Military

OPERATIONS PLANNING

• Is there a concise statement of purpose and commander's intent?
• What doctrinal, policy, or procedural publications, FSOP annexes or overlays apply?
• Are there any existing plans that apply?
• What is the classification guidance relative to logistics plans, unit deployment, and map requisitions?
• What will be the CSG AO?
• Are applicable maps available and listed?

RESPONSIBILITIES

• What will be the initial customer list? How will that list change as units deploy?
  Are the responsibilities for support to the following clearly stated?
• Units or teams providing logistics and medical support.
• Units or teams providing personnel services support, postal support, and finance support within the CSG AO.
• Special operating forces, if operating in the CSG AO.
• AMC agencies.
• Army and Air Force Exchange Service personnel/teams in the CSG AO.
• Defense Logistics Agency personnel, if operating within the CSG AO.
• Department of State or American Embassy personnel, if within the CSG AO.

CONCEPT OF LOGISTICS SUPPORT

• Does the COSCOM OPORD or other guidance describe how supply, maintenance, transportation, and field service support will be provided?
• Does the COSCOM OPORD identify the forces to be supported and the logistics elements which will provide the support?
• Have interservice support requirements been identified?
• What HNS will be available in the AO?
• What support will be provided by or received from the HN, allies, or other Services?
• Have interservice support requirements been identified?
• What support will be provided by the HN, allies, or other Services?
• How much maintenance, petroleum, and transportation support will be provided by HN forces?
• Will cellular logistics teams be in theater?
• Does logistics planning complement the tactical plan?
• Have terrain and enemy intelligence data been analyzed to determine the impact on logistics support requirements and support capabilities?
• Has the deployment flow been properly analyzed to determine time-phasing for introduction of logistics elements?
• Have maps been requested and distributed among subordinate units?

LOGISTICS SUPPORT

• Is supply distribution procedural guidance provided?
• Are in-country DODAACs required at supply support activity or unit level?
• Are changes to the DODAAC required, such as "ship-to" address?
• Have DODAAC changes been initiated for deploying and deployed units to ensure correct routing of requested supplies?
• Is a temporary force/activity designator upgrade required?
• Is a project code required?
• Which subordinate support activities are designated as ALOC or DSS?
• Are provisions made for contracting and local purchase?
• Are stockage objectives specified for each class of supply?
• Is a known or estimated order ship time provided?
• Will automated or manual procedures be used?
• Is the communications transceiving capability provided compatible with the automated systems being deployed?
• Do subordinate and supported units possess the same version of software change packages?
• Are procedures described for cancellation or diversion of materiel inprocess or intransit at the termination of the operation?
• Are retrograde procedures for excess and unserviceable items spelled out?
• Have unit movement officers updated their unit equipment list?
• Have deploying units requested augmentation support from AMC major subordinate commands and headquarters DLA to assist in preparing equipment for deployment?
• How will ASL stocks be sequenced in deployment schedules?
• Are adequate packing materials on hand?
• Is the control of intensively managed aviation items addressed?
• Are provisions made for emergency resupply within the theater?
• Are provisions made for logistics support of civilians and prisoners of war within the CSG AO?
• Is there covered storage in the CSG AO to protect supplies from the elements? If not, what can be done to protect supplies?
• What MHE capability exists within subordinate units?
• Is sufficient rigging materiel available for airdrop within CSG AO?
• Is sufficient sling materiel available in CSG units.

SUSTAINING THE SOLDIER

CLASS I

• What is the basic load?
• What is the stockage objective?
• Are the ration cycles and type of ration support described by phase?
• Are cash meal payment procedures going to be established?
• What method of distribution will be used (unit or supply point distribution)?
• Are field bakery services required? Can the HN satisfy the requirement? What are the request procedures?
• Are veterinary personnel adequate for the subsistence support requirements to ensure that local fresh fruits and vegetables meet US standards?
• Are hospital rations addressed?
• Are chill and freeze reefer requirements for field feeding operations and Class I DS/GS supply points addressed?
• Are EPW capture rates included in subsistence requirement planning? Who will provide rations and EPW field feeding?

HEALTH AND COMFORT ITEMS

• Are deploying personnel provided guidance on personal demand items?
• Are ration sundry packs available? If not, what procedure will be followed?
• Is a tactical field exchange considered?

If TFE support is required --
• Has Headquarters, AAFES (Plans), been notified?
• Have requirements for TFE staffing, stock assortment, security, facility, transportation, and communications been identified and coordinated?
• Is finance support for the TFE identified?
• Has the policy on rationing field exchange items and check cashing to purchase items at a tactical field exchange been determined?

