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TRADOC DCSINT. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. FM 7-100.1. Opposing Force Operations. OPFOR. FM 7-100.1 Opposing Force: Operations Chapter 12 Logistics. Strategic Context.
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TRADOC DCSINT Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
FM 7-100.1 Opposing Force Operations OPFOR FM 7-100.1 Opposing Force: Operations Chapter 12 Logistics
Strategic Context • State integrates civilian and military components • Includes national industrial base • War materiel stockpiled throughout the country
Logistics Stockpiles • National & strategic reserves • National reserves include food, POL, manufactured goods, & strategic raw materials • Strategic reserves include supplies and equipment controlled by the General Staff • Mobilization reserves • Issued to newly activated units • Resupply combat units • Mobile reserves • Maintained by deployed ground units • Includes ammo, fuel, rations, & equipment
Depot Facilities and Operation • Categories include • Area distribution • Ammunition • Maintenance • Medical • Depots include • Aboveground • Underground • Short-duration facilities
Physical network Roads Airfields Railroads Hardened structures Inland waterways Ports Pipelines Resource network Personnel Organizations Materiel Equipment Theater Distribution Network
Tailored Logistics Units • Bulk of logistics units at theater and OSC levels • Administrative force structure designed to man, train, and equip the OPFOR • Administrative HQs/facilities/installations provide depot and area support • Fighting forces tailor logistics assets received from administrative force structure
Logistics Missions • Primary support • Supply/services/transportation/maintenance units • Provides support directly to units • Area support • Supply/services/transportation/maintenance units • Provides support to primary support and other area support units • Depot support • National-level & strategic units • Provides support to area support units
Operational Logistics Concepts • Centralized planning & decentralized execution • Support forward • Sustainment from other sources
RESOURCES OFFICER CHIEF CHIEF OF OF ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATIVE SUBSECTION SUBSECTION Command and Control • General Staff keeps some logistics units • Resources section provides logistics integration • Resources officer on OSC staff • Chief of logistics • Chief of administration
Integrated Support Command • Logistics units allocated from the administrative force structure to an OSC • Functions include • Materiel support (supply & services) • Maintenance • Transportation • Medical support • Personnel support • Some combat support units may be included
ISC Headquarters ISC COMMANDER COMMAND GROUP ISC DEPUTY COMMANDER ISC CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS RESOURCES SECTION SECTION SOCC -
OSC TACTICAL - IFC ISC LEVEL SUBORDINATES ISC ISG HEADQUARTERS TANK MATERIEL MAINTENANCE TRANSPORT SUPPORT BATTALION HEAVY - LIFT BRIGADE BRIGADE CHEMICAL TRAFFIC SMOKE CONTROL DEFENSE BATTALION BRIGADE BATTALION PERSONNEL MEDICAL EVACUATION SUPPORT BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION ISC Example -
Logistic Support Functions • Materiel support • Supply & services • Maintenance • Repair as close to battle zone as possible • Categories include routine, medium, & capital repairs • Transportation • Planners use military & civilian assets • Modes include motor vehicles, rail, aircraft, & waterway vessels
Logistic Support Functions(Continued) • Personnel support • Personnel support provided by chief of administration • Some support professionals only mobilized in wartime • Replacement operations include • Individual replacements • Incremental replacements • Composite unit formations • Whole-unit replacement
Logistic Support Functions(Continued) • Medical support • Medical logistics • Pull system from medical depot • Casualty handling • Evacuation based on higher-to-lower method • Specific care based on organization level • Medical facilities • Field hospital is first level for major surgery • Civilian hospitals supplement military hospitals
Combat Operations Support • Offense • Objective to provide support in battle zone • Supplies/transportation located to support the maneuver plans • Ammo and fuel most important supplies • Defense • Objective to provide support from dispersed sites in support zone • Supplies prepositioned in defensive positions
Combat Operations Support (Continued) • Support zone security • Enemy attacks expected in support zone • Security force up to division size supports OSC support zone • Mission support sites (MSS) • Temporary logistical base • Used by units operating away from their support zone
Post-Combat Support • Weapon systems replacement • Includes integration of trained crew • Reconstitution • Reorganization through unit internal resources • Regeneration through replacements • Preparing reinforcements • Plans for mobilization & reception of reserves
LogisticsSummary • Strategic context • Logistics stockpiles • Depot facilities and operations • Theater distribution network • Tailored logistics units • Logistics missions • Operational logistics concept • Command and control • Integrated support command • Logistic support functions • Combat operations support • Post-combat support