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Logistics Handbook NATO ISBN 978-92-845-0190-8 Logistics Handbook NATO ISBN 978-92-845-0190-8 NATO Logistics NATO Public Diplomacy Division B-1110 Brussels Handbook www.nato.int November 2012 [email protected] Graphics & Printing 1533-12 NATO FOREWORD The NATO Logistics Handbook is published under the auspices of the Logistics Committee (LC) and aims to introduce logisticians at every level to some of NATO’s basic principles, policies, concepts and the organisations which they will encounter in the course of their work. NATO and the security environment in which it operates are continually changing. An obvious indicator of transformation in NATO logistics since the 2007 version of the Handbook, is the change of name of the Senior NATO Logisticians’ Conference (SNLC) to LC. We have a new NATO Strategic Concept which has guided the updating of the logistics vision, strategic goals and objectives. Furthermore, NATO logistics continues its migration to collective logistics. It is incumbent on all logisticians to ensure that the logistic support concepts that are required to ensure the deployability and sustainability of NATO forces change to meet political and other guidance and, most importantly, operational needs. The current principles, policies and concepts have been reflected in this edition of the Handbook, but its continuing usefulness will depend on the ongoing process of keeping it updated and readers should ensure that they use the latest version of the references quoted herein. This Handbook is not a formally agreed document, and should not be quoted as a reference. It does not necessarily represent the official opinion or position of NATO, the nations, Commands or agencies on all the policy issues discussed, nor does it attempt to examine current issues or provide answers to the problems that logisticians will face in the field - these will change over time and circumstance. If any readers have suggestions for improvements or amendments to the Handbook, they are asked to forward them to the LC Secretariat. LC Secretariat International Staff Logistics Capabilities Section Defence Policy and Planning Division NATO HQ 1110 Brussels BELGIUM —i— TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 THE ALLIANCE’S NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT, OVERARCHING POLICIES AND STRUCTURES INTRODUCTION . .3 Decision-making in NATO ...................................................3 THE ALLIANCE’S STRATEGIC CONCEPT . .3 POLITICAL GUIDANCE . 4. COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH . .5 STABILISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION . 5 NATO POLITICAL/MILITARY STRUCTURE . 6 North Atlantic Council (NAC) ...............................................6 Deputy Permanent Representatives’ Committee (DPRC) ...............6 Defence Policy and Planning Committee (DPPC) ........................6 Operations Policy Committee (OPC) ......................................7 Military Committee (MC) ....................................................7 Political and Partnerships Committee (PPC) ..............................7 Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) ............................8 Logistics Committee (LC) ...................................................8 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) ...............................................8 NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) ........................................9 NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) ........................................9 THE NATO HEADQUARTERS STAFF STRUCTURE . .9 Secretary General (SG) .....................................................9 International Staff (IS) ..................................................... 10 International Military Staff (IMS) .......................................... 10 NATO’S MILITARY COMMAND STRUCTURE . 10 NATO Command Structure (NCS) . 10 NATO Force Structure (NFS) ..............................................11 Graduated Readiness Forces (GRF) .....................................11 NATO Response Force (NRF) . 12 ORGANISATIONS AND AGENCIES . 12 The NATO Support Organisation (NSPO) ............................... 13 The NATO Procurement Organisation (NPO) ........................... 13 —I— The NATO Communications and Information Organisation (NCIO).... 13 The NATO Shared Services Environment (NSSE) ...................... 14 The NATO Science and Technology Organisation (NSTO) ............. 14 The NATO Standardization Agency (NSA)............................... 14 REFERENCES . 15 CHAPTER 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF NATO LOGISTICS INTRODUCTION . 19 DEFINITIONS . 20 LOGISTIC FUNCTIONS . 22 Supply ...................................................................... 23 Materiel . 23 Services .................................................................... 23 Logistic Information Management ........................................ 23 Equipment Maintenance and Repair ..................................... 23 Movement and Transportation (M&T) .................................... 