM HHC and the
CMMC. Maintenance support functions include – Collect and disseminate NBC information.
Installation and maintenance of lighting sys- Maintain chemical supply records.
tems. Conduct unit reconnaissance for NBC contamina-
Installation of above ground electrical dis- tion.
tribution systems. Decontaminate unit equipment, supplies, person-
Testing electrical circuits and components. nel, and terrain.
Malfunction and repair defect isolation. OPERATION SUPPORT
Inspections and repairs of electrical distribution Table 9-13 lists task which headquarters company
systems and equipment. personnel perform during predeployment and deploy-
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CHAPTER lO
Reconstitution Support
The reconstitution process begins with battlefield
reorganization, followed by assessment by higher head- CONTENTS
quarters to determine the unit’s combat effectiveness. Page
Following assessment, further reorganization or
regeneration may be required. Mission priorities, REORGANIZATION OF COSCOM UNITS 10-1
resource requirements, and time dictate the reconstitu- REGENERATION ASSESSMENT 10-2
tion process.
RECONSTITUTION PLANNING 10-4
REGENERATION SUPPORT 10-4

REORGANIZATION OF COSCOM UNITS

Given the current austere CSS force structure of rosters, redistribution criteria, and contingency man-
forward deployed corps, reorganization is the only ning standards.
reconstitution effort, before the corps matures and Following an attack, battalion and group staffs shift
CONUS-based CSS units and personnel replacements readily available assets and direct replenishment ac-
arrive in theater. Since reorganization consists of ac- tions. All units attempt to replenish unit basic loads.
tions taken to shift internal resources within a degraded
unit, this section focus only on the reorganization of Deliberate Reorganization
COSCOM units. Given more time and additional resources, battalion
REORGANIZATION and group staffs perform deliberate reorganization to
restore subordinate units to a specified degree of mis-
During the early stages of combat, immediate and sion effectiveness. The medical brigade/group can
deliberate reorganization represents the reconstitution replace modules from hospitals with modules from
process most easily executed. Subordinate groups or another MTF. CSG groups or battalions conduct more
battalions cross-level equipment and personnel or com- extensive cross-leveling. DS maintenance can be more
bine two or more attrited units to form a single mission intensive. Some replacement resources may be avail-
capable unit. able. All units use the lull to rebuild stocks of Class III,
Low density equipment and specialized MOSS V, VII, and VIII. DS supply companies provide sundry
make reorganization of logistics elements more difficult packs and Class VI items to improve soldier morale.
than reorganization of combat units. Reorganization of Battalion S4s schedule soldier rotation through CEB
COSCOM units requires detailed planning, earlier points. Personnel service support, such as postal service
selection of elements for reorganization, more extensive and chaplain support, needs to be provided to improve
cross-leveling, and increased reliance upon individual morale and ease stress.
replacements.
To provide supporting units more time in which to
Immediate Reorganization reorganize, CSG support operations officers can either
Immediate reorganization of COSCOM units con- adjust customer support lists to the degraded capability
sists of those actions which quickly or temporarily of the supporting unit or change support sources.
restore degraded units to a minimum level of effective- REORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT
ness. Reorganization actions need to occur in or as close
to the employment location as possible. Commanders continually assess the ability of their
unit, battalion, or group to perform assigned missions.
Subordinate commanders follow procedures set Their staff officers keep the commander and their next
forth in OPORDs and FSOPs, to include succession of higher level of command informed on —
commands. Plans for succession of command or staff res-
toration need to specify the use of subordinate echelon Personnel status. Commanders report on —
assets. All subordinate unit SOPS need to include battle Effectiveness of the remaining chain of command.
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Unit strength. experience. The availability of field services sup-

Casualties. port and health services support also impacts on
Physical condition of soldiers. This includes bat- unit morale.
tle fatigue, sleep deprivation and fatigue level, Availability of combat and CS. Protective cover-
length of time in combat, number of rest periods, ing fires and a secure AO allow degraded COS-
minor injuries and illnesses, and accumulated COM units to continue their mission support
radiation dosage. operations or to reorganize while remaining in the
Condition of key personnel. combat area.
Number and experience level of replacements REORGANIZATION APPROVAL
and whether replacements are individuals or Normally, the commander one echelon above ap-
crews. proves reorganization. Subordinate group or brigade
Level of training required. commanders approve the reorganization of their bat-
Equipment status. S4s continually assess the status talions. Subordinate battalion commanders approve the
of weapons, mission essential equipment, vehicles, reorganization of their units. However, the corps com-
and communications equipment. mander must approve a reorganization that results in a
major force structure change.
Current supply status. Supply personnel deter-
mine the quantity of ammunition and petroleum REORGANIZATION CONTROL
stocks remaining as well as the capability of logis- If the C2 of the unit undergoing reorganization
tics support units to resupply the unit. remains viable, or C2 has been reinforced or rees-
Maintenance status. Maintenance personnel tablished, command lines remain the same as before
report deadlined equipment and the capability of reorganization. However, commanders should be
nondivision DS maintenance units or MSTs to prepared to modify command lines. All subordinate unit
repair or replace damaged weapons and mission FSOP need to include command succession and proce-
essential equipment. dures to reestablish CPs.
Soldier and unit morale. Staff officers assess and The unit commander structures and directs immedia-
report on intangible morale factors. These include te reorganization as well as the reorganization of
unit leadership, esprit de corps, commitment, subordinate elements. Guidance from the next level
cohesion, and discipline. They also report on the commander ensures that deliberate reorganization ef-
length of time their unit has been in combat and forts complement the corps commander’s concept of
the nature and intensity of the most recent combat operations.

REGENERATION ASSESSMENT
Regeneration transcends normal day-to-day logistics degraded unit’s C2 and requirements for personnel ser-
support actions. It consists of the extraordinary actions vices, logistics, and training. Though the exact
planned by the corps rear CP to restore units to a desired composition of the RTF assessment element cannot be
level of combat or mission effectiveness. predetermined, Table 10-1 lists representative staff of-
The deputy corps commander forms an RTF assess- ficers who may comprise the RTF assessment element.
ment element to determine whether regeneration is They –
required. The RTF then forms battle damage assess- Conduct detailed assessments to determine unit
ment teams which assess unit status and regeneration status and remaining capabilities.
requirements. Reestablish the C2 structure of attrited units.
REGENERATION TASK FORCE
ASSESSMENT Determine CSS requirements to restore the units
to required mission capability.
The RTF assessment element conducts an assess-
ment of units which are candidates for regeneration. Determine how able attrited units are to assist in
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Determine the availability of replacement equip- and prepare to move to the regeneration site. Normally,
ment and personnel. one BDAT is assigned per battalion sized unit.
Marshal unit resources to prepare the units for BDATs assess the requirements and materiel readi-
movement to the regeneration site. ness status of the units. They assist the degraded units
Depending on the criticality and sensitivity of the in their move. An MCT might accompany the BDAT to
information, the RTF assessment element transmits C2 coordinate the move to the regeneration site. BDATs
and training requirements through command channels. continue to assist the units until regeneration is com-
It transmits detailed CSS status data and requirements plete.
through the COSCOM command net, or MSE area The personnel and equipment assigned to each
communication system, to appropriate staff sec- BDAT are METT-T dependent. However, BDATs
tions/branches. need to be able to communicate with the RTF, with
BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS COSCOM/CSG support operations staff, and with sup-
porting units. Each BDAT requires sufficient mobility
The RTF commander forms BDATs which travel to and self-supporting life support Capability not to be a
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RECONSTITUTION PLANNING
Reconstitution planning and execution cannot be reac- Staff reconstitution responsibilities.
tive. A reconstitution plan must exist which can then be Function, composition, and equipment of BDAT
adapted to the situation. Timely execution of the
reconstitution plan maintains the corps momentum. COS- assessment teams.
COM support operations section staff officers develop and Procedures to reestablish C2.
update the logistics support portion of reconstitution plans Techniques to maintain cohesiveness.
to correspond to the corps commander’s priorities and
assessment input from the RTF reconstitution element and Procedures for acquiring assistance from TA com-
BDATs. They integrate and synchronize logistics support mands.
of reconstitution provided by CSGs and the medical In developing the logistics support portion of
brigade/group. reconstitution plans, COSCOM support operations sec-
RECONSTITUTION PLAN tion staff officers need to consider –
The corps rear CP plans and controls reconstitution. Time constraints.
Corps rear CP operations staff officers plan for and
control regeneration efforts, in conjunction with the Level of capability desired, based on current and
rear CP CSS cell. The corps commander’s reconstitu- anticipated tactical situations and unit missions.
tion plan establishes his reconstitution intent, concept, Capability of COSCOM elements available to assist
and priorities. These influence the COSCOM and units in their move to the regeneration site.
group commanders in developing plans for implement-
ing reconstitution. Availabtity of replacement supplies and equipment.
COSCOM CSS plans branch personnel develop Location of possible regeneration sites.
COSCOM reconstitution support plans. The COSCOM Available lines of communication.
support operations officer synchronizes logistics support
requirements between the CMMC and CMCC and with Transportation assets available for medical evacua-
agencies outside the command such as the TAMMC and tion and for recovery and evacuation of supplies and
TAACOM ASGs. equipment.
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS Exposure to mass casualty weapons.
Reconstitution plans must take into account the situa- Accumulated radiation status and delayed weapons
tion, degraded units’ conditions and missions, and the effects.
expected intensity of future conflicts. Reconstitution plans Nature and extent of special requirements (decon-
should cover — tamination and combat stress control teams).
Information requirements. Figure 10-1 provides a reconstitution planning and ex-
Reporting procedures. ecution flowchart. Table 10-2 provides a reconstitution
planning checklist.
Assessment procedures.

REGENERATION SUPPORT
If normal logistics support and reorganization ac- FM 100-9 provides guidance on regeneration of com-
tions are insufficient to restore combat effectiveness, bat, CS, and CSS units and CSS support of regeneration
regeneration support may be necessary. Regeneration operations.
consists of rebuilding a degraded or reduced unit REGENERATION CONTROL
through large-scale replacement of personnel,
equipment, and supplies; reestablishment of C2; and The corps commander directs regeneration. He
the conduct of mission essential training. The COSCOM forms an RTF to execute regeneration. The corps com-
coordinates and executes the large-scale logistics support mander appoints an RTF commander to control the
for regeneration of division/corps battalions/brigades. regeneration process. The RTF commander may be a

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deputy commander, a key member of the G3 staff, or a elements. CSS elements coordinate provision of re-
subordinate commander. placement or RTD personnel and provide the supplies,
As soon as the decision to regenerate is made, field services, HSS, maintenance, and transportation
division, brigade, or ACR units are attached to the corps support required to regenerate units. Operations ele-
headquarters. This assists the RTF in extracting the units ments help reestablish and reinforce the chain of
from combat. It also precludes the parent division from command, manage regeneration site terrain, provide
cross-leveling critical assets from the degraded units for a safe site for regeneration, and execute training.
use elsewhere by the division. To further reduce the Table 10-3 lists elements which might be attached to
capability of already attrited units makes it almost impos- the RTF. The RTF commander adjusts the makeup of
sible to regenerate them later. the RTF based on initial assessments and the tactical
situation.
REGENERATION TASK FORCE
The reconstitution plan designates a headquarters
The exact composition of the RTF is METT-T de- element, such as a CSB headquarters, as part of the
pendent. It includes both CSS elements and operations
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RTF. The RTF commander should not ad hoc Dispatches BDATs.

headquarters from various units. CSB or CSG sup- Coordinates the movement of supplies and
port operations staff officers supervise the execution personnel replacements to the regeneration
of the bulk of logistics regeneration missions. site.
After the corps commander decides to
regenerate units, the RTF performs the following Coordinates the evacuation of assets to the
tasks: regeneration site.
Assesses regeneration site location recom- Establishes training areas.
mendations. Plans the distribution of deadlined equipment
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The RTF operates the regeneration site. RTF person- exchange, and a safe place to sleep. Following this,
nel coordinate — combat medical stress teams and UMTs assist in stress
Emergency medical treatment and advanced reduction. The DS replacement company provides
trauma management. uniforms, MOPP gear, and individual and organization-
al equipment. The RTF provides public affairs
Medical evacuation. information (newspaper and radio broadcasts) and
Security. phone contact with families. Ration supplement sundry
packs and personnel service support, such as postal
Battlefield repair. service, MWR activities, and finance support should
Equipment recovery. also be available.
SUPPLY SUPPORT
Materiel evacuation.
COSCOM units may provide fuel, water, rations, and
Large scale resupply. ammunition to attrited units as they move to the
Psychological and stress counseling. regeneration site. Supply elements may need to move
forward to a link-up site to provide this support.
Chaplain support.
Initially, the RTF emphasizes rearming and refuel-
The RTF possesses communications assets which ing of operational systems. Attrited units which do not
enables it to communicate with degraded units, support- require decontamination draw sufficient ammunition
ing units or elements, and corps and appropriate from an ATP or an ASP to cover their move to the
COSCOM sections/branches. The corps signal brigade regeneration site. The CMMC and CMCC redirect am-
needs to supplement communications capability. To munition in transit from the supporting ATP to another
facilitate communications, the tactical CP of the bat- ATP or ASI. COSCOM munitions support branch per-
talion/brigade being reconstituted collocates with the sonnel need to plan for ammunition stocks for area
RTF headquarters. defense, unit basic load replenishment, and training
SUPPORT OPERATIONS SECTION STAFF requirements.
Support operations section staff officers revise The RTF elements or units at the regeneration site
reconstitution plans based on assessment from the RTF arrange for –
assessment element and BDATs. They perform tasks Resupply of essential major end items.
listed on Table 10-4 as they integrate logistics support of
regeneration. Replacement of chemical defense equipment.
CMMC ASSISTANCE Replenishment of basic loads of Class III and V.
The CMMC reviews RTF assessment reports and Supply of critical repair parts, water, rations, and
transmits MROs to GSUs to ship replacements for sundry packs.
combat losses and critical equipment shortages. To min- Contracting personnel assigned to the CSGs and
imize supply action processing time, the COSCOM COSCOM procurement support branch contract for
support operations officer directs that supporting units fresh fruits, bread and locally available ration supplements.
give priority to MROs for attrited units.
To reduce the burden on the maintenance system, the The RTF uses existing area support CSB units to
provide logistics support for regeneration efforts. Ammuni-
CMMC needs to make every effort to maintain equipment tion and fuel may be available from supply points near the
integrity within the unit. Increasing the types of major items regeneration site. The KIT would not have to establish
increases the type of repair parts and TMDE required. stocks of these items at the regeneration site.
This would result in a disparity between available main-
tenance MOSS and required maintenance. It would also TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT
result in an increase in maintenance assets needed to The move to the regeneration site is normally classified
support the mix of weapon systems. as an administrative move, organized and planned by
INITIAL SOLDIER SUSTAINMENT the CMCC. The CMCC coordinates with the rear CP’s
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tactical movements. As additional status data is sider locating the regeneration site at or near a corps
received from the RTF assessment element and AVIM location.
BDATs, the CMCC adjusts the movement plan, to in- DS maintenance units and MSTs focus on recovering
clude special requirements for vehicles not off-road items, such as radios, installation kits, thermal sights,
capable or that require special road clearances. machine guns, communications security devices, and
An MCT can be attached to the RTF to help coordinate basic issue items, needed to make complete weapon
movement to, within, and from the regeneration site. If systems. They use controlled substitution and can-
degraded units are able to move themselves, the CMCC nibalization to recover serviceable components and
provides the units with priority road time. The COSCOM repair parts. COSCOM maintenance support branch
petroleum officer ensures that the degraded units receive personnel ensure that units undergoing reconstitution
adequate refuel-on-the-move support. If additional corps receive priority of maintenance efforts, replacement
transportation assets are required to support the move, equipment systems, tools, and test equipment.
the COSCOM support operations officer tasks the The GS repair parts supply company ships repair
CMCC to provide recovery vehicles and HETs. parts directly to the RTF maintenance company ele-
A truck company may be OPCON to the RTF to ment. Designating that maintenance element as an
provide direct support. Allied nation or HNS transporta- ALOC unit aligns air shipment from CONUS NICPs
tion assets help offset recovery and evacuation shortfalls. directly to the RTF unit.
SERVICES SUPPORT WEAPON SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT
CEB teams accompany the RTF advance party to The COSCOM weapon systems support branch
the regeneration site in order to begin sustaining sol- chief manages weapon system replacement actions in
diers soon after their arrival at the site. Force provider support of regeneration. To help provide more respon-
equipment may be set up at the regeneration site to sive regeneration, he recommends that some Class VII
provide showers, dining facility, laundry, and field items be configured in unit sets. Unit sets should be
sanitation. prepared for those units which corps G3 staff officers
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT estimate could receive heavy losses or require more
rapid reconstitution based on future missions.
The BDAT assesses requirements for immediate
battlefield repairs, use of expedient repairs, and cross- Major weapon systems are replaced per RTF status
leveling. COSCOM maintenance support branch reports and corps commander priorities. CMMC
personnel establish priorities for recovery, repair, and weapon systems managers allocate these systems
cannibalization and the degree of maintenance to be based on the corps commander’s priorities, known
performed. losses, and available replacements. They monitor sys-
tems undergoing maintenance and their anticipated
CMMC maintenance managers concentrate on due-out date.
repair of major end items critical to the degraded unit’s
combat effectiveness. They perform a lateral search for COSCOM/TAACOM heavy materiel supply company
critical repair parts identified by the BDAT and coordinate personnel prepare weapon systems ready-for-issue. This
with the CMCC/MCTs for movement of parts to the means that all ancillary items (fire control, machine
regeneration site. guns, radio mounts and radios) are installed. They also
ensure that basic issue items are aboard and that
Evacuated inoperable and battle damaged end items vehicle are fueled.
provide a major source of replacement systems. There-
fore, recovery and evacuation of combat damaged Crews link up with weapon systems at the regenera-
equipment must begin as soon as practical. All avail- tion site. They bring the system to a ready-to-fight
able assets, including additional recovery and status. Weapon systems which are ready-to-fight have
transportation assets from TAACOM and HN assets been boresighted and verified and have ammunition
(truck, rail, and barge), should be used. stowed aboard.
AVIM forward support platoons send teams forward HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT
to perform expedient battle damage repairs. If large Emergency medical treatment is performed as far
numbers of aircraft are damaged, the RTF should con- forward as possible to stabilize patients for evacuation or
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for return to duty. Air and ground ambulances evacuate Religious support.
soldiers to medical treatment facilities. Combat stress Straggler control.
control elements assess the mental health status of
unit personnel and advise the commander on unit Recovery of damaged equipment.
morale and cohesion. Medical treatment personnel TAACOM BACKUP SUPPORT
coordinate incorporation of RTD soldiers with the
RTF’s personnel replacement element. The COSCOM of a committed corps may not be
capable of providing the full magnitude of support re-
SPECIAL SUPPORT quired by a large scale regeneration effort. The
When units have been severely degraded due to TAACOM might need to provide –
events such as a NBC strike, additional assistance is Additional transportation backhaul or recovery
required to intensify support in the following areas: assets.
Decontamination. Critical weapon systems and GS level supplies.
Health service support. Reinforcing DS/GS maintenance.
Personnel services. Additional field services support.
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CHAPTER 11
Protecting the Support Structure
Because of their importance to the support of tacti- taken to mislead the enemy as well as actions taken to
cal operations, COSCOM units and facilities remain secure ground LOCs and protect critical Class VII,
vulnerable to attack by enemy forces. Enemy forces fuel, or ammunition supply points.
attempt to disrupt support activities and interdict
LOCs. The COSCOM’s support structure needs to be CONTENTS
protected if corps forces are to retain their capability
to surge and survive to win the corps battle. Page
Protection includes actions taken to offset Level I, THREATS TO COSCOM SUPPORT
I, and III threats. It also includes enforcing self- ORGANIZATIONS 11-1
protective measures such as dispersal, cover, SELF-PROTECTIVE MEASURES 11-3
concealment, and camouflage. Units must use self-
defense weaponry to fortify bases and base clusters and BAITLEFIELD DECEPTION 11-5
prevent unnecessary loss of mission supplies and REAR SECURITY 11-6
equipment. Protection also includes deception actions

