PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-647
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 647
OCTOBER 2006
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OLDIERS IN MODULAR UNITS ARE BEGINNING TO REALIdE THE OLD DIVISION AND CORPS SUPPORT
COMMANDS HAVE DISAPPEAREDX
5HEATER SUSTAINMENT COMMANDS OVERSEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PERJORM MANY OJ THE OLD $*3#6-
AND #63#6- JUNCTIONS[ BUT WITH A NEW PARTNERQ !RMY 3USTAINMENT #OMMAND `!3#aX *N
#6.\3[ THE NEW COMMAND WILL TAKE UP THE ENDLESS BATTLE JOR BETTER SOLDIER SUPPORTX
7HILE THE !RMY IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OJ LOGGIES IN DIVISION AND CORPS ': SHOPS AS IT
ELIMINATES $*3#6-/#63#6-S[ !3#¡A PART OJ !RMY -ATERIEL #OMMAND¡WILL BE PROVIDING
SERVICES IN THE AREAS OJ MATERIEL MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTIONX
5HE !3# WILL BE THE !RMY)S PRIMARY SUSTAINMENT ORGANIdATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL
IN #6.\3X !3#)S NEW $ISTRIBUTION -ANAGEMENT #ENTER[ ITS !RMY tELD SUPPORT BRIGADES
`!&3"Sa AND BATTALIONS[ AND PARTNERS SUCH AS THE ,OGISTICS 3UPPORT !CTIVITY `,6'3!a[ WILL WORK
TOGETHER TO MEET MATERIEL AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT[ MATERIEL READINESS REPORTING[ AND #LASS
8** VISIBILITY AND MANAGEMENTX
5HE NEW COMMAND WON)T SIMPLY BE A COPY OJ CORPS OR DIVISION MATERIEL MANAGEMENT
CENTERSX !3#[ ,6'3![ THE *NSTALLATION -ANAGEMENT !GENCY[ AND OTHER PARTNERS WILL CUT
OBSOLETE AND INEJtCIENT PROCESSESX 5HAT)S A STEP THAT WILL REDUCE LOGISTICS BURDENS ON
COMPANY AND BATTALION0LEVEL PERSONNELX
!3# WILL ALSO SUPPORT DEPLOYED JORCES BY PROVIDING LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES THROUGH
CONTRACTED SERVICES `,6'#!>a AND ESTABLISHING LOGISTICS SUPPORT ELEMENTS OR DEPLOYING
!&3"SX
5HE RESULT WILL BE JOCUSED LOGISTICS THAT ENABLE MANEUVER COMMANDERS TO JOCUS ON
WARtGHTING WHILE !3# PROVIDES A SINGLE SOURCE JOR ANSWERS AND EbPERTISE JOR MAINTENANCE[
SUPPLY AND OTHER LOGISTICAL SUPPORTX
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