An AOE CSS Command Post in a Modular Army

摘要

The 1st Armored Division Support Command reengineered its command post around processes, off-the-shelf technology, and improved use of systems to create a logistics command post that can function in many environments. What does an organization do when the Army has decided to modularize and the organization is still structured under the Army of Excellence (AOE)? First, it must assess who or what the enemy really is. For a combat service support (CSS) unit, the enemy is more than an opposing combatant; it also can be time constraints and the shortfall between capabilities and requirements. Second, the organization must define its relevance to the fight. An AOE organization's headquarters is designed to control support battalions that are unlike the modular support battalions in brigade combat teams. Third, the organization must reassess its tactics, techniques, and procedures to ensure that its headquarters can provide logistics command and control to both AOE and modular formations.