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Sustainment Operations 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 5-7 TRANSPORTATION 5-43. The BSB is a fixed HQ unit that derives its support capability through the attachment of various units selected to support the mission. The sustainment brigade can provide logistics capability that is not organic to the BSB, such as transportation assets. MAINTENANCE 5-44. Maintenance is all actions taken to retain materiel in a serviceable condition or to restore it to serviceability. The Army utilizes a tiered, two-level maintenance system composed of field and sustainment maintenance. 5-45. Command teams, maintenance personnel, and planners must have a complete understanding of two- level maintenance fundamentals in order to properly plan and execute their mission. Maintenance is necessary for endurance and performed at the tactical through strategic levels of war. See ATP 4-33 for more information. Field Maintenance 5-46. Field maintenance is on or near system maintenance, repair, and return of equipment to the user including maintenance actions performed by operators (ATP 4-30). It often includes replaceable line units, components, battle damage assessment, repair, and recovery. Field maintenance is focused on returning a system to an operational status. Field level maintenance is not limited to remove and replace, but also provides adjustment, alignment, and fault/failure diagnoses. Field maintenance includes all actions performed at unit level to maintain equipment readiness. 5-47. Battery and company commanders ensure that vehicle crews and equipment operators perform preventive maintenance checks and services. To provide quick turnaround of maintenance problems, each battery or company has a field maintenance team from its supporting FSC dedicated to support them. These field maintenance teams have contact maintenance trucks and mechanics trained in the company's equipment. 5-48. Each FA BN has a supporting FSC to perform maintenance. The FSC has a maintenance platoon that repairs automotive, armament, ground support, electronic, and missile equipment. The FSC focuses on line replacement unit replacement, using combat spares from prescribed load list and shop stock. It has a service and recovery section and performs battle damage assessment and repair. The FSC's maintenance control section uses global command support system-Army to order repair parts and to manage combat spares. The FSC commander establishes maintenance collection points in coordination with the FA BN S-4. 5-49. Maintenance of low density, specialized equipment (as found in FAB CP and the signal network support company) usually requires maintenance by Army Civilians or contractors. Although the BSB SPO does not supervise contractors, the SPO ensures that specific management procedures are developed for contractor maintenance. Battle Damage Assessment and Repair 5-50. Battle damage assessment and repair is the rapid return of disabled equipment to the force through field-expedient repair of components. This type of repair restores minimum essential combat capabilities to support the mission or to enable self-recovery. 5-51. Battle damage assessment and repair is accomplished by bypassing components or safety devices, relocating parts from like or lower priority equipment, fabricating repair parts, taking shortcuts to standard maintenance, and using substitute fluids, materials, or components. Depending on the repairs required and the amount of time available, repairs may or may not return the vehicle to a fully mission capable status. For more information, see ATP 4-33. Recovery and Evacuation 5-52. FSCs are responsible for recovering damaged equipment of their own units and their supported units. If the vehicle is repairable, the battery or company recovers it and transports it to the maintenance collection