ATP 4-91 (FMI 4-93.41) Army Field Support Brigade December 2011 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online (www.us.army.mil) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at (www.train.army.mil). ATP 4-91, C2 Change 2 Army Techniques Publication Headquarters Department of the Army No. 4-91 Washington, DC, 10 July 2014 Army Field Support Brigade 1. This change adds Appendix B, Theater Provided Equipment for ATP 4-91. 2. A plus sign (+) marks new material. 3. ATP 4-91, dated 15 December 2011, is changed as follows: Remove Old Pages Insert New Pages pages i through ii pages i through ii page 3-1 through 3-3 page 3-1 through 3-3 N/A B-1 through B-3 pages References-1 through References-2 References-1 through References-2 4. File this transmittal sheet in front of the publication for reference purposes. DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. By Order of the Secretary of the Army: RAYMOND T. ODIERNO General, United States Army Official: Chief of Staff GERALD B. O’KEEFE Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army 1418306 PIN: 102460-002 This page intentionally left blank. Change 1 Army Techniques Publication Headquarters Department of the Army No. 4-91 Washington, DC, 26 April 2013 Army Field Support Brigade 1. This change adds Appendix A, Responsible Reset Task Force (R2TF) and Redistribution Property Assistance Team (RPAT) Techniques and updates the Glossary for ATP 4-91. 2. A plus sign (+) marks new material. 3. ATP 4-91,15 December 2011, is changed as follows: Remove Old Pages Insert New Pages pages i through iii pages i through iii pages 1-5 through 1-6 pages 1-5 through 1-6 page 2-9 page 2-9 page 3-3 pages 3-3 through 3-4 N/A A-1 through A-7 pages Glossary-1 through Glossary-3 pages Glossary-1 through Glossary-3 page References-1 page References-1 4. File this transmittal sheet in front of the publication for reference purposes. DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. By Order of the Secretary of the Army: Official: RAYMOND T. ODIERNO General, United States Army Chief of Staff JOYCE E. MORROW Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army 1306304 PIN: 102460-001 This page intentionally left blank. *ATP 4-91, C2 Army Techniques Publication Headquarters Department of the Army No. 4-91 Washington, DC, 15 December 2011 Army Field Support Brigade Contents Page PREFACE.............................................................................................................. iii INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW ......................................... 1-1 General Overview ............................................................................................... 1-1 Role of the Army Sustainment Command (ASC) ............................................... 1-1 Mission Command .............................................................................................. 1-2 Traditional Sustainment Staff ............................................................................. 1-5 Acquisition Logistics and Technology Section ................................................... 1-5 Permanent Liaison Staff ..................................................................................... 1-5 Contingency Augmentation Staff ........................................................................ 1-6 Contingency Mission Overview .......................................................................... 1-7 Limitations .......................................................................................................... 1-8 Chapter SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................. 2-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 2-1 Logistics Assistance Representatives ................................................................ 2-1 Army Materiel Command Battalion Level Organizations .................................... 2-3 Brigade Logistics Support Teams ...................................................................... 2-5 Key Army Materiel Command Support Organizations ....................................... 2-6 Science and Technology Teams ........................................................................ 2-9 Chapter 3 NATIONAL-LEVEL PROVIDER FUNCTIONS .................................................. 3-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3-1 Logistics Assistance Program Support ............................................................... 3-1 Left Behind Equipment Program ........................................................................ 3-1 Army Prepositioned Stocks ................................................................................ 3-1 +Theater Provided Equipment Support .............................................................. 3-2 Sustainment Maintenance Support .................................................................... 3-2 Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Support ................................... 3-2 Army Oil Analysis Program Support ................................................................... 3-3 Logistics Support Activity Support ...................................................................... 3-3 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FMI 4-93.41, 22 February 2007. 10 July 2014 ATP 4-91, C2 i Contents Logistics Automation Support ............................................................................. 3-3 Operational Readiness Analysis ......................................................................... 3-3 Responsible Retrograde Task Force .................................................................. 3-4 Chapter 4 ACQUISITION LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 4-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4-1 Planning And Execution Overview ...................................................................... 