*FM 4-0
Field Manual
No. 4-0
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, D.C., 30 April 2009
Sustainment
Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINMENT
Principles of Sustainment
The Sustainment Warfighting Function
Logistics
Personnel Services
Health Services Support
Summary
Chapter 2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROVIDING SUSTAINMENT IN UNIFIED ACTION
Joint Interdependence
Title 10 Responsibility
Strategic Level Providers
The Generating Force
Operating Force
Interagency Coordination
Multinational Sustainment Operations
Chapter 3 COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2)
Command
Control
Battle Command and Sustainment
Staff
Chapter 4 INTEGRATING SUSTAINMENT INTO OPERATIONS
Integrating Sustainment in the Operations Process
Planning the Sustainment of Operations
Planning Considerations for Full Spectrum Operations
Preparing for Sustainment of Operations
Executing Sustainment Operations
Basing
Distribution
In Theater Reconstitution
Assessing the Sustainment Of Operations
Chapter 5 FUNCTIONS OF SUSTAINMENT
Supply And Field Services
Transportation
Maintenance
General Engineering Support
Human Resources Support
Financial Management (FM)
Legal Support to Operations
Religious Support
Band Support
Health Service Support
Appendix A INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Appendix B NATO STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENTS FOR SUSTAINMENT
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
AUTHENTICATION
Figures
Figure 1. Warfighting Functions
Figure 2. Sustainment Crosswalk
Figure 1-1 Principle of Sustainment
Figure 2-1 Generating Force Support to Operating Force
Figure 2-2 Multinational Operations
Figure 3-1 Battle Command
Figure 3-2 Notional Theater Army and Division or Corps Sustainment Cells
Figure 4-1 The Operations Process
Figure 4-2 Elements of Full Spectrum Operations
Figure 4-3. Army Pre-positioned Stocks (APS) Locations
Figure 4-4 Basing
Figure 4-5 ITV Architecture
Tables
Table 5-1. U.S. Classes of Supply
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*This publication supersedes FM 4-0, 29 August 2003.