20 May 2011 ATTP 4-0.1 1-1 Chapter 1 Theater Distribution Army theater distribution consists of organizations and processes for providing materiel to Army forces, other Services, and multinational partners across a theater of operation. This chapter covers the definitions and principles of theater distribution. It also discusses the networks required to conduct theater distribution. 1-1. Distribution is the critical element of sustainment which builds and maintains combat power and provides the Army its operational reach. It is the integration of the logistics functions of transportation and supply: and is dependent on movement control and materiel management. It enables support to multiple areas of operations (AO) within a theater. Distribution falls under the sustainment warfighting function and is covered in FM 4-0, Sustainment.
DesignationATTP 4-0-1
EditionMay 2011
StatusSuperseded
Pages60
FunctionSustainment
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)