CGSC S100 #1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Strategic Support Area/Strategic base - Answers - Generates Army sustainment
capabilities which enable sustained operations
Strategic Base - Answers - Consists of the Department of Defense and Industrial Base
Defense Health Agency (DHA) - Answers - a joint, integrated combat support agency
that enables the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force to provide a medically ready force and
ready medical forces to the CCMDs.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) - Answers - is the Nation's combat logistics
support agency, providing nearly 100 percent of the military's consumable items, and is
the DOD EA for subsistence, bulk petroleum, construction/barrier material, medical
material, and Defense Logistics Management Standards.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) - Answers - purchases all bulk petroleum** and
any consumable needed by two or more services
Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) - Answers - The contract vehicle we
use bilateral international agreements that allow for the provision of cooperative logistic
support.
US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) - Answers - s the functional CCMD
responsible for providing and managing strategic common-user airlift, sealift, and
terminal services world- wide.
SDDC (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) - Answers - Responsible for
cargo movement, port management, personal property, and passenger movements.
Air Mobility Command (AMC) - Answers - the U.S. Air Force airlift component of
USTRANSCOM and serves as the single port manager for air mobility
Military Sealift Command - Answers - the Navy's sea transportation com- ponent of
USTRANSCOM. The mission of the Military Sealift Command is to provide common-
user and exclusive use sealift transportation services to include ocean transportation of
equip- ment, fuel, supplies
U.S. Army Material Command (USAMC) - Answers - s the Army's materiel integrator,
providing national-level sustainment, acquisition integration support, contracting
support, and selected logistics support to Army forces.
Defense Contract Management Agency - Answers - is the combat support agency
responsible for providing contract administration services to the DOD acquisition
enterprise and its partners to ensure delivery of quality products and services to the
operating force.
, Title 10 ResponsibilitiesThe Services will provide logistics support for service forces,
including procurement, distribution, supply, equipment, and main- tenance unless
otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense. - Answers - · Recruiting· Organizing
xxx· Supplying· Equipping (including research and development)· Training xxx·
Servicing· Mobilizing· Demobilizing· Administering (including the morale and welfare of
personnel)· Maintaining· Construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment·
Construction, maintenance, repairs of building and structures, utilities, acquisition of real
property and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities.All but
two are sustainment related
Per FM 3-0, What are the Tenets of MDO? - Answers - Agility is the ability to move
forces and adjust their dispositions and activities more rapidly than the enemy. Agility is
a precondition for Army forces' ability to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. During
competition, Army forces provide senior leaders options through their presence, access,
and influence.
Convergence is an outcome created by the concerted employ- ment of capabilities from
multiple domains and echelons against combinations of decisive points in any domain to
create effects against a system, formation, capability, or decision-maker.
Endurance is the ability to persevere over time and throughout the depth of the
operational environment. It is a function of the depth, resilience, and adaptability
required to sustain people, systems, and formations.
Sustainment determines the limits of depth and endurance during operations.
Depth is the extension of operations in time, space, or purpose to achieve definitive
results. Depth must account for all domains in order to prevent enemy sanctuary, exploit
opportunity, and accomplish the mission
Operational Reach - Answers - · The distance and duration across which a force can
successfully employ military capabilities. The Army's sustainment capability assists in
providing crucial theater and port-opening functions that further enable the strategic and
operational reach of the joint force.
Freedom of Action - Answers - Enables commanders to achieve operational initiative
and maintain operational tempo. Effective sustainment execution provides continuous
and responsive sustainment that allows supported commanders to operate freely
Prolonged Endurance - Answers - Stems from the ability to organize, protect, and
sustain a force, regardless of the distance from its base and the austerity of the
environment. Involves anticipating requirements and making the most effective, efficient
use of available resources
The eight principles of sustainment. - Answers - · Integration- The effective combining of
all sustainment elements, assuring unity of command and unity of effort
· Anticipation- The ability to foresee operational requirements and initiate necessary
actions without waiting for orders.
