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Combat service support (United States)

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701:, Louisiana, with units scattered throughout the United States, provides tactical logistics support above the organic capabilities of supported elements of the Marine Forces Reserve and provides task organized Logistics Combat Elements in support of 4th MARDIV and 4th MAW operations. Units of the 4th Marine Logistics Group include: 215:
in February 2008. In the US Army Sustainment is defined as "the provision of logistics, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion". Sustainment is one of the six warfighting functions, which also include movement and maneuver,
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The Headquarters and Service battalion provides command and control, administration, communications, security, food service and data processing support to the Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and supporting services to the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) or two Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) and
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Provides combat logistics to 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and command, control and coordination of logistics services to III MEF forces. Executes Maritime Pre-positioning Force (MPF) Operations in order to achieve rapid build-up of combat power. Provides combat logistics to Marine
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Provides combat logistics to 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and command, control and coordination of logistics services to II MEF forces. Executes Maritime Pre-positioning Force (MPF) Operations in order to achieve rapid build-up of combat power. Provides combat logistics to Marine
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Provides combat logistics to 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and command, control and coordination of logistics services to I MEF forces. Executes Maritime Pre-positioning Force (MPF) Operations in order to achieve rapid build-up of combat power. Provides combat logistics to Marine
594:, Okinawa, Japan, provides tactical logistics support above the organic capabilities of supported elements of the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and provides task organized Logistics Combat Elements in support of MAGTF operations. Units of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group include: 458:, North Carolina, provides tactical logistics support above the organic capabilities of supported elements of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and provides task organized Logistics Combat Elements in support of MAGTF operations. Units of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group include: 322:, California, provides tactical logistics support above the organic capabilities of supported elements of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and provides task organized Logistics Combat Elements in support of MAGTF operations. Units of the 1st Marine Logistics Group include: 101:. Combat service support encompasses those activities at all levels of war that produce sustainment to all operating forces on the battlefield. Within the United States Army, the traditional combat service support branches are the following: 246:(MARCORLOGCOM) is the preferred provider of supply chain management, collaborative maintenance management and strategic prepositioning to the operating forces of the United States Marine Corps and other services and agencies. 810: 667: 661: 560: 554: 424: 418: 65:, the term combat service support was until 2008 defined as the essential capabilities, functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of operating forces in 190: 69:
at all levels of war. Within the national and theater logistics systems, it includes but is not limited to that support rendered by service forces in ensuring the aspects of
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This article is about the use of the term in the United States military. For information about the general concept, see
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organizes various agencies providing services such as medical assistance, for example, akin to
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MEF residual forces in expeditionary/amphibious operations and subsequent operations ashore.
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Expeditionary Units and provides terminal operation support to deploying III MEF forces.
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Expeditionary Units and provides terminal operation support to deploying II MEF forces.
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Expeditionary Units and provides terminal operation support to deploying I MEF forces.
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There are four logistics groups in the United States Marine Corps:
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List of United States Marine Corps Combat Logistics Companies
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troops to permit those units to accomplish their missions in
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Index

Sustainment (United States military)
combat service support
military logistics
combat operations
United States Department of Defense
other nations' militaries
United States Army
theater
materiel
supply chain management
maintenance
transportation
health services
aviation
ground combat
combat
Acquisition Corps
Adjutant General's Corps
Finance Corps
Logistics Corps
Ordnance Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Transportation Corps
Army Medical Department (AMEDD)
Dental Corps
Medical Corps
Medical Service Corps
Medical Specialist Corps
Nurse Corps
Veterinary Corps

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