Sustainment includes logistics support.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Partially

Answer: (A)

Sustainment is the set of actions that keep a force performing over time by delivering everything it needs to operate: supplies, maintenance, transportation, and the services that support personnel and operations. Logistics support is the practical implementation of that idea—getting fuel, ammo, food, parts, and other materials to the right place, at the right time, along with the transportation, maintenance, and related services that keep equipment and people moving. Because logistics provide the tangible inputs and services that sustain ongoing operations, sustainment inherently includes logistics support. So the statement is true.

If you’re weighing other responses, a claim that sustenance doesn’t include logistics would ignore the essential way sustainment enables operation; suggesting only “partial” inclusion isn’t accurate, since logistics is a fundamental component of sustaining forces.