Managing External and Internal Support Requirements

Abstract

Brigade support battalion (BSB) staffs, along with company- and battalion-level leaders, constantly must mentally separate the BSB s brigade combat team (BCT)sustainment requirements from internal BSB logistics requirements. BSBs that fail to make this distinction have difficulty executing day-to-day internal battalion operations while supporting the BCT. This statement is based on observations of unit rotations at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 14, 2016
Accession Number
AD1001671

Entities

People

  • Eric Shockley

Organizations

  • Army Sustainment University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Logistics
  • Louisiana
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • North Carolina
  • Personnel Management
  • Squadrons
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainment
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • Warfare

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