Strategic Support Area/Strategic base - Answers - Generates Army sustainment
capabilities which enable sustained operations
Strategic Base - Answers - Consists of the Department of Defense and Industrial Base
Defense Health Agency (DHA) - Answers - a joint, integrated combat support agency
that enables the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force to provide a medically ready force and
ready medical forces to the CCMDs.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) - Answers - is the Nation's combat logistics
support agency, providing nearly 100 percent of the military's consumable items, and is
the DOD EA for subsistence, bulk petroleum, construction/barrier material, medical
material, and Defense Logistics Management Standards.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) - Answers - purchases all bulk petroleum** and
any consumable needed by two or more services
Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) - Answers - The contract vehicle we
use bilateral international agreements that allow for the provision of cooperative logistic
support.
US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) - Answers - s the functional CCMD
responsible for providing and managing strategic common-user airlift, sealift, and
terminal services world- wide.
SDDC (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) - Answers - Responsible for
cargo movement, port management, personal property, and passenger movements.
Air Mobility Command (AMC) - Answers - the U.S. Air Force airlift component of
USTRANSCOM and serves as the single port manager for air mobility
Military Sealift Command - Answers - the Navy's sea transportation com- ponent of
USTRANSCOM. The mission of the Military Sealift Command is to provide common-
user and exclusive use sealift transportation services to include ocean transportation of
equip- ment, fuel, supplies
U.S. Army Material Command (USAMC) - Answers - s the Army's materiel integrator,
providing national-level sustainment, acquisition integration support, contracting
support, and selected logistics support to Army forces.
Defense Contract Management Agency - Answers - is the combat support agency
responsible for providing contract administration services to the DOD acquisition
enterprise and its partners to ensure delivery of quality products and services to the
operating force.
, Title 10 ResponsibilitiesThe Services will provide logistics support for service forces,
including procurement, distribution, supply, equipment, and main- tenance unless
otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense. - Answers - · Recruiting· Organizing
xxx· Supplying· Equipping (including research and development)· Training xxx·
Servicing· Mobilizing· Demobilizing· Administering (including the morale and welfare of
personnel)· Maintaining· Construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment·
Construction, maintenance, repairs of building and structures, utilities, acquisition of real
property and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities.All but
two are sustainment related
Per FM 3-0, What are the Tenets of MDO? - Answers - Agility is the ability to move
forces and adjust their dispositions and activities more rapidly than the enemy. Agility is
a precondition for Army forces' ability to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. During
competition, Army forces provide senior leaders options through their presence, access,
and influence.
Convergence is an outcome created by the concerted employ- ment of capabilities from
multiple domains and echelons against combinations of decisive points in any domain to
create effects against a system, formation, capability, or decision-maker.
Endurance is the ability to persevere over time and throughout the depth of the
operational environment. It is a function of the depth, resilience, and adaptability
required to sustain people, systems, and formations.
Sustainment determines the limits of depth and endurance during operations.
Depth is the extension of operations in time, space, or purpose to achieve definitive
results. Depth must account for all domains in order to prevent enemy sanctuary, exploit
opportunity, and accomplish the mission
Operational Reach - Answers - · The distance and duration across which a force can
successfully employ military capabilities. The Army's sustainment capability assists in
providing crucial theater and port-opening functions that further enable the strategic and
operational reach of the joint force.
Freedom of Action - Answers - Enables commanders to achieve operational initiative
and maintain operational tempo. Effective sustainment execution provides continuous
and responsive sustainment that allows supported commanders to operate freely
Prolonged Endurance - Answers - Stems from the ability to organize, protect, and
sustain a force, regardless of the distance from its base and the austerity of the
environment. Involves anticipating requirements and making the most effective, efficient
use of available resources
The eight principles of sustainment. - Answers - · Integration- The effective combining of
all sustainment elements, assuring unity of command and unity of effort
· Anticipation- The ability to foresee operational requirements and initiate necessary
actions without waiting for orders.
