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What are sustainment operations?

By Liam Parker

Sustainment operations enable force readiness. Sustainment operations maintain Army forces by equipping it with materiel, funding it with required resources, staffing it with trained Soldiers and leaders, and by providing it with the force health protection needed.

What are the 5 components of mission command?

24 Cards in this Set

(MC WFF or PHL) Mutual trust and a shared understanding and purpose between commanders and subordinatesMission Command Philosophy
What are the 5 Components of the Mission Command System?Personnel, Networks, Information Systems, Processes and Procedures, Facilities and Equipment

What does it mean sustainment?

Definition of sustainment : the act of sustaining : maintenance, support.

What are the seven principles of mission command?

Additionally, the updated ADP 6-0 defines Mission Command based on seven principles: competence, trust, shared understanding, mission orders, commander’s intent, disciplined initiative, and risk acceptance.

What is the focus of sustainment operations during the operations and support phase?

Sustainment. A major focus during the sustainment effort of the Operations and Support (O&S) Phase is identifying root causes and resolutions for safety and critical readiness degrading issues.

What is another word for sustainment?

What is another word for sustainment?

conservationpreservation
care and feedingcontinuance
continuationcontinuity
prolongationupholding
sustainingperpetuation

Is there a word sustainment?

The provision of personnel, logistic, and other support required to maintain and prolong operations or combat until successful accomplishment or revision of the mission or of the national objective. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.

What are the 6 mission command principles?

The philosophy of mission command is guided by six interdependent principles: build cohesive teams through mutual trust, create shared understanding, provide a clear commander’s intent, exercise disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk.

Why transition to mission command of sustainment operations?

A practical reason for the transition to mission command of sustainment operations during Phase I is span of control, as headquarters generally do not have the capability to provide mission command for more than six subordinate units.

How will Army Sustainment formations look in the future?

Army sustainment formations will continue to be among the most widely dispersed formations on the battlefield, even during peacetime operations. Yet, few will enjoy direct command and control over all of the elements critical to the success of operations.

What is the Army’s Sustainment doctrine?

Sustainment , is the Army’s principal sustainment doctrine that captures the most critical lessons from a decade of continuous, small scale, land combat. In this edition, we retain lessons of the past but also look to a future where large-scale combat operations against peer threats is a distinct possibility.

Where is the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command?

Simultaneously, the brigade sent individuals to the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Alabama Army National Guard, in Montgomery, Alabama, to participate in its military decisionmaking process (MDMP) for WFX 17-01.