THREATS TO COSCOM SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Threat doctrine stresses decisive engagements to at the same time. Indeed, some threat activities begin
breach the main battle area and penetrate into the corps well ahead of general hostilities.
rear area to destroy high-priority targets and logistics TARGETS WITHIN THE CORPS REAR AREA
reserves. Threat activity in the corps rear area is conducted
to prepare for future threat operations or support current An understanding of the threat to the corps rear area
threat close operations. It may encompass insurgents, ter- and detailed IPB and LPB products help to ensure
rorists, sympathizers and tactical forces as well as the protection of the support structure. Threat forces con-
effects of artillery, missiles and rockets, air attacks, and duct operations in the corps rear area to seize and
radio electronic combat. FMs 102-1, 100-2-2 and 100-2-3 maintain the initiative, facilitate strategic and operation-
describe threat forces and tactics. al level penetrations, and degrade or eliminate the
corps’ capability to conduct coherent operations.
LEVELS OF RESPONSE
To achieve these aims, enemy activities in the corps
Rather than focus on the size or type of threat, units rear area target –
focus on the level of response required to defeat the
threat. To assist commanders and staffs, PM 100-15 Chemical weapon storage sites and delivery sys-
categorizes Level I through Level III threats by the tems.
following levels of response: Corps CPs.
Level I threats are those which can be defeated by Air defense artillery sites.
base defense forces.
Critical signal nodes.
Level II threats include those which are beyond
the capabilities of base defense forces. These Critical logistics facilities and units.
threats can be defeated by response forces, nor- Key choke points along LOCs.
mally Ml?
Regeneration sites.
Level III threats are those which necessitate a
corps command decision to commit a tactical LEVEL I THREAT OBJECTIVES
combat force. Agents, sympathizes or terrorists attempt to create
Since incidents do not follow a progressive sequence, confusion, fear, or panic. They use sophisticated camera
commanders may face any combination of these threats listening devices, or long-range secure radios to gain
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information for exploiting vulnerabilities. They at- LEVEL II THREAT OBJECTIVES

tempt to cause delay by disrupting CP operations Level II threat objectives include command, control,
and communications and automation networks. In- and communications facilities; supply convoys; proposi-
dividual agents or small terrorist cells conduct random tioned war stocks; and reserve units marshaling in the
attacks to sabotage logistics support operations. corps rear area.
Enemy sympathizers conduct political demonstra-
tions to create hostile civil strife in host countries. Special purpose forces, squad-size or smaller, per-
Reconnaissance teams conduct clandestine surveil- form reconnaissance, sabotage, and intelligence
lance to gather intelligence on logistics support collection missions in the corps area. These forces have
structure and operations. They also conduct acts been trained in demolitions, communications, and lan-
against targets of opportunity. guages. They often dress in HN or friendly forces
uniforms or civilian clothes. They may be tasked to
Supporting RAOCs disseminate information to disrupt, destroy, or prepare for large-force incursions.
bases and base clusters on the current situation in
the area, to include likely enemy targets and inten- Armored reconnaissance squads airdrop into or in-
tions. This information appears in the intelligence filtrate the corps rear area to locate reserves, monitor
estimate and IPB products produced by the corps unit positions or movements, and conduct ground
main CP’s intelligence cell. reconnaissance for avenues of approach. Other recon-
naissance elements raid supply points or conduct
High priority targets include the COSCOM CP ambushes along MSRs. Instead of attempting to seize
and its subordinate functional control centers. The key terrain features, assault forces focus on creating
threat attempts to disrupt CP communications nets gaps to allow exploitation forces to strike deep into the
and destroy the CSS automation management office corps rear area.
at the COSCOM and each CSG. Petroleum and am-
munition supply points as well as supply points RESPONSE TO LEVEL II THREATS
which receive, store, or issue Class VII items present Logistics units must use every possible measure to
lucrative targets for sabotage. MHE may also repre- prevent surveillance by Level H forces. The corps rear
sent a priority target. Because of the reliance of CP’s operations cell disseminates early warning infor-
logistics units on MHE, the loss of any or all MHE mation on threat airborne or air assault activities or
impacts adversely on support provided by distribu- insertions in the corps rear area. Following early warn-
tion systems. ing, the operations cell notifies the RAOCs which then
RESPONSE TO LEVEL I THREATS inform response forces and base clusters/bases.
Units need to detect, isolate, minimize, and defeat The base cluster defense plan needs to include air,
Level I threats before logistics support operations be- ground, and NBC attack alarm systems and describe inter-
come disrupted. Level I threats can be defeated by base nal air defense measures. Base defense forces prepare to
or base cluster self-defense measures, to include detect and defeat or minimize the effects of Level I and
OPSEC, COMSEC, and perimeter defense. limited Level II threat attacks against their base or base
cluster.
Base commanders form base defense forces. Base
defense forces provide internal base security and BCOCs/BDOCs (for isolated bases) request MP assis-
reinforce the base perimeter when threatened. tance or supporting fires through the RAOC serving their
area. The corps rear CP's operations cell designates MP
BDOCs develop a base defense plan. They submit elements to respond to bases or base clusters under attack
that plan to their designated base cluster, if ap- by Level II threat forces.
plicable. BCOCs consolidate these plans and forward
them to the supporting RAOC. LEVEL III THREAT OBJECTIVES
BDOCs/BCOCs switch organic radios to their support- Airborne or ground infiltration forces, company to
ing RAOC’s frequency to obtain data on rear operations battalion-size, attempt to seize industrial complexes,
and the tactical situation. Units within the base/base key terrain, airheads, landing zones, seaports,
cluster transmit Level I incidents reports both to the bridgeheads, or river-crossing sites. They exploit
RAOC serving their area and to their chain of command. penetrations to attack targets in the corps rear area.
Level III threats attempt to disrupt command, control,
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and communications facilities or to destroy preposi- Logistics units report the size and intent of Level III
tioned stocks, logistics corridors, and supply convoys. threats to their supporting RAOC. The corps G3 task
Exploitation forces could commit before the first organizes a tactical combat force, normally a composite
echelon battle ends and second echelon forces arrive. brigade-sized force, which the corps commander com-
They might try to prevent withdrawal or relocation of mits. All units in the TCF’s area of operations become
defending units by blocking withdrawal routes and seiz- OPCON to the TCF for rear security operations.
ing bridgeheads and road junctions. They might also try The corps rear CP’s CSS cell coordinates logistics
to destroy LOCs, seize airheads, prevent reserves requirements for the tactical combat force with the
moving forward, and destroy critical logistics facilities. COSCOM support operations officer. As required, the
RESPONSE TO LEVEL III THREATS COSCOM support operations officer directs the
CMMC to divert critical supplies and services to sup-
Level III threats can be delayed or disrupted by MP port the TCF.
response forces with supporting fires. The corps must
commit a tactical combat force to defeat a Level III threat.

SELF-PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Few COSCOM units can continue their support mis- Adjusting indirect fires.
sion while under attack, no matter how minor the threat Reacting to air, NBC, and indirect fire attacks.
may be. If threats continually force COSCOM units to
cease mission support and take defensive actions, corps DISPERSION
tactical operations could be effectively interrupted. To Organizing units into a defensive 360-degree perimeter
preclude continual support degradation from occur- absorbs manpower and provides only a thin line of
ring, swift measures should be taken to defeat threat protection. Once penetrated, the perimeter remains nearly
forces that are creating problems in the corps rear area. impossible to re-form.
Passive security measures must give way to active
measures in order to ensure maximum support ef- Point defense of functional small unit areas, with the
ficiency. fullest possible use of unit dispersion, has evolved as the
most practical method of defense. Instead of manning
All soldiers must become proficient in basic tactical the entire perimeter, logistics units form reaction forces
skills. This includes establishing perimeter defensive to defend critical elements. The enemy could even pass
positions in urban areas as well as field environments. through the base cluster area without hitting any
Every unit is responsible for providing its own local defended point.
security. Economy of force means that all COSCOM
units are responsible for defending themselves against To reduce the vulnerability of the corps’ GS support-
attempts to disrupt support operations. In coordination ing base, logistics organizations traditionally disperse
with the MP units in their area, they employ self protec- similar type units throughout the corps rear area. Dis-
tive measures to minimize the destructive force of persion helps to avoid catastrophic damage from air,
enemy forces. artillery, and mass destruction weapons. Even if a logis-
tics unit was not listed as a primary target, it could
Self protective measures include passive measures, become an excellent target of opportunity. The disper-
such as dispersion, cover, concealment and camouflage. sion required depends on the —
Often, merely avoiding detection serves as the best
defense. Self protective measures also include active Type of Threat. The probability of attack by air,
measures, such as — as an example, requires greater dispersion than an
attack by small units.
Using crew-served weapons and preparing in-
dividual positions. Terrain. Occupying urban terrain decreases dis-
persion requirements because of the cover provided
Emplacing obstacles. by buildings in built-up areas. Road networks with
Placing SAWS in key positions to protect base increased access which can bear expected traffic
cluster perimeters and critical stockage points. loads allow for greater dispersion of elements.

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Access to Supported Customers. Increased disper- on threat activities in the area. BCOCs implement an
sion of COSCOM units decreases the ease of access integrated warning plan within their cluster and with
by customers. However, dispersing classes of supply adjacent bases or base clusters. G2/S2 personnel trans-
throughout the corps rear area provides customers mit intelligence data and IPB products over rear
with one-stop support at several locations. operations nets.
Defensibility. Dispersion also depends on the ability DIRECT/INDIRECT FIRE PLAN
of a unit to prevent, resist, or defeat enemy forces. It is always difficult to identify enemy troops at any
Normally, units defend themselves better in built-up distance. Logistics units need to preplan targets for artil-
areas. In the field, defensibility improves as dis- lery support. However, artillery support may not be timely.
persed units withdraw to form closely knit base Clearances to fire artillery in the corps rear area must be
clusters. closely controlled to prevent firing on friendly forces.
COVER, CONCEALMENT, AND CAMOUFLAGE RAOCs assist group and battalion rear operations
Logistics resources that cannot be detected cannot branch personnel develop direct/indirect fire plans.
be targeted. Cover, concealment, and camouflage These fire plans need to identify –
remain critical to protecting logistics units, facilities, Probable enemy avenues of approach.
and supplies from enemy detection and attack.
Probable engagement areas.
Cover includes natural and artificial protection
from enemy observation and fire. When selecting Target reference points.
sites, advance parties need to consider the type of Priority of defense for support elements.
cover available for fighting positions and logistics
resources. When available, engineers provide har- Fire support request and coordination measures
dened sites for critical logistics resources. with designated fire support element.
Concealment includes natural or artificial protec- OBSTACLES
tion from enemy detection. COSCOM units need Obstacles slow, impede, or channel enemy move-
to conceal customer access areas as well as unit ment and incursions. They buy time until reaction
signature and mission equipment. Smoke may be forces can deploy or a response force can arrive. Effec-
used to conceal activities and to deceive the threat. tive use of obstacles involves sound countermobility
Camouflage consists of using natural or artificial planning and early warning.
materiel, objects, or tactical positions to confuse, Countermobility Plan
mislead, or evade the enemy. With the exception of
medical units, logistics units use camouflage to S2/3 staff officers in COSCOM organizations
conceal operations and the identity of critical as- develop countermobility plans. These countermobility
sets. (According to FM 8-10 and STANAG 2931, plans need to identify –
camouflage of a medical unit, vehicle, or aircraft Obstacle constraints and restrictions using the
on the ground results in the loss of the protective COSCOM OPLAN.
status afforded by the Geneva convention.) Use of Possible obstacle locations and type of obstacles.
extensive camouflage nets may prevent the enemy
from determining the type of logistics support ele- Available obstacle assets, to include real and ar-
ment. TM 5-200 describes field techniques for tificial mine devices.
preparing camouflage materials. FM 5-20 covers COSCOM Staff Support
engineer camouflage operations.
The COSCOM ACofS, G3’s rear operations/ADC
INTELLIGENCE GATHERING branch coordinates obstacle support requirements
Logistics units use observation posts, listening posts, with the supporting corps engineer element.
or unattended ground sensors on likely avenues of ap- REACTION FORCE
proach to collect intelligence on threat activity. In areas
where the populace remains friendly, local law enforce- Subordinate battalion commanders designated as
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force to provide base/base cluster defense of selected priorities for critical support elements. Depending on
support elements. When enemy forces exceed base and the intensity of the air threat, priority of corps critical
base cluster defense capabilities, response forces pro- assets, and availability of air defense assets, the corps
vide the initial force to close with and destroy the enemy. G3 task organizes ADA assets under the corps rear CP.
The reaction force should be armed to deliver the The rear CP’s operations cell coordinates ADA
greatest possible volume of fire using unit resources. It coverage with the supporting ADA unit to provide as
commits on the order of the base/base cluster com- much coverage of the prioritized list of critical assets as
mander. S4 staff officers coordinate reaction force possible.
equipment and supply requirements. Early Warnings
AIR DEFENSE The corps rear CP’s operations cell disseminates air
Air attack is perhaps the greatest single threat to defense early warnings through the rear command net.
logistics units in the corps rear area. Threat air forces Most COSCOM units receive air defense warnings
may include attack helicopters, attack aircraft, and through the tactical chain of command.
fighter bombers. Attack helicopters employ in support NBC DEFENSE
of threat offensive airborne or heliborne operations in
the corps rear area. When necessary, helicopters attack Commanders continually examine and adjust the de-
missiles being transported or in firing positions. They gree of risk that they can accept with respect to their
attack C2 facilities and air assets on the ground. They support mission. Chapters 4 through 8 of this manual
also conduct raids and ambushes. describe the possible impact of NBC attacks on logistics
missions. Each unit FSOP includes information on plan-
The best air defense measure consists of avoiding ning and conducting NBC defense. All unit personnel
being detected from the air. This is accomplished by receive training in —
innovative use of natural terrain or by using camouflage
nets. Contamination avoidance measures, to include
NBC reconnaissance, detection and warning of
Each soldier receives training in small arms air NBC hazards, and measures to limit the spread of
defense techniques, to include visual identification of contamination.
hostile aircraft. If soldiers fire in mass, small arms can
bring slow, low flying aircraft down. Protective measures, to include wearing MOPP
gear, recognizing NBC alarms, and administering
COSCOM Staff Support self aid and buddy aid.
The COSCOM OPLAN establishes air defense
policies. It includes corps directives on firing at aircraft. Decontamination operations, such as emergency or
COSCOM ACofS, G3 staff officers plan for engineer partial decontamination of personnel and equip-
hardening of critical positions. They coordinate with the ment. (Chemical decontamination units perform
corps air defense elements in determining air defense deliberate decontamination of equipment.)

BATTLEFIELD DECEPTION
Logistics units use battlefield deception measures to ELECTRONIC DECEPTION
conceal or falsify unit disposition and support capabilities. Electronic deception techniques help deceive EW
STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES reconnaissance elements and force the enemy to use
The corps G3’s battlefield deception cell plans the up some of their intelligence, jamming, and deception
deception story and prepares the deception annex to the assets. Techniques which COSCOM units may use to
corps OPORD. Based on the corps deception plan, the mislead enemy forces relative to the size, activity, and
corps rear CP tasks the COSCOM to execute deception location of supporting as well as supported units
events and employ deception devices and decoys. COS- include —
COM ACofS, G2 intelligence staff officers prepare the Transmitting preplanned messages containing
deception annex to COSCOM OPLANs and OPORDs. false information on support capabilities.
FMs 34-60 and 90-2 detail staff responsibilities in support
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Routing messages to other stations in the COSCOM supply, field services, maintenance, and transpor-
command/administrative logistics net to create the tation support operations.
impression that all units in the net appear equally
committed. Disguise containers and packages to resemble
those used by civilian suppliers.
Maintaining periods of radio silence to create
the impression of forthcoming unit move- Set up supply points in unorthodox positions.
ments. Use empty fuel drums and ammunition boxes to
Creating the impression of unusual logistics sup- help represent supply point activity where none
port activity. exists.
Transmitting unit signatures from false locations, Use training exercise recordings of logistics unit
while suppressing signatures from actual loca- activity to simulate the presence or movement of
tions. logistics support activities.
LOGISTICS DECEPTION Establish deception supply routes.
Deception techniques help conceal logistics facilities Use civilian trucks, buses, and cars to transport
or hide vehicular movements associated with receipt, supplies.
storage, and issue operations. In support of the corps Simulate the evacuation, abandonment, or destruc-
deception plan, COSCOM ACofS, G3 staff officers tion of supplies and equipment.
could task subordinate units to use one or more of the
following deception techniques: Use unserviceable items, salvage, or combat loss
items as decoys.
Use houses and factory buildings to conceal
REAR SECURITY
The rear CP’s operations cell and subordinate RAOCs also provide continual threat information to
RAOCs plan and conduct rear security operations. units within their AO.
RAOCs designate base/base cluster commanders and
form bases and base clusters to increase security. The The COSCOM headquarters, CMMC, CMCC, and
rear CP’s CSS cell identifies key logistics units or sup- the corps rear CP are normally grouped into a base. In
porting activities which require priority protection. For addition, if the tactical combat force is a dedicated
example – force, its CP collocates with the corps rear CP to
facilitate coordination. An MP combat support com-
Critical Class V and III resupply convoys require pany prioritizes and integrates the corps rear CP, TCF
special protection by MP or maneuver forces. CP COSCOM HHC, and centers into its area security
Air defense assets need to accompany critical con- plans. It occupies key terrain around the COSCOM and
voys or be prepositioned along the supply route. corps rear CP site and conducts screening type opera-
tions to prevent infiltration into the area.
Aerial resupply missions require army aviation
support. AR 600-20 prohibits a medical unit commander from
commanding a base or base cluster containing nonmedi-
BASE/BASE CLUSTERS cal units. MP commanders are avoided due to their
RAOCs group units into either bases or base clusters response force mission. FM100-15-1 directs that
to increase mutual security, take advantage of limited RAOCs avoid designating group and higher head-
communications assets, and conduct a sustained quarters as base or base cluster commanders. However,
defense against attacks. This decreases the rear opera- the RAOC may designate COSCOM battalion com-
tions commander’s span of control. manders as the base/base cluster commander.
RAOCs ensure that bases and base clusters develop Base commanders are responsible for –
viable self-defense plans. Their primary concerns are Ensuring all personnel receive training in the basic
the positioning of units within their area of responsibility defense techniques needed to establish a viable
and the control of Level I responses to enemy activity. defense.
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Preparing a base defense plan. subordinate bases, adjacent clusters, and the supporting
Rehearsing all personnel and units within the base RAOC.
on the effective execution of the base defense plan. Base/Base Cluster Defense Plan
Organizing a reaction force. Each base/base cluster commander develops and im-
plements a comprehensive defense plan to defend their
Recommending movement or repositioning of the sites and protect their support capabihy. The defense plan
base to enhance security. includes measures to detect, minimuze, or defeat Level I
Coordinating mutual support from bases in or and limited Level II threat attacks. To maximize mutual
near their vicinity. support and prevent fratricide, the sector RAOC coor-
dinates the defense plans with adjacent bases/base clusters
Coordinating response force operations. and joint, combined, and HN forces. The rear CP’s opera-
Adjusting base defenses as the threat changes. tions cell integrates these defense plans into an overall
corps rear fire support plan.
Determining the defense status of the base.
RESPONSE FORCES
COSCOM ACofS, G3 and CSG S3 staff officers
ensure that battalion personnel are well trained in base The corps rear CP’s operations cell designates corps
or base cluster defense operations. response forces to respond to base/base clusters under
attack by Level II threat forces. The corps relies on the
Base Defense Operations Center MP brigade for response forces. It augments the brigade
The base commander establishes a BDOC to plan, with combat and CS assets as available. Fire support
coordinate, and supervise base defense operations. He assets in support of MP response forces consist of artil-
draws personnel and equipment from tenant units to lery or Army aviation. They are placed OPCON to the
form a functional BDOC. BDOC tasks include – MP brigade when dedicated.
Ensuring the base perimeter is defined and that The corps designates other backup or alternative
responsibilities for sectors are established. response forces when MP elements are unavailable for
commitment in sufficient strength for response force
Ensuring wire communications are established. operations. Response force options include engineer
Increasing/decreasing the defensive posture units, chemical units, transiting combat units, and ele-
based on threat operations. ments of the reserve or HN assets if available. The corps
rear CP coordinates with the corps G3 prior to commit-
Developing and monitoring the base defense plan. ting other than MPs to response force missions. These
Monitoring and reporting base defense status. optional forces are placed OPCON to the MP brigade
Base Cluster Operations Center to ensure unity of effort.
The base cluster commander establishes a BCOC. Response forces position themselves to best interdict
The BCOC interfaces with the sector RAOC. BCOC enemy forces en route to key corps facilities or to best
tasks include – respond to an attack on priority facilities. The opera-
tions cell coordinates with the corps FSCOORD for fire
Developing the base cluster defense plan. support of response forces. If unable to defeat an enemy
Coordinating with the RAOC for fire support, force, response forces maintain contact with the enemy
reaction forces, and response force assistance. force to delay or disrupt the enemy until the corps
commits a TCF.
Maintaining continuous communications with the TACTICAL COMBAT FORCE OPERATIONS
area RAOC and assigned bases.
The primary mission of a TCF is to defeat threat
Receiving and passing base defense status reports. forces in the corps rear area that exceed the capability
Receiving and passing information on the threat. of the MP brigade. The G3 designates a TCF capable of
Each base or base cluster maintains organic radio defeating Level III forces in the corps rear area and
within divisional rear areas. The size and composition
equipment dedicated to the rear operations net. The of the TCF varies based on the corps rear area IPB and
BCOC uses that net to maintain communications with
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METT-T analyses. The TCF supports an on-order or which posses artillery or mortar could provide limited
dedicated rear operations mission. fire support to assist critical bases/base clusters counter
The corps commander does not normally commit the threat incursions. The fire support must fit the approved
TCF until the rear operations commander determines tire plan and restrictive fire coordination measures.
that base cluster defense forces and or response forces Armed or attack helicopters provide fire support for
cannot counter the threat. Once committed, all units based/base clusters, response forces, and TCF. The
within the TCF’s designated area of operations become corps rear CP establishes request and fire direction
OPCON to the TCF for rear security operations until channels for Army aviation assets.
forces defeat the threat. AIR DEFENSE
FIRE SUPPORT Depending on the intensity of the air threat and
Response forces and the TCF require timely fire availability of air defense assets, the corps rear CP's
support to ensure the defeat of the rear threat. The operations cell coordinates air defense coverage along
corps rear CP plans rear area fire support. The fire MSRs to protect critical nontactical convoys from air
support element at the corps rear CP continually attack. Adjacent or transiting units may provide fire
monitors available fire support assets. Units passing support to combat Level II and III threats.
through or being reconstituted in the corps rear area

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APPENDIX A
Deployment Planning Checklist
This checklist was developed to help assist COSCOM support operations
section staff and ACofS, G3 operations planners prepare to meet logistics require-
ments. The checklist can also be used by support operations staff at subordinate
command levels.

