MSLC Sustainment Operations
After 72 hours of combat, who is responsible for sustaining the BCTs? - ✔✔Division or Corps. It is a
function of the sustainment brigade.
Aside from forward support companies, what other companies are integral to a BSB? - ✔✔1. Supply
and distribution
2. Field maintenance
3. Medical
At what percentage of a Soldier's body weight does the Soldier lose function and increase chances of
becoming a casualty? - ✔✔45 percent of body weight, or 72 pounds for the average Soldier.
BCT Soldiers usually carry ___ days worth of personal comfort items. - ✔✔30. (This does NOT include
medication)
For a dismounted infantryman, what type of load consists of the minimum mission-essential
equipment? - ✔✔The combat load.
For Armor platoons, what are the three techniques of resupply? - ✔✔1. Tailgate
2. Service station
3. Variation of either OR Combination of both
How long can maneuver BCTs sustain themselves? - ✔✔Up to 72 hours.
How long does the LOGPAC usually sustain a company? - ✔✔24 hours for the company team.
, How many forward support companies are there in a BSB and who do they support in an HBCT? - ✔✔4.
They support both CABs, the FA battalion, and the recon squadron.
If a patient can be returned to duty within 1-2 days, what role is that? - ✔✔Role (echelon) 2
If a patient is being treated in a MTF and cannot be moved prior to stabilization through surgery? - ✔✔
Role (echelon) 3
If patients are examined to determine their treatment and evacuation precedence, what role level is
that considered? - ✔✔Role (echelon) 2
Individual Soldiers carry ____ days of prescribed medicine. - ✔✔180.
Medical units usually deploy with ____ days supply of consumable medical supplies. - ✔✔3-5
The FSC commander receives technical logistics oversight from who? - ✔✔The BSB commander
What 2 methods of resupply does the company use? - ✔✔1. Service station
2. Tailgate resupply
What 3 components make up a Soldier's combat load? - ✔✔1. Common essential items
2. Duty position load
3. Variables
What are the components of casualty care management? - ✔✔First Response
Forward Resuscitative Surgery
After 72 hours of combat, who is responsible for sustaining the BCTs? - ✔✔Division or Corps. It is a
function of the sustainment brigade.
Aside from forward support companies, what other companies are integral to a BSB? - ✔✔1. Supply
and distribution
2. Field maintenance
3. Medical
At what percentage of a Soldier's body weight does the Soldier lose function and increase chances of
becoming a casualty? - ✔✔45 percent of body weight, or 72 pounds for the average Soldier.
BCT Soldiers usually carry ___ days worth of personal comfort items. - ✔✔30. (This does NOT include
medication)
For a dismounted infantryman, what type of load consists of the minimum mission-essential
equipment? - ✔✔The combat load.
For Armor platoons, what are the three techniques of resupply? - ✔✔1. Tailgate
2. Service station
3. Variation of either OR Combination of both
How long can maneuver BCTs sustain themselves? - ✔✔Up to 72 hours.
How long does the LOGPAC usually sustain a company? - ✔✔24 hours for the company team.
, How many forward support companies are there in a BSB and who do they support in an HBCT? - ✔✔4.
They support both CABs, the FA battalion, and the recon squadron.
If a patient can be returned to duty within 1-2 days, what role is that? - ✔✔Role (echelon) 2
If a patient is being treated in a MTF and cannot be moved prior to stabilization through surgery? - ✔✔
Role (echelon) 3
If patients are examined to determine their treatment and evacuation precedence, what role level is
that considered? - ✔✔Role (echelon) 2
Individual Soldiers carry ____ days of prescribed medicine. - ✔✔180.
Medical units usually deploy with ____ days supply of consumable medical supplies. - ✔✔3-5
The FSC commander receives technical logistics oversight from who? - ✔✔The BSB commander
What 2 methods of resupply does the company use? - ✔✔1. Service station
2. Tailgate resupply
What 3 components make up a Soldier's combat load? - ✔✔1. Common essential items
2. Duty position load
3. Variables
What are the components of casualty care management? - ✔✔First Response
Forward Resuscitative Surgery