4-1 Responsibilities ................................................................................................... 4-1 Rapid Fielding Initiatives ..................................................................................... 4-3 New Equipment Training ..................................................................................... 4-4 Software Support ................................................................................................ 4-4 Test and Evaluation ............................................................................................ 4-4 Program Executive Office and Project/Product Manager Support ..................... 4-5 Chapter 5 CONTRACT SUPPORT COORDINATION AND CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5-1 Planning and Execution ...................................................................................... 5-1 Requirements Development ............................................................................... 5-1 Contract Oversight .............................................................................................. 5-1 Synchronizing Systems Support Contracts ........................................................ 5-2 Support Operations Role .................................................................................... 5-2 Habitually Related Contractor Personnel ............................................................ 5-2 Appendix A RESPONSIBLE RESET TASK FORCE (R2TF) AND REDISTRIBUTION PROPERTY ASSISTANCE TEAM (RPAT) TECHNIQUES .............................. A-1 +Appendix B THEATER PROVIDED EQUIPMENT ................................................................ B-1 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................... Glossary-1 +REFERENCES ............................................................................... References-1 INDEX ......................................................................................................... Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Standard Army Field Support Brigade Headquarters design .............................. 1-4 Figure 2-1. Basic Logistic Assistance Representative Structure ........................................... 2-2 Figure 2-2. Army Field Support Battalion Organization Design ............................................. 2-4 Figure A-1. Basic RPAT yard ................................................................................................. A-3 Figure A-2. Class VII retrograde process with intermediate staging base ............................. A-5 Figure A-3. Class VII retrograde process without ISB ........................................................... A-6 ii ATP 4-91, C2 10 July 2014 Preface This Army Techniques Publication (ATP) manual provides basic doctrinal discussion on the organization and operations of the Army Field Support Brigade. The primary target audience for this field manual includes: Headquarters Department of the Army, Army commands, theater armies, direct reporting units, and supported units at all levels. ATP 4-91 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and the US Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. The proponent for this manual is the US Army Training and Doctrine Command. The approving authority is the Commander, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (USACASCOM) and Sustainment Center of Excellence. The technical review authority is the US Army Materiel Command. The preparing agency is the G3 Doctrine Division, USACASCOM, Send comments and recommendations on a DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and Ft. Lee, ATTN: ATCL-TSD, 2221 A Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801, or submit an electronic DA Form 2028 by e-mail to [email protected] 26 April 2013 ATP 4-91, C1 iii Introduction The Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) is a small, mission focused, highly modular organization built around a tailored modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) and an augmentation table of distribution and allowances (TDA) structure. The AFSB is assigned to the US Army Materiel Command’s (USAMC) Army Sustainment Command (ASC). AFSBs leverage USAMC national-level provider capabilities and assist in the coordination of acquisition logistics and technology (ALT) support (less medical) to the operational Army. Each AFSB can request assistance and/or support from USAMC and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA[ALT]) to meet specific mission requirements. When deployed in support of contingency operations, and when directed by their higher echelon, the AFSB will normally be placed under the operational control (OPCON) of the supported theater Army. This OPCON authority is normally delegated to the theater sustainment command (TSC) or expeditionary sustainment command (ESC) as appropriate. The AFSB combines various USAMC assets into a single brigade level unit that plans for and synchronizes USAMC national-level provider support to US Army forces. The AFSB also participates in the coordination and support of ALT related actions, less medical ALT support and theater support contracting, in the operational area. Although the AFSB has no direct acquisition authority, it is able to coordinate with and influence program executive office (PEO), project/product managers (PMs), or Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) actions. This ATP provides an overview of AFSB organization and mission functions that apply to both contingency operations and support to units throughout the Army force generation (ARFORGEN) process; however, detailed discussion of the AFSB’s ARFORGEN support capabilities are not included in this ATP. iv ATP 4-91 15 December 2011