ATP-4-90 Brigade Support Battalion Download
Page 98 of 154
Chapter 6 6-6 ATP 4-90 18 June 2020 or endurance requirements exceed normal capabilities of the aircraft. They may also use FARPs during rapid advances, when aviation field trains cannot keep pace. See ATP 4-43 for more information about FARP operations. Logistics Package A logistics package is the grouping of multiple classes of supply and supply vehicles under the control of a single convoy commander (FM 3-90-1). The LOGPAC technique is a simple and efficient way to accomplish routine, planned resupply. LOGPACs support how the combat and field trains echelon sustainment across the brigade AO. Before a LOGPAC, the BSB’s distribution company develops combat configured loads for resupply to maneuver battalions in the BCT. Combat configured loads are developed based on the type of supported unit and mission of the supported unit. They consist of packages of water, class I, class III(B), class IV, class V, class VIII, and class IX appropriate to the supported unit. Depending on mission variables, the distribution company from the BSB or the FSC supporting a maneuver battalion execute a LOGPAC from the BSA. Scheduled LOGPACs contain a standardized allocation of supplies based on the sustainment concept of support, synchronization matrix, and consumption rates of the supported force. The BSB can dispatch a special or emergency LOGPAC as needed. Once received at the CTCP, the FSC reconfigures the loads according to the maneuver company requirements. The FSC’s distribution platoon leader, accompanied by maneuver company supply sergeants, leads the LOGPAC. The maneuver company XO or first sergeant meets the LOGPAC at the LRP and escorts the convoy to the maneuver company’s positions. A DSSB supporting the BCT or the brigade’s BSB can also perform throughput to the maneuver forces by LOGPAC if the mission dictates. When planning resupply from either DSSB or the BSB distribution company, FSCs ensure they have resupplied the combat trains to allow capacity to receive as much supply as possible. Failure to push supplies to an LRP before receiving resupply desynchronizes resupply and leads to inefficient and reactionary sustainment. Figure 6-2 depicts an example of a LOGPAC operation. Figure 6-2. Example of a logistics package Pre-positioned Supplies The pre-positioning of supplies is a preplanned resupply technique that reduces reliance on traditional convoys and other resupply operations. Pre-positioned supplies build a stockage level on the battlefield of high demand, consumable supplies, for example — water and ammunition. Pre-positioned supplies should be prepared as combat configures loads if possible. Sustainment units and maneuver forces carefully plan the pre-positioning of supplies on the battlefield. Leaders must know the exact locations of pre-positioned supply sites, which units must verify during reconnaissance and rehearsals. Maneuver forces take measures to ensure survivability of the supplies including digging in pre-positioned supplies and selecting covered and concealed