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  supplies and are met by the supported unit that then takes the supplies forward to their unit for subsequent
  distribution.
  5-83. Units use LRPs to maximize efficient use of distribution assets and reduce the amount of time and
  distance supported units must travel in order to receive supplies needed for missions. LRPs are often located
  between the combat trains and the emplaced maneuver battalion’s company trains. They are normally
  established and secured for only a limited duration. Resupply operations at LRPs are planned, coordinated,
  and synchronized operations conducted to mitigate shortfalls. Figure 5-4 depicts an example of an LRP on a
  battlefield.
  Figure 5-4. Examples of a logistics release point
  5-84. At EAB, Army sustainment capability is modular and based on the specific task organization of TSCs,
  ESCs, TMCs, DSBs, sustainment brigades, MEDBDEs (SPT), TBXs, CSSBs, and DSSBs. Planners must
  also consider other sources of support (for example, DLA, HNS, contracted support, and support from other
  Services). As discussed in the previous chapter, planners assess support capabilities and build task
  organizations. How these capabilities are arrayed on the battlefield forms the foundation of the sustainment
  concept of support.
  5-85. Analysis does not end with the formation of the task organization and concept of support. Commanders
  and staffs track and assess readiness of systems, personnel, and equipment as a baseline for adjusting support
  plans. The G-4 has coordinating staff integrating responsibility for the G-1, G-8, transportation officer, and
  the surgeon. At the brigade and battalion levels, the S-4 is the primary staff officer for logistics. The G-4 or
  S-4 prepares annex F (Sustainment), annex P (Host-Nation Support), and, in coordination with the AFSB and
  CSB, prepares annex W (Operational Contract Support) with appendices 1, 2, and 3 (as these are key to
  setting the theater for contracting support and completing the OPORD or OPLAN). The logistics planner in
  the theater, corps, or division G-5 provides sustainment input to annex A (Task Organization), annex C
  (Operations), and annex M (Assessment) to the OPORD or OPLAN. The G-1 prepares appendix 2 (Personnel
  Services Support). The surgeon prepares appendix 3 (Health Service Support) of annex F and also appendix