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GENERAL
Is a listing of doctrinal, policy, and procedural publications, appropriate to the level at which
the plan is prepared, provided to assist the implementer?
Are there any contingency plans that apply?
Are the necessary maps for implementing the plan listed and available?
Is there a concise statement of the purpose for the logistics support plan?
Does the general paragraph provide a summary of the requirements, taskings, and concept
of operations that the logistics plan supports?
Are the objectives specified?
Does the assumptions paragraph list the assumptions upon which the concept of operations
and logistics support are based?
Are responsibilities for support clearly stated for the following
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
US Forces Command?
US Atlantic Command?
US Central Command?
US Southern Command?
Joint Deployment Agency?
Special Operations Forces?
Headquarters, Department of the Army?
US Army Materiel Command?
Unified commands and their Army component commands?
National Guard Bureau?
Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve?
Defense Security Assistance Agency?
Defense Mapping Agency?
Department of State/American Embassies?
Military Groups?
Offices of Defense Coordination?
Military Liaison Offices?
Defense Logistics Agency?
General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service?
US Army Troop Support Agency?
Army and Air Force Exchange Service?
US Army Medical Department Center and School?
US Army Medical Materiel Management Agency?
US Army Soldier Support Center?
US Transportation Command?
Military Traffic Management Command?
Military Airlift Command?
Military Sealift Command?

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US Army Forces Command?

Other major commands?
Unit commander providing command and control (task force, brigade, division)?
Unit or element providing logistics support (CSB, CSG, DISCOM)?
Unit or element providing finance support (Theater Finance Command, Finance Group,
or Finance Support Command)?
CONCEPT OF LOGISTICS SUPPORT
Does the plan describe how supply, maintenance, transportation, and field services support
are to be provided?
Does it specify which logistics elements provide the support? Are the logistics elements adequate?
Is there any excess capability? Does the deploying force require augmentation?
Has the logistics planner developed the support to complement the tactical planning?
Have initial preplanned supply support and AMC emergency support packages been considered?
Have the terrain and enemy intelligence been analyzed to determine the impact on logistics support?
What are the facilities requirements to support the logistics system? Have these requirements
been incorporated in engineer plans? Can any of the facility requirements be satisfied by
host country facilities?
Is site preparation required?
Has the deployment flow been properly analyzed to determine time-phasing for introduction
of logistics elements?
Has HNS availability and risk been considered?
Have arrangements been made with customs?
SUSTAINING THE SOLDIER
GENERAL
Is supply system and procedural guidance provided?
Is the flow of requisitions described?
Is the flow of materiel described?
Is a project code required (JCS, DOD, DA)?
Is a temporary force/activity designator upgrade required?
Are in-country DODAAC required (supply support activity or unit level)?
Are changes to the DODAAC required, such as “ship-to” address?
Are direct support system/air lines of communication procedures described?
Are some supply support activities to be designated as ALOC or DSS?
Are provisions made for contracting local purchase, and contractor operated parts store support?
Are the stockage objectives specified for each class of supply?
Is a known or estimated order ship time provided?
Are automated or nonautomated procedures used?
Is the communications transceiving capability provided compatible with the automated systems
being deployed?
Have interservice support requirements been identified?

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What support is to be provided by the host nation, allies, or other Services?

What intratheater support is required?
Are procedures described for cancellation or diversion of materiel inprocess or intransit at the
termination of the operation?
Does the plan address control of aviation intensively managed items?
Are provisions made for emergency resupply?
Have initial preplanned supply support and AMC emergency support packages been considered?
Are provisions made for logistics support of civilians and prisoners of war? Has handling of POWs
and detainees been considered in terms of medical treatment, sundry packs, security, holding areas,
and evacuation?
Is there covered storage in the area of operations to protect supplies from the elements? If not,
are shipments packed for outdoor storage?
Are materials-handling equipment requirements provided?
Is sufficient rigging material available for airdrop?
Has the Army air clearance authority been advised of cargo tonnage projected for movement
through the designated port?
Is the Defense Automatic Addressing System aware of the communications routing identifier
and DODAAC to be used for processing direct requisitions and direct supply status?
Have distribution procedures for maps been addressed?
CLASS I
Are the ration cycles described by phase?
Are fresh eggs, fruits, vegetables, meats, juices, ultra-high temperature milk, and canned
soft drink supplements to MRE, T, and B Ration meals considered?
Do local fresh fruits and vegetables meet US standards?
Have unitized operational rations been considered for ease of handling and accountability?
Are cash meal payment procedures established?
What is the method of distribution (unit distribution or supply point distribution)?
Are bakery supplements to MRE, T, and B Ration meals considered?
Are field bakery services required? Can the host nation satisfy the requirement?
Are veterinary personnel adequate for the subsistence support requirements?
Are hospital rations addressed?
Are chill and freeze reefer requirements for unit dining facilities and Class I supply points
addressed?
Is a ration cycle proposed?
Are EPW capture rates included in subsistence plans?
Is EPW field feeding available?
CLASS VI
Are deploying personnel provided guidance on personal demand items?
Are ration sundry packs available?
Is a tactical field exchange considered? If field exchange support is required:
Has Headquarters, AAFES (Plans), been notified?

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Have staffing stock assortment, security, facility, transportation, and communications

requirements been identified and coordinated?
Has a check cashing policy been determined?
WATER
Are water support requirements satisfied?
Are the sources of water fresh, brackish, or salty?
Is the source of water local systems surface or wells?
What type of water purification equipment is required?
Are chillers required?
What is the water planning factor in gallons per person per day?
What are the treatment, storage, distribution, and cooling requirements? Are they satisfied
by deploying unit capability?
What are the well drilling requirements? Are there any existing wells? What is the quality of water
from existing wells?
Are potable ice considerations covered? What is the requirement planning factor?
Are containers available in the event water is to be airdropped.
Have medical planners provided for certification of ice as potable?
Is ice provided by the engineers or by the host nation?
CLASS II
Are requirements for individual clothing, CTA 50-900 items, and mission-essential consumables
addressed?
Have provisions been made for replacement of damaged personal and chemical protective clothing?
Are there any items that require special consideration, such as:
Tentage or tentage repair kits?
Folding cots?
Insect bars with mosquito netting?
Banding materiel and tools?
Water purification chemicals and test kits?
Insect repellent and sun screen?
Field laundry or hospital laundry supplies?
Bath supplies?
Field feeding facility supplies (paper or plastic products)?
Trash disposal supplies?
Vector control equipment and supplies?
Latrine chemicals or supplies?
Batteries?
Cold weather clothing and equipment?
EPW enclosures (tentage, barriers, and building materials for towers)
CLASS VIII
Are procedures unique to medical supply described?

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Are resupply procedures established?

Are mandatory parts list or PLL requirements specified?
Are ASL objectives addressed?
Are reparable items and medical stand-by equipment program procedures addressed?
Are special medical equipment and supply requirements identified based on medical mission
and the area of operations?
Are special storage requirements satisfied?
Is the disposal of salvage medical supplies addressed?
Are medical oxygen requirements identified and resupply procedures established?
Is local purchase an option?
FIELD SERVICES
Are laundry, bath, and clothing renovation requirements addressed?
Is mortuary affairs capability provided commensurate with the expected requirement?
Are procedures for trash collection and disposal covered?
Is delousing support required?
Are post exchange services provided?
Is fire protection provided at aviation, ammunition, and petroleum sites?
Is mortuary support covered?
Are food services support procedures covered?
Are there provisions for local procurement or contracting of field services?
Is trash and waste disposal covered?
ARMING THE FORCE
CLASS IV
Are unique requirements for construction or security materials addressed?
Is in-country procurement considered?
Have Army Class IV data sources been queried on preexisting data bases or studies
describing locally available construction materials?
Are basic loads to be deployed?
Are prescribed loads to be deployed?
Do nonengineer units have basic loads? Will these to be deployed?
Are prepositioned material stocks permitted?
CLASS V
Is unit basic load deployment adequately addressed?
Is the logistics support structure prescribed?
Have EOD support procedures been addressed?
What are the RSR and CSR?
Are there special or unique requirements for flares, mines, or demolition items?
Has a request for site construction and improvement of ammunition storage facilities
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Have storage, handling, shipping, security, and safety requirements been reviewed and addressed?
Are requirements identified by category of munitions (conventional, missile, chemical, or nuclear)?
Are supporting rates of munitions addressed?
Are special permits needed or provided for?
Have unit configured loads been considered?
Are training ammunition requirements for reconstitution been addressed?
FUELING THE FORCE
Is the single fuel concept to be used?
Are gallons/day requirements established for each type product by location for each supported
service and unit?
Are contractors to provide bulk fuels?
Are accountable officer requirements addressed?
Are existing pipeline distribution systems available? What are the pipeline and storage capabilities?
Are port facilities available?
Are remote refueling sites required?
Are interservice support billing and reimbursement procedures specified?
Are petroleum quality surveillance procedures specified?
Are required test kits on hand?
Is there a petroleum laboratory available?
Are Army oil analysis program laboratories addressed?
Are quality assurance representative responsibilities established?
Are additives required for commercial fuels?
Have jet fuel requirements for medical units been considered?
Are any unique packaged product requirements addressed?
Are industrial gasses addressed?
Are containers available in the event Class III must be airdropped?
FIXING THE FORCE
Does the plan describe how unit, DS, and GS maintenance are provided?
Are aviation intermediate maintenance requirements addressed?
Is missile maintenance support available in the area of operations?
Are special medical maintenance requirements addressed?
Does the plan cover test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment repair and calibration?
Are procedures for Army oil analysis program specified?
Does the plan address equipment classification?
Are reparable items covered?
Are replacement items addressed?
Is the evacuation of reparable addressed?
How are repairs under warranty performed in the area of operations?
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Have extreme weather aspects (heat, cold, humidity, dust, etc.) been considered?
Have site security and storage requirements been identified and included in engineer plans?
Have special power requirements for maintenance facilities been identified (voltage, phase,
frequency, stability, and anticipated load)? Are transformers required?
Are building suitability screening factors identified by type of maintenance facility (minimum height
and width for doors, floor load bearing requirements, environmental control necessities, etc.)?
Is disposal of hazardous materiels such as lithium batteries and radioactive residue specified?
Are procedures for salvage collection, evacuation, and disposal covered?
REPAIR PARTS SUPPLY
Are PLL requirements specified?
Are ASL requirements, including reparable, specified?
Are cannibalization procedures addressed?
Are requirements for special nonexpendable components addressed?
Can the GS base support the Class IX supply system?
Is stockage of major assemblies addressed?
Have special storage requirements been addressed for dry batteries, classified repair parts,
high dollar pilferables, etc.?
CLASS VII REPLACEMENT ITEMS
Does the plan specify the equipment level for deploying units?
Are equipment redistribution requirements specified?
Are replacement actions for salvage equipment specified?
Are special equipment requirements addressed?
MOVING THE FORCE
GENERAL
Is there a requirement for the area oriented depot to arrange for special assignment airlift
mission to expedite cargo distribution to the area of operations?
Are the transportation support systems for direct support system and ALOC described?
What are SEALOC requirements?
What type and number of terminal transfer units are required (rail, highway, port, airfield)?
Is coastal line of communication required (Army freight ships, landing craft, lighterage)?
Are there coastal restrictions?
Is a logistics over-the-shore operation required?
Have materials-handling equipment requirements been addressed?
Are in-country highway, rail, air, and inland waterway mode requirements addressed?
What ports are available? What is access to or from the ports? What special port clearance
requirements apply?
Is transportation movement priority provided?
What is the weather impact on ports, airfields, and highway nets?
What is the availability of Defense Intelligence Agency data or analysis regarding the country
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What are the transportation funding arrangements?

Are transportation account code requirements specified?
Are the sea port of debarkation and embarkation and aerial port of debarkation
and embarkation specified?
Has the use of foreign flag sea or airlift been addressed?
Is an intratheater, intertheater, and in-count movement system for personnel and cargo specified?
Are procedures for shipping supplies and equipment that arrive at home station after units
have deployed addressed?
Have medical evacuation requirements been included in the plan?
Is refrigerated transportation required?
What support is provided by the host nation, allies, or other Services?
LOGISTICS OVER-THE-SHORE
What shorelines are conducive for LOTS operations?
What types of roads access the shorelines?
What types of railroads access the shorelines?
What civilian contract or HN personnel and equipment assets are available to assist in
LOTS operations?
INLAND WATERWAYS
What inland waterways are available?
What are the capabilities and limitations of the inland wateways?
What inland terminals are along the waterways?
What are the characteristics and capabilities of the inland terminals?
What is the present usage of the inland waterways?
What is the enemy's capability to interdict the inland wateways?
What effect does the weather have on the inland waterways?
How accessible are the inland waterways to roads and rail lines?
INTERCOSTAL SHIPPING
What intercostal shipping assets are available to support shipping bulk fuels, ammunition,
and dry cargo?
What intercostal shipping routes are currently in use?
What is the enemy’s ability to interdict intercostal shipping?
CONTAINERS
What is the container policy?
What civilian contract or HN personnel and equipment assets are available to assist
intermodal operations?
What is the capability of units and ports to handle container shipments?
Can containers be used with carrier delivery direct to the supply support activity?
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What freed ports are available to support military marine terminal operations?

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What are the characteristics and capabilities of the freed ports?

What type and quantities of materials-handling equipment are available for use in support
of military marine terminal operations?
How many berths and anchorages are available for use in support of military marine terminal operations?
What is the enemy’s capability to interdict the ports?
What port security measures are currently in use?
What is the port’s capability to handle containerized cargo and roll on/roll off cargo?
What routes access the ports? Are there any special port clearance requirements?
What inland waterways access the port?
What is the current throughput capability of the port?
What are the characteristics and capabilities of the port’s warehouse facilities and storage area?
What effect does weather and sea have on port operations?
What contract civilian/HN marine terminal personnel and equipment assets are available
to support military terminal operations?
What is the present level of usage of the ports?
What capability do government/local civilian contractors have to repair damage to port facilities?
AIRFIELDS
What airfields can be used? What are their capabilities?
Have departure and arrival airfield control groups requirements been satisfied?
Are prerigged projects available for on-call delivery? Are call forward procedures specified?
Is airdrop resupply capability provided commensurate with the expected requirement?
What are the personnel and cargo reception capabilities of the airfield?
What is the current usage of the airfield?
What are the characteristics and capabilities of the roads that access the airfield?
What contract civilian/HN personnel and equipment assets are available to assist in
arrival/departure airfield control group operations?
What airfield facilities are available for military use during operations?
What impact does weather have on airfield operations?
What engineer assets are available to upgrade and maintain airfields?
Have MAC channel airlift requirements been specified?
Has support been planned for USAF mobile areo-medical staging facilities?
Has a coordinating headquarters been designated for all logistical airlift support?
MAIN SUPPLY ROUTES AND ALTERNATE SUPPLY ROUTES
Is the highway net described? What are its capabilities and limitations?
What routes are available to support military operations?
What are the characteristics and capabilities of the routes available to support military operations?
What are the convoy restrictions?
What are the dimensions of tunnels along the routes?
What are the dimensions and classifications of bridges along the routes?
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What engineer assets are available to maintain or upgrade routes?

What segments of the routes are heavily used by the civilian populace?
What are the most likely routes fleeing refugees might use?
What is the best source for additional information on the routes?
RAIL
Is there a rail system available?
What rail lines are available to support military operations?
What is the condition of the rail lines? What are their schedules and capabilities?
What is the gage of the tracks?
What effect does the weather have on rail operations?
What rail assets are available to support military operations?
Are loading ramps available at rail yards and terminals?
What is the location and lifting capacity of railway cranes in the area of operations?
What is the enemy’s ability to interdict the rail lines?
What capabilities do the government or local civilian contractors have to repair damaged track,
bridges, and tunnels?
What are the characteristics and capabilities of the rail terminals and marshaling yard?
What is the present level of usage of the rail lines?
What is the description (model number, wheel arrangement, horsepower, weight, tractive effort,
and type coupler) of typical line-haul locomotives and switch engines currently in service in the
area of operations?
What are the capacities, dimensions (length), and age of typical rolling stock currently in service
in the area of operations?
Is a track profile of the mainline indicating the location, percent, and length of ruling grade available?
Is a plan showing location and length of minimum radius curves together with any sections
of multiple main line track available?
What are the location and length of passing tracks on the main line?
What is the current level of traffic (trains per day) using the main line in the area of operations?
What are the location, type, and capacity of rail yards in the area of operations?
What are the number and length of track in each yard?
What are the location; description (type, construction, length, clearances, and cooper rating);
and condition of rail bridges and tunnels on the main line?
What are the location, description, and condition of station facilities supporting the operation
of the main line?
What are the location, storage capacity, and condition of locomotive fueling facilities in the
area of operations?
What are the location, capacity, and condition of engine houses and car repair shop facilities in the
area of operations?
What are the location and quality of water supply on the main line?
What communications and signals are in use for train operations?
What is the weight (pounds/yard) of main line rail?
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What are the location and availability of spare parts for motive power and rolling stock?
What type of wheel bearing is used on rolling stock?
RETROGRADE
Are retrograde procedures spelled out for excess and unserviceable items?
Are there provisions in the plan for maneuver/war damage resulting from logistics operations?
Are special Department of Agriculture cleaning requirements for retrograde equipment identified?
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
Are the communications to support logistics operations provided for in the communications planning?
Have communications frequencies been cleared with the host country?
Have arrangements been made for telephonic assistance (functional and technical) after deployment?
Are phone books for the country or local area available?
AUTOMATION SUPPORT
Are automated logistics systems procedures properly addressed?
Have backup master files been established and prepared for shipment separate from
the primary master files?
Has site selection and preparation for automated equipment considered accessibility,
geographical, terrain, and security requirements?
Are maintainers, operators, and managers assigned and well trained?
Are sufficient copies of user manuals on hand and current?
Are repair parts on hand and up to required levels for computer hardware including
generators and other subsystems?
Have provisions been made for backup support for repair parts, hardware maintenance,
and the receipt of software change packages and emergency change messages?
Has coordination been made with the next higher supply support activity for catalog update,
reconciliation schedule, and loading of supported unit DODAACs?
Have details been worked out for transmission of documents to higher echelons?
Have appropriate parameter changes been made in the automated systems (for example,
signal and overseas deployment codes)?
Do customer units require training and are customer user manuals available for
automated system support?
FINANCE
Are provisions made for the types of finance support required?
What are the funding aspects of logistics support?
Have all requirements been costed?
Has an account processing code been established?
Are local currencies authorized/desirable for financial transactions in support of the contingency force?
Have local currency acquisition points been identified?
Have Class A agents been appointed to the servicing finance officer?
Have contracting/ordering officers and impress fund cashiers received instructions concerning
interface and coordination with the servicing finance unit or element?
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Have all soldiers completed POM to include sure-pay or correct check addresses?
Have soldiers made provisions for support of family members while deployed
and for receipt of information concerning impact of deployment on their pay?
What is the source of funding for Class X supplies?
CONTRACTING/LOCAL PROCUREMENT
Are there adequate provisions in the plan for contracting support?
Are there provisions for contracting support/local purchase?
Have an adequate number of contracting officers with the proper arrant been provided?
Is finance support available to the contracting officer?
Have individuals been trained/appointed for local procurement? Is local currency available?
Have local procurement procedures been established?
Are linguists available to support contracting/local purchase requirements?
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APPENDIX B
Supporting Offensive Operations
COSCOM logistics assets are essential to maintaining the momentum of offensive
operations. The corps’ goal is to support maneuver and combat support units
engaged in the main battle. The COSCOM provides forward support to nondivision
units in the division area and reinforcing support to divisions and elements organic to
the combat battalions and brigades.

