Setting the Theater in the Middle East

[...]it is imperative that the command's logisticians execute a deliberate process for setting the theater. Execute Orders and Mission Command The final step in the process is executing set-the-theater orders through mission command. Because the 1st TSC main command post is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, time and distance force the command to rely on an operational command post (OCP) at Camp Ariban, Kuwait, to execute set-the-theater activities. [...]the 1st TSC saw significant delays in the joint reception, staging, and onward movement (JRSO) of personnel and equipment from ports of debarkation to forward operating locations. To address this issue, the 1st TSC worked with Combined Joint Task Force-OIR to submit requests for additional sustainment forces. Because of this coordination, the 1st TSC was able to improve support to OIR and return sustainment capability to OSS.