Combat service support is a topic that is, broadly speaking, a subset of military logistics . However, combat service support is often more limited in depth, as the related groups primarily address factors supporting readiness for combat operations . The United States Department of Defense organizes various agencies providing services such as medical assistance, for example, akin to other nations' militaries .
19-500: The United States Army Installation Management Command ( IMCOM ) is a support formation of the United States Army responsible for the day-to-day management of Army installations around the globe. Army garrisons are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. IMCOM is a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). IMCOM is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston . IMCOM
38-406: A staff of 120,000 military, civilian and contract members across seven regions on four continents. Originally named " The Army Family Covenant " in 2007, Army leaders undertook a long-term commitment to resource and standardize critical support programs for Soldiers, their families and civilians. The covenant was focused on specific programs which commanders couldn't change. The focus was: In 2014,
57-467: A variety of strategic, operational and tactical doctrines. Although land combat in the past was conducted by the combat arms of the armed forces , since World War II it has largely involved three distinct types of combat units: infantry , armour , and artillery . These arms, since the Age of Sail , have used amphibious warfare concepts and methods to project power from the seas and oceans , and since
76-444: Is a focus for most national defence policy planning and financial considerations. Land warfare in history has undergone several distinct transitions in conduct from a large concentration of largely untrained and irregularly armed populace used in frontal assaults to current employment of combined arms concepts with highly trained regular troops using a wide variety of organisational, weapon and information systems, and employing
95-569: Is one of the six warfighting functions, which also include movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires , command and control, and protection. In the United States Marine Corps , combat service support has a similar definition to that of the United States Army. The Marine Corps Logistics Command (MARCORLOGCOM) is the preferred provider of supply chain management, collaborative maintenance management and strategic prepositioning to
114-416: The battlespace land surface of the planet . Land warfare is categorized by the use of large numbers of combat personnel employing a diverse set of combat skills, methods and a wide variety of weapon systems and equipment, conducted in diverse terrains and weather environments. Land warfare, by virtue of being conducted in defence of urban and rural population areas, dominates the study of war , and
133-575: The MAGTF. Functions include: heavy engineer support , motor transport , supply , maintenance , medical , dental , and specialized support such as air delivery , Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and landing support . There are four logistics groups in the United States Marine Corps: Land warfare Land warfare or ground warfare is the process of military operations eventuating in combat that takes place predominantly on
152-463: The Total Army Strong and provides a set of tools Soldiers and Army Families can use to locate and access the facilities and services they need. The Army Installation Management Command is organized into five directorates, which serve as the intermediate echelon between IMCOM HQ and the garrison, these directorates are: Combat service support (United States) In the United States Army ,
171-674: The Transformation of Installation Management (TIM), formerly known as Centralized Installation Management (CIM), pledging the Army would implement better business practices and realign installation management to create a more efficient and effective corporate management structure for Army installations worldwide. On 1 Oct. 2002, the Army formed IMA as a field operating agency of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM) as part of an ongoing effort to realign installations. Many of
190-573: The battlefield by ships , automobiles , skis , cargo planes, or other means. Combat vehicles provide the means to mobilize heavy firepower to engage opposing forces including other combat vehicles. Combat vehicles are usually equipped to drive in rugged terrain . They are usually protected against other common threats with armor and other countermeasures . Examples of combat vehicles include main battle tanks , infantry fighting vehicles , and self-propelled artillery . Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for
209-611: The battlefield. Within the United States Army, the traditional combat service support branches are the following: Basic branches Special branches "Combat service support" as a classification was replaced by "sustainment" with the publication of FM 3–0, Operations in February 2008. In the US Army Sustainment is defined as "the provision of logistics, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion". Sustainment
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#1732852222924228-516: The discharge of projectiles during the war. The term also describes ground-based troops, who primarily manned such weapons. The word is derived from the Old French verb attilier, meaning "to equip". This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the passage of ships using their ability to deny access through the threat of coastal fire. It also includes land-based field artillery. With
247-482: The issues with the 15 major commands holding responsibility for base support was that the structure created many inequities throughout the Army. There were no common standards, consistent services, or an acutely managed infrastructure. This created an environment where funding was often diverted from installation support to operations. Additionally, there were too many military personnel conducting garrison support operations rather than mission duties. The creation of IMCOM
266-553: The operating forces of the United States Marine Corps and other services and agencies. The Logistics Combat Element (LCE), formerly Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) is the portion of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) responsible for providing logistical support. The LCE provides all support functions not organic to the ground combat element (GCE) and aviation combat element (ACE) units of
285-462: The program was renamed "Total Army Strong" and commanders were given the flexibility of tailoring local programs best suit their communities. The Army Family Covenant is the Army’s statement of commitment to provide high quality services to Soldiers – Active component or Reserve components, single or married, regardless of where they serve – and their Families. The Installation Management Command supports
304-711: The term combat service support was until 2008 defined as the essential capabilities, functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of operating forces in theater at all levels of war. Within the national and theater logistics systems, it includes but is not limited to that support rendered by service forces in ensuring the aspects of materiel and supply chain management , maintenance , transportation , health services , and other services required by aviation and ground combat troops to permit those units to accomplish their missions in combat . Combat service support encompasses those activities at all levels of war that produce sustainment to all operating forces on
323-485: The wide introduction of military transport aircraft and helicopters have used airborne forces and vertical envelopment to the variety of doctrines used to prosecute warfare on land. Land forces include personnel , weapons platforms , vehicles , and support elements operating on land to accomplish assigned missions and tasks. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units . However, they may be transported to
342-464: Was a commitment to eliminate these inequities, focus on installation management and enhance the well-being of soldiers, families, and civilians. Centralizing installation management was a culture change in the Army; working through the transfers of personnel and funding issues was difficult. In a large organizational change, IMCOM became the Army’s single agency responsible for worldwide installation management, managing 184 Army installations globally with
361-521: Was activated on 24 October 2006, to reduce bureaucracy, apply a uniform business structure to manage U.S. Army installations, sustain the environment and enhance the well-being of the military community. It consolidated three organizations under a single command as a direct reporting unit: Prior to IMCOM, the Army's 184 installations were managed by one of 15 Major Commands. Support services varied – some provided better services, some provided worse. In September 2001, Army Secretary Thomas E. White introduced
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