CONTENTS
Page
PLANNING SUPPORT B-2
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS B-4
HEAVY/LIGHT MIX CONSIDERATIONS B-6
CORPS FA BRIGADE SUPPORT
CONSIDERATION B-7

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PLANNING SUPPORT
Close coordination between the COSCOM support SUPPORT PRIORITIES
operations officer, G2, and G3 staffs and corps ‘and Logistics support priorities are given to those or-
division G2, G3, and G4 staffs keeps support operations ganizations which the corps G3 views as capable of
section staffs informed of the support required to sus- contributing more significantly to the battle. Ap-
tain different types of offensive operations. CSS plans propriate COSCOM support operations section branch
branch staff officers perform a risk benefit analysis to staff officers recommend priorities for the allocation of
help determine how best to provide support to offensive critical supplies and COSCOM support assets. After
operations. They need to consider the areas listed in coordinating with the corps rear CP’s CSS staff, the
Table B-1 as well as – COSCOM support operations officer redirects the
Support priorities. priority of support to reflect changes in the corps’ battle.
Critical requirements. CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS
Task organization option. Applicable support operations section branch staffs
anticipate critical requirements and prepare directives
LOC considerations. regarding push package support required to maintain
Impact on supply requirements. the momentum of the offensive operation. Critical sup-
plies, particularly fuel and ammunition, are held ready
Impact on maintenance support. to move in support of the operation. Selected critical
Impact on health service support. supplies can be prerigged for airdrop resupply based on
the factors of METT-T.
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TASK ORGANIZATION OPTION SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

The COSCOM could task organize a CSB to support Bulk Fuel Requirements
a maneuver force undertaking an offensive operation. Offensive operations are movement intense opera-
The COSCOM support operations officer monitors tions which call for high fuel consumption. Bulk fuel
changes in the composition of the supported force as a requirements increase, depending on the dispersion
result of attachments or detachments. While support and activity of maneuver units. As an example, an ar-
may be enhanced, the maneuver force would be slowed mored division consumes from 20 to 30 percent more
down by a CSB with limited cross-country mobility and fuel in pursuit than in a defensive operation. Depending
survivability. The combat force might be further on road networks, corps truck assets deliver bulk fuel
hindered by the requirement to protect the CSB task to BSA and battalion trains areas.
organization.
Ammunition Requirements
LOC CONSIDERATIONS
Historically, ammunition expenditure remains lower
Forces either carry all resources needed throughout in the offense than in other types of operations. How-
the operation or they are supported through either a ever, emerging technology, to include weapons
surface or an air LOC. Corps service support plans stabilization platforms, alter ammunition consumption
need to take into account LOC vulnerabilities and planning data. Corps transportation assets transport
resulting high level equipment losses. ammunition to forward positioned ASPS and all ATPs.
Surface LOC Class IV Requirements
A surface LOC remains vulnerable to enemy ac- The COSCOM moves Class IV construction
tions. The tactical force intermittently or continuously materials forward only in support of specific plans or
secures surface LOCs. Scarce combat and CS forces requirements. Corps trucks deliver construction
need to protect supply convoys. To reduce this require- materials directly to the emplacement area. Logistics
ment and shorten the surface LOC, COSCOM supply units in the area provide MHE and off-loading assis-
units place stocks as far forward as possible, though not tance, if so directed.
in positions that impede maneuver forces.
Captured Supplies and Equipment
To assure optimum support of the offensive operation,
the CMCC balances movements and transportation as- Support operations section staff officers ensure that
sets. It ensures that corps priorities implemented by the units understand the value of captured supplies and
corps rear CP’s CSS cell are followed and that corps equipment as a possible source of support. Maneuver
truck assets move supplies, equipment, and personnel to units should capture rather than destroy usable enemy
areas of greatest need. assets. Medical supplies and equipment remain
protected under the Geneva convention and cannot be
Air LOC destroyed.
An air LOC requires air superiority or at least air MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
parity and close interservice cooperation with the Air
Force. Forces need to secure landing fields for air Maintenance support branch personnel determine
landings. Airdrop and ground support equipment is the priority and level of repair. Priority of maintenance
needed to airdrop supplies. Resupply by air consists of support goes to primary weapon systems first, then to
emergency on-call resupply of high-priority require- lesser systems in descending order as time permits.
ments. Routine aerial resupply by the Air Force is Maintenance support branch personnel compute and
required to support contingency operations. order on call repair parts push packages in anticipation
of their requirement. MSTs provide on-site assistance
To meet increased transportation demands during for quick return of weapon systems to battle. Truck
surge operations, medium lift cargo helicopters from assets backhaul disabled critical weapon systems to
the aviation brigade augment surface transportation. maintenance collection points.
Corps aviation deliver emergency loads of ammunition
or petroleum directly to the trains of engaged bat- HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT
talions. The COSCOM provides prepackaged medical
material for initial resuscitation and stabilization of
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large numbers of casualties. Corps medical units medical personnel to provide en route medical care
receive patients evacuated from the clearing station on nonmedical vehicles.
in the BSA or a medical treatment facility in the DSA. FIELD SERVICES SUPPORT
Ground ambulances and air ambulances evacuate Except for airdrop and mortuary affairs support, the
patients from medical elements and medical treat- COSCOM suspends field services until the tactical
ment companies to corps hospitals. When organic situation permits. Critical life sustaining supplies may be
medical evacuation resources are exceeded, the airdropped to forward or encircled forces. Corps
COSCOM uses nonmedical transportation assets to resupply vehicles backhaul remains to corps mortuary
support evacuation operations. The COSCOM medi- affairs collection points for processing and further
cal group/brigade coordinates for augmentation evacuation or temporary burial.

OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
CSS plans branch personnel develop plans to support Petroleum staff officers arrange for refuel-on-the-move
various types of offensive operations. The major types support. Munitions support branch personnel plan for
of offensive operations, described in FMs 100-5 and reduced ammunition expenditure. As the force moves the
100-15, include — COSCOM performs recovery and evacuation of equip-
Movement to contact. ment left in place. Concurrently, it moves and positions
supplies and medical assets forward to best support the
Hasty attack. operation.
Deliberate attack. Since the main body normally moves to contact in
Exploitation. multiple columns along available road nets, the COSCOM
assigns MCTs or MRTs to aid in controlling movement.
Pursuit. These teams synchronize the forward movement of sup-
CSS plans branch personnel plan logistics support in porting units to avoid interfering with tactical movements.
ways that permit support of each type of offensive operation ATTACK
without an interruption of support. Close coordination Hasty Attack
with corps and division G2, G3, and G4 staff officers
keep support operation section staff informed of the The movement to contact ceases and the attack begins
tactical situation. when the corps commits units from the main body. The
corps launches a hasty attack to prevent the enemy from
MOVEMENT TO CONTACT establishing an effective defense. Since time prevents ob-
A movement to contact occurs when a defending taining external logistics support, units executing a hasty
enemy disengages or attempts to disengage and the attack carry limited logistics with them. The COSCOM
corps commander wants to force the enemy to take part prepares to provide fuel and ammunition resupply, at-
in a battle before the enemy establishes a strong defense. taches MSTs, and assists in medical treatment and
It might also occur when the enemy has not established evacuation support.
or fortified its positions. Deliberate Attack
The movement to contact force consists of a covering If the corps force encounters an enemy force that it
force, an advance guard, and a main body. Depending on cannot outflank or an enemy force in well prepared posi-
METT-T, a flank and rear security force might also employ. tions that it cannot overcome by a hasty attack, it needs
The covering force maintains sufficient combat and CSS to prepare for and synchronize a deliberate attack. The
to be self-contained. Main body forces normally take COSCOM places support emphasis on resupply of critical
enough supplies to support them through the movement stocks – normally fuel, ammunition, and repair parts. In
to contact and ensuing battle. addition, the COSCOM provides MSTs and medical treat-
Only minimal corps resupply occurs during the ment and evacuation support early in the deliberate attack
move to contact. COSCOM petroleum support branch phase.
personnel plan for increased consumption of bulk fuels.
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In support of a deliberate attack the – Support of the exploitation is tied to movement

COSCOM support operations officer prioritizes assets. The ability of the logistics structure to move
support to the main effort through the CMMC and fuel and ammunition forward determines the limits
CMCC. of advance. If tactical forces cannot keep ground
LOCs open and secure, COSCOM transportation
COSCOM petroleum and munitions support support branch personnel plan for aerial resupply.
branch personnel coordinate with the forward To support the exploitation forces, COSCOM sup-
CSG’s support operations officer and the CMCC port operations section staff officers –
to push resupply of fuel and critical ammunition
items. Coordinate the forward echelonment of logistics
supporting elements with corps and division G4
Forward CSGs position supporting units as far and G3 staffs. Forward CSGs move the non-
forward as the tactical situation allows. Staff em- division ATP and Class III supply point assets
phasis focuses on keeping MSB and FSB Class III forward to shorten ground LOCs in support of
points and FSB ATPs full. To retain the mobility exploiting forces.
to follow the attacking force, stocks are uploaded
or kept as mobile as circumstances permit. Coordinate with corps G3 staff on obtaining sup-
Resupply in forward areas of the combat zone port from maneuver support forces to keep
normally occurs at night. ground LOCs open.
CMCC diverts transportation assets to deliver Task MSTs to accompany the exploiting force to
critical fuel and ammunition supplies. perform repairs on site on vehicles needed to
enable the exploitation force to maintain their
CMCC coordinates with the corps G3 and G4 on momentum.
maintaining an MSR for each committed division.
It also coordinates the use of alternate supply Shift support priorities as necessary.
routes. Plan aerial resupply of critical supplies to the
COSCOM maintenance support branch person- exploitation force securing objectives deep in the
nel coordinate with the CMMC and forward enemy’s rear area.
CSG’s support operations officer to ensure rapid Coordinate with corps G3 staff on possible
on-site repair of critical weapon systems. For- seizure of enemy fuel and ammunition.
ward CSGs attach MSTs to the deliberate attack
force. PURSUIT
Medical brigade/group staff officers coordinate Pursuit follows a successful exploitation as pursuit
with the CMCC for additional transportation as- forces intercept and destroy the main enemy force.
sets to speed medical evacuation to corps hospi- The corps objective may be either to cut off and annihi-
tals. late a retreating enemy or to destroy the enemy’s will
to fight.
COSCOM CSS plans branch personnel prepare
plans for support of follow-on operation. Pursuit is transportation dependent. Open and
secure LOCs suitable for transporting fuel and am-
munition remain essential to a pursuit operation.
The corps initiates an exploitation when attacking Aerial resupply augments surface LOCs and al-
forces make decisive gains and enemy resistance les- leviates problems created by road congestion and
sens. Exploitation prevents the enemy from developing disruption.
a counterattack or conducting an orderly withdrawal. To support pursuing forces, COSCOM support
The exploiting force might be inhibited more by vehicle operations section staff officers need to –
breakdown and lack of fuel than by combat losses or
ammunition expenditure. In order not to impede Arrange for air resupply of fuel and ammuni-
maneuverability, adequate maintenance support needs tion.
to accompany the exploiting force. Coordinate requirements with corps G3 and corps
MP brigade staff to keep ground LOCs open.
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Coordinate with CMCC and medical brigade and disposition of disabled equipment.
staff on evacuation of casualties.
Direct that staff officers focus on requirements
Coordinate with CMCC and forward CSG sup- for future operations.
port operations staff officers on the evacuation
HEAVY/LIGHT MIX CONSIDERATIONS
Differences in force structure, types and quantities nondivision DS maintenance units. The COSCOM at-
of equipment, and tactical doctrine between heavy and taches an MST and missile maintenance team to the
light forces result in differences in support required LID to offset maintenance passback to corps main-
from the corps. COSCOM support operations section tenance units.
staff officers need to understand these differences in The COSCOM maintenance support branch coor-
order to plan reinforcing supply, maintenance, and dinates with the CMMC in tailoring maintenance
transportation support from the corps. Appendix A of support to the equipment unique to the heavy and light
FM 71-100 provides additional information on augmen- forces. The heavy DISCOM does not maintain the re-
tation to heavy/light forces.
quired repair parts to support equipment such as
BULK FUEL 105-mm towed howitzers and 60-mm and 81-mm mor-
The COSCOM pushes bulk fuel to division Class III tars unique to light forces. Light DISCOMs do not have
points based on fuel forecasts and status reports. Jet fuel the repair parts or maintenance capability to support
is pushed from corps rear areas to the division aviation heavy systems. Planners ensure that unit maintenance
brigade. Light forces lack bulk fuel storage and distribu- assets accompany light infantry forces of less than
tion assets required by offensive operations. The corps brigade size when they are cross-attached to a heavy
throughputs bulk fuel to the BSA whenever possible. force. ASLs need to be revised to cover the combat
PLLs of heavy and light forces. Nondivision DS main-
AMMUNITION tenance units need to alter the repair parts stocks they
A major difference between heavy divisions and maintain for exchange and repair.
light divisions occurs in the weapon systems organic TRANSPORTATION
to each division and the resultant difference in am-
munition consumption factors. FM 101-10-l/2 details Mobility remains critical to offensive operations.
the consumption factors for each type of force. Light divisions and light brigades possess a transporta-
tion shortfall. If light forces of a heavy/light mix force are
LIDs rely on ammunition loads configured by non- to keep pace with heavy elements, corps transportation
division DS ammunition companies. For example, assets need to move light units and their supplies. To
when a light brigade is cross-attached to a heavy remain mobile, offensive forces cannot move large
division, the heavy division ammunition officer arran- amounts of reserve stocks forward.
ges with COSCOM munitions support branch staff for
a different mix of Class V to be throughput to the ATP DISCOM support operations branch personnel
in the light brigade BSA. The mix of new and old weapon coordinate configured unit load requirements with their
systems technology and associated mix of Class V muni- counterpart staffs in the COSCOM. To relieve con-
tions required by heavy and light forces places an gested ground LOCs, the COSCOM plans on increased
additional burden on the corps Class V distribution air delivery, with the associated requirement to provide
system. Under MOADS, the goal is 100 percent increased rigging and airdrop repair. Light brigades
throughput of ammunition from the corps to the ATP in remain particularly dependent on corps aviation assets
the BSA for all divisions. and aerial delivery.
DS MAINTENANCE CORPS SLICE
COSCOM DS maintenance units perform minimal COSCOM support operations section staff officers
DS maintenance during the offense. Unit maintenance coordinate with corps G4 staffs in the corps main and
support in the LID is consolidated at brigade level. rear CP’s CSS cell in determining the composition of the
Corps forces in support of LIDs rely on replacement corps slice needed to support heavy/light forces. The
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include a petroleum supply platoon, an ordnance sec- support for light forces might include –
tion, a maintenance company, and medium truck An ordnance section.
companies.
In addition to the augmentation specifically designed ADS maintenance company.
for light divisions (LID MST, missile maintenance sup- Medium truck companies.
port team, AVIM support team, supply support team, An airdrop supply element.
and CEB and mortuary affairs sections), the slice of
CORPS FA BRIGADE SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS
In support of corps G3 plans, the COSCOM might new sector provides support. However, if corps FA
direct that a forward CSG focus support to a corps FA elements move to an allied corps, the COSCOM support
brigade. operations officer arranges for CSB task force elements
CSB AREA SUPPORT to accompany them. Elements that could move with
corps FA brigade elements might include –
Corps FA organizations receive area support from a
CSB employed in the division area or behind the DS maintenance company platoons and MSTs
division. However, the forward CSG LO/COSCOM LO with artillery oriented ASL.
at the DISCOM may coordinate for corps FA brigade ASP and/or nondivision ATP to receive and issue
elements to receive rations, water, and bulk fuel from CCLS of artillery rounds and rockets.
FSB or MSB elements.
DS supply company elements.
OUT-OF-SECTOR SUPPORT
Truck platoons.
If the FA brigade moves to another sector, or even
out of the corps, the CSB providing area support in the

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APPENDIX C
Supporting Defensive Operations
At any given time, divisions, separate brigades, and ACRs defend, delay, move
out of contact, or execute a withdrawal. The immediate objective of corps defensive
operations are to cause an enemy attack to fail. Other objectives might be to gain
time, to concentrate elsewhere, to wear down the enemy prior to going on the
offense, or to retain key objectives. Logisticians help combat commanders achieve
these objectives.

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SUPPORTING DEFENSIVE FORCES C-3

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PLANNING SUPPORT
To plan support for defensive operations, CSS ACofS, G3 and COSCOM support operations officer
plans branch personnel assigned to the support opera- recommend changes to the CSR. Supported units could
tions section need to understand the tactical concepts stock Class V supplies in excess of their basic loads.
of defensive operations described in FMs 100-5 and However, with limited unit transportation assets, other
100-15. To arrange for the type, quantity, and priority classes of supply might be grounded if they carry Class
of logistics support, logistics officers need to under- V in excess of their basic load. Increased ammunition
stand the mission capability of supported units. They usage places additional demands on the transportation
can then enforce the corps commander’s priorities, system.
ensuring that COSCOM units provide supplies and BARRIER AND FORTIFICATION MATERIALS
equipment where and when needed and in the quantity
needed. Table C-1 lists defensive operations planning During a defensive operation, all units require bar-
considerations. The expected duration of the opera- rier materials to prepare obstacles to delay or disrupt
tion, follow-on missions, and possible linkup all affect enemy advances. They require construction materials so
the support organization and execution. that their soldiers can prepare or harden individual and
crew fighting positions against enemy fires.
AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS
Engineers require Class IV barrier and fortification
COSCOM munitions support branch personnel plan for materials for their countermobility and survivability
an increase in ammunition stocks. Expenditures of ammuni- missions. They require barrier materials to create
tion, particularly artillery rounds, mines and explosives, obstacles at the post probable avenues of approach and
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at choke points along the flanks of advancing forces. MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

FUEL EXPENDITURES To avoid interfering with tactical operations and yet
Expenditures of fuel are lighter. However, if the defense obtain a higher degree of protection, maintenance units
depends on movement, expenditures of fuel could approach usually position further to the rear than in offensive opera-
those of an offensive operation. COSCOM petroleum sup- tions. They remain in position for longer periods during
port branch personnel need to consider the security of fuel defensive operations. This allows maintenance units more
sites as subordinate petroleum and DS supply units stock- time to complete extensive maintenance. They also in-
pile fuel during the defense. crease repair parts stockages and build up reserves of
critical maintenance stocks.

SUPPORTING DEFENSIVE FORCES

COVERING FORCE critical items forward on a scheduled basis. Push packages
The covering force operates in the area that begins at contain critical ammunition items, NBC defense items, bulk
the line of contact and extends rearward to the forward fuels, and selected repair parts. Habitual support relation-
edge of the main battle area. Covering forces provide early ships need to be stressed with resupply at night being the
warning of attack. They delay, disorganize, and deceive the norm. Transportation assets stockpile critical supplies for
enemy regarding the location of the main battle force and support of the defense effort at probable avenues of ap-
furnish information about the enemy’s disposition. Cover- proach.
ing forces gain time for main battle forces to prepare its To reduce the requirement to evacuate damaged equip-
defense. ment, maintenance elements repair critical weapon
Forward CSGs position only those fuel, ammunition, systems as farforward as possible. DS maintenance units
and maintenance elements critical to supporting the cover- concentrate on repairing the maximum number of
ing force in the covering force area. They withdraw these damaged, reparable systems and returning them to the
elements when the risk of their loss becomes unacceptably battle in the least possible time.
high or when their presence in the covering force area To ensure bed availability for new casualties, the medi-
hampers combat element passage. If possible, withdrawing cal brigade and CMCC arrange rapid evacuation of
logistics elements displace in echelon so that limited sup- wounded personnel from forward hospitals. Corps avia-
port can still be provided forward. Withdrawing elements tion assets support aeromedical evacuation to corps
preposition supplies at successive delay positions. hospitals.
CSGs attach an MST to the defense force for rapid HEAVY/LIGHT FORCES
repairs on site. These teams assist with rapid recovery or Heavy/light mix of forces impact on the supporting ASL
destruction of damaged equipment to prevent enemy stockage. The COSCOM support operations officer in-
capture. The CMCC tasks corps HET assets to evacuate forms the corps G3 of the logistics impact that results from
all reparable systems to evade enemy capture. Damaged the proposed mix of force types. To offset problems result-
equipment that units cannot recover to the main battle area ing from probable interoperability of equipment, the
needs to be destroyed in place. CMMC recommends reallocation of repair parts stocked
MAIN BATTLE FORCE at DS maintenance companies or direct shipment from the
The main battle force may defend delay, or attack. The GS repair parts company. FM 71-100 provides additional
COSCOM provides priority of support to the main effort. information on augmentation to heavy/light forces.
The COSCOM support operations officer shifts priority of RESERVE FORCE
support. The corps commits its reserve force to decide a battle
Logistics units echelon in depth throughout the main in progress or to affect future battles. The COSCOM
battle area. They reposition as necessary to support the provides support based on the corps commander’s
counterattack. Supporting elements refuel and ensure full guidance. It replenishes basic loads. Support operations
basic loads prior to the counterattack. section staff plan changes in support requirements as units
To ensure that interruptions in communications do not shift to the offense. They recommend ways to reposition
disrupt supply support, the COSCOM pushes packages of supporting units to better support the next battle.

