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Appendix M 354 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 G-4/S-4 Logistics Officer Duties and Responsibilities M-23. The G-4/S-4 is the principal staff officer for sustainment plans and operations, supply, maintenance, transportation, services, and operational contract support. The G-4/S-4 helps the support unit commander maintain logistics visibility with the commander and the rest of the staff. The G-4 has coordinating staff responsibility for the G-1, G-8, transportation officer, and the surgeon. M-24. The commander generally needs to know the following from the G-4/S-4: Key sustainment constraints and limitations. Determining expenditure of all classes of supply except class VIII. Positioning of assets and units to support operations. Organization of trains (echelon versus unit). Commodity requirements versus those on hand and available. Class VII weapon system loss estimate. Equipment recovery and evacuation operations. Transportation requirements and routes capabilities. Adequacy of command and control facilities for directing sustainment activities. Status of slice elements and other elements supported. Resupply method of distribution. Support Operations Officer Duties and Responsibilities M-25. A support operations officer (SPO), authorized in support commands and battalions, is the principal staff officer for coordinating logistics. The SPO provides technical supervision for the sustainment mission of the support command and is the key interface between the support command and the supported unit. M-26. The commander generally needs to know the following from the SPO— Support requirements versus support assets available. Coordination efforts on external support requirements for supported units. Support requirements of current and future operations. Support operations plans and adjustments needed to meet support requirements. Emergent requirements. M-27. A basic list of doctrinal resources available to the G-4/S-4 and SPO includes— ADP 4-0, Sustainment, July 2019. FM 4-0, Sustainment Operations, July 2019. FM 4-01, Army Transportation Operations, April 2014. FM 4-30, Ordnance Operations, April 2014. ATP 4-02.2, Medical Evacuation, July 2019. ATP 4-10/MCRP 4-11H/NTTP 4-09.1/AFMAN 10-409-O, Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Operational Contract Support, February 2016. ATP 4-11, Army Motor Transport Operations, August 2020. ATP 4-16, Movement Control, April 2013. ATP 4-32, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operations, September 2013. ATP 4-42, General Supply and Field Services Operations, July 2014. ATP 4-43, Petroleum Supply Operations, August 2015. ATP 4-44, Water Support Operations, October 2015. ATP 4-92, Contracting Support to Unified Land Operations, October 2014.