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Combat Service Support Flashcards

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What is Logistics

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  • Actions required to move and maintain forces

- Science and art of war: Logistics deals with facts, calculations, numbers and variables

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What is Combat Service Support

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Activity which actually provides services and supplies to the combat forces

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What is Logistics Continuum

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Strategic, operational, and tactical logistics parallel and complement the levels of war

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What are the Logistics Functions and the Levels of War

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  • Strategic
  • Operational
  • Tactical
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What are the 7 principles of Logistics Support

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  • Responsiveness
  • Flexibility
  • Simplicity
  • Economy
  • Attainability
  • Survivability
  • Sustainability
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What is “Responsiveness”

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Provide right support at right time in right places

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What is “Simplicity”

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Efficiency in both planning and execution of logistics operations through establishment of priorities and standardized procedures

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What is “Flexibility”

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Ability to adapt logistics structure and procedures to changing situations, missions, and concepts of operation

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What is “Economy”

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Providing sufficient support at the least cost without impairing mission accomplishment or jeopardizing lives

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What is “Attainability”

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Ability to provide the minimum, essential supplies and services required to begin combat operations

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What is “Sustainability”

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Ability to maintain logistics support to all users throughout the area of operations for the duration of the operations

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What is “Survivability”

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Capacity of the organization to protect its forces and resources

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What is the 6 Functional Areas of CSS

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  • Supply
  • Maintenance
  • Transportation
  • General Engineering
  • Health Service
  • Service
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Distribution Systems are made up of bases and procedures. What are the different bases to tactical force

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  • Permanent Bases
  • Forward Bases
  • Seabase
  • Prepositioning
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What is “Permanent Base”

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  • Sustained support for large elements of force

- Located within the continental United States

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What is “Forward Bases”

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-established within area of operations to provide operational- or tactical-level logistic support

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What is “Seabasing”

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provision of sustainment to units ashore from ships offshore

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What is “Prepositioning”

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Variation of forward base, staging of equipment and supplies in a forward location for use by a force at some future time

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What are the 2 types of procedures

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  • Pull

- Push

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What is “Pull”

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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.

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What is “Push”

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Uses calculations of anticipated logistics requirements to position or deliver resources where and when they are likely to be needed

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What are the description and sub-functions of “Supply”

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Cyclic process of acquiring and issuing materiel to supported units.

  • Determination of requirements
  • Procurement
  • Storage
  • Distribution
  • Salvage
  • Disposal
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What are the description and sub-functions of “Maintenance”

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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
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What are the description and sub-functions of “Transportation”

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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
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What are the description and sub-functions of “General Engineering”

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Enhances the force’s momentum by physically shaping the battlespace

  • Engineer reconnaissance
  • Horizontal and vertical construction
  • Facilities maintenance.
  • Demolition and obstacle removal
  • Explosive ordnance disposal
  • Bridging
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What are the description and sub-functions of “Services”

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Provides for the effective administration, management, and employment of military organizations

  • Disbursing
  • Postal
  • Exchange Services
  • Legal Services
  • Civil Affairs
  • Security Support
  • Personnel Administration
  • Religious Ministries
  • Financial Management
  • Billeting
  • Messing
  • Band
  • Moral, Welfare & Recreation
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What are the description and sub-functions of “Health Services”

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Seeks to minimize the effect that wounds, injuries, and disease have on unit effectiveness, readiness, and morale

  • Health maintenance
  • Casualty collection
  • Casualty treatment
  • Temporary casualty holding
  • Casualty evacuation
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How many class of Supply are there

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10

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What is Class 1 Supply

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Subsistence, which includes rations and health and welfare items

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What is Class 2 Supply

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Minor end items, which includes clothing and individual equipment

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What is Class 3 Supply

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Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants

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What is Class 4 Supply

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Construction Materials

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What is Class 5 Supply

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Ammunition: Ground (W) and Aviation (A)

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What is Class 6 Supply

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Personal demand items

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What is Class 7 Supply

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Major end items (Tanks, HMMWV, etc)

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What is Class 8 Supply

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Medical supplies

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What is Class 9 Supply

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Repair Parts

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What is Class 10 Supply

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Non-military materials (items to support humanitarian ops or augment NGOs)

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