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APPENDIX D
Supporting Contingency Operations

The COSCOM might support a contingency force in an undeveloped area where

a US military infrastructure does not exist. FM 100-5 delineates eight distinct con-
tingency operations. However, the contingency environment considered most
likely is one in which an undeveloped friendly HN requests military assistance. The
corps tailors a contingency force to conduct operations short of war. It can also
execute short duration combat operations to defeat threat forces or expel them
from occupied territory.

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SUPPORTED FORCE D-2
PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATIONS D-2
PHASED CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS D-4
PROCUREMENT D-4
LOGISTICS UNIT DEPLOYMENT D-5
ESTABLISHING A LOGISTICS BASE D-6
SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS D-7

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SUPPORTED FORCE
The supported force structure depends upon the COSCOM to exercise OPCON of selected CS units
potential threats and environment. The COSCOM in the contingency force rear area. These could include
tailors its support organization to the size and composi- air defense, chemical, CMO, MI, ME and signal units.
tion of the contingency force and whether it is a forced The corps authorizes additional personnel and equip-
or nonforcible entry. ment to enable the COSCOM headquarters to control
A contingency force that deploys with an entire COS- these CS units in the contingency rear area.
COM cannot be smaller than one division. Initially, only The major Army component commander normally
one division might deploy. However, the supported authorizes the COSCOM headquarters to deal directly
force may rapidly expand to several divisions in size. with CONUS commands, centers, and agencies without
If the initial division is a light infantry division, the going through intervening headquarters. These include,
COSCOM identifies corps augmentation required by but are not limited to, the NICPs, LCA, Finance
that LID. The DISCOM needs to understand if the Group, and Military Traffic Management Command.
corps can provide additional manpower. If augmenta- The COSCOM places requirements for backup sup-
tion teams or assets cannot be provided in time, the port and services on these agencies and coordinates
COSCOM support operations officer determines how the delivery of their support.
the required function is to be provided. OUT-OF-SECTOR SUPPORT
COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS The COSCOM provides or arranges out-of-sector
When supporting a contingency force, deployed ele- support for detached units deployed out of the
ments of the COSCOM operate under the command of geographical area. Whenever possible, units detached
the major Army component of the task force. The major from a US corps need to be accompanied by a slice of
Army component commander provides mission orders, corps logistics structure.
policies, priorities, allocations, directives, and guidance The COSCOM also provides or arranges out-of-
to the COSCOM. sector support when US units employ under the
The COSCOM headquarters exercises C2 of all OPCON and control of another nation or an alliance.
Army nondivision logistics units and activities assigned The gaining allied nation might provide some common-
to the task force. The corps might also assign the use ammunition, fuel, and field services.

PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

PLANNING PHASE Man-made facilities, to include roads, building
CSS plans branch personnel assigned to the support and fortifications.
operations section prepare contingency plans for support The corps commander may task the COSCOM to
of the contingency force. The commander’s guidance prepare logistics plans, directives, and guidance for the
states the COSCOM's involvement in support of a com- contingency force as a whole, and not just for the Army
bined or joint task force. Table D-1 lists contingency elements. Upon approval, they are issued in the name of
planning considerations. FM 8-42 provides a detailed dis- the contingency force commander.
cussion of HSS planning factors for support of peacetime If the COSCOM supports other Services or allies, the
contingency operations. guidance needs to state the items and quantity of support
Logistics staff officers use the contingency checklist required. For example, guidance needs to explain how the
at Appendix A during the planning phase. Planners army component provides logistics to Air Force elements
need to consider the — and what that support entails.
Task force structure. COSCOM ACofS, G5 section staff prepares and dis-
Given situation. tributes industrial resource folders for the operational
area. These resource folders include information on—
Climate, terrain, and weather.
Industrial capabilities and sources.
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The availability and skills of local labor. Acquire real estate and facilities in the contin-
gency area.
Business ethics in the contingency area.
To prevent shortages or uncontrollable excesses, Establish a timely requisition system to CONUS
that historically impair contingency force mis- to prevent supplies being pushed into the con-
sions, support operations staff officers need to tingency site.
plan how to – Tie in with advance lines of communication.
Provide for a phased expansion of the initial Interface with automation management sys-
contingency force. tems.
Keep sea ports clear of incoming cargo. This ALERT PHASE
prevents tying up ships and delaying transport During the alert phase, COSCOM elements as-
of supplies to users. signed to the contingency force disengage from
Establish inventory control of supplies. This CONUS installation responsibilities and prepare for
prevents port congestion due to submission of movement, Reserve component elements then mobi-
duplicate requisitions to CONUS for supplies al- lize and complete all administrative functions prior to
ready on hand but unidentified in port locations. deployment.

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MOVEMENT PHASE specify the quantity of slings that units need to bring with
During the movement phase, COSCOM transporta- them. They should also cover sling return respon-
tion support branch personnel and the CMCC sibilities and procedures.
coordinate the transportation of contingency force ele- OPERATIONS PHASE
ments. COSCOM support operations section staff and Operations phase activities include the establishment
the CMMC coordinate the movement of supplies from of operations in the contingency area. They also include
CONUS installations to the contingency area. development of operating relationships with elements of
Contingency plans need to designate the units respon- the task force organization and HN officials.
sible for preparing loads for sling loading, Plans should

PHASED CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

The contingency force organizes into an assault fire. It also acquires information on the enemy.
force echelon and a follow-on force echelon. Since
logistics support remains austere, it is important to LODGMENT PHASE
plan for and deploy sufficient assets to support each The lodgment phase begins with the introduction
deployed increment. Depending on the situation in of follow-on forces. Follow-on forces reinforce the
the AO, the contingency force usually conducts the assault force, establish the lodgment area, and begin
following phased operations. buildup of the lodgment logistics base.
DEPLOYMENT PHASE EXPANSION OF THE LOGISTICS BASE
The assault force moves into the objective area by The logistics base expands once the security area
air or sea. Initial assault objectives might include has been stabilized and the lodgment area firmly
ports or airfields. This facilitates the landing of follow- established. This supports a further buildup of for-
on forces during the lodgment phase. The assault force ces to initiate or continue offensive action. To limit
establishes security within the area of influence to taxing the supply system, command policy needs to
protect the airhead or beachhead from direct or indirect clearly state the level of base development.

PROCUREMENT
Local procurement reduces logistics dependence company the division. Contracting management officers
for CONUS furnished supplies and services. It and procurement NCOs assigned to the COSCOM’S
provides improved response time, while freeing airlift procurement support branch and CMMC as well as
and sealift assets for other priority needs. Depending a finance support element accompany the CSG or
on the area, available local resources might include — CSB jump element into the AO. Upon deployment,
Bulk fuel and packaged products. COSCOM contracting personnel establish an area
procurement section. CSG contracting personnel then
Ration enhancement items. become field agents of the COSCOM. They prepare
Bulk supplies. contracts in support of COSCOM and CMMC task-
ings. They coordinate with the HNS coordination
Services. team (TOE 63500LA), if fielded. The finance element
Labor. provides funding support and payment of contract
procurement actions.
Utilities.
During the initial phase, the contracting manage-
Maintenance. ment officer and procurement NCOs focus on buying
Transportation. rather than contracting. They focus on direct hire and
small purchase by ordering officers. They –
Health services support.
Provide initial technical assistance to unit order-
CSG contracting and procurement personnel ac- ing officers.
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Distribute industrial resource folders on the AO to Work with COSCOM ACofS, G5 staff to develop
the ordering officers. and distribute industrial resource folders for the AO.
Assist ordering officers in obtaining funds. Coordinate with the corps G4 on interservice sup-
Ensure that ordering officers comply with the limits port requirements that might be filled through local
imposed by the appointment order. This may be purchase actions.
modified by the COSCOM OPLAN or directive. Coordinate with engineers on real estate require-
Unit ordering officers coordinate all purchases with the ments above the scope of the ordering officer limita-
area procurement section in their area. This prevents tions.
competition for local resources. The contracting manage- In coordination with the COSCOM’s procurement sup-
ment officer, with CA personnel, determines fair market port branch staff, CMMC procurement branch personnel
value and administers the lease/contract. In coordination locate sources. They purchase or rent supplies, services,
with the CSG support operations officer, COSCOM and real estate following corps resource allocation
procurement NCOs use the procurement criteria in priorities.
Table D-2 to determine whether supplies will be pur- Related local procurement responsibilities are per-
chased locally or requisitioned through the supply system. formed by –
The COSCOM contracting management officer and The ACofS, G1 who establishes policies and proce-
procurement NCOs establish the corps procurement sec- dures for daily hire of local civilian labor.
tion in theater. They –
The comptroller office that provides budgetary
Establish a relationship with the local US State authorizations for local procurement.
Department office.
The corps’ finance group which provides funding
Coordinate with HN officials on local procurement support and payment of contract procurement ac-
of supplies. tions.
Coordinate with the finance support element for Engineer staff officers who plan for the acquisition
funding support of procurement actions. of real estate.

LOGISTICS UNIT DEPLOYMENT

The COSCOM commander coordinates deploy- TIME-PHASED TRANSPORTATION
ment of logistics units with the contingency force REQUIREMENTS LIST
commander. As necessary, he recommends changes in ACofS G3 force design/plans branch personnel use
the deployment sequence.
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the TPTRL to plan, organize, and phase the deployment A CSB headquarters element deploys with early in-
of the force, its materiel, and its arrival in the contingen- crements to provide effective C2 of these units, platoons,
cy area. The CMCC and task force commander’s or teams.
transportation staff refine the TPTRL into a series of CONUS DEPARTURE AIRFIELD
time-phased programs for the contingency area. These
programs provide a complete movement schedule. They A logistics officer thoroughly familiar with the con-
cover from the time of arrival in the area to final receipt tingency plan needs to remain at the CONUS departure
of all units and shipments at their ultimate destination. airfield. He determines which items cause the lease
impact if removed from loads to meet USAF weight
ADVANCE UNITS limitations. He ensures that the owning unit is notified
Though based on requirements and METT-T the about the items removed from loads. This officer also
following teams, elements or units might be required prioritizes 01 air resupply shipments.
early in the operation: The Army and Air Force need to develop joint pro-
MCTs and MRTs. cedures for reporting frustrated cargo. For COSCOM
DS supply company or elements. units, the disposition of mission loads either not
DS ammunition company elements (ASPS and dropped within the drop zone or air landed at an air base
ATP) and habitual supporting truck companies. needs to be reported to the COSCOM support opera-
tions officer.
Cargo transfer unit.
FOLLOW-ON UNITS
GS petroleum supply platoon(s) and supporting
truck platoon(s). The heavy materiel supply company, GS supply com-
DS maintenance company elements and MSTs. pany, repair parts supply company, and field services
companies are not normally required in the early stages
CEB teams. of deployment. The need for these units depends upon
Mortuary affairs collection platoons. the nature of the contingency and its environment. The
Airdrop supply company or teams. CMMC deploys prior to these follow-on units to manage
MP company, for area security to advance party their GS stocks.
units.

ESTABLISHING A LOGISTICS BASE

If the situation permits, logistics elements deploy storage, palletized or packed in container inserts, and
ahead of tactical elements to prepare for their recep- loaded in containers.
tion and support. In any event, logistics elements Units need to provide ASL and PLL tapes to the
deploy into the area as soon as combat forces secure CMMC. Tapes should include weight and cube data for
a lodgment area. contingency shipping computation. The CMMC monitors
PREPLANNED/PACKAGED the ASLs and PLLs to ensure that they contain only those
SUPPORT STOCKS items essential for the anticipated contingency. It ensures
Theater war reserves, project stocks, and safety level that the ASLs, PLLs, and essential repair parts and quan-
stocks to support contingencies in specific areas of the tities to replace those consumed through combat, are
world have been consolidated in container-six pack- available upon deployment.
ages. The CMMC maintains a listing of container The CMMC also initiates action to acquire critical
contents. These packages possess a project code or other items. For example, portable piers, off-loading barges,
means that identifies their intended purpose. cranes, construction materiels, and security equipment
Documentation required to cause issue and movement might need to be available during the early stages of the
of stocks from storage may have been prepared at t he time contingency operation.
of contingency planning. Upon receipt of directions to MINIMUM STOCKAGE LEVELS
support an initial deployment, stocks are withdrawn from The CMMC develops combat ASLs that closely
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reflect contingency requirements. Since approximately Shipping practices that emphasize daily shipment
20 percent of all stocks is required 80 percent of the of cargo for ALOC designated units help to minimize
time, performing an analysis of DS unit ASLs helps stockage levels. They also help to ensure that large
indicate what to stock. However, weight and cube con- stockpiles do not accumulate in the contingency area.
strain stockage policy. Units need to limit ASLs to The CMMC maintains close coordination with
combat-essential items. NICPs to ensure that the push system does not take
The CMMC transmits requirements for NSL items control. Both the CMMC and CMCC maintain strict
to CONUS for supply support. The COSCOM support controls to ensure that the most essential items receive
operations officer helps reduce the ASL by enforcing priority shipping.
compliance with the list of authorized noncombat-es-
sential items.

SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS

The primary sources of support of civilian popula- CA personnel assist purchasing and contracting of-
tions include the – ficers with the local purchase of supplies for civilian
Local economy. relief or economic aid. They recommend the type of
supplies to be made available from military stocks. They
Captured enemy supplies. requisition emergency civilian supplies not locally avail-
Contributions from national and international welfare able through normal supply channels.
and charitable organizations. The corps service support order and COSCOM
Supplies from allied or US military stocks. OPORD prescribe requisition and issue procedures for
Military support of civilian populations is often humanitarian civilian support. Class X issues are regu-
limited to supplies required to prevent disease, star- lated. Supplies intended for authorized civilian agencies
vation, or unrest that might interfere with military or groups require command approval prior to issue.
operations. COSCOM units might issue — The COSCOM support operations officer needs to
Food and water. establish procedures to ensure that civilian supplies do
Clothing, bedding, and tents. not disappear into black market channels. CA
teams/units plan and control food rationing. As neces-
Medical supplies. sary, they also coordinate with the area RAOC for
Fuel and lubricants. security for movement of civilian supplies.
Engineer equipment. CA teams/units also coordinate with the CMCC on
CA units attached to the COSCOM's special troops the use of civilian and military vehicles to distribute
battalion determine humanitarian support requirements civilian supplies. They submit requirements for military
for refugees or civilian populations in distress. CA units transportation vehicles to the area MCT.
have surveys on file on the health of civilian populations. Refugees can be formed into companies to perform
Files include dietary factors and the caloric requirements their own housekeeping functions. US forces provide
of population categories, such as the elderly and children. supervision. The COSCOM OPLAN identifies a
CA units estimate requirements based on population size, refugee site. It specifies the activities responsible for
geographic location, and the technological base of the operating and supporting the site and the supplies re-
country. CA teams/units coordinate with volunteer agencies quired.
and refugee control personnel in planning relief supplies
and the use of local medical personnel.

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APPENDIX E
Supporting Other Operations

This appendix addresses the COSCOM’s responsibility for planning and supporting
the other corps operations identified in FM 100-15.

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LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT OPERATIONS E-2
RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS E-3
RETROGRADE OPERATIONS E-4
ENCIRCLED FORCES E-5
LARGE UNIT MOVEMENT E-5
PASSAGE OF LINES/RELIEF IN PLACE E-5
LINK-UP OPERATIONS E-6

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LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT OPERATIONS

LIC operations include political-military confronta- Transportation assets to move cargo in support of
tions between contending states or groups. They are civic action projects, such as distribution of ration
above routine peaceful competition among states, yet supplements.
below conventional war. The four major LIC opera- Class X supplies for relief of civilian distress and
tional categories are: civic assistance programs.
Support for insurgency or counterinsurgency.
HSS teams assigned to the support organization.
Combatting terrorism.
Water purification and distribution teams.
Peacekeeping operations. COMBATTING TERRORISM
Peacetime contingency operations. Combatting terrorism includes protecting installa-
FM 100-20 prescribes doctrine for military opera- tions, units, and individuals from the threat of
tions in LIC. FM 63-6 provides guidance on how CSS terrorism. Logistics support might be limited to that
elements support forces engaged in LIC operations. carried by counterterrorism teams during the opera-
FM 8-42 covers medical operations in LIC. tion. However, if logistics forces are deployed to
LOGISTICS SUPPORT STRUCTURE support this type of LIC operation, they need to take
antiterrorism measures, They also need to implement
The logistics support structure and augmentation measures to protect supplies and surface LOCs.
remain situation dependent. Support for LIC situations
may be provided by a task organized CSB or by the normal PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
support structure for units committed to the operation, Peacekeeping operations attempt to maintain a
CSS elements often precede combat or CS units and may negotiated truce or achieve, restore, or maintain a
be the only military force deployed to the area. diplomatic resolution or peace in a potential conflict
Civilian contracts or the host country augment this area. Peacekeeping forces traditionally possess a multi-
support. Situation permitting, local purchase or con- national composition. DA Pamphlet 700-15 covers
tracts for HN services, utilities, and transportation logistics support of United Nations peacekeeping forces.
assets are obtained. However, use of local supplies and The COSCOM maybe tasked to provide a significant
facilities are limited by economics and social and politi- amount of logistics support to multinational forces and
cal constraints. to support that force for an extended period. The
SUPPORT FOR INSURGENCY AND CMMC increases supply stockage levels to support the
COUNTERINSURGENCY peacekeeping force for an extended period.
US military actions in support of insurgency and COSCOM elements might be tasked to provide –
counterinsurgency range from providing intelligence, Sundry packs.
materiel, and training support to strategic, operational, Supplementary rations.
and tactical advice. COSCOM elements might be tasked
to support – Class II items.
Special operations forces. Logistics support elements need to deploy prior to or
Advisory teams. with the peacekeeping force. The corps deploys EOD
teams early for munitions disposal. If the peacekeeping
Technical training teams. force employs in a hostile environment or a potential
Indigenous resistance forces. conflict area, sufficient transportation assets need to be
allocated to provide for rapid relocation of the
HN civil organizations. peacekeeping force.
Depending upon the situation and environment, Civilian contractors may —
COSCOM assistance could include – Provide custodial base maintenance.
Humanitarian assistance to civilian agencies.
Deliver fresh food supplies.
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Operate the dining facility. security assistance surges to strike operations and un-
conventional warfare. They include –
Maintain vehicles.
Operations to restore order.
Provide packaged fuels and barrier material.
A show of force.
Contracted services might include —
Showers. Demonstrations in crisis avoidance or crisis
management situations.
Laundry. Counter drug operations.
Barber. Disaster relief.
Sewage. They are normally of short duration, occur in bare
Trash disposal. base environments, and receive limited HNS. If HNS
exists, the logistics support structure is tailored to in-
Electrical power. clude that HNS. If HNS does not exist, a US logistics
Pest management. structure needs to be provided. The base development
plan sets forth the required logistics functions. Appen-
Fire fighting support. dix F describes logistics support of contingency
PEACETIME CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS operations.
Peacetime contingency operations range from

RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS

In river crossing operations, assault or delaying support branch personnel plan for increased expendi-
retrograde forces might be separated from their support tures of Class V for preparatory fires, air defense, and
elements by the river. COSCOM CSS plans branch the assault. The CMMC adjusts minimum supply levels
personnel analyze how to provide continued support, to ensure continued operation if the LOC is disrupted.
yet minimize congestion in the crossing area. They need The COSCOM provides unit distribution of bridging
to understand the tactics and techniques described in material to engineer units. Engineer equipment is
FM 90-13 for river crossing operations. reserved for the operation. COSCOM transportation
OFFENSIVE RIVER CROSSING support branch personnel plan how to transport bridg-
In support of offensive river crossing operations, ing material to the bridge site, which is often on
MSTs locate in the crossing areas. MSTs perform emer- secondary roads with no hardstand.
gency equipment repairs to minimize delays in rafting Units cross the river with basic loads intact. However,
operations and bridge construction. At the earliest op- supplies might need to be airdropped, either to the dis-
portunity, recovery vehicles with winch position on the tribution points, at the bridgehead or forward across the
far side of the river. Recovery vehicles ensure that im- river. An ASP sets up on the exit bank as soon as possible.
mobile vehicles do not block crossing exits or lanes. A Class III supply point sets up in the bridgehead to
CSS plans branch personnel assigned to the COS- support fuel tankers crossing the river on rafts or bridges.
COM support operations section and CMMC An alternative is to plan for a hoseline system or a pipeline
commodity managers plan for increased requirements to transport fuel to the far bank.
for repair parts needed to repair equipment used in Assault boats, rafts, or amphibious vehicles transport
swimming and fording operations. less critical supplies across the river. As soon as prac-
Supply support elements need to echelon forward to ticable after the initial assault, preloaded supply vehicles
provide continuous support. Transportation assets cross the river by bridges, raft, or air.
deliver critical supplies to forward distribution points on RETROGRADE RIVER CROSSING
the exit bank of the river. During the early stages of the For retrograde river crossings, logistics units
operation, helicopters might provide supplies to combat echelon to the rear to support delaying, defending and
elements. COSCOM CSS plans branch and munitions
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crossing area forces. Supply points position critical sup- move to the rear. Aircraft help maintain required supply
plies at prestock points for delaying forces to use as they levels and remove excess supplies across the river.

