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Lucban, Quezon

INTRO TO LOGISTICS
I. OVERVIEW
The success or sustainment of every military operation or activities is the
primary responsibility of every commander or leader. This things will be normally
with the cooperation and support of other section or unit of military. Getting the right
logistics support to the right place at the right time will surely ensure successful
accomplishment of any plan military operations or activities.

II. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson , the students must be able:
a. To understand the entire scope of the subject matter.
b. To know the different sectors of logistic and combat service
c. Appreciate the significant contribution of logistics or supply support in all
military operations or activities.

III. LESSON PROPER

LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS is the process of planning and conducting sustainment activities in support of
military operations.
MISSION OF LOGISTICS
Getting the right support to the right place at the right time.
LEVELS OF LOGISTICS
STRATEGIC- sustains operating forces in executing national military strategy.
OPERATIONAL- Involves coordination with Intra-Aor logistics to operating forces.
TACTICAL- focuses on planning and support within operating units.
A. LOGISTICS CHARACTERISTICS
1. ANTICIPATION. Maintaining or accumulating the asset necessary to
support the commander’s operation at decisive time and place. Anticipation
also demands that sustainment operations be flexible enough to accommodate
any likely operational or tactical contingency. CSS planners must anticipate
future events and requirements by understanding the commanders’ plan and by
foreseeing events as operations develop.
2. INTEGRATION. CSS planning must be a part of all aspects of the operation
plans to ensure that the overall operation is supportable at every stage of
execution

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3. RESPONSIVENESS. The ability to meet changing logistical requirements on

short notice.
4. IMPROVISATION. Seeking new, innovative solutions to problems and
accepting risk to ensure that the maneuver forces receive uninterrupted support
5. CONTINUITY. Ensuring that an operation is not affected by a lapse in
support or by unforeseen events.
B. MAJOR AREAS OF LOGISTICS
1. SUPPLY
2. MOVEMENT (TRANSPORTATION)
3. MAINTENANCE
4. ENGINEERING
5. SERVICE (MEDICAL, FOOD, LAUNDRY, ETC...)
CLASSES OF SUPPLIES
CLASS I - Subsistence (beef, sundry pack, bread, vegetables, etc.)
CLASS I - Individual Clothing Equipment and General supplies (jacket, boots,
shovel, tools, etc.)
CLASS II - POL (grease, oil, gasoline, etc.)
CLASS IV - Construction and Barrier Materials (wire, lumber, cement, etc.)
CLASS V - Ammo (grenade, 7.62 mm, mine, explosives, etc.)
CLASS VI - Personal Demand Items (candy, cigarettes, soap, etc.)
CLASS VII - Major End Items (trucks, rifle, etc.)
CLASS VIll - Medical Supplies (bandages, syringe, stretcher, drugs, etc.)
CLASS IX - Repair Parts (battery, spark plug, axle, etc.)
CLASS X - Materiel to support nonmilitary programs (agriculture, etc.)
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT (CSS)
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT is the assistance provided to operating troops primarily in
the field of personnel, administrative services, civil affairs and logistics.

OBJECTIVE
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THE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT OBJECTIVE is to meet the combat force needs as the
mission requires.
MISSION
THE BASIC MISSION is to facilitate the commander's ability to generate combat power and
to sustain the battle.
PRINCIPLES
1. FOCUSED SUPPORT-combat service support resources are supported to those
forces and mission that contributes most to the over-all mission.
2. IMPETUS FROM THE REAR-CSS units support to echelon in front and the
echelon next subordinates.
3. RELIABILITY the supported commander is assumed that his allocated support is
available where and when he is intended/plan to use it.
4. SIMPLICITY- is a simple plan, simple organization, and a simple system is more
likely to work well than a complicate plan, organization and system.
5. TIMELINESS-the support is available in the right quantity at the right time at the
right place.
6. BALANCE- support resources are balanced against combat requirements and the
components of CSS.
7. AUTHORITY- the commander effectively controls his allocated service support
resources but ensures that each responsible service support elements possesses enough
authority to carry out the commander's intent when new needs develop or unforeseen
contingencies occur.
8. SECURITY- CSS units deploy to avoid giving away the commander’s plan, locate to
protect commander's resources and operate to accomplish the mission.
9. ECONOMY- using only whatever service support resources is needed.
PRESENT SET-UP OF COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT UNITS OF THE AFP
AFPLC- Caters the CSS of GHQ and AFPWSSUS
SSC -Caters the CSS of the Army
SSBN -Caters the CSS of the Division
OTHER CSS UNITS THAT PROVIDE SERVICE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS INA
DIVISION ARE:
1. HQ & HQ SVC BN- provide personnel and administration services.
2. SIGNAL BN - provide signal supply and maintenance services to signal equipment.
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3. ENGINEER COMBAT/CONSTRUCTION BN- provide engineering works.

