Establishing a Central Receiving and Shipping Point at the Largest General Support Hub in Afghanistan

摘要

From June 2010 through May 2011, the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) operated the class I (subsistence) and water warehouse, supply support activity (SSA), class III (bulk petroleum) fuel farm, forward arming and refueling point, retail fuel point, ammunition supply point, and central receiving and shipping point (CRSP) at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The battalion also sustained seven major hubs throughout Regional Command East (RC-East). As only the second CSSB to sustain RC-East, the 17th CSSB arrived at a critical time, when the number of forces in Afghanistan surged from less than 70,000 to nearly 100,000 troops. To sustain the surge, the 17th CSSB had to expand its operations, particularly the CRSP.