101-92Y-0002 (SL3) - Plan Tactical Re-Supply Operations
Standards: Developed a service support plan/order for tactical resupply operations in accordance with FM 101-5.

1.   Review the higher headquarters OPLAN/OPORD.

a. Review task organization for troop units.

b. Review the situation requirements for the operation.

c. Review the mission paragraph for combat service support implications and requirements.

d. Review the execution paragraph and concept of operation.

e. Review the coordinating instructions subparagraph.

f.  Review the service support paragraph.

(1)  Identify availability of specific classes of supply that might impact on the mission.

(2)  Determine supply point locations.

(3)  Identify medical evacuation and hospitalization requirements to include procedures to be used for chemical casualties.

(4)  Identify transportation capabilities, requirements, and shortages.

(5)  Identify maintenance capabilities, requirements, and location of facilities, collection points, and priority of maintenance for combat systems.

(6)  Identify the personnel services available and location of sites.

(7)  Identify the field services available and location of sites.

(8)  Identify civilian labor and host nation support available.

g. Identify command and signal requirements for logistics planning applications.

h. Review the acknowledgment of the OPLAN/OPORD.

2.   Determine requirements for all classes of supply and transportation.

a. Prepare a logistics support forecast for all classes of supplies.

(1)  Determine unit personnel strength and replacement data for actual or estimated combat losses.

(2)  Determine the equipment on hand quantity.

(a)   Estimate combat losses.

(b)   Estimate equipment replenishment.

b. Compute the Class I requirements based on assigned personnel strength and mission.

(1)  Compute the Class I requirements based on type of rations, climatic conditions, terrain, combat intensity, and weather.

(2)  Determine rations by type to support the mission.

(3)  Compute the resupply for Class I based on consumption rate.

(4)  Determine storage space requirements for Class I.

(5)  Determine transportation requirements necessary to move the Class I.

(6)  Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class I.

c. Compute Class II requirements based on the basis of issue allowances in the common table of allowances.

d. Compute Class III bulk fuel and packaged products requirements based on equipment on hand.

(1)  Compute the Class III bulk fuel requirements based on the type equipment on hand in the unit.

(a)   Compute the mobile gasoline (MOGAS) requirements based on the equipment on hand.

(b)   Compute the diesel requirements based on the equipment on hand.

(c)   Compute the JP 8 fuel requirements based on the multi-fuel equipment on hand.

(d)   Compute the kerosene requirements based on the type of heaters on hand.

(e)   Compute the aviation gasoline (JP 8) requirements based on the type aircraft on hand.

(f)    Determine transportation requirements to move Class III bulk fuel.

(g)   Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class III bulk fuel.

(h)   Determine storage requirements for Class III bulk fuel.

(2)  Compute the Class III packaged products requirements based on the type of equipment on hand.

(a)   Verify quantity on hand.

(b)   Determine transportation requirements to move Class III package products.

(c)   Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class III package products.

(d)   Determine storage requirements for Class III package products.

e. Compute Class IV requirements based on the mission needs, local unit SOP and allowances in the common table of allowances.

(1)  Verify quantity on hand.

(2)  Determine storage requirements for Class IV.

(3)  Determine transportation requirements necessary to move Class IV.

(4)  Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class IV.

f.  Compute the Class V requirements based on the required supply rate (RSR) for the type of mission, and the type and number of weapons on hand for one day.

(1)  Determine the Class V required to support the mission.

(2)  Identify the procedures to request for emergency ordnance detachment (EOD) support.

(3)  Determine the storage space required for Class V requirements.

(4)  Determine transportation requirements necessary to move Class V.

(5)  Determine if a transportation shortfall exists.

g. Compute the Class VI requirements based on personnel assigned or attached.

(1)  Compute the number of health and comfort packs (type II) required based on the number of females assigned.

(2)  Compute the number of health and comfort packs (type I) required based on the total number of personnel assigned.

(3)  Determine the storage space required for the health and comfort packs.

(4)  Determine transportation requirements necessary to move Class VI.

(5)  Determine if transportation shortfall exists.

h. Determine the Class VII major end item requirements and command controlled items.

(1)  Compute the Class VII major end items resupply based on battle loss reports.

(2)  Verify the weapon systems status (WESS) report for battle loss.

(3)  Plan for allocation of replacement ready-to-fight weapon systems to units to support the mission.

(4)  Plan for issue of ready-to-fight weapon systems plus crews.

(5)  Determine number of ready weapon systems available for issue.

i.   Determine the Class VIII requirements.

(1)  Compute the Class VIII requirements based on the number of pounds per man per day.

(2)  Verify quantity of Class VIII items on hand.

(3)  Coordinate storage requirements for Class VIII items with medical personnel.

(4)  Determine transportation requirements to move Class VIII.

(5)  Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class VIII.

j.   Compute the Class IX requirements based on demand history.

(1)  Determine storage requirements for Class IX.

(2)  Determine transportation requirements necessary to move Class IX.

(3)  Identify transportation shortfall for moving Class IX.

k. Determine the requirement for miscellaneous items that are not one of the 10 supply classes (captured material and salvage material).

l.   Determine the methods of resupply for specific classes of supplies.

(1)  Identify the method of supply.

(a)   Establish amount and mix requirement for logistics packages (LOGPACs) based on situations.

(b)   Determine the transportation requirements to move LOGPACs.

(c)   Coordinate supply of LOGPACs.

·    Coordinate the service station resupply point.

·    Coordinate the tailgating resupply point.

·    Coordinate LOGPAC return instructions.

(2)  Coordinate the on hand, due in and cached resupply of Class I, III, IV and V.

(3)  Determine the need for cross leveling of supplies internally.

(4)  Coordinate emergency resupply from the combat trains.

(5)  Coordinate the distribution method for supplies.