text: Sustainment Operations During Armed Conflict
  resupply, both commanders and sustainers need to be alert to lulls in the fight which provide unplanned
  opportunities to resupply as well as other methods for resupply during the offense to maintain momentum.
  FSC commanders and S-4s must plan to synchronize consumption rates and execute planned resupply and
  be prepared to execute emergency resupply as required in support of the maneuver battalion. Leaders
  designate priorities of support to subordinate units against the operational plan. Priority of support should not
  be determined by who has the least amount of supplies, but rather by which unit is currently the main effort
  or will become the main effort for the next phase of the operation.
  5-297. Sustainment planners should prepare tactical logistics packages and push packages containing fuel,
  ammunition, repair parts and water during offensive operations. During delivery of configured loads, return
  of vital distribution assets (for example, flat racks and containers) should be done through retrograde of
  materiel. This increases the supported maneuver commander's tactical flexibility and decreases the resupply
  time.
  5-298. The FSC conducts repairs as far forward as possible. If the tactical situation permits and a repair can
  immediately return equipment to the offensive operation, it should be repaired at or just behind the forward
  line of own troops. If the equipment requires maintenance, then it may be evacuated to the maintenance
  collection point. If the tempo requires the maintenance collection point to displace, the decision has to be
  made by the commander whether to move the disabled equipment, leave it behind with a team of mechanics
  and security, or destroy it. The latter is the least preferred method.
  AVIATION BRIGADE SUSTAINMENT
  5-299. The ASB plans for increased requirements of fuel, ammunition, and repair parts to meet the demands
  of the aviation brigade. The high tempo and dispersed formations will require the use of multiple FARPs to
  support aviation battalions and squadrons. To support the increased requirements, the ASB SPO officer
  coordinates with the DSB to conduct unit distribution directly to the FARPs or to predetermined LRPs.
  Conducting EAB throughput distribution directly to a unit reduces transportation requirements of limited
  organic assets and will allow the ASB’s distribution company to execute emergency resupply operations or
  prepare to relocate the ASB.
  5-300. Downed aircraft recovery missions will exceed the capacity of the aviation maintenance and aviation
  support companies and require support from the DSB to assist with aircraft recovery and evacuation to
  sustainment-level maintenance activities as needed. The aviation maintenance company attempts to rapidly
  and accurately diagnose aircraft damage or serviceability to repair aircraft at forward locations with forward
  maintenance teams. When the time and situation allow, forward maintenance teams repair on site rather than
  evacuate aircraft; these repairs include battle damage assessment and repair.
  MOVEMENT TO CONTACT
  5-301. Movement to contact is a type of offensive operation designed to establish or regain contact to develop
  the situation (ADP 3-90). Commanders conduct a movement to contact when an enemy situation is vague or
  not specific enough to conduct an attack. A movement to contact seeks to make contact with the enemy with
  the smallest friendly force possible. Movement to contact may result in a meeting engagement. A meeting
  engagement is a combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages
  an enemy at an unexpected time and place (ADP 3-90).
  PREPARATION FOR MOVEMENT TO CONTACT
  5-302. Sustainment forces should be within supporting distance to facilitate a flexible and mutually
  supporting response. Preparations should be made to push as far forward as possible those supplies that are
  needed by the covering, guarding, and screening forces of the security elements. Pre-positioned supplies
  along supply routes will provide options and flexibility to decrease the distance for echeloning sustainment
  support. Sustainment planners should anticipate increased requirements for fuel, munitions, and maintenance
  during movement to contact.
  5-303. The division or corps headquarters staff coordinates with the supporting sustainment organization to
  ensure the tactical commander’s sustainment requirements are met. The corps or division echelon staff
  informs the commander of any shortfalls in available sustainment support so the movement to contact concept
  of operations and tactical plan can be modified to meet sustainment capabilities.