Combat Service Support Flashcards
(38 cards)
What is Logistics
- Actions required to move and maintain forces
- Science and art of war: Logistics deals with facts, calculations, numbers and variables
What is Combat Service Support
Activity which actually provides services and supplies to the combat forces
What is Logistics Continuum
Strategic, operational, and tactical logistics parallel and complement the levels of war
What are the Logistics Functions and the Levels of War
- Strategic
- Operational
- Tactical
What are the 7 principles of Logistics Support
- Responsiveness
- Flexibility
- Simplicity
- Economy
- Attainability
- Survivability
- Sustainability
What is “Responsiveness”
Provide right support at right time in right places
What is “Simplicity”
Efficiency in both planning and execution of logistics operations through establishment of priorities and standardized procedures
What is “Flexibility”
Ability to adapt logistics structure and procedures to changing situations, missions, and concepts of operation
What is “Economy”
Providing sufficient support at the least cost without impairing mission accomplishment or jeopardizing lives
What is “Attainability”
Ability to provide the minimum, essential supplies and services required to begin combat operations
What is “Sustainability”
Ability to maintain logistics support to all users throughout the area of operations for the duration of the operations
What is “Survivability”
Capacity of the organization to protect its forces and resources
What is the 6 Functional Areas of CSS
- Supply
- Maintenance
- Transportation
- General Engineering
- Health Service
- Service
Distribution Systems are made up of bases and procedures. What are the different bases to tactical force
- Permanent Bases
- Forward Bases
- Seabase
- Prepositioning
What is “Permanent Base”
- Sustained support for large elements of force
- Located within the continental United States
What is “Forward Bases”
-established within area of operations to provide operational- or tactical-level logistic support
What is “Seabasing”
provision of sustainment to units ashore from ships offshore
What is “Prepositioning”
Variation of forward base, staging of equipment and supplies in a forward location for use by a force at some future time
What are the 2 types of procedures
- Pull
- Push
What is “Pull”
Places almost total responsibility on the unit needing support. When a unit requires support of some type, it generates a request and the logistics system provides resources from the bases in response to the request.
What is “Push”
Uses calculations of anticipated logistics requirements to position or deliver resources where and when they are likely to be needed
What are the description and sub-functions of “Supply”
Cyclic process of acquiring and issuing materiel to supported units.
- Determination of requirements
- Procurement
- Storage
- Distribution
- Salvage
- Disposal
What are the description and sub-functions of “Maintenance”
Action taken to keep materiel in serviceable condition
- Inspection and classification
- Service, adjustment, and tuning
- Testing and calibration
- Repair
- Modification
- Rebuilding and overhaul
- Reclamation
- Recovery and evacuation
What are the description and sub-functions of “Transportation”
Moving from one location to another using railways, highways, waterways, pipelines, oceans, and airways
- Embarkation
- Landing support
- Port and terminal operations
- Motor transport
- Air delivery
- Freight/passenger transportation
- Materials handling equipment
