Do Stryker Brigade Combat Teams Need Forward Support ...

Ammunition transfer and holding point Soldiers resupply ammunition while supporting operations
in Baqubah, Iraq.
the implementation process. The LST concept requires
exceptional sustainment synchronization and planning
by the BSB SPO and increases the responsibility of
logistics lieutenants. The BSB SPO must be intricately
embedded into the SBCT’s concept of operations and
able to anticipate necessary changes in the LST’s operational
purpose and key tasks. Based on the SBCT’s support
requirements, the LST represents a course of action
that the Stryker community should continue to follow.
The concept of the LST is a sound, viable, and
executable sustainment organization for today’s SBCT.
The BSB commander and staff must provide additional
training for LST leaders so they can be successfully
integrated with the maneuver battalions. Today’s
SBCT BSBs are robust and can support the equipment
requirements for the LST and provide appropriate
personnel to man the organizations. The LST is the
most advantageous solution for SBCT sustainment
operations in today’s ever-changing operational environment.
LSTs empower junior leaders to become
multifunctional logisticians early in their careers while
enabling supported units to maintain a minimal footprint.
Perhaps, instead of focusing on whether or
not the SBCT needs to change to include FSCs, the
discussion should be about when the Army is going to
standardize LST doctrine. ALOG
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captain JuLiane c. Sc h w e t z iS the aDJutant of the
296th briGaDe Support battaLion, 3D briGaDe, 2D
infantry DiviSion. She haS a b.S. DeGree in aMerican
poLiticS froM the u.S. MiLitary acaDeMy. She iS a GraDuate
of the tranSportation officer baSic courSe.
JULY–AUGUST 2008