text: Sustainment During Multinational Operations
  • Is there a need to establish a multinational logistics command or element? If so, has its staffing been
  determined?
  • Has the relationship between the multinational and national logistics elements been clearly defined?
  • Have lead nations been designated where appropriate?
  • Have logistics reporting procedures been established throughout the force?
  • Do all forces know and comply with the infrastructure repair plan?
  • Is there duplication of effort in the support plan for the operation?
  • If there is a need, what is the composition of the multinational logistics command or element?
  • Have coordination centers been established for movements, medical support, contracting,
  infrastructure engineering, and logistics operations?
  • What is the transitional plan for operational assumption of in-place contracts, equipment, facilities,
  and personnel belonging to another agency or alliance?
  • Are multinational legal representatives available to provide council on national law, international
  law, and legal agreements?
  • Have customs clearance procedures been established at ports of embarkation?
  • Have standards been identified for logistics support? Is there a plan to perform, inspect, and ascertain
  compliance with these standards before deployment?
  • What is the division of responsibilities among multinational, national, and host-nation logistics
  support?
  • How will each class of supply be handled?
  • What are the multinational force’s capabilities to receive, store, and issue dry cargo, fuel, and water
  (including water production and purification capability)?
  • Does the multinational force have the means to communicate requirements to the multinational
  logistics management center?
  • What materials handling equipment is available in the multinational force and host nation?
  • Does the multinational force have a load of ammunition? What are ammunition procedures?
  • What are the multinational force’s special requirements including tents, cots, reverse-osmosis water
  purification units, laundry, latrines, and batteries?
  • What are the military assistance program requirements for multinational forces?
  • What is the best method for providing potable water?
  • Have the engineers, preventive medicine personnel, and other staff officers been consulted about
  potable water? Using bottled water has an added advantage of enhancing troop morale.
  • What is available in lessons learned databases for specific requirements, planning factors, and
  potential problem areas?
  • Has liaison been established with other multinational nations and civilian agencies to obtain the
  most up-to-date logistics information on the AO?
  • What are the personnel augmentation requirements and equipment needed for mission support?
  • Have basing rights and diplomatic clearances critical to mobility been secured?
  • What are intratheater capabilities and resources of civilian agencies in the AO?
  • What current agreements exist with other participating nations that provide for logistics support?
  • Does this include agreements governing logistics support with representatives of other nations?
  • What quality controls have been established for all services and supplies such as petroleum, oils,
  and lubricants, water, and food? How will those controls be monitored?
  • What are the procedures to ensure in-transit visibility at all transportation nodes? Lack of in-transit
  visibility causes loss of confidence in the supply system and leads to unnecessary reordering, further
  clogging the supply lines.
  • For UN operations, what standards are followed concerning support?
  • What is the support plan for redeployment of forces and materiel?
  • What logistics infrastructure, materiel, and capabilities remain in country for use by subsequent
  forces or organizations?
  • What are the possible environmental impacts on the host nation providing support?
  (For additional information on environmental considerations, refer to ATP 3-34.5.)