text: Sustainment Operations During Armed Conflict
  joint PERSTAT requires the same data elements as the PERSTAT. Standardized analog LOGSTAT and
  PERSTAT reports are located in appendix E.
  ASSESSMENT
  5-91. Assessment is a continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing capabilities
  during military operations (JP 3-0). Assessment is a critical part of planning considerations for sustainment
  operations. Assessment allows commanders, staffs, and leaders to gain situational awareness of current
  conditions and measure the effectiveness of sustainment operations. If conducted properly, assessment
  provides commanders, staffs, and leaders with the necessary information to determine all sustainment support
  requirements and adjust plans. Assessment should include the following requirements at a minimum:
  • Assess the threats and hazards that may impact the freedom of sustainment operations throughout
  the OE, as well as the suitability of protection resources and activities to meet current and future
  operational objectives.
  • Assess the status of the support capability of organic, attached, and assigned units. This includes,
  but is not limited to, status of personnel strength, equipment readiness, critical equipment on hand,
  critical supplies on hand by class, casualty status, organic medical capability (if applicable), and
  operational losses. This information is used to determine support requirements by sustainment
  function. It identifies problem areas such as combat ineffective units and shortages of critical
  supplies such as precision munitions.
  • Assess the status of supported units to determine specific sustainment requirements in order to
  develop a concept of support that can effectively meet those requirements.
  • Assess the status of sustainment support capability to determine if the support assets available have
  the required capability to support operations. This assessment should determine if the sustainment
  task organization is adequate to support the mission and identify shortfalls in terms of sustainment
  functionality.
  • Assess time to execute sustainment operations, as it should also be a factor in determining
  sustainment support capability. Timing and windows for execution will vary during operations
  against a peer threat. Planners must know the time available versus time to execute.
  • Assess the OE to identify aspects that will present problems or cause difficulty in executing the
  support concept. All operational and mission variables should be examined to determine if any
  would impact the operation and impede freedom of action.
  5-92. Ultimately, assessment allows commanders and staffs to diagnose problems and determine operational
  adjustments needed to ensure the support concept is adequate to achieve the desired results. It also provides
  commanders and staffs with information on how sustainment operations are progressing and identifies
  problem areas where commanders can expect friction or conflict.
  5-93. Assessment precedes and guides every operations process activity and concludes each operation or
  phase of an operation. While assessment is listed as the last operations process task, it is continuous.
  Throughout execution, staffs use running estimates to assess if support operations are occurring as planned
  and if the desired results are being achieved. This information is passed up through the chain of command
  and is compiled at each echelon. It must be reported parallel through maneuver and sustainment channels to
  build a COP of the sustainment status.
  5-94. Assessment should also determine specific sustainment functional gaps in capability and report to
  higher headquarters for appropriate action. It includes, but is not limited to, the following:
  • Status of required supplies by class of supply. This should be in terms of quantities on hand to allow
  planners to balance on-hand quantities with required quantities. Planners should also assess supply
  positioning to ensure supplies are positioned properly to support operations and priority efforts.
  • Status of field maintenance capability to ensure it is adequate to repair damaged equipment to meet
  operational readiness requirements and timetables. The assessment should include critical
  maintenance equipment such as testing and fabrication equipment.
  • Status of transportation capability to ensure it is adequate to transport required commodities. All
  types of transportation assets should be assessed: light, medium, heavy, aircraft, aerial delivery,
  water, rail, and petroleum transportation.
  • Status of shower and laundry, field services, and mortuary affairs capability and location.