RETROGRADE OPERATIONS
In retrograde operations, the corps tasks the support branch to ensure that priorities are being met
COSCOM to provide continuous mobile support for- by the CMCC.
ward while moving the bulk of its supporting units and To avoid interfering with the rearward movement of
supplies rearward. While continuing to provide essential combat units, logistics units displace early. Normally they
supplies forward to delaying forces, the COSCOM relo- try to displace during periods of limited visibility. To
cates supplies and equipment from forward areas to new avoid traffic congestion, the CMCC requests that the MP
rear supply areas in support of forces out of contact brigade provide battlefield circulation control.
moving to the rear.
Corps transportation assets transport Class IV
SUPPLY materials for obstacles, demolitions, and strengthening
The COSCOM support operations officer reduces battle positions to delay the enemy’s advance. If a rail
forward stocks by stopping forward supply. The system remains in operation in the area, inoperable
CMMC diverts resupply shipments entering the corps equipment can be evacuated by rail. Transportation
area to the new rearward positions. Stocks are priority is given to –
evacuated to an area where support is needed for sub- Movement of combat troops and their supplies.
sequent operations.
To continue to provide support to forward units, Movement of items used to impede the enemy.
supply points prestock limited amounts of Class V and Evacuation of casualties.
III supplies behind selected division delay positions. Evacuation of reparable materiel.
COSCOM petroleum support branch personnel plan
to provide emergency delivery of bulk Class III stocks. MAINTENANCE
Delivery occurs aircraft if ground delivery becomes Only essential maintenance is performed forward.
impractical. MSTs take replacement modules forward and con-
Forward CSGs dry up forward supply points until centrate on quick fix items.
forward positioned stocks approximate only what is Unit recovery vehicles move damaged equipment to
required to support the delaying forces. This avoids a the nearest MSR or maintenance collecting points set Up
requirement to retrograde excess supplies from for- in the rear areas. Recovery equipment needs to be mar-
ward supply points. shalled at critical locations to keep routes open and
TRANSPORTATION recover all materiel possible. Corps trucks backhaul
Corps trucks evacuate supply stocks rearward to reparable equipment.
successive positions. The movement of units, supplies, DS maintenance units concentrate on materiel re-
and equipment to the rear severely taxes transporta- quired to conduct delaying operations and withdrawal.
tion assets of tactical units and the DISCOM. The COSCOM CSS plans and maintenance support branch
DISCOM may request corps transportation support personnel develop plans to resolve the problem of
during the retrograde. evacuating inoperable equipment in maintenance units
The CMCC programs all movements throughout to the rear. The COSCOM OPLAN contains orders to
the retrograde operation to regulate highway move- destroy items which cannot be backloaded or render
ment. It identifies evacuation routes, publishes unusable. This prevents the enemy from repairing cap-
movement schedules, and designs a battlefield cir- tured vehicles or equipment by cannibalization.
culation plan. The CMMC coordinates with the MEDICAL
COSCOM weapon systems support branch chief on use In accordance with the Geneva convention, medical
of HETs to evacuate priority weapon systems. These units mark and leave medical supplies and equipment
priorities are passed to the COSCOM transportation which cannot be evacuated.
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The rearward displacement of corps hospital units requests additional aeromedical support. Nonmedi-
results in a temporary loss of bed capacity. If tem- cal transportation assets move wounded personnel to
porary facilities cannot be obtained, the corps TA or CONUS hospitals.

ENCIRCLED FORCES
The longer the force remains encircled, the more Bulk fuel.
depleted its basic load stocks become. When all Barrier materials.
ground routes of evacuation and reinforcement have
been cut by enemy action, the corps commander Ammunition.
determines whether he wants the force to break out To support a break out, the COSCOM shifts critical
or to defend encircled prior to linkup or exfiltration. ammunition resupply assets so that supporting fires
Encircled forces practice strict rationing of sup- mass at the breakout point. If limited forces, wounded
plies and enforce supply economy procedures. The soldiers, and equipment are left behind, sufficient
COSCOM support operations officer arranges for supplies need to be left. Medical personnel remain to
aerial resupply of these critical supplies – attend to the wounded. CSS plans branch personnel
Food and water. assigned to the support operations section prepare
plans to support link-up operations and regenerate
Medical supplies. attrited units.

LARGE UNIT MOVEMENT

Large unit movement places exceptional require- movements to prevent congestion on road networks
ments on the transportation system. The CMCC required for the tactical move. Units replenish their
assists the corps rear CP’s CSS cell in planning, coor- basic loads and refuel equipment prior to the move.
dinating, and supporting tactical movements. Its DS supply units setup refueling sites where units can
MCTs and MRTs control traffic movement. MPs refuel while on the move. Forward CSGs attach MSTs
provide circulation control. The corps rear CP’s to the movement columns for rapid repair on site.
operations cell coordinates the rerouting of logistics

PASSAGE OF LINES/RELIEF IN PLACE

A passage of lines occurs when a force moves needed to expedite the passage or relief opera-
forward or rearward through another force’s posi- tion.
tions in order to move into or out of contact with the The COSCOM support operations officer coor-
enemy. The support operations officer’s staff coor- dinates priorities for logistics support with the corps
dinates logistics support provided between the two rear CP’s CSS cell. Plans specify the logistics support
forces. provided by the stationary force to the passing force
A relief in place occurs when all or part of a unit or by the relieved force to the relieving force.
is replaced in an area by an incoming unit. The The CSG support operations section informs the
senior maneuver commander determines when sup- passing force or relieving force of supply point loca-
port shifts to the relieving force. tions in the area and their times of operation. The
Passage of lines and relief operations require CSG sets up a refuel-on-the-move site. The CSG also
that the CMCC coordinate with the corps rear CP’s attaches MSTs to the passing force to perform repairs
operations cell on priorities for routes. The CMCC on-site.
coordinates the additional corps transportation assets

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LINK-UP OPERATIONS
The headquarters directing the linkup between the converging units or forces and recommend adjust-
units or forces coordinates logistics support mutually ments in the ASLs of the supporting DS maintenance
provided to units linking up for subsequent missions. units. CSG support operations officers recommend
If time exists, ASL levels are adjusted to support the revisions to customer support lists to redirect sup-
operation. The COSCOM support operations of- port operations in the AOR.
ficer directs that the CMMC analyze the PLLs of

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Appendix F
COSCOM Operation Order

Copy no of copies
HQ, 5th Corps Support Command (COSCOM)
South Island
07002 09 April 19XX
Message reference No.

OPERATION ORDER 28

References:

a . Map, Series ----, Sheet Numbers: ----- , Edition ----- , S c a l e

1:50,000.

b. 5th (US) Corps OPORD 28.

c. 5th (US) Corps Service Support Order 28.

d. COSCOM FSOP.

Time Zone Used Throughout the OPORD: ZULU

Task Organization: See Annex A (Task Organization).

1. SITUATION

a. Enemy forces.

(1) See Annex B (Intelligence). (Annex B focuses on the

threat’s capability to interrupt logistics and medical operations. It
addresses potential terrorist threat and describes the enemy’s most
probable course of action. )

(2) See current INTSUM.

b. Friendly forces.

(1) 5th (US) Corps defends with two divisions abreast. 6th
Armd Div in the southeast, 3d ID (MECH) in the southwest, and the 7th
Armd Div in reserve in the north. The 25th ACR is OPCON to the 3d In Div
(MECH) . Upon completion of covering force operations, the 25th ACR will

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fall back to the north. It is anticipated that the threat will direct
its main attack in the 3d ID (MECH) sector with primary focus on
Resolution Island. The 7th Armd Div is expected to receive a supporting
attack focusing on Port Chalmers. Upon completion of the covering force
attack, the 25th ACR will locate in the vicinity of Bruce Bay, with
priority of commitment to the 3d ID (MECH).

(2) Elements of the 7th fleet support 5th (US) Corps.

(3) 6th (US) Corps on North Island conducts supporting attack to

defeat enemy forces in the vicinity of New Plymouth to establish new
defensive line from Foxton Beach to Albatross Point in sector, then
prepares to assist 5th (US) Corps rearward passage of lines.

( 4 ) 7th Armd Div provides defense in sector; maintains five routes

of march for 5th (US) Corps from Richmond staging areas to tactical
assembly areas; provides support for forward passage of lines to 5th (US)
Corps; prepares to establish a new defense line from Ross to Springs
Junction; and prepares to assist 5th (US) Corps rearward passage of
lines.

(5) 12th AF supports 5th and 6th (US) Corps.

(6) 48th TAACOM provides reinforcing DS and GS CSS as directed by

TA Cdr.

(7) 49th LSE coordinates support provided by various AMC funded

contractors. LSE activities provide GS and depot-level maintenance for
selected wheeled, track, and stationary equipment and repair reparable
exchange items.

(8) HN provides and coordinates HNS as requested within host-

nation capabilities.

(9) 40th ADA Group provides Hawk belt in 5th (US) Corps sector.

(10) 47th Chemical Bn provides NBC reconnaissance,

decontamination, and smoke support on request.

(11) 52d Engr Bde provides engineer support.

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(12) 27th MP Bde provides military police support.

( 1 3 ) 20th Signal Bde provides signal support.

( 1 4 ) 41st MP Det (CI) provides criminal investigation support.

( 1 5 ) 5th Personnel Gp provides personnel services, administrative

services, morale support activities, and direct postal support services
on an area basis to division/nondivision units, and general support
personnel and postal service to the corps.

(16) 5th Corps Finance Gp provides financial support.

(17) Strengths to be supported are:

(a) 6th Armd Div - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 , 5 9 0

(b) 7th Armd Div - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 , 9 7 0
(c) 3d ID (MECH) - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 , 1 8 3
(d) 25th Armd Cav Regt (ACR) ---- --4,606
(e) 40th ADA (1-470th AD Bn Patriot) 455
(f) 5th (US) Corps Troops ------ 34,230
(g) 5th Corps Support Command ---- 21,200

c . Attachments and detachments. On order, 34th, 35th and 37th

Chemical Units and 98th and 99th CA units attached to HQ, Special Troops
Bn. See Annex A.

2. MISSION

5th COSCOM provides logistics support to 5th (US) Corps operations

throughout South Island area to defeat threat operations in the southwest
and southeast. Also provides logistics support to 40th ADA Gp units in
5th Corps area and Class III (bulk) support to 12th (US) AF as directed.

3. EXECUTION

I n t e n t : CSG and medical group/brigade commanders provide support

within their designated areas of responsibility in a manner that
efficiently facilitate the successful accomplishment of the mission of
5th (US) Corps. COSCOM support operations staff coordinate the
accompanying slice of support with appropriate Bde S4 staff and
supporting CSGs for out-of-sector support.

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a. Concept of operation. Annex C (Operation Overlay).

Provide logistics support by employing the 10th CSG and 20th CSG in
the forward sectors (southeast and southwest respectively) and the 30th
CSG in the corps rear area in the north. 10th and 20th CSGs each employ
a CSB in the 6th AD/3d ID sector to support corps forces operating in the
division areas. These CSBs reinforce or augment the FSBs/MSB so that they
in turn provide support to corps forces in the brigade and division
areas. On order from RTF, 30th CSG units synchronize operations with
48th TAACOM to regenerate a brigade size element.

(1) Provide 12th AF Class III (bulk), as directed by 5th

(US) Corps.

(2) Provide support to other Services in accordance with

interservice support agreements, or as directed by 5th (US) Corps.

b. 98th and 99th CA Units.

( 1 ) Perform area studies, identifying available local

resources, f a c i l i t i e s , and sources of support.

(2) Assist and coordinate efforts to identify and acquire

HNS through preplanned and ad hoc HNS requests.

(3) Assist the COSCOM’s and CSG’s contracting agents in

acquisition of local resources.

(4) Coordinate the distribution of life-sustaining goods and

services to civilians on the South Island.

(5) Assist in minimizing civilian interference with military

operations, while assisting 5th corps commanders in fulfilling their
legal obligations to the civilian populace.

c. 51st NBCE. Provide NBC staff support to 5th COSCOM.

d. 5th Corps Materiel Management Center (CMMC).

(1) Provide GS level integrated materiel and DS level

maintenance management in support of 5th (US) Corps. P r i o r i t y o f i s s u e
to support combat loss requisition is to 3d ID, 25th ACR, 6th Armd Div,
and 7th Armd Div, in that order.

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(2) Manage Class V assets in accordance with the SAAS, and

ensure RSR and CSR are not exceeded.

(3) Establish procedures and interface directly with the 5th

CMCC in programming cargo distribution orders to support the corps
movement plan.

(4) Establish liaison with 83d TAMMC to interface directly

with 83d TAMMC pertaining to requisitioning of all high priority items
other than Class II and IX items for ALOC units.

( 5 ) Coordinate with 32d CSB for items of supply to support

reconstitution.

( 6 ) Provide mission tasking through a CLT, located at the HN

Petri Sup Bn, to coordinate and manage distribution of bulk fuels.

( 7 ) Release Class VII items as directed by this HQ/WSM and

coordinate with 5th CMCC to secure transportation.

e. 5th CMCC.

( 1 ) Provide movement control and highway regulation

services.

(2) Coordinate with MCTs and the transportation branches of

the 10th, 20th and 30th CSG to ensure truck tasking procedures are
properly instituted.

( 3 ) Coordinate with 5th CMMC for input to the corps movement

plan.

( 4 ) Establish liaison with 46th MCA to ensure compliance

with proper movement control and administrative procedures. P r i o r i t y o f
movement is to division units, then 25th ACR.

(5) Establish liaison with the 32d CSB to coordinate

transportation requirements to support reconstitution mission
requirements.

(6) Coordinate with CA units on HNS capabilities.

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(a) Submit requests for rail transport to South

Island’s United Pacific Headquarters.

(b) Submit request for motor (road) transport to South

Island’s Unified Truck Agency.

(7) Provide mission tasking through the CLT, located at the

43d HN Trans Bn, to coordinate and manage transportation and terminal
transfer operations. MCTs may request support through the CLT.

(a) MCTs support 5th (US) Corps nondivision and

d i v i s i o n u n i t s . MCTs arrange for transportation services and effect
reconsignment and diversion instructions for shipments coming into the
rail terminals located in their area of responsibility, or as directed by
the 5th CMCC. MCTs have commitment authority over transportation assets
as follows:

1. 91st MCT commits the assets of the 10th CSG.

2. 92d MCT commits the assets of the 20th CSG.

3. 93d MCT commits the assets of the 30th CSG.

(b) 7 1 s t , 72d, and 73d MRTs provide highway regulation

support to the 5th (US) Corps and regulate highway traffic as directed by
the Highway Traffic Division of the 5th CMCC.

(9) Tab A (Airfield Data) to Appendix 1 (Situation Overlay)

to Annex B (Intelligence ).

(10) Tab B (Railhead Data) to Appendix 1 (Situation Overlay)

to Annex B (Intelligence ).

(11) Appendix 1 (Road Movement Overlay) to Annex R

(Movement).

(12) Appendix 1 (Service Support Overlay) to Annex Q

(Service Support).

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f. 80th Med Bale.

(1) Provide health service support on an area basis to

nondivision and division units and other forces as directed.

(2) Provide one medical group in the southwest sector

supporting the 3d ID, 25th ACR, and 20th CSG.

(3) Provide one medical group in the southeast sector

supporting the 6th Armd Div and 10th CSG.

(4) Provide 32d CSB with medical platoon and one combat
stress control team to support reconstitution mission requirements.

g. 10th Corps Support Group (CSG).

(1) Provide DS supply and field services and DS maintenance

on an area basis for nondivision elements in support of the 6th Armd Div.
Provide reinforcing DS maintenance and GS supply support to the 6th Armd
Div, as directed by the COSCOM. Be prepared to provide reinforcing DS
maintenance and GS supply support to the 3d ID and the 25th ACR, as
directed by the COSCOM.

( 2 ) Locate a CSB in the 6th AD division area to provide

direct support to corps forces. Provide reinforcing or augmenting
support to FSBs and MSB to enable them to provide support to corps forces
operating in the brigade area and division area.

(3) Provide life support and security for the sector RAOC
and MCT operating in the 10th CSG AO.

(4) Provide customer units with a listing of supporting

supply, service, and maintenance activities.
(5) Obtain time of pending displacement and new location
from supported units.

h. 20th CSG.

(1) Provide DS supply and services and DS maintenance on an

area basis for nondivision elements in support of the 3d ID and 25th

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ACR . Be prepared to provide reinforcing DS maintenance and GS supply

support to the 3d ID and 25th ACR and to the 7th Armd Div, when
committed.

(2) Locate a CSB in the 3d ID area to support corps forces

in the division sector. Provide reinforcing or augmenting stocks,
equipment, or personnel to the FSBs/MSB to enable them to provide a
nearer source of support to corps forces operating in the brigade area
and division area.

( 3 ) Provide life support and security for the sector RAOC

and MCT operating in the 20th CSG AO.

(4) Provide customer units with a listing of supporting

supply, service, and maintenance activities.

(5) Obtain time of pending displacement and new location

from supported units.

i. 30th Corps Support Group (CSG).

(1) Provide DS area support to units in or passing through

the 30th CSG AO.

(2) Provide GS level supply (less Class VIII) to nondivision

units on an area basis.

(3) Provide corpswide transportation support, terminal

transfer, and operator trailer transfer points and/or trailer relay
systems.

(4) Provide Class V CSA support to division ATPs and

nondivision ASPS and ATP. Priority of issue of Class V is to 3d ID, 25th
ACR, and 6th Armd Div. Priority to the 7th Armd Div, when committed.

(5) Provide reinforcing supply, maintenance, and field

services support to the 10th and 20th CSGs.

(6) Provide GS supply and corpswide transportation and field

services support to the 6th AD, 3d ID, 25th ACR, and the 7th AD.

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(7) Priority of Class III distribution is to the 3d ID

(MECH), 6th AD, 25th ACR and the 7th AD; then hospitals and designated
aviation units; then nondivision unit DS Class III supply points.

(8) Provide DS/GS rocket and missile support, less improved

Hawk, to nondivision units in the corps rear area. Provide backup DS
rocket and missile maintenance support to division units.

(9) Be prepared to justify requirement and initiate request

to COSCOM for authorization to activate emergency offtake point as
required. Provide petroleum quality surveillance support to corps units.

( l 0 ) Provide AVIM and reinforcing AVIM to corps assigned

a i r c r a f t . Provide aviation repair parts supply to corps aviation units,
to include aircraft armament and avionics.

(11) Provide reinforcing AVIM support to division units.

(12) Coordinate oil analysis lab support to all corps

aviation units.

(13) On order from RTF, be prepared to reconstitute a

brigade size element by positioning forward, or loading for movement
forward on call, Class VII and IX and providing forward MSTs. Level of
reconstitution will be provided by RTF.

(14) Provide life support and security for the sector RAOC
and MCT operating in the 30th CSG AO.

j. 30th EOD Control Team.

(1) Provide EOD support to the 5th (US) Corps per directives
from the rear corps CP.

(2) Support the 5th (US) Corps for ADC.

(3) Provide command and control of all assigned EOD

Detachments and augmentation EOD Response Teams.

k. HN Support Battalions.

(1) Establish liaison with the 5th CMMC and 5th CMCC.

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(2) Provide petroleum supply and storage to the 5th (US)

Corps.

(3) Provide transportation and terminal transfer support to

the 5th (US) Corps.

1. Coordinating Instructions.

(1) This OPORD is effective upon receipt.

(2) Intelligence requirements. ****

(3) Antiterrorist actions. ****

(4) Air defense weapons status. ****

( 5 ) M O P P . MOPP 1 for chemical is in effect. MOPP levels

are the decision of battalion/company level commanders. Be prepared to
change MOPP level on order.

(6) Troop-safety criteria. *****

(7) Vehicle recognition signals. *****

(8) Phase line descriptions. *****

(9) Counterfratricide measures. *****

(10) Direct coordination authorized between subordinate

command staffs and COSCOM staffs.

(11) Frequency of relocation *****

(12) The 5th CMCC provides advance notice to the 5th CMMC
concerning arriving cargo.

(13) Movements are coordinated with the DISCOM CP/division

rear CP or FSB CP/brigade rear CP before crossing division/brigade
boundaries.
(14) Units located within base/base clusters comply with
defense and area damage control procedures established by the BDOC/BCOC,
RAOC, and corps rear CP. Units/battalions designated a base/base cluster
operate a BDOC/BCOC.
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(15) Coordinate with HN on reconnaissance, surveillance,

recognition signals, refugee control and evacuation, and use of privately
owned goods and materiel.

