Army techniques publication issued for Force Provider

By Maj. Kim M. CohenMarch 18, 2015

Army techniques publication issued for Force Provider
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The purpose of the Force Provider program is to improve quality of life for deployed Soldiers. Force Provider operations provide life support capabilities for Soldier sustainment, humanitarian and civic assistance, disaster relief, and non-combatant evacuation operations. Force Provider operators are expected to be an essential component of joint, multinational, and expeditionary operations, fully capable of responding to requirements along the entire operational mission continuum.

Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 4-45, Force Provider Operations, was published in November 2014 as part of the Doctrine 2015 initiative. The ATP is a revision of Field Manual 4-20.07, Force Provider Company, and provides logisticians with an understanding of the Force Provider mission, concept, and operations.

The changes to Force Provider that ATP 4-45 incorporates are numerous. The most significant is the implementation of a more modular, scalable base camp system. Force Provider previously had a 600-person base camp life support capability. It has been updated and reconfigured into 150-person modules that are completely self-contained, lightweight, and rapidly deployable and employable. Additionally, there are a limited number of 50- to 75-person modules. The 50- to 75-person module is intended to be a stand-alone system and does not include all the capabilities found in a 150-person module. It also does not include most of the Force Provider add-on capabilities that are intended for use at sites with 600 people or more.

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