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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT:The Routine Report & Conduct Procedures

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“VICTORY ON THE BATTLEFIELD WILL NOT COME FROM HOARDING SUPPLIES AND DEMANDING CORRECT PAPERWORK AND PROPER JUSTIFICATION BEFORE PROVIDING SUPPORT. THE ONLY RESULT OF SUCH BUREAUCRATIC INACTION IS DEAD SOLDIERS, WHO RECEIVED TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.”

MAJ JOHN E. EDWARDS

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“LOGISTICS IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE ARMIES.”

GEN DENNIS J. REIMER Joint Chief of Staff of the Army

“VICTORY ON THE BATTLEFIELD WILL NOT COME FROM HOARDING SUPPLIES AND DEMANDING CORRECT PAPERWORK AND PROPER JUSTIFICATION BEFORE PROVIDING SUPPORT. THE ONLY RESULT OF SUCH BUREAUCRATIC INACTION IS DEAD SOLDIERS, WHO RECEIVED TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.”

MAJ JOHN E. EDWARDS

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Purpose of this briefing:– To define CSS– Identify CSS Classes– To inform the chain of command the proper

CSS procedures i.e.: report and conduct of CSS procedures

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

The Sources:– FM 17-15 – FKSM 17-15-3 Tank Platoon SOP– “Combat Service Support Guide”

by MAJ John E. Edwards, 1989

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

CSS Defined:– A means of “arming, fueling, fixing, feeding,

and clothing combat forces on the battlefield” with an end-state mission of “supporting and sustaining the combat power of an army.”

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

To accomplish the mission, CSS requires:– proper procedures

prevents redundancies

– accurate data prevents too much or too little requisitions

– “consistent application of valid support concepts and principles”

SOPs provide quick reactions, quick requisitions and thus: quick COMBAT SUPPORTCOMBAT SUPPORT

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

Logistic Classes:– Class I: Food subsistence– Class II: Clothing, Tentage, Tool Sets, Individual Equipment– Class III: Fuel, Petroleum, Oil, & Lubricants (POL)– Class IV: Barrier Materials (Barbed wires, lumber, concrete, etc.)– Class V: Ammunitions– Class VI: Personal Demands/Effects– Class VII: End Items (tanks, trucks, weapons, & power units)– Class VIII: Medical Supplies– Class IX: Repair Parts– Class X: Civil Affairs Items

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As you plan to conduct CSS:– You must plan your class orders in advance to

prevent shortages in combat type situations.– You must coordinate for LOGPAC locations,

conditions, and times.– Pay strict attention to details.

ie.: If you are planning a LOGPAC for infantry soldiers, do not provide tanker LOGPAC; plan accordingly.

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Three types of Resupply:– PRESTOCK– ROUTINE– EMERGENCY

– Using two methods: TAILGATE SERVICE STATION

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CSS reports:– Yellow 1: Equipment Status Report (ESTAT)– Yellow 2: Ammo Status Report

Yellow 2A: Ammo requests

– Yellow 3: POL Status Report Yellow 3A: POL requests

NOTE: Refer to FKSM 17-15-3, Chap. C-12 for proper designators, lines, and formats as each circumstance dictate appropriate reports

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Conducting routine CSS:– PSG coordinates with 1SG for LOGPAC linkup– Platoon, or other elements, provide security based

on the CDR’s guidance– LOGPAC is disseminated tactically as

environment dictates– PSG coordinates with 1SG for further

requirements– PL keeps CDR informed on LOGPAC status

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CSS NCOPD in review:– Defined CSS– Discussed CSS requirements– Provided Logistics Classes– Provided considerations when coordinating for

LOGPAC– Discussed general CSS Report & Conduct

procedures