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Logistic Support Command

The Logistics Support Command is a supporting command of the Armed Forces, which has as its primary mission the support of the Armed Forces in the areas of procurement and supply, maintenance, transport, inventory, medical supply, and supporting civil-military cooperation for these issues. The Logistic Support Command and logistic support units of the Forces should be able to accomplish all requirements to enable logistics sustainment of force operations in every kind of environment. Concept of Operations. The Logistics Support Command adapts its operational capacity and capability as required, to support the objectives of the Military Strategy, in accordance with priorities, to assure adequate and timely support of forces. To support the Armed Forces in times of peace, crisis, and war, the Logistics Support Command has mobile units and the capability to support the participation of the Armed Forces to accomplish their missions, including bilateral and multilateral engagements as well as those with NATO forces. The logistics system is being developed and modernized by considering the following tasks and objectives:

• Application of modular structures (composed of separate parts) for concentrated and integrated logistics support of operational organizations (deployed forces, crisis response forces, main forces, and reserve forces).
• Establishment of supporting logistics structures, with the capacity to interact with logistics systems of the Armed Forces of NATO countries.
• Achievement of a high degree of effectiveness, through deployment and capability of modular forces adaptable to the tasks of various forces.
• Implementation of centralized planning and decentralized execution, aimed at assuring the requested logistics support during the development of planned operations in and outside the country's territory in multinational operations.
• Development of automated logistics data processing systems.
• Avoidance of parallel and duplicate duties between the various forces and commands.
• Engagement of civilian resources to support the accomplishment of tasks of logistics organizations, including cases when engagement has economic benefits.

The Logistics Support Command is composed of: Headquarters Command and Staff, the Supply Brigade, the Transport Brigade, the Maintenance Base, the Military Hospital, the Depot Level (Level 4) maintenance center, and other supporting organizations. Logistics Support Command units are distributed in such a way to support the activity of the Armed Forces. The infrastructure of the Logistics Support Command provides support for the Armed Forces throughout all territory so they may accomplish their mission.

Support Command (SC) is one of the main structures of Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) subordinate of AF General Staff. Support Command was established upon Logistic Support Command under Defense Minister's order Nr. 27 on January 17-th 2007. Logistic Support Command was created in 07.12.2000 as a supporting structure of Commands and autonomous units and installations of AF General Staff. Creating this structure enabled the centralization of logistic support on behalf of Armed Forces.

Logistic Support Command's activity was a progress in provision, distribution, transport, maintenance, administration, recollection of armament & munitions, hot-spot cleaning, laboratory tests, etc. In 2003, the Logistic Support Command endured changes into the new organization structure. at the event of AF restructuring. In January of 2007, pursuant to the reformation process of AF, the Logistic Support Command was denominated Support Command with a new mision and strukture. The essence of this change stands in the new level and quality necessary for logistic services in AF. Support Command comprises Logistic Brigade, GS Support Regiment, Infrastructure Regiment, Personel-Recruitment Center, Central Military Hospital (CMH), Military Police Battalion.