(16) Friendly use of smoke is encouraged. Allow 24 hours in

contingency planning for notification, approval, and transit of smoke
generator companies. No smoke mission should be permitted without at
least one deception smoke mission, unless operational necessity dictates
that a risk be taken.

4 . SERVICE SUPPORT (See Paragraph 4, SERVICE SUPPORT (MATERIEL AND

SERVICES) of Annex Q, Service Support)

NOTE : A sample Service Support Annex is provided at Appendix G of

this FM.

5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL

a. Command.

(1) 5th COSCOM HQ Main CP vic Mayfield (MD 441714). Future

location vic Smithville (MD 442938).

(2) Alternate CP is 30th CSG vic Sefton (MD 431727). Future

location vic Jamestown (MD 421229).

b. Signal. See Annex J.

(1) Current SOI in effect.

(2) Current CESI in effect.

ACKNOWLEDGE: Recipient acknowledge receipt and understanding.

Commander’s last name

RANK
OFFICIAL:
/s/
ACofS, G3

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DISTRIBUTION:

5th CMMC
5th CMCC
80th Med Bde
10th CSG
20th CSG
30th CSG
Parent Organizations of attached units
COSCOM Staff
Corps G3 and G4

ANNEXES :

Annex A TASK ORGANIZATION

Annex B INTELLIGENCE
Appendix 1 Situation Overlay
Appendix 2 Reconnaissance and Surveillance
Appendix 3 S i g n a l s I n t e l l i g e n c e
Appendix 4 Weather
Appendix 5 Counterintelligence

Annex C OPERATION OVERLAY

Annex D ENGINEER
Appendix 1 Engineer Overlay

Annex E FIRE SUPPORT

Appendix 1 Air Support
Appendix 2 Chemical Support
Appendix 3 Field Artillery Support
Appendix 4 Naval Gunfire Support
Appendix 5 Nuclear Support
Appendix 6 Air Defense

Annex F AIR DEFENSE

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Annex G ARMY AVIATION

Annex H ARMY AIRSPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL

Annex I ELECTRONIC WARFARE

Appendix 1 Enemy Electronic Order of Battle Overlay
Appendix 2 Electronic Combat Target List
Appendix 3 Schedule of Jamming
Appendix 4 Overlay of ESM/ECM Grid Zones
Appendix 5 Electronic Warfare Contingency Augmentation
Appendix 6 Restricted Frequency List

Annex J SIGNAL OPERATIONS

Appendix 1 Radio Net Diagram (FM)
Appendix 2 omitted
Appendix 3 Radio Net Diagram (Multichannel)
Appendix 4 Telephone Traffic Diagram
Appendix 5 Teletypewriter Traffic Diagram
Appendix 6 Line Route Map
Appendix 7 Messenger Routes

Annex K OPSEC

Annex L DECEPTION
Appendix 1 Notional Order of Battle
Appendix 2 Deception Overlay
Appendix 3 Deception Implementation Schedule

Annex M PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS

Annex N NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL OPERATIONS

Annex O MILITARY POLICE

Annex P REAR OPERATIONS

Annex Q SERVICE SUPPORT (See Appendix G of this field manual.)

Appendix 1 Service Support Overlay
Appendix 2 Traffic Circulation and Control
Appendix 3 Personnel
Appendix 4 Legal

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Annex R MOVEMENT
Appendix 1 Road Movement Overlay
Appendix 2 Road Movement Table
Appendix 3 Road Movement Graph

Annex S CIVILIAN AFFAIRS

Annex T COUNTERATTACK PLAN

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ANNEX A (TASK ORGANIZATION) to OPORD 28 -- 5th COSCOM

HHC, 5th COSCOM

34, 35, 37th Chemical Units (atchd)
98, 99th CA Units (atchd)
51st NBC Element

5th CMCC
91st MCT
92d MCT ( SAMPLE)
93d MCT
7lst MRT
72d MRT
73d MRT
HHC 214th Cgo Hel Bn (Atchd)
2141st Med Hel Co (Atchd)

HHC 80th Med Bde

850th Med Co Air Amb
852d Med Co Amb
800th Med Det Psych Svc
801st Psych Svc Tm
802d Psych Svc Tm
803d Psych Svc Tm
804th Psych Svc Tm
805th Psych Svc Tm
802d Cmbt Stress Con
860th Hqs Co Vet
861st Med Plt Vet
862d Med Plt Vet
863d Med Plt Vet

HHD 845th Med Bn Log (EWD)

A CO Log sup
B Co Distr
HHD 8826th Den Bn
827th Den Co
852d Den Det
853d Den Det
854th Den Det
855th Den Det ( SAMPLE)
856th Den Det
857th Den Det

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858th Den Det

828th Den Co ( SAMPLE)
868th Ento Svc Tm
871st Environ Tm

HHD 830th Med Bn Area Spt

823d Med Co AS
824th Med Co AS
825th Med Co AS
826th Med Co AS
827th Med Co AS
828th Med Co AS
829th Med Co AS

HHD 88th Med Gp

807th Cbt Spt HOSP
8107th Surg Tm
808th Cbt Spt HOSP
808th Surg Tm
809th Cbt Spt HOSP
819th Surg Tm
891st MASH HOSP

HHD 800th Med Evac Bn

855th Med Co Air Ambl
856th Med Co Air Ambl
818th Med Co Ambl
819th Med Co Ambl

HHD 89th Med Gp

805th Cbt Spt HOSP
8105th Surg Tm
806th Cbt Spt HOSP
8106th Surg Tm
810th Cbt Spt HOSP
8110th Surg Tm
812th Cbt Spt HOSP
8112th Surg Tm
813th Cbt Spt HOSP
8113th Surg Tm
894th MASH HOSP

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HHD 801st Med Evac Bn

857th Med Co Air Ambl
859th Med Co Air til
8121st Med Co Ambl (SAMPLE)
8122d Med Co Ambl

10th CSG
HHC 10th CSG
HHD llth CSB
901st Maint Co DS
200th sup CO D S
709th Lt/Med Trk Co
501st Ord Co Ammo Conv DS
711th Med Trk Co
201st Fld SVC CO D S
HHD 12th CSB
207th SUP CO DS
332d Petri Sup Plt
336th TMT P1 (Petri)
209th Fld SVC CO D S
202d Gen Sup Co GS
721st Med Trk Co
HHD 13th CSB
202th sup CO D S
903th Maint Co DS
121st Ammo Co GS
715th Med Trk Co
716th Med Trk Co

20th CSG
HHC 20th CSG
HHD 21st CSB
210th sup CO D S
211th Fld SVC CO D S
502d Ord Co Ammo Conv DS
910th Maint Co DS
726th Med Trk Co
723d Lt Med Trk Co
HHD 22d CSB
220th SUP CO DS
503d Ord Co Ammo Conv GS
727th Med Trk Co
728th Med Trk Co

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HHD 23d CSB

412th sup CO D S
337th Petri Sup Plt
338th TMT Plt (Petri)
913th Maint Co DS
914th Maint Co DS
729th Lt Med Trk Co ( SAMPLE)
915th Maint Co DS
920th Maint Teams

30th CSG
HHC 30th CSG
HHD 31st CSB
22d sup CO D S
92d Fld SVC CO D S
922d Maint Co DS
923d Maint Co DS
916th Msl Spt C O
HHD 32d CSB (Recon)
924th Maint Co DS
739th Lt Med Trk Co
240th Sup CO D S
HHD 22d S&S Bn
224th Hvy Mat Sup Co
232d Gen Sup Co GS
49th Airdrop Sup Co
50th Airdrop Eq Repair Sup Co
213th Rep Parts Sup Co
423d MA Coil C O

HHC 56th Ord Bn DS/GS

504th Ord Co Ammo Conv GS
505th Ord Co Ammo Conv GS
506th Ord Co Ammo Conv GS

HHC 33d Petri Sup Bn

330th Petri Sup Co GS
331 Petri Sup Co GS
332d Petri Prod Lab
334th TMT Co (Petri)
335th TMT Co (Petri)

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HHD 71st Acft Maint Bn

711th Acft Maint Co
712th Acft Maint Co
713th Acft Maint Co

HHD 73d TMT Bn

725th TC Det (TTP)
738th Med Trk Co
712th Med Trk Co
722d HET CO
723d HET CO
730th HET CO
731st HET Co
733d Tml Trf Co ( SAMPLE)
HN Petrl Bn
3d Petri Sup Co
4th Petri Sup Co
lst Petri Prod Lab
2d Petri Prod Lab

HN Trans Bn
llth Hq & Spt Co
12th Med Trk Co
13th Med Trk Co
14th Hvy Trk Co
15th Tml Trf Co
16th Tml Trf Co

INBOUND UNITS M+49 - M+53

M+51 HHD 29th CSB

290th SUP CO DS
981st Maint Co DS
736th Lt Med Trk Co

M+53 HHD 98th CSB

982d Maint Co DS
291st Sup Co DS
727th Tml Trf Co
716th Lt Med Trk Co

M+57 487th Cml Co GS

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M+66 90th Med Gp

8892d Med Tm
8100th Med Tm
8106th Med Tm
867th Med Co

M+67 341st NBC Element

258th Petri Sup Co
226th Fld SVC C O D S
942d Maint Co DS (SAMPLE)
HHC 57th CSB

M+68 104th PS CO
2-483d AD (Hawk)
2-84th AD (Hawk)
HHC 44th Water Sup Bn
441st Water Sup Co
442d Water Sup Co
443d Water Purif Co
444th TMT Med Trk Co (Water)
lllth Morale Support Det (MSD)

M+70 HHC 313th Sep Bde (MECH)

2d Bn 41st In Mech
2d Bn 42d In Mech
2d Bn 17th Armd (105)
2d Bn 18th Armd (105)
2d Bn (155, Sp 71st Arty
A Trp 2/31st Cav (105)
313th Engr Co
283d PSYOP CO (DS)
293d PSYOP CO (DS)
295th PSYOP CO (DS)
296th PSYOP CO (DS)
297th PSYOP CO (DS)

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Appendix G
Service Support Annex to COSCOM OPORD

Copy of copies
HQ, 5th COSCOM
South Island
Date-time group of signature
Message reference No.

ANNEX Q (SERVICE SUPPORT) TO OPORD 28

References: Maps, Service Support Overlay, FSOP

Time Zone Used Throughout the Order: ZULU

1. SITUATION

Information affecting CSS support includes initial delays in the

arrival of repair parts due to ALOC priorities and the likely probability
of a persistent chemical attack in the southeast sector. * * * * *

a. Enemy forces. See Annex B, Intelligence, to OPORD 28.

b. Friendly forces.

(1) See paragraph 1 of COSCOM OPORD 28.

(2) See Annex A (Task Organization) to OPORD 28 for a list

of COSCOM units and inbound units.

(3) Adjacent COSCOM plans to provide out-of-sector support

to 18th FA Bde units as they move in support of 3d Inf Div (MECH).

(4) 48th TAACOM provides reinforcing DS maintenance and

throughputs GS supplies. If required, subordinate ASG units enter the
30th CSG AO to add their support to corps reconstitution efforts.

(5) Logistics support elements, to include AMC GS/ depot

level repair teams and CASCOM automation STAMIS teams will operate
throughout the 30th CSG AO.

c . Attachments and detachments. Attached service support

resources include: MSTS **, **, and ** attached to the 29th FA Bde.
Effective times of attachment are *****

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2. MISSION

5th COSCOM provides logistics support to 5th (US) Corps operations

throughout South Island. The 10th and 20th CSGs provide support on an
area support basis throughout the southeast and southwest sectors. The
30th CSG provides DS area support to units in or passing through the 30th
CSG AO in the north sector.

3. EXECUTION

a . Concept of operation. Logistics support is normally provided

on an area basis. The 80th Med Bale’s medical groups provide health
service support on an area basis. The 10th, 20th, and 30th CSGs provide
logistics support on an area basis in the southeast, southwest, a n d
northern sectors respectively. Service support overlays, available from
the area RAOC or CSG/CSB support operations officer, list supply
point/maintenance collecting point locations and hours of operations at
supporting supply points, DS maintenance units, and field services units.

Teams/detachments or elements from CSBs or medical battalions

providing support in the brigade or division area obtain life support
from those units to which they are attached. Arrangements for that
support are coordinated between the CSB LO/CSG LO at the FSBs/DISCOM and
parent medical battalion/group. Divisions provide food, communications
support, and security to teams from corps medical ambulance units and
other corps medical elements, as directed by corps G4.

b. Tasks to subordinate service support units.

(1) 10th CSG. 10th CSG provides DS supply and field

services and DS maintenance on an area basis to nondivision elements
operating in the southeast sector of South Island. The llth CSB provides
DS supply, field services, and maintenance support on an area basis to
nondivision elements in the 6th Armd Div area. It reinforces or augments
the FSBs or MSB so that corps nondivision forces may obtain their support
from those battalions when operating in the brigade or division a r e a .

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(2) 20th CSG. The 20th CSG provides DS supply and field
services and DS maintenance on an area basis for nondivision elements
operating in the southwest sector of South Island. The 21st CSB provides
DS supply, field services, and maintenance support on an area basis to
nondivision elements in the 3d ID area. It reinforces or augments the
FSBs or MSB so that corps nondivision forces may obtain their support
from those battalions when operating in the brigade or division area.

(3) 30th CSG. The 30th CSG provides DS area support to

units in passing through the 30th CSG AO in the northern sector of South
Island. It also provides transportation, airdrop, and mortuary affairs
support to units on a corpswide basis.

(4) 80th Med Bale. The 80th Med Bde provides health service
support on an area basis to nondivision units through its medical groups
operating in the southeast and southwest sector.

c. Coordinating instructions.

(1) Direct coordination authorized between CSGs and Med Bde

staffs and COSCOM staffs.

(2) Coordinate movements into division/brigade boundaries

with the DISCOM CP/division rear CP or FSB CP/brigade rear CP.

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4. SERVICE SUPPORT (MATERIAL AND SERVICES)

a. Supply . Supply point distribution is in effect, except as

noted. Given the restrictions noted below, the normal source of supply
is:

Class of Supply Source of Supply * See Comment

I - Rations DS SUP CO - Class I Pt (1)

II - OCIE, Maps DS SUP CO - Class II Pt (2)
III - Bulk Fuel DS SUP CO - C l a s s III Pt (3)
Petrl Sup Co, GS --Class III Pt (3)
III - Lubes, Oils DS Sup CO - C l a s s III Pt
IV - Construction & DS Sup CO - Class IV Pt (4)
Fortification Mat
V - Munitions DS Ammo CO - ASP (5)
GS Ammo CO - CSA
VI - Sundries Packs DS Sup CO - Class I Pt (6)
Health & Comfort Sales Teams/AAFES
V I I - Major End Items DS Sup CO - Class VII Pt (7)
V I I I - Medical Logistics Med Log Bn (8)(12)
IX - Common Repair Parts DS Maint Co (9)
Acft Repair Parts AVIM CO
Msl Repair Parts Hawk DS Maint Co
Water Potable DS Sup CO - Water Pt (l0)
Nonpotable Water Sup Co - Water Pt

* Obtain the Service Support Overlay for your AO for exact map location
and operation times. FRAGOs announce location changes. S4s notify units
of changes in sources of support.

(1) Class I. When operations stabilize and HN contracted

refrigeration support becomes available, A Rations are issued from Class
I points supporting units in sectors BC and BD.

(2) Class II -- Maps.

(a) Request unclassified maps from supporting DS Sup

Co.

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(b) Request classified maps through appropriate S2/G2

channels.

( 3 ) C l a s s I I I . Supply point distribution, except where

organic tank vehicles are not available.

(a) Unit distribution of JP-8 authorized for the

following users:
All corps hospitals
Corps Hq refuel point
(Not prioritized)

(b) Distance factors necessitate that those

units operating near the GS Petri Sup Co obtain their fuel from the GS
Petri Sup Co.

( 4 ) C l a s s I V . Submit requisitions for controlled Class IV

items through command channels.

Corps controlled Class IV items include:

NSN ITEM
5610-00-250-4676 CEMENT, PORTLAND
5660-00-921-5516 BARBED TAPE
***** *****
(5) Class V. Prestockage of an additional basic load is
authorized. Supply point distribution from nearest ASP or from CSA, if
nearer.

(1) CSR for items in critical supply is as listed

below:
DODAAC NOMENCLATURE RDS/WPN
1315-C704 4.2” HE 30
1315-C708 4.2” WP 30
141O-PB91 TOW 3
*******

(2) Request EOD support through assigned BDOC/BCOC to

the area RAOC.

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( 6 ) C l a s s V I . Health and comfort item packs are available

at initial reception points.

(a) Sundry packs and special comfort items approved

for South Island operations are issued gratuitously by supply point
distribution through Class I channels.

( b ) A f t e r D + , health and comfort items are sold by

mobile sales teams. Sales teams set up near battalion field feeding
facilities on a rotational basis.

( 7 ) C l a s s V I I . Report all combat losses of Class VII in the

d a i l y b a t t l e l o s s r e p o r t . Submit reports IAW Annex X (Reports), FSOP.

(a) PBO provides justification for all noncombat losses.

(b) Requisition controlled Class VII items through command

channels. Corps controlled Class VII items include:
LIN ITEM
5 Ton Forklift
20 Ton S&P
Wrecker Truck
*****

(8) Class VIII. 845th Med Log Bn vic Roxburgh (MD451695)

provides medical supply support on an area support basis.

(9) Class IX. Controlled exchange may be performed down to

u n i t l e v e l , at the discretion of unit commanders. M a j o r c r i t i c a l
shortages exist in repair parts and replacement components for the
following end items:

END ITEMS REPAIR PART

TRUCK FORKLIFT 4,000 LB Cylinder assembly

*****

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(10) Water. Water purification tablets are supplied with

rations at Class I points.

(11) Excess supplies. All units report excess supplies

through supply channels to the 5th CMMC for disposition instructions.

(12) Captured rations and abandoned medical supplies are

extracted to the maximum extent possible consistent with the tactical
s i t u a t i o n . Captured rations and abandoned medical supplies are not used
for US forces, but are made available for HN or EPW use.

b . Transportation. Units identifying movement requirements, or

needing to move equipment or supplies beyond the capability of organic
equipment, request additional transportation support through their
supporting MCT IAW 5th COSCOM FSOP.

(1) MSR and traffic circulation plan.

(a) Clear convoy movements through servicing MCTs.

(Ten or more vehicles dispatched within an hour from the same origin to
the same destination constitute a convoy.)
Request 27th MP Bde convoy security and escort through the 5th CMCC.

(b) For tracing, follow-up, or statue of shipments,

provide the transportation control number of the shipment to the MCT
which originally scheduled shipment.

(c) Movement regulating points locate vic Springburn

(MD431715), Tarras (MD4Q1695), and Riversdale (ND451686).

(d) See Appendix 2 (Traffic Circulation and Control)

to this annex.

(2) Rail Terminals.

(a) General cargo and container handling support are

located at identified railheads.

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(b) 73rd Trans Bn conducts terminal transfer

operations at railheads Sedden (MD411742), Ward (MD411744), Clarence
(MD421738, Domett (MD421734), and Belfast (MD431727).

(c) See Tab B (Railhead Data) to Annex B

(Intelligence) and Tab A (SR/Railhead Data) to Appendix 2 (Traffic
Circulation and Control) of this annex.

(3) Movements Control.

(a) To request clearance to move on SRs, submit a Road

Movement Document (Bid), to the 5th CMCC Highway Traffic Division.

(b) To request rail movements, submit a Surface

Transport Request through the supporting MCT.

(4) Requests for airdrop or air resupply.

(a) To requests air movement and air resupply, see

Appendix 2 (Traffic Circulation and Control) to this annex.

(b) Preplanned. Submit requests for routine airdrop

through supply channels to the 5th CMMC.

(c) Immediate. Send request for immediate airdrop to

the corps TOC through operations channels by the quickest means
consistent with security.

( d ) A i r s t r i p s . See Tab A (Airfield Data) to Appendix 2

(Reconnaissance and Surveillance) to Annex B (Intelligence).

c. Services.

(1) Construction. Forward requests for exception to corps

engineer support policy of minimum essential work to the corps engineer
for evaluation. See Annex D, Engineer.

(2) CEB and laundry. S4s coordinate site and times of

support from CEB and laundry teams or contracted HN personnel.

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(3) Mortuary Affairs. Units are responsible for evacuating

remains to MA collection points for initial identification. See service
support overlay for location of MA collection points in each AO.

d. Labor. COSCOM ACofS, G1 staff identifies and requests numbers

of general labors and/or HN personnel to offset personnel required in
field services areas and to fill truck driver shortages.

e. Maintenance.

(1) Equipment maintenance priorities are ERC A mission

e s s e n t i a l i t e m s , radios, and command and control vehicles.

(2) DS maintenance repair time limit is 36 to 48 hours.

