Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 4-0, Sustainment, is the Army's doctrine for sustainment in support of operations. The doctrine discussed in this manual is nested with ADRP 3-0, Unified Land Operations, and describes the sustainment warfighting function. The endurance of Army forces is primarily a function of their sustainment. Sustainment determines the depth and duration of Army operations. It is essential to retaining and exploiting the initiative. Sustainment provides the support necessary to maintain operations until mission accomplishment. Sustainment is crucial to the success of operations. It must be planned and synchronized with the operation at every level. It is dependent upon joint and strategic links and must be meticulously coordinated to ensure resources are delivered to the lowest level of need. Therefore, sustainment is inherently joint.
DesignationADRP 4-0
EditionJul 2012
StatusSuperseded
Pages70
FunctionSustainment
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)