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Appendix G 252 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 G-20. An FSC may be attached to or placed under operational control of its supported battalion for a limited duration. The fires brigade FSCs are separate companies (numbered not lettered). They are normally assigned to the BSB and attached to, or under operational control of, an artillery battalion for the duration of an operation or as determined by the brigade commander. G-21. Combat aviation brigades have an organic aviation support battalion (ASB) and FSCs. Aviation FSCs and aviation maintenance companies are organic to aviation brigade battalions, not the aviation support battalion. Within the maneuver enhancement brigade and engineer brigade, engineer battalions have FSCs, but military police and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear battalions do not. SBs have neither BSBs nor FSCs. LOGISTICS G-22. Logistics is planning and executing the movement and support of forces. It includes those aspects of military operations that deal with: design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and acquisition or furnishing of services (ADP 4-0). Logistics consists of the following areas: distribution, transportation, supply, maintenance, field services, general engineering (not covered in this publication), and operational contract support (not covered in this publication). DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS G-23. Information in this section is derived from ADP 4-0, AR 56-4, ATP 4-0.1, JP 4-0, JP 4-09, ATP 4-16, ATP 4-13, FM 3-96, ATP 4-93, and ATP 4-42. G-24. Distribution is the operational process of synchronizing all elements of the logistic system to deliver the "right things" to the "right place" at the "right time" to support the geographic combatant commander (JP 4-0). Operational forces use the distribution management process to move material within a theater. Distribution management synchronizes and optimizes transportation, its networks, and material management to move personnel and material from point of origin to point of need in accordance with the supported commander’s priorities. The process includes integration of material management and transportation operations to ensure timely distribution. G-25. Sustainment headquarters (TSC, ESC, sustainment brigade, division sustainment brigade, CSSB, DSSB, and BSB) distribution management centers or support operations sections execute the distribution management process. The Army Service component command (ASCC), field Army, corps, and division staffs support the process by determining, validating, and communicating support requirements to the sustainment headquarters. A clear understanding of support requirements ensures that commanders executing close operations receive needed supplies. Operational and sustainment commanders and staffs should synchronize requirements to ensure responsive support. This coordination is conducted via command, staff, and technical channels. G-26. The distribution management process consists of three components: material management, distribution integration, and transportation. However, components are not intended to stand alone or be compartmentalized. Personnel executing all components should constantly coordinate and collaborate for successful operations. G-27. The material management component involves the continuous situational understanding, planning, and execution of supply and maintenance capabilities. Effective material management requires anticipation, synchronization, and resourcing of all classes of supply to maximize combat power and enable freedom of action in accordance with the supported commander’s priorities. Material management ultimately determines availability of the material from on-hand or higher source-of-supply stocks, obtains the material, and coordinates its distribution with the distribution integration personnel according to command priorities. The TSC, ESC, and distribution management center (DMC) execute material management. The CSSB, DSSB, and BSB support operations staff also execute material management. Material management personnel provide the distribution integration branch with the commodity to be moved, quantity to be moved, and priority of distribution by commodity and unit.