Sustainment Flashcards
What are the war fighting functions
Movement maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Command-and-control
Protection
What four elements does the Sustainment were fighting function consist of
Logistics
Financial management
Personnel services
Health service support
What are the sub categories to financial management support
Finance operations
Resource management
What are the subcategories to personnel services
Human resource support
Legal support
Religious support
Army Band Operations
What are the sub categories of Health Service Support
Casualty care
Medical evacuation
Medical logistics
What are the sub categories of Logistics
Maintenance
Transportation
Supply
Field Services
Distribution
Operational Contracting Support
General Engineering Support
What are the principles of logistics/sustainment
Integration
Economy
Anticipation
Survivability
Responsiveness
Continuity
Simplicity
Improvision
What are the four elements of the statement or fighting function
Logistics
Financial management support
Personnel Services
Health service support
What is the difference between Sustainment and logistics
Logistics is only one element of sustainment and sustain is comprised of financial management support personal services health service support and logistics
Integrate sustainment in the three levels of war. What are the three levels of war
Strategic operational tactical
What links the strategic and tactical levels
Operational level
What is the strategic level of Sustainment
Mobilization
Deployment
Demobilization
Redeployment
Acquisition of resources
Preposition stock
Sea lift and air lift
What is the operational level
It is the support required to conduct campaigns major operations and other operations within the AO
What is the tactical level of Sustainment
All functions necessary to support the conduct of battles and engagement provides key sustainment functions necessary to meet commanders intent and provides the most immediate level of the statement
 What class levels are used for sustaining offensive tasks
Class three fuel
Class five ammunition
Class seven major and items