24 Reception, Staging and Onward Movement (RSOM) ................... 24 Infrastructure Engineering for Logistics (IEL) ............................ 24 Medical Support ........................................................... 24 Contractor Support ........................................................ 25 Host Nation Support (HNS) ............................................... 25 RELATED FUNCTIONS . 25 Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) ........................................ 25 NATO Standardization and Interoperability ............................. 25 Environmental Protection.................................................. 25 Petroleum Logistics ........................................................ 26 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) .................................... 26 NATO LOGISTICS WEBSITE . 26 REFERENCES . 26 ANNEX to Chapter 2 . 27 Classes of Supply.......................................................... 27 CHAPTER 3 NATO’S ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LOGISTICS INTRODUCTION . 31 —II— NATO LOGISTICS VISION AND OBJECTIVES (V&O) . 31 Introduction ................................................................. 31 Strategic Goals and Objectives ........................................... 32 The NATO Logistics V&O Process ....................................... 33 V&O Reporting ............................................................. 34 NATO LOGISTIC COMMITTEES . 34 The Logistics Committee (LC) . 34 Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO (COMEDS) ................................................................. 37 NATO-Russia Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Logistics (NRC(LOG)) ................................................................ 37 OTHER NATO LOGISTIC BODIES . 38 Bi-SC Logistic Coordination Board (Bi-SC LCB) ........................ 38 Bi-SC SPC ................................................................. 38 Bi-SC LPAC ................................................................ 38 Bi-SC LOGFS IM WG ..................................................... 39 Bi-SC Movement and Transportation Forum (Bi-SC M&T Forum) . 39 Medical Groups ............................................................ 40 Bi-SC Medical Advisory Group (Bi-SC MEDAG) ........................ 41 Bi-SC NATO Senior Joint Engineering Conference (Bi-SC NSJEC) ... 41 RELATIONSHIPS . 41 European Union (EU)...................................................... 41 United Nations (UN) ....................................................... 42 Euro-Atlantic Disaster Relief Coordination Centre (EADRCC) ......... 42 REFERENCES: . 42 ANNEX to Chapter 3 . 43 COMEDS Expert Panels and Teams ..................................... 43 CHAPTER 4 NATO LOGISTIC PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND DOCTRINE INTRODUCTION . 47 HIERARCHY OF LOGISTIC POLICIES AND DOCTRINE . 47 NATO PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR COLLECTIVE LOGISTICS . 50 LOGISTIC PRINCIPLES . 50 LOGISTIC POLICIES . 51 General ..................................................................... 51 Responsibility . 51 —III— Authority . 52 Logistic Planning in Defence Planning . 53 Operations Logistics Planning ............................................ 53 Logistic Command and Control (C2) ..................................... 54 Logistic Readiness and Sustainability .................................... 54 Cooperation in Logistics ................................................... 54 Redistribution of Logistic Resources ..................................... 55 Multinational Collective Logistics ......................................... 55 Funding/Resources Provision............................................. 56 Civil Resources ............................................................ 56 Life Cycle Support . 56 LOGISTIC ASPECTS OF COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND STABILISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION . 57 REFERENCES . 57 CHAPTER 5 DETERMINATION OF LOGISTIC REQUIREMENTS INTRODUCTION . 61 NATO DEFENCE PLANNING PROCESS (NDPP) . 61 MANAGEMENT OF LOGISTIC INFORMATION . 64 Regulatory Framework for the Logistic Information System Architecture (LOGIS) ...................................................... 64 LOGISTICS READINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY . 65 NATO STOCKPILE PLANNING . 65 STANDARDIZATION AND INTEROPERABILITY . 65 REFERENCES . 66 CHAPTER 6 OPERATIONS LOGISTIC PLANNING INTRODUCTION . 69 KEY PLANNING DOCUMENTS . 70 LOGISTIC SUPPORT GUIDELINES . 71 LOGISTIC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS . 71 Multinational Logistics ..................................................... 71 Joint Logistic Support Group HQ (JLSG HQ) ............................ 71 —IV— Movement Planning........................................................ 72 Medical Planning........................................................... 72 Supply and Maintenance Planning ......................................
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