RESPONSIBILTIES OF TACTICAL COMMANDERS
1. The commander plans and conduct operations of his organic and attached CSS units
with same care that he uses in planning and conducting tactical.
2. Each commander must consider the capabilities and limitations of the organic CSS
system and its back-up support. These considerations include the location of the
installations.
3. The commander makes his policies, concepts, and decisions known to his organic and
supporting combat service units in time, to insure coordinated support for his planned
operations.
4. Each commander is responsible for the security of combat service support units and
lines of communication in his AOR.
5. Each commander ensures that all members of his command practice supply economy
and maintain discipline. The economical and conservation of CSS resources is a
command responsibility.
6. Each commander is responsible in keeping his supporting units informed on matter
that effect his requirements. This information includes location and relocation plan,
tactical plan and anticipated changes and strengths.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT STAFF OFFICERS
Assist the commander in discharging his service support functions. Staff officers assist in the
coordination and staff functions.
BATTALION SUPPORT
The Battalion S1 and S4 sections and the support, maintenance, medical, and
communications platoons provide combat service support to the company.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT (COMPANY)
Sustaining his company in battle is one of the greatest challenges and infantry commander
faces. His CSS asset help him meet this challenge
RESPONSIBILITY
The company headquarters is responsible for the coordination and execution of CSS
functions within the company. The primary CSS functions required by the company include
casualty evacuation, resupply operations, maintenance activities and personnel service
support.
PLANNING

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Plans and key decisions on CSS are made by the battalion and company commanders and the
Battalion S4.
C. PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES
a) COMPANY COMMANDER. He ensures that CSS operations sustain his
company’s fighting potential. He integrates the CSS activities into the tactical
plan and he provides guidance to the CSS operators.
b) COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICER. He coordinates and supervises the
company’s logistical effort. Also, he ensures the CSS needs of supporting
units are met.
c) FIRST SERGEANT. He is the primary CSS operator for the company. He
executes the company CSS plan and supervises the company trains.
d) SUPPLY SERGEANT. He is the company representative in the battalion
field trains. He assembles the logpac and moves it forward to the company. He
is responsible for evacuating KIA, EPW, and damaged equipment, and he
picks up replacement personnel and brings them forward to the unit.
e) COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.
1. SUSTAINING SCLDIERS AND THEIR SYSTEMS. Providing necessary
personnel service support, health service support, field service support, quality
of life and general supply support.
2. ARMING. Providing arms, ammunition, and related equipment.
3. FUELING. Providing uninterrupted bulk fuels and other petroleum products.
4. FIXING. Recovering damaged equipment, returning it to a serviceable
condition, and returning it to the battlefield as quickly as possible.
5. MOVING. Moving soldiers, equipment, and supplies rapidly and in sufficient
quantity to responsive support through the operations.
D. CSS ELEMENTS OF BATTALION HQS COMPANY
1. Battalion support platoon
2. Maintenance platoon
3. Communications platoon
4. Medical platoon

