This book has been replaced by a new edition under a different title: The Sustainment & Multifunctional Logistician's SMARTbook
The fundamental purpose of the Army is to provide to joint force commanders the sustained and decisive land forces necessary to fight and win the Nation�s wars. Combat Service Support (CSS) is an enabling operation that provides the means for the Army to conduct full spectrum operations. To support full spectrum operations, CSS must provide support to all possible mixes of offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations. Written from the tactical logistician�s perspective, the CSSD SMARTbook concentrates on the operational and tactical level. It outlines the authoritative doctrine by which the Army's combat service support (CSS), as part of the national-theater CSS system, supports joint and full spectrum operations. Intended audiences for this SMARTbook include: CSS commanders, staffs, and activities at all levels to provide a universal doctrinal understanding of how CSS is organized and functions to support Army, joint, and multinational forces; Military students at all levels and within all branches of the Army and Services to provide a broad knowledge of CSS and how it works; Topics include FM 4-0 Combat Service Support; joint force logistics (JP 4-0); CSS operations (FSB, DSB, DASB, DISCOM, TSC, rear area defensive ops, transformation); CSS planning; unit movement ops (FM 4-01.011); reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSsO&I - FM 100-17-3); and combat service support resources.
Author: Norman M. Wade
ISBN-10: 0974248630
ISBN-13: 9780974248639
