text: Financial Management Operations
  Figure 1-3. Fiscal triad
  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO FORCE PROJECTION
  1-26. Force projection is the military element of national power that systemically and rapidly moves
  military forces in response to requirements across the range of military operations (Field Manual 3-35,
  Army Deployment and Redeployment). Force projection requires the Army, as part of a joint force, to alert,
  mobilize, rapidly deploy, and operate effectively anywhere in the world. Successful force projection relies
  on the proper and expeditious reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSOI) of combat
  forces into a theater of operations in support of a joint force commander. RSOI supports generating the
  requisite combat power made available to a joint force commander to execute his mission in support of
  national objectives. FM support to the RSOI process and supporting theater opening operations is critical to
  the expeditious build up and sustainment of combat forces in a theater of operations. During a crisis
  response, the Army deploys an assessment team composed of elements from the contingency command
  post (CCP) within the Army Service component command (ASCC) headquarters. Integration of the Fiscal
  Triad elements into the assessment team enhances the capabilities of the CCP to meet mission requirements
  as the situation develops.
  1-27. As the tactical military unit responsible for the theater opening mission, the SUST BDE will be one
  of the first organizations into a theater of operations and designated as the Sustainment Brigade theater
  opening. Elements from the Financial Management Support Unit (FMSU) and/or Financial Management
  Support Detachment (FMSD) should deploy along with the SUST BDE Theater Opening in order to
  execute Disbursing operations critical to the success of RSOI. Likewise, the G-8 within the responsible
  corps or division should immediately deploy their early entry personnel in order to perform necessary FM
  tasks. Theater opening is the ability to rapidly establish and initially operate ports of debarkation (air, sea,
  and rail) to establish sustainment bases and to facilitate port throughput for the reception, staging, and
  onward movement of forces within a theater of operations. (ATP 4-93, Sustainment Brigade). These
  operations rely heavily on initial reception support in the form of contracted support, host nation support,
  and/or military assets to immediately support the arrival of deploying units and their equipment. As part of
  the Fiscal Triad, FM capabilities must be part of the initial flow of forces into theater to support the
  contracting effort. Initial FM capability include:
  * Fund the Force.