BATTALION SUPPORT PLATOON

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1. Responsible for providing the companies with supply, transportation and mess
support.
2. The platoon is organized into platoon HQS, a supply section, transportation section,
and a mess section consist of platoon leader, platoon sergeant, driver, and 1/4-ton
truck with trailer.
3. The HQS provide leadership, command and control.
4. The supply section receives and consolidates supply request except for automotive,
armament, medical and signal repair parts from companies and forward to brigade
supply point.
5. The supply section receives and distributes supplies within the battalion.
6. The transportation section carries all types of supplies from supply point to the
companies.
7. When trains are echelon, part of the transportation section will operation from the
battalion field trains.
8. The mess section provides one battalion consolidated mess trans of cooks and kitchen
equipment to each company.
9. The company’s request supplies by written message, wire or radio.
10. The battalion S-4 or designated representative forwards all request to brigade supply
point.
11. It provides Class, I, II, IV.V and Class Vll supplies.
MAINTENANCE PLATOON
1. It performs organizational maintenance services on all equipment in the battalion
except communication electronics and medical equipment.
2. It performs organizational maintenance that cannot be accomplished by the
companies.
3. Its stocks and provide repair parts and it performs battlefield recovery.
4. It is under the staff supervision of the battalion motor maintenance officer.
COMMUNICATION PLATOON
1. Performs organizational maintenance for communication electronics equipment in the
battalion HQS and HQS company.
2. Performs some organizational maintenance communication electronics equipment that
cannot be done by the companies.

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3. It recovers communication electronics equipment that cannot be repaired. It is led by

the battalion CE officer.
4. It provides class DX- repair parts.
MEDICAL PLATOON
1. Consist of aidmen who treat casualties and an evacuation section that evacuates
casualties to the battalion aid station.
2. The platoon is led by the medical platoon leader.
3. The medical platoon leader plans, coordinates and supervises medical activities for
the battalion.
4. The medical platoon stocks and provides medical supplies for the battalion ad station
and aidmen who are with companies.
5. Performs organizational maintenance on equipment. all battalion medical
6. It provides class VIll- medical supplies.
BATTALION RESPONSIBILTIES
1. The battalion commander relies on his executive officer to coordinate and supervise
battalion combat service support.
2. The S1 is responsible for the personnel administration center which provides
personnel and administrative support, to include maintenance of unit strength,
personnel management and maintenance of morale, discipline. law and order.
3. The S1 have staff supervision over the medical platoon leader.
4. The S4 is responsible for logistics support supply, maintenance, equipment recovery,
transportation and other logistics services.
5. The S3 is responsible for recommending supply and maintenance support priorities
for subordinate units when the needs of the battalion cannot be met.
6. The priorities based on knowledge from current and planned operations and on
recommendations from the S4.
E. THE TRAIN CONCEPT SUPPORT AREAS
THE TRAIN CONCEPT:
SUPPORT AREAS
The geographic location of combat service element
- Division Support Area
- Brigade Support Area
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- Battalion Trains
- Company Trains
MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE
The lifelines that connects the various support areas of trains to one another and other supply
routes. S4 is responsible for selecting the supply routes.
TRAINS
Any groupings of troops, vehicles and equipment to provide combat service support to a unit.
They are the focal point of the following:

 Distribution of supplies, equipment and ammunition.

 Collection, repair and evacuation of equipment
 Treatment and evacuation of casualties
COMBAT TRAIN
Located at BN CP consists of CSS elements engaged in battle and are deployed as close as to
the units as practicable.
 Class Ill and V
 Supply Vehicles
 Maintenance Elements
 Battalion Aid Station
A GOOD COMBAT TRAINS LOCATIONS WILL HAVE
1. Defensive terrain
2. Space for dispersion of vehicles and activities.
3. Concealment from hostile ground and air observation.
4. Firm grounds for vehicles.
5. A suitable helicopter landing site
6. A good road net to the forward companies and to the battalion
field trains.
FIELD TRAIN

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Back-up support to the combat train consists of the remainder of the CSS elements and are
deployed back with or nearer the CSS elements of the next higher command. S4 has the staff
responsibility for the operations, security and displacement of trains.

