Principles of Sustainment Operations

Integration

• Assures unity of purpose and effort
• Critical principle in sustainment operations

Survivability

• Ability to protect personnel, information, infrastructure, and assets
• Protection from destruction or degradation

Continuity

• Uninterrupted provision of sustainment across all levels of war
• Ensures continuous support to operations

Anticipation

• Ability to foresee events and requirements
• Initiates necessary actions to satisfy a response
• Enables proactive planning and preparation

Responsiveness

• Ability to meet changing requirements on short notice
• Rapidly sustains efforts to meet changing circumstances over time
• Enables adaptability in dynamic environments

Economy

• Provides sustainment resources in an efficient manner
• Enables commanders to generate the greatest effect possible
• Minimizes waste and optimizes resource allocation

Simplicity

• Strives to minimize complexity of sustainment processes and procedures
• Reduces confusion and improves clarity
• Enables effective and efficient sustainment operations

Improvisation

• Ability to adapt sustainment operations to unexpected situations or circumstances
• Enables flexibility and adaptability in response to changing circumstances

This quiz covers the core principles of sustainment operations, including integration, survivability, continuity, and anticipation. Understand the key concepts and their applications in military operations.