WATER/ICE

• What planning factors apply for the theater?
• What are water support requirements versus subordinate unit water support capabilities?
• Is water available from local systems, surface, or wells?
• Is water fresh, brackish, or salty?
• What type of water purification unit is required (Erdlator or ROWPU)?
• Have sufficient quantities of ROWPU overpack items (chemicals, falter elements, repair parts, and tools) been deployed to maintain ROWPUs for a given period of time?
• Has the MACOM authorized arid augmentation packages of additional water storage and distribution assets?
• Are chillers required?
• What is the water planning factor?
• What are the treatment, storage, distribution, and cooling requirements? Are they satisfied by deploying unit capability?
• Are containers available in the event water is to be airdropped?
• Will ice be provided by the engineers or HN?
• Are potable ice considerations covered? What is the requirement planning factor?

CLASS II

• Have requirements for individual clothing, CTA 50-900 items, and mission essential consumables been identified?
• What are DS and GS stockage objectives?

Are there any items that require special consideration, such as:
• Tentage and tentage repair kits?
• Folding cots?
• Insect bars and mosquito netting?
• Banding materiel and tools?
• Water purification chemicals and test kits?
• Insect repellent and sun screen?
• Field laundry or hospital laundry supplies?
• Bath supplies?
• Field feeding facility supplies, to include paper and plastic products?
• Trash disposal supplies?
• Vector control equipment and supplies?
• Latrine chemicals and supplies?
• Batteries?
• Cold weather clothing and cold weather equipment?
• Have provisions been made for replacement of damaged protective clothing?
• How will return to duty soldiers receive their CTA 50 items?

HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT

• Are medical treatment locations identified?
• Are medical personnel available to certify ice as potable?
• How can nonmedical transportation assets offset shortages in ground evacuation operations?

FIELD SERVICES

• Are laundry, bath, and clothing renovation and exchange requirements addressed?
• How many days of personal hygiene items should be deployed with soldiers?
• Which units are to receive priority of support?
• What are mortuary affairs estimates? What mortuary affairs capability exists within the CSG AO? Will a forward collection platoon be attached or placed OPCON to the DISCOM?
• Have units been informed relative to the mortuary affairs supplies with which they are to deploy?
• When are post exchange services to be provided?
• Is fire protection provided for aviation, ammunition, and petroleum operations?
• Are procedures for trash collection and disposal addressed?
• Are there provisions for local procurement or contracting of services?
• What is the expected turnaround time for laundry support?
• Will there be sufficient backup field expedient shower equipment on hand until field or contract shower systems become available?

ARMING THE FORCE

CLASS IV

• What are the DS and GS stockage objectives?
• Are unique requirements for construction and security materiels addressed?
• Is in-country procurement considered?
• Will the use of prepositioned materiel stocks be permitted?
• Which items have been designated as controlled?

CLASS V

• How will unit basic loads be deployed?
• Are units deploying with training ammunition for initial zero and weapon systems checks upon arrival in the AO?
• What are the DS and GS stockage objectives?
• How will the CSG's subordinate organizations support Class V requirements?
• Do ammunition storage facilities or sites need to be constructed or improved?
• What are projected storage, handling, shipping, security, and safety requirements?
• What are the RSR and CSR?
• What type of combat configured loads will subordinate units prepare?
• How will EOD team support be obtained?
• What are the commercial port restrictions on ammunition shipments?

FUELING THE FORCE

BULK FUEL

• What fuel planning factors apply based on the theater terrain and projected level of combat?
• Are gallons per day requirements established for each type product for each supported service and unit?
• What jet fuels are available in theater?
• What commercial diesel fuels are available in theater and are they usable in ground equipment?
• Is there an existing pipeline distribution system within the CSG AO?
• What are the pipeline and storage capabilities within the CSG AO?
• Are bulk fuel tankers to deploy empty or with a full load?
• Is the use of contractor or HN provided bulk fuel supply considered?
• Will HN fuel specifications increase requirements for filter separator elements?
• Are accountable officer requirements addressed?
• Are refuel-on-the-move sites required?
• Are remote refueling sites required?
• Are interservice support billing and reimbursement procedures specified?
• Have quality assurance procedures been established?
• Is laboratory test capability available in theater?
• Are required test kits on hand?

PACKAGED PRODUCTS

• What are the DS and GS stockage objectives?
• Are any unique packaged product requirements addressed?
• What engine oils, transmission fluids, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids, and greases are recommended for ground vehicle or equipment operation?
• What engine coolants or antifreeze are recommended based on the operating environment?
• What products help prevent microbiological growth in fuel tanks?
• Are industrial gases requirements/capabilities addressed?
• Are containers available in the event that packaged Class III has to be airdropped?

FIXING THE FORCE

• What are requirements and capabilities for DS maintenance, missile maintenance, and AVIM?
• Which units are to receive priority of support?
• How does weather impact on repair requirements?
• How will NBC threats impact on repair capabilities?
• What will be the DS level repair time limit?
• How will TMDE repair be provided?
• How will classification and collection be performed?
• How will reparable be evacuated?
• What major critical shortages exist?
• What will be the cannibalization policy?
• Have special power requirements been identified for maintenance facilities (voltage, phase, frequency, anticipated load)?
• How will salvage collection, evacuation, and disposal be covered?
• How will hazardous materiels, such as lithium batteries, be disposed of?