COMPANYTRAINS
Consists of one company supply sergeant, two armorer, three supply vehicles and four
maintenance personnel.
BATTALION TRAIN
a) Combat trains-located at battalion CP.
1. Class lll and V Supply Vehicles
2. Maintenance Elements
3. BN Aid Station
b) FIELD TRAINS- back-up support with the battalion combat trains. Located
with the brigade trains.
BRIGADE TRAINS
Composed of BN field trains of each attached battalion. Forward support elements of the
division service support group.
DIVISION SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP
Located at division service support area and provide back-up support to the forward elements.
METHODS OFE DISTRIBUTION:
1. UNIT- the unit supporting delivers the supply.
2. SUPPLY POINT- the user unit goes to a designated point to withdraw his
supply.
3. THROUGH PUT- the source of supply brings directly the supply the user unit.
F. CSS PLANNING PROCESS
1. Determination Requirements
2. Identify Resources
3. Calculate Capabilities
4. Compare requirements/capabilities
5. Determine shortfalls/bottlenecks

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6. Coordinate
METHODS TO DETERMINE SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
1. Unit historical data
2. Pounds per man per day
PLANNING FACTORS EOR POUNDS CONSUMED PER PERSON PER DAY.
CLASS OF SUPPLY CONSUMPTION RATE
I 4.03
II 3.67
III (BULK) 53.70
III (PKG) 0.59
IV 8.50
V 31.29
VI 3.20
VII 5.00
VIII 1.22
IX 2.50
X NA

SUPPLY STOCKAGE REQUIREMENTS

Supply stockage requirements = strength supported x consumption rate x days of supply.
For example, if a company has a unit strength of 130 soldiers, the amount of class I supplies
required for one day is:
130 x4.03 x 1 - 523 9 pounds
OPORD/OPLAN
1. Situation
2. Mission
3. Execution
4. Service Support

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5. Command and Signal

G. SERVICE SUPPORT ANNEX
1. SUPPLY
a. Ammo c. Rations
b. POL d. Water
2. TRANSPORTATION
a. Allocations d. MSR'S
b. Priority e. Other Instructions
c. Schedules

3. SERVICES
a. Allocations d. Special Services
b. Priority e. Restrictions
c. Schedules f. Other Instructions

4. MAINTENANCE
a. Allocations d. Maintenance Collection
Points
b. Priority
e. Restriction
c. Instructions
f. Other Instructions

5. MEDICAL
a. Evacuation
b. Hospitalization
6. PERSONNEL
7. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
EVALUATION
Test I. True or False.

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_________1. ANTICIPATION demands that sustainment operations be flexible enough to

accommodate any likely operational or tactical contingency. CSS planners must
anticipate future events and requirements by understanding the commanders’ plan and
by foreseeing events as operations develop.
_________ 2. INTEGRATION be a part of all aspects of the operation plans to ensure that
the overall operation is supportable at every stage of execution
_________3. RESPONSIVENESS is the ability to meet changing logistical requirements on
short notice.
_________ 4. IMPROVISATION means seeking new, innovative solutions to problems
and accepting risk to ensure that the maneuver forces receive uninterrupted support
________5. CONTINUITY is a characteristics ensuring that an operation is not affected by
a lapse in support or by unforeseen events.
Part II. Matching Type. Match column B to column A. Write the letter only.
Column A Column B
1.___ Class I a. Material to support non-military
program
2.___ Class II b. Repair Parts
3.___ Class III c. Medical Supplies
4.___ Class IV d. Major ends Items
5.___ Class V e. Personal demand Items
6.___ Class VI f. Ammunition
7.___ Class VII g. Construction and Barrier Materials
8.___ Class VIII h. POL
9.___ Class IX i. Individual Clothing
10._ Class X j. Subsistence
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References:
a. ROTC Manual
b. Student Handbook of Officer Basic Course (TRADOC PA)
Criteria

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