#2: The Fundamentals of Sustainment

Fundamentals of Sustainment

According to ADP 3-0 (Operations), the sustainment warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that provide support and services to ensure freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolong endurance.

The Sustainment WFF consists of four elements:

• Logistics

• Financial Management

• Personnel Services

• Health Service Support

According to ADP 4-0 (Sustainment) these are the Principles of Sustainment:

• Anticipation: The ability to foresee requirements and initiate necessary action

• Continuity: the uninterrupted provision of sustainment across all levels of war

• Integration: combining all elements of sustainment within operations assuring unity of command

• Responsiveness: The ability to react to changing requirements to mee the needs and maintain support

• Simplicity: minimize the complexity of sustainment

• Improvisation: the ability to adapt sustainment operations to unexpected situations of circumstances affecting a mission.

• Survivability: avoid or withstand hostile actions while retaining the ability to fulfill the primary mission

• Economy: enable the commander to employ all assets to the greatest effect possible

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Source: ADP 4-0 Chapter 1.