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  contracting battalions as determined during the mission planning process. See ATP 4-71 for additional
  information.
  Contracting Battalions
  2-33. The contracting battalion provides command and control over two organic detachments which write,
  award, and administer contracts to include contingency contract administration services of external support
  contracts. Contracting battalions are normally placed under the direct command of the deploying CSB, but
  they may deploy separately from the CSB headquarters in small-scale operations. In major sustained
  operations, the contracting battalion may be combined with contracting elements from other Services to form
  a regional contracting center. See ATP 4-71 for additional information.
  UNITED STATES ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMAND
  2-34. The United States Army Security Assistance Command leads the USAMC Security Assistance
  Enterprise. It enables security cooperation, military engagement, and other activities conducted to build
  partner capacity and support and strengthen U.S. global partnerships. The command acts as the primary entry
  point for Army materiel, service-related, and non-institutional foreign military sales and security assistance
  requirements as requested by partner nations to enable CCMD strategic priorities for the region.
  LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMANDS
  2-35. USAMC provides logistics, technology, acquisition support, and selected logistics support to Army
  forces as well as USAMC-related common support to other Services and multinational and interagency
  partners. This is accomplished principally through national-level maintenance and supply programs managed
  and executed by the LCMCs, which are OPCON to AFSBs when deployed. LCMCs are the USAMC
  organizations that have the responsibility to mobilize and deploy sustainment-level maintenance forward
  repair activities from CONUS LCMC depots and arsenals. LCMCs conduct theater-level contingency
  planning with USAMC, ASC, and TSCs during set the theater deliberate planning. The LCMCs include
  USAMC staff as well as related Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
  program executive office and program management offices. Together, these elements work to ensure support
  for fielded weapon systems and equipment for their entire life cycle. Program executive office and program
  management staffs often work in the same office or on the ground in the field along with LCMC item
  managers and other technical support personnel. The LCMCs are—
  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command: This command develops, acquires,
  fields, and sustains Army communications systems. It provides significant technical support
  capabilities to deploying and deployed Army forces.
  • United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command: This command develops,
  acquires, fields, and sustains Soldier and ground systems for the operational Army through the
  integration of effective and timely acquisition, logistics, and cutting-edge technology.
  • United States Aviation and Missile Command: This command supports Army aviation and missile
  systems acquisition with field and sustainment-level logistics development, execution, and
  management; industrial base operations; and delivers responsive aviation, missile and calibration
  materiel readiness to optimize joint warfighting capabilities at the point of need.
  • The Joint Munitions and Lethality Command: This command develops, acquires, fields, and sustains
  ammunition for the joint force. Core competencies include: research, development, and engineering;
  acquisition and program management; logistics management; industrial operations; serving as the
  single manager for conventional ammunition executor and field operating activity; performing
  demilitarization and disposal of unserviceable stocks; conducting industrial base management and
  executing transformation; providing real time munitions readiness reporting; maintaining
  worldwide asset visibility; centrally managing ammunition; and providing integrated lethality
  solutions.
  • United States Army Medical Logistics Command: This command is the LCMC for medical materiel
  and provides strategic-level medical logistics support and executes the medical materiel
  management functions in support of ASCCs and, as directed, for CCMDs to sustain operational
  medical capabilities. Core capabilities include: integrated logistics support center/medical materiel
  transition to sustainment, medical materiel supply chain management, and central management of