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What does the art of sustainment planning concentrates on?
Ans: - Mitigating shortfalls and evaluating risk to create
sustainment plans that ensure freedom of action, extended
operational reach, and prolong endurance.
What are the four (4) Sustainment Warfighting Functions?
Ans: Remember Acronym LFPH - pronounced leaf
- Logistics
- Financial Management
- Personnel Services
- Health Service Support
What are the functions of each Sustainment WfF (logistics, financial
management, personnel services, and health services)?
Ans: a. Logistics - Maintenance, Transportation, Supply, Field
services, and Distribution
b. Financial Management- Finance support, Resource
management, Cost and accounting
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c. Personnel Services- Human resources support, Legal support,
Religious support, and Band support
d. Health Service Support- Treatment, Medical evacuation, and
Medical logistics, Preventive medicine
What unit supports the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and is designed
specifically for a BCT?
Ans: - Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) is ORGANIC to each
BCT.
List and define the eight (8) Sustainment Principles.
Ans: Acronym to remember - CRISIS EA
- Continuity- UNINTERRUPTED provision of sustainment across
all levels of war.
- Responsiveness- REACT to changing requirements &
RESPOND
- Integration- COMBINATION of all of the sustainment
elements.
- Simplicity- NOT COMPLEX sustainment...processes and
procedures.
- Improvisation- ADAPT sustainment operations to unexpected
situations or circumstances affecting a mission.
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- Survivability- PROTECT personnel, weapons, and supplies
while simultaneously DECEIVE the enemy.
- Economy- providing sustainment RESOURSES in an
EFFICIENT manner that enables the commander to employ all
assets to the greatest effect possible.
- Anticipation- FORECAST/PREDICT operational requirements
and initiate necessary actions...without waiting for OPORDs or
FRAGORD
Explain the four (4) support relationships and who assigns priorities for
each relationship.
Ans: - DIRECT SUPPORT - 'Supports Single Unit' 'Positioned by
Supporting Unit'. Retains command relationship with Parent
Unit.
- GENERAL SUPPORT - 'Supports Multiple Units'; 'Positioned by
Parent Unit'.
- REINFORCING - 'Supports One Unit' 'Position by Reinforcing
Unit' (ex. artillery supports another artillery unit). Retains its
command relationship with Parent Unit.
- GENERAL SUPPORT—REINFORCING - 'Support Multiple Units'
'Position by Parent Unit' and reinforce another similar type
unit.
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What are at least four (4) considerations used when determining the
location of the BSA?
Ans: ● Location: METT-TC (BCT S-3 and BSB CDR)
● Size
● Likely BSA Occupants
● Terrain
Who is responsible for BSA security?
Ans: BSB Commander
Describe the following distribution methods:
- Supply Point
- Unit Distribution
- Throughput
Ans: ● Supply Point - Receiving unit 'PULLS' supplies from
supply point using organic assets.
● Unit Distribution - Issuing Agency 'PUSHES' supplies to the
Receiving Unit.
● Throughput - Higher Echelon to Low Echelon Units that
'PUSHES' and BYPASSES one or more intermediate supply
echelons to avoid multiple handlings.
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S100 Exam 2 CGSOC Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What does the art of sustainment planning concentrates on?
Ans: - Mitigating shortfalls and evaluating risk to create
sustainment plans that ensure freedom of action, extended
operational reach, and prolong endurance.
What are the four (4) Sustainment Warfighting Functions?
Ans: Remember Acronym LFPH - pronounced leaf
- Logistics
- Financial Management
- Personnel Services
- Health Service Support
What are the functions of each Sustainment WfF (logistics, financial
management, personnel services, and health services)?
Ans: a. Logistics - Maintenance, Transportation, Supply, Field
services, and Distribution
b. Financial Management- Finance support, Resource
management, Cost and accounting
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c. Personnel Services- Human resources support, Legal support,
Religious support, and Band support
d. Health Service Support- Treatment, Medical evacuation, and
Medical logistics, Preventive medicine
What unit supports the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and is designed
specifically for a BCT?
Ans: - Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) is ORGANIC to each
BCT.
List and define the eight (8) Sustainment Principles.
Ans: Acronym to remember - CRISIS EA
- Continuity- UNINTERRUPTED provision of sustainment across
all levels of war.
- Responsiveness- REACT to changing requirements &
RESPOND
- Integration- COMBINATION of all of the sustainment
elements.
- Simplicity- NOT COMPLEX sustainment...processes and
procedures.
- Improvisation- ADAPT sustainment operations to unexpected
situations or circumstances affecting a mission.
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- Survivability- PROTECT personnel, weapons, and supplies
while simultaneously DECEIVE the enemy.
- Economy- providing sustainment RESOURSES in an
EFFICIENT manner that enables the commander to employ all
assets to the greatest effect possible.
- Anticipation- FORECAST/PREDICT operational requirements
and initiate necessary actions...without waiting for OPORDs or
FRAGORD
Explain the four (4) support relationships and who assigns priorities for
each relationship.
Ans: - DIRECT SUPPORT - 'Supports Single Unit' 'Positioned by
Supporting Unit'. Retains command relationship with Parent
Unit.
- GENERAL SUPPORT - 'Supports Multiple Units'; 'Positioned by
Parent Unit'.
- REINFORCING - 'Supports One Unit' 'Position by Reinforcing
Unit' (ex. artillery supports another artillery unit). Retains its
command relationship with Parent Unit.
- GENERAL SUPPORT—REINFORCING - 'Support Multiple Units'
'Position by Parent Unit' and reinforce another similar type
unit.
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What are at least four (4) considerations used when determining the
location of the BSA?
Ans: ● Location: METT-TC (BCT S-3 and BSB CDR)
● Size
● Likely BSA Occupants
● Terrain
Who is responsible for BSA security?
Ans: BSB Commander
Describe the following distribution methods:
- Supply Point
- Unit Distribution
- Throughput
Ans: ● Supply Point - Receiving unit 'PULLS' supplies from
supply point using organic assets.
● Unit Distribution - Issuing Agency 'PUSHES' supplies to the
Receiving Unit.
● Throughput - Higher Echelon to Low Echelon Units that
'PUSHES' and BYPASSES one or more intermediate supply
echelons to avoid multiple handlings.
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