text: Contents
  Sustainment Fundamentals for Defensive Operations ......................................................... 123
  Planning Considerations for the Defense ............................................................................. 125
  Echelons Above Brigade Sustainment .................................................................................. 129
  Maneuver Brigade Sustainment ............................................................................................ 131
  Aviation Brigade Sustainment ............................................................................................... 133
  Area Defense ........................................................................................................................ 134
  Mobile Defense ..................................................................................................................... 135
  Retrograde ............................................................................................................................ 136
  Defensive Operational Framework Considerations .............................................................. 138
  Transition to Offense ............................................................................................................. 139
  Section III – Sustainment of Offensive Operations ......................................................... 139
  Overview of Sustaining Offensive Operations ...................................................................... 139
  Sustainment Fundamentals for Offensive Operations .......................................................... 140
  Planning Considerations for the Offense .............................................................................. 141
  Sustainment During Offensive Operations............................................................................ 146
  Movement to Contact ............................................................................................................ 149
  Attack .................................................................................................................................... 150
  Exploitation ............................................................................................................................ 151
  Pursuit ................................................................................................................................... 152
  Operational Framework Considerations ............................................................................... 153
  Transition to Defense and Stability ....................................................................................... 154
  Transition to Post-Conflict Competition ................................................................................. 154
  CHAPTER 6 ........................................................................................................................................155
  SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS IN A MARITIME ENVIRONMENT .......................................... 155
  Section I – Maritime Environment Overview .................................................................... 155
  Characteristics of the Maritime Environment ........................................................................ 155
  Planning Considerations for the Maritime Environment ........................................................ 157
  The Operational Framework in a Maritime Environment ...................................................... 160
  Section II – Sustainment Considerations for the Maritime Environment ...................... 161
  Maritime Command and Control ........................................................................................... 161
  Support of Joint Offensive Operations .................................................................................. 162
  Sustaining Large-Scale Combat Operations in a Maritime Environment ............................. 162
  Section III – Army Watercraft Operations ......................................................................... 165
  Notional Army Watercraft Operations in the Corps Area ...................................................... 166
  Notional Riverine Operations ................................................................................................ 166
  CHAPTER 7 ........................................................................................................................................169
  LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING FOR SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS .................................... 169
  The Operations Process ....................................................................................................... 169
  Sustainment Commander’s Role in the Operations Process ................................................ 170