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2006 - APS Strategy 2013

The Army Senior Leadership approved the new APS Strategy 2013 in late FY 2006. When the APS Strategy 2013 is fully implemented, modular HBCTs will be land-based with the modular Infantry Brigade Combat Teams afloat at strategic locations worldwide. These sets will be supported by essential combat support/combat service support unit sets, to include medical support and watercraft to support deployment into austere environments.

In addition the employment concepts for APS are broadened to include support to emerging Combatant Commander (COCOM) rotational unit concepts and lesser contingency operations. The implementation of APS Strategy 2013 will enable COCOMs with responsive capabilities to execute lesser contingencies and theater security cooperation activities in additional to the more traditional APS role of reducing lift requirements in early phases of military operations.

The relevance of APS to an Army at war continues to be demonstrated by support to OIF and OEF. APS remains a critical element of the Army Power Projection Program (AP3) and will continue to support operations in the Global War on Terror. The APS configuration will allow for interface with current and future lift platforms and improve access globally. It will provide both strategic and operational flexibility and responsiveness to the COCOMs ability to respond to the full range of contingencies.

In addition to being a cornerstone for Army power projection with brigade sets prepositioned worldwide, the OPROJs in APS will continue to provide specialized capabilities such as inland petroleum distribution systems, Force Provider base camp modules, and mortuary affairs materiel. Prepositioned sustainment supplies support APS unit sets and deploying units by replacing combat losses and supplies consumed in battle. These capabilities will remain relevant throughout the fielding of the Army's Future Force. Continued support of the APS transformation strategy is essential to achieve the full capability of the modular expeditionary Army.

Several important increases in APS capabilities were achieved in 2006. At the request of the Commanding General, US Central Command, unit sets were established in Southwest Asia. The reset of the equipment in this region was not planned to start until Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, but by 2006 was well underway. Additionally, the maintenance readiness of the brigade set in Korea was raised dramatically while it was reconfigured to the new modular Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCTs) design two years ahead of schedule to support that theater commander's needs. Concurrently, an afloat brigade equipment set was converted to the new modular heavy brigade configuration. These accomplishments, equating to the Reset of more than a division-sized force, was completed ahead of planned schedules.

• Improved the methodology for War Reserve Secondary Items (WRSI) prepositioning
• Developed a new APS strategy to configure and position campaign-quality expeditionary capabilities to meet the emerging 21st Century strategic realities facing the Army
• Established two modular brigade sets and two battalion sets in Southwest Asia at the request of Commander, CENTCOM
• Began the reset of the APS-5 early (planned for 2008)
• Converted one afloat brigade equipment set (APS-3) to the new modular HBCT design

These accomplishments equated to the Reset of more than a division-sized force and was completed ahead of planned schedules.