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Sustainment Planning Factors 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 255 operation, or it can operate in conjunction with the Navy in a joint logistics over-the-shore operation. Joint logistics over-the-shore operations are operations in which Navy and Army logistics over-the-shore forces conduct logistics over-the-shore operations together under a joint force commander (JP 4-01.6). Railway operations are the incorporation of rail operations into theater distribution planning. This requires assessing existing rail infrastructure and planning, advising, and assisting host-nation rail personnel when required to support assigned missions (see ATP 4-14 for more information about railway operations). Aerial delivery provides an efficient and effective means of conducting distribution operations. Aerial delivery includes airland, airdrop, and sling-load operations. Aerial delivery is increasingly employed as a routine distribution method, primarily for areas that are unreachable due to terrain, enemy situation, or for urgent resupply operations. When applied together with surface distribution operations, aerial delivery enables maneuver forces to engage in a battle rhythm that is not as restricted by geography, supply routes, tactical situations, or operational pauses for logistics support. The type used for a specific mission depends on what is to be dropped, how much accuracy is required, the threat situation, and airdrop equipment available (for more information on aerial delivery operations, see ATP 4-48). Supply Chain and Supply Trains G-34. Supply chains followed by supply field trains or combat field train delivery takes supplies from acquisition to user, using commercial then military modes of transportation. The final tactical mile is completed using echeloned storage and delivery systems organic to, or attached to, the SB and the BCT. Retrograde of Materiel G-35. Retrograde of materiel is an Army logistics function of returning materiel from the owning or using unit back through the distribution system to the source of supply, directed ship-to location, or point of disposal (ATP 4-0.1). Retrograde includes turn-in, classification, preparation, packing, transporting, and shipping. To maximize retrograde and delivery of material, units and sustainment providers seek to maximize the amount of materiel on each conveyance. Never let a truck leave empty (see ATP 4-0.1; DODM 4160.21, Vol 1; and ATP 3-37.10). TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS G-36. The information in this section is derived from ATP 4-93; ATP 4-11; FM 4-01. Transportation is a logistics function that includes movement control and associated activities to incorporate military, commercial, and multinational motor, rail, air, and water mode assets in the movement of units, personnel, equipment, and supplies in support the concept of operations (ADP 1-02). G-37. During large-scale combat operations (LSCO), a large number of movements occur within an AO. Transportation managers must de-conflict and maximize platforms to reduce the number targets on any given route. Transportation planners rely on information collected during intelligence preparation of the battlefield, sustainment preparation of the operational environment, and distribution planning to develop a transportation scheme. Deployment and Redeployment G-38. The joint system uses 463L palletized loads, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) containers, and ISU® containers to move the majority of equipment and supplies into a theater. Utilization and tracking of distribution platforms is covered in AR 56-4. G-39. The transportation provider determines the mode of shipment based on the urgency of the request. Figures G-2 and G-3 on page 256 depict general shipment times for air and surface shipments worldwide.