CLASS VII REPLACEMENT ITEMS

• What is the authorized stockage level?
• Have OPLANs identified controlled items?
• How will weapon systems be replaced?
• How many HETs are available in subordinate units to move critical weapon systems?
• Can critical shortages be filled by cross-leveling or by the redistribution of excess from nondeploying units?

REPAIR PARTS SUPPLY

• What are combat PLL requirements and capabilities within CSG subordinate units?
• What are ASL requirements and capabilities?
• What is the stockage objective for ALOC and non-ALOC items?
• What special storage requirements will be needed for dry batteries, classified repair parts, high dollar pilferables, etc?

TRANSPORTING THE FORCE

• What highway, rail, air, and waterway net exists within the CSG AO? What are their capabilities and limitations? What impact will the weather have on these?
• What will be the intratheater, intertheater, and in-country movement system for personnel and cargo?
• What type and number of truck and cargo transfer units will be required?
• Will refrigerated transportation be required?
• What transportation support will be provided by the HN, allies, or other Service?
• Have the sea/aerial port of debarkation and embarkation been specified?
• Are procedures addressed for shipping supplies and equipment that arrive at the home station after the unit(s) have deployed?
• What preparations are required to transport fuel, ammunition, and other hazardous material?
• What transportation funding arrangements exist?

AIRFIELDS

• What airfields exist to support logistics missions?
• Has a coordinating headquarters been designated for all logistics airlift support?
• What airfield departure and arrival controls exist?
• What is the current usage of the airfield?
• What units or contract/HN personnel and equipment assets are available to assist in arrival and departure operations?
• Have transportation movement priority and account codes been provided?
• What are the characteristics and capabilities of the roads that access the airfields?

AIRDROP

• Is airdrop resupply capability provided commensurate with expected requirements?
• Are prerigged projects available for on-call delivery. Are call forward procedures specified?

MAIN SUPPLY ROUTES AND
ALTERNATE SUPPLY ROUTES

• What are the characteristics and capabilities of the routes available in the CSG AO?
• What are convoy restrictions along routes?
• What are the dimensions of tunnels along the routes?
• What are the dimensions and classifications of bridges along the routes?
• What capability does the HN have to repair damaged segments of routes?
• What segments of the routes are heavily used by the civilian populace?
• What are the most likely routes fleeing refugees will use?

RAIL

• What rail nets exist within the CSG AO?
• What rail assets will be available? What are the capacities, dimensions, and age of typical rolling stock in service?
• What are the locations and capacities of the rail terminals, rail yards and marshaling yards within the CSG AO?
• What are the number and length of track in each rail yard?
• Are loading ramps available at rail yards and terminals?
• What are the location and lifting capacity of railway cranes in the CSG AO?

INLAND WATERWAYS

• What inland waterways exist within the CSG AO?
• What are the capabilities and limitation of the inland waterways?
• What inland terminals exist along the waterways?
• What are the characteristics and capabilities of the inland terminals?
• What is the present usage of the inland waterways?
• What is the enemy's capability to interdict the waterways?
• How accessible are the inland waterways to roads and rail lines?
• What effect does weather have on waterway operations?

CONTAINERS

• What is the container policy?
• What is the capability of ports and subordinate units to handle container shipments?
• What HN personnel or civilian contract and equipment assets can assist in container operations?

COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

• Have communications frequencies been cleared with the HN?
• Have details been worked out for transmission of documents to higher echelons?
• Have arrangements been made for telephonic assistance after deployment?
• Are phone books for the country or local area available?

AUTOMATION SUPPORT

• Have backup master files been established and prepared for shipment separate from primary master files?
• Are sufficient copies of user manuals on hand and current?
• Are sufficient disks available to provide software updates or change packages to arriving units or units within the CSG AO?
• Has a backup courier system been established to carry disks between subordinate units and the CMMC?
• Have subordinate units removed nonessential files to avoid system abort due to overfull disks?
• Have appropriate parameter changes been made in the automated systems (for example. signal and overseas deployment codes)?
• Are security procedures in place to prevent introduction of software viruses?
• Has coordination been made with the CMMC for catalog update, reconciliation schedule, and loading of supported unit DODAACs?

LOCAL PROCUREMENT

• Are local currencies authorized for local procurement?
• Have local currency acquisition points been identified?
• Have contracting/ordering officers and imprest fund cashiers received instructions concerning interface and coordination with the servicing finance support command?
• What is the source of funding for Class X supplies?
• Have logistics requirements been costed?
• Has an account processing code been established for contracting support/local purchase?
• Are there adequate numbers of contracting officers with the proper warrant?
• Is finance support available to the contracting officer?
• Are linguists available to support contracting/local purchase requirements?

MISCELLANEOUS

• Are provisions made for LOGSTAT reporting?
• Is site preparation required?
• What is the electrical power/cycles of the country? Are transformers required?
• If Class X materiels are required, what are their sources?
• Is trash/waste disposal available?
• Are there provisions for maneuver or war damage reparation resulting from logistics operations?