(3) Evacuate damaged equipment to nearest maintenance

c o l l e c t i n g p o i n t s . See service support overlay for location of MCPs in
the AO.

5. MEDICAL EVACUATION AND HOSPITALIZATION

a. Evacuation.
(1) Evacuation policy is -- days.

(2) 850th Med Co AMB (Air) and 852nd Med CO AMB provide
support on an area basis.
(3) Preplanned patient collecting points, aid stations, and
ambulance exchange points are shown on the service support overlay.

b. Hospitalization Support.
(1) Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals.

891st MASH vic (ND451694)

894th MASH vic (ND441694)

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(2) Combat Support Hospitals.

805th CSH vic (MD431724).

806th CSH vic (MD421698).

c. Medical Logistics. 845th MED LOG BN (FWD) vic (MD441696).

6. PERSONNEL

a . Unit strength maintenance. Submit operational immediate

requests when Bn-sized or larger units fall below -- percent of
authorized strength.

b. Morale.

(1) Postal, personnel, and administrative services provided

on an area basis by DS postal units and personnel service units vic . . . . .

(2) Finance support provided on an area basis by finance

support commands vic . . . .

(3) Force provider equipment will be operational by -------

7. CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION

a. 98 and 99th CS units via Mayfield (MD441714).

b . Contact with HN government agencies is coordinated through

COSCOM ACofS, G5.

c . Proposed civic action/civil relief projects are coordinated

through COSCOM ACofS, G5.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

b . R e p o r t s . Submit logistics and personnel reports IAW Annex X

(Reports), FSOP.

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9. COMMAND AND SIGNAL

ACKNOWLEDGE :

COSCOM Cdr’s last name

BG

OFFICIAL:

APPENDIXES:

Appendix 1 Service Support overlay

Appendix 2 Traffic Circulation and Control
Appendix 3 Personnel
Appendix 4 Legal

DISTRIBUTION:

80th Med Bde

10th CSG
20th CSG
30th CSG
COSCOM Staff

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Glossary

A
ASAS All-Source Analysis System
AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange Service
ASG area support group
AALPS Automated Air Load Planning System ASL authorized stockage list
AASLT air assault
ASOC Air support operations center
abn airborne ASP ammunition supply point
acft aircraft ATCCS Army Tactical Command and
ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff Control System
ACR armored cavalry regiment atchd attached
AD air defense ATMCT air traffic movement control team
ADA air defense artillery ATP ammunition transfer point
ADC area damage control aug augmentation
adj adjustment auth authorization
admin administration autmv automotive
ADPE automatic data processing equipment AUTODIN automatic digital network
AF Air Force (USAF) AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical avn aviation
Data System
AVUM aviation unit maintenance
afct aircraft
AG adjutant general B
ALOC air lines of communication BBP break bulk point
amb ambulance BCOC base cluster operations center
AMC United States Army Materiel Command BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
AMCO aircraft maintenance company BDAT battle damage assessment team
AMDF Army Master Data File bde brigade
ammo ammunition BDOC base defense operations center
AMO automation management office BMMC brigade materiel management center
anl analysis bn battalion
AO area of operations br branch
AOR area of responsibility BSA brigade support area
APOD aerial port of debarkation BSB base support battalion
AR Army regulation
armd armored C
armt armament CA civil affairs

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CASCOM United States Army Combined CSA corps storage area

Arms Support Command CSB corps support battalion
cat catalog CSC combat stress control
cav cavalry CSG corps support group
cbt combat CSH combat support hospital
CCL combat-configured load CSM command sergeant major
cdr commander CSR controlled supply rate
C-E Communications-Electronics CSS combat service support
CEB clothing exchange and bath CSSAMO combat service support
CESI Communications-Electronics automation management office
Standing Instruction CSSCS Combat Service Support Control System
cgo cargo CT control team
CH chaplains CTA common table of allowances
CID Criminal Investigation Division CTASC Corps/Theater ADP Service Center
CINC Commander in Chief CTO corps transportation officer
CIPEAC Communications Improvement CUCV commercial utility cargo vehicle
Program Echelon Above Corps
CLT cellular logistics team D
CMCC corps movement control center DA Department of the Army
cmd command DAMMS-R Department of the Army Movement
cml chemical Management System-Redesigned
CMMC corps materiel management center DAO division ammunition officer
CMO civil-military operations DASPS-E DS Standard Port System - Enhanced
cntl control DCDR deputy commander
co company DCSC Defense Construction Supply Center
CofS Chief of Staff DD Department of Defense
COll collection DDN Defense Data Network
comm communication(s) decon decontamination
COMMZ communications zone def defense
COMSEC communications security dent dentist
con control det detachment
const construction DF diesel fuel
CONUS continental United States DISCOM division support command
conv conventional disp disposal
COSCOM corps support command div division
CP command post DLA Defense Logistics Agency
CS combat support DMMC division materiel management center
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DMA Defense Mapping Agency FAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense
Command, Control, and Intelligence
DNVT digital nonsecure voice telephone
FCP functional command post
DOD Department of Defense
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
DODAAC Department of Defense
Activity Address Code FG finance group
DODAC Department of Defense fin finance
Ammunition Code fld field
DODIC Department of Defense FLOT forward line of own troops
identfication code
FM field manual, frequency modulated
DS direct support
FORSCOM United States Army
DSA division support area Forces Command
DSS direct support system FRAGO fragmentary order
DSU direct support unit FSB forward support battalion
DTG date-time group FSC finance support command
DTO division transportation officer FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSOP field standing operating procedures
E fwd forward
EAC echelons above corps
ECM electronic countermeasures G
EEFI essential elements of friendly information G1 Assistant Chief of Staff, G1 (Personnel)
elec electronics G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence)
engr engineer G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3
ento entomology (Operations and Plans)
environ environmental G4 Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics)
EOD explosive ordnance disposal G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs)
EPLRS Enhanced Position Location G6 Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 (Information
Reporting System Management Officer)
EPW enemy prisoner of war gen general
equip equipment gp group
ERC equipment readiness code GPM gallons per minute
ESM electronic warfare support measures GS general support
evac evacuation GSA General Services Administration
EW electronic warfare GSU general support unit

F H
FA field artillery HET heavy-equipment transporter
HEL helicopter
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HHC headquarters and headquarters company JTF joint task force

HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment JTIDS Joint Tactical Information
Distribution System
hldg holding
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose
wheeled vehicle K
HN host nation KP kitchen police
HNS host-nation support
HNSCT host-nation support control team L
hosp hospital LAAWS Legal Automation Army-Wide System
HQ headquarters LCA Logistic Control Activity
HQDA Headquarters Department of the Army ldry laundry
hrs hours LIC low-intensity conflict
HSC United States Army Health Services LID light infantry division
Command LIN line item number
HSS health service support lim limited
HT highway traffic LO/LNO liaison officer
HTD highway traffic division LOC lines of communication (logistic routes)
hvy heavy log logistics
LOGCAP logistical civil augmentation program
I LOGSTAT logistics status
ID infantry division LPB logistics preparation of the battlefield
IG inspector general LRO logistics readiness officer
in infantry LSE logistics support element
indiv individual lt light
INTSUM intelligence summary
invt inventory M
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield MA mortuary affairs
ISEC Information Systems Software MACOM major Army command
Engineering Command
maint maintenance
MARC manpower requirements criteria
J MASH mobile army surgical hospital
JA judge advocate
mat materiel
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
max maximum
JMC joint movement center
MCA movement control agency
JOPS Joint Operations Planning System
MCC movement control center
JP - 4,5,8,10 jet propulsion fuel, type 4,5,8, or 10
MCO movement control officer
JPO Joint Petroleum Office

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MCP maintenance collecting point MTF medical treatment facility

MCS maneuver control system MTOE modification table of organization and
equipment
MCT movement control team
mun munitions
mech mechanized
MWO modification work order
med medium, medical
MWR morale and welfare
MEDBLD medical blood (management)
MEDCOM medical command
N
MEDLOG medical logistics
NA not applicable
MEDPAR medical patient account and reporting
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
MEDREG medical regulating
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain,
troops and time available NBCE nuclear, biological, chemical element
MFFIMS Mass Fatality Field NCO noncommissioned officer
Information Management System NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
mgt management NICP national inventory control point
MHE materials handling equipment no number
MI military intelligence nondiv nondivision
mil military NSL nonstockage list
MKT mobile kitchen trailer NSN national stock number
MLRS multiple-launch rocket system
MMC materiel management center O
MOADS maneuver-oriented OCIE organizational clothing and
ammunition distribution system individual equipment
MOGAS motor gasoline OCONUS outside continental United Stated
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture ofc office
MOS military occupational specialty OPCON operational control
mov movement OPLAN operation plan
MP military police OPORD operation order
MRE meal, ready-to-eat ops operations
MRO materiel release order OPSEC operations security
MRT movement regulating team ord ordnance
MSB main support battalion ORF operational readiness float
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
msl missile P
MSR main supply route PA public affairs
MSRT mobile subscriber radio-telephone terminal PAO public affairs office(r)
MST maintenance support team pam pamphlet
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PBO property book officer R

pers personnel RAOC rear area operations center
petri petroleum RAU radio access unit
pl pipeline RDD required delivery date
PLL prescribed load list rds rounds
PLS palletized loading system recon reconstitution
plt platoon rep repair
PM preventive maintenance repl replacement
PMO personnel management officer RO requisitioning objective
POC point of contact ROM refuel-on-the-move
POD port of debarkation RMCC regional movement control center
POE port of embarkation RMCT regional movement control team
POM preparation for oversea movement (units) RMMC regiment materiel management center
POMCUS pre-positioning of materiel ROWPU reverse osmosis water purification unit
configured to unit sets rqmt requirement
pos position
RSP religious support plan
PP&O plans, programs, and operations RSR required supply rate
prevent preventive RTD return to duty
prgm program RTF regeneration task force
pro procedure RTOC rear tactical operations center
proc procurement
prop property S
PRS prepackaged resupply set S1 Adjutant (U.S. Army)
PSNCO personnel staff noncommissioned officer S2 Intelligence Officer (U.S. Army)
psych psychology S3 Operations and Training Officer (U.S. Army)
PSYOP psychological operations S4 Supply Officer (U.S. Army)
pts parts S&P stake and platform
PUL preconfigured unit loads S&S supply and service
PW prisoner of war SAAS Standard Army Ammunition System
PWRMS pre-positioned war reserve SAAS-DAO Standard Army Ammunition
materiel stocks System - Division Ammunition Office
SAMS Standard Army Maintenance System
Q sani sanitation
QM quartermaster SARSS Standard Army Retail Supply System
QSTAG Quadripartite Standardization SB supply bulletin
Agreement
SEALOC sea lines of communications

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sec section T
sep separate TA theater army
serv service TAACOM theater army area command
SGS Secretary of the General Staff TAADS The Army Authorization
SIDPERS Standard Installation/Division Documents System
Personnel System tac tactical
sig signal TACCS Tactical Army Combat Service
SIGSEC signals security Support Computer System
SINGARS single-channel ground and TACSATCOM tactical satellite communications
airborne radio subsystem TAMCA theater army movement control agency
sit situation TAMMC theater army materiel management center
SITREP situation report TAMMIS Tactical Army Medical
SJA staff judge advocate Management Information System
SOI signal operation instructions TAMMS The Army Maintenance
Management System
SOP standing operating procedure
TC training circular
SOUTHCOM Southern Command
TCF tactical combat force
SP self-propelled, special purpose
TDA tables of distribution and allowances
SPBS-R Standard Property Book
System-Redesigned techs technicians
SPOD sea port of debarkation term terminal
spt support TM technical manual
sqdn squadron TMDE test, measurement, and
diagnostic equipment
SR supply route
tml terminal
STACCS Standard Theater Army Command and
Control System TMMMC Theater Medical Materiel
Management Center
STAMIS Standard Army Management
Information System TMR transportation movements release
STANAG Standardization Agreement TMT transportation medium truck
STRIRWARN strike warning TOC tactical operations center
STON short ton TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
subs subsistence TPFDL time-phased force deployment list
sup supply TPTRL time-phased transportation
requirements list
surg surgeon
TRADOC United States Army
svc service Training and Doctrine Command
svcs services trans transportation
sys system TRANSCOM transportation command
T Ration tray ration

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trf transfer USA United States Army

trk truck USAF United States Air Force
trp troop USAREUR United States Army, Europe
TSA theater storage area
TTP trailer transfer point
V
U
veh vehicle
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
vet veterinarian
ULC unit-level computer
vic vicinity
ULLS Unit-Level Logistics System
ULLS-Avn Unit-Level Logistics System - Aviation
W
ULLS-PLL Unit-Level Logistics System - PLL
WHNS wartime host-nation support
ULLS-S4 Unit-Level Logistics System - S4
wpn weapon
UMMIPS Uniform Materiel Movement and
Issue Priority System WSM weapon systems manager
UMT unit ministry team wtr water
US United States (of America)

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References
Army Regulations (ARs)
1-201 Army Inspection Policy
20-1 Inspector General Activities and Procedures
25-1 The Army Information Resources Management Program
27-1 Judge Advocate Legal Service
40-5 Preventive Medicine
115-11 Army Topography
190-8 Enemy Prisoners of War Administration, Employment and Compensation
310-49 The Army Authorization Documents System (TAADS)
Documentation Procedures and Processing
360-5 Army Public Affairs, Public Information
360-61 Community Relations
360-81 Command Information Program
380-5 Department of the Army Information Security Program
380-19 Information Systems Security
570-2 Manpower Requirements Criteria (MARC) - Tables of Organization and Equipment
600-20 Army Command Policy
638-30 Graves Registration Organization and Functions in Support of Major Military Operations
700-23 Supply of Health& Comfort Items
700-137 Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)
702-6 Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program (ASRP) and Army Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Reliability Program (ANWSRP)
710-1 Centralized Inventory Management of the Army Supply System
710-2 Supply Policy Below the Wholesale Level
725-50 Requisitioning, Receipt, and Issue System
750-1 Army Materiel Maintenance Policy and Retail Maintenance Operations
Common Table of Allowances (CTAs)
50-900 Clothing and Individual Equipment
50-970 Expendable/Durable Items (Except: Medical, Class V, Repair Parts and Heraldic Items)
Department of the Army Form (DA Form)
2028 Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms
Department of the Army Pamphlets (DA Pams)
600-8-1 SIDPERS Unit Level Procedures

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700-15 Logistics Support of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces

Field Manuals (FMs)
1-500 Army Aviation Maintenance
3-3 NBC Contamination Avoidance
3-5 NBC Decontamination
3-100 NBC Defense, Chemical Warfare, Smoke, and Flame Operations
3-101 Chemical Staffs and Units
5-100 Engineer Combat Operations
8-9 NATO Handbook on the Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations
8-10 Health Service Support in a Theater of Operations
8-10-4 Medical Platoon Leader’s Handbook – Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
8-10-6 Medical Evacuation in a Theater of Operations – Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
8-42 Medical Operations in Low-Intensity Conflict
8-55 Planning for Health Service Support
8-285 Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries
8-505 Army Medical Field Feeding Operations
9-6 Munitions Support in Theater of Operations
9-15 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service and Unit Operations
9-38 Conventional Ammunition Unit Operations
9-59 Unit Operations for Support of Missile and Air Defense Gun Systems
10-23 Basic Doctrine for Army Field Feeding
10-52 Water Supply in Theaters of Operations
10-63 Handling of Deceased Personnel in Theaters of Operations
10-67 Petroleum Supply in Theaters of Operations
10-115 Quartermaster Water Units
10-280 Mobile Field Laundry, Clothing Exchange, and Bath Operations
10-400 Quartermaster Airdrop and Airdrop Equipment Support Units
10-500-1 Airdrop Support Operations in a Theater of Operations
11-30 MSE Communications in the Corps/Division
12-6 Personnel Doctrine
14-7 Finance Operations
16-1 Religious Support Doctrine: The Chaplain and Chaplain Assistant
19-1 Military Police Support for the AirLand Battle
19-4 Military Police Team, Squad, Platoon Combat Operations
19-40 Enemy Prisoners of War, Civilian Internees and Detained Persons

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21-10 Field Hygiene and Sanitation

21-10-1 Unit Field Sanitation Team
22-9 Soldier Performance in Continuous Operations
24-1 Signal Support in the AirLand Battle
24-18 Tactical Single-Channel Radio Communications Techniques
24-22 Communications-Electronics Management System (CEMS)
26-2 Management of Stress in Army Operations
33-1 Psychological Operations
34-60 Counterintelligence
34-130 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
41-5 Joint Manual for Civil Affairs
41-10 Civil Affairs Operations
43-11 Direct Support Maintenance Operations (Nondivisional)
46-1 Public Affairs Operations
54-23 Materiel Management Center, Corps Support Command
54-30 Corps Support Groups
54-40 Area Support Group
55-1 Army Transportation Services in a Theater of Operations
55-10 Movement Control in a Theater of Operations
55-12 Movement of Units in Air Force Aircraft
55-30 Army Motor Transport Units and Operations
63-1 Support Battalions and Squadron, Separate Brigades and ACR
63-2 Division Support Command, Armored, Infantry, and Mechanized Infantry Divisions
63-2-1 Division Support Command, Light Infantry, Airborne and Air Assault Divisions
63-4 Combat Service Support Operations - Theater Army Area Command
63-6 Combat Service Support in Low-Intensity Conflict
63-20 Forward Support Battalion
63-21 Main Support Battalion
71-100 Division Operations
90-2 Battlefield Deception
90-13 River Crossing Operations
100-2-1 Soviet Army Operations and Tactics
100-2-2 The Soviet Army Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support
100-2-3 The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization, and Equipment
100-5 Operations
100-9 Reconstitution
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100-10 Combat Service Support

100-15 Corps Operations
100-16 Support Operations: Echelons Above Corps
100-17 Mobilization, Deployment, Redeployment, and Demobilization
100-20 Military Operations in Low-Intensity Conflict
100-27 US Army/US Air Force Doctrine for Joint Airborne and Tactical Airlift Operations
101-5 Staff Organization and Operations
101-10-1/1 Staff Officers’ Field Manual - Organizational, Technical, and Logistical Data (Volume 1)
101-10-1/2 Staff Officers’ Field Manual - Organizational, Technical, and Logistical Data,
Planning Factors (Volume 2)
Joint Publications
3-0 Doctrine for Unified and Joint Operations
4-0 Doctrine for Logistics Support of Joint Operations
4-02 Doctrine for Health Service Support in Joint Operations
6-04 Joint Doctrine for Message Text Formatting
Quadripartite Standardization Agreements (QSTAGs)
516 ABCA Armies Procedures for Supply Transactions
655 Emergency War Burial and Graves Registration
Supply Bulletin (SB)
10-495-1 Standard B Hospital Rations for the Armed Forces
38-26 Nonnuclear Ammunition Supply Rates
710-2 Supply Control: Combat Consumption Rates for Ground and Aviation-Type
Petroleum Products
Standardization Agreements (STANAGs)*
2002 Warning Signs for the Marking of Contaminated or Dangerous Land Areas,
Complete Equipments, Supplies and Stores
2014 Operations Orders, Warning Orders and Administrative/Logistics Orders
2033 Interrogation of Prisoners of War (PW)
2034 Land Forces Procedures for Allied Supply Transactions
2044 Procedures for Dealing with Prisoners of War (PW)
2070 Emergency War Burial Procedures
2115 Fuel Consumption Unit
2135 Procedures for Emergency Logistic Assistance
2931 Camouflage of the Geneva Emblem on Medical Facilities on Land
4214 International Routing and Directory for Tactical Communication Systems
5000 Interoperability of Tactical Digital Facsimile Equipment
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5040 NATO Automatic and Semi-Automatic Interfaces Between the National Switched
Telecommunications Systems of the Combat Zone and Between These Systems and the
NATO Integrated Communications Systems (NICS) – Period from 1979 to the 1990s

*STANAGs are available for DOD users from Naval Publications and Forms Center, 5801 Tabor Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19120. (DD Form 1425 may be used to requisition documents.)

Training and Doctrine Command Pamphlet (TRADOC Pam)

25-30 Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms

Projected Publications
Projected publications are sources of additional information that are scheduled for printing but are not
yet available. Upon print, they will be distributed automatically via pinpoint distribution. They may not
be obtained from the USA AG Publication Center until indexed in TRADOC Pam 25-30.
Field Manuals (FMs)
8-10-2 Health Service Support in Corps and EAC – Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
8-51 Combat Stress Control in a Theater of Operations
100-15-1 Corps Operations, Tactics and Techniques

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U.S. G.P.O.:1993-728-027:80020
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30 SEPTEMBER 1993

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

GORDON R. SULLIVAN
General, United States Army
Official: Chief of Staff

MILTON H. HAMILTON
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army
04996

DISTRIBUTION:
Active Army, USAR, and ARNG: To be distributed in accordance with DA Form 12-11 E,
requirements for FM 63-3, Corps Support Command (Qty rqr block no. 0503).
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