Successful Implementation of Logistics Support Teams in an SBCT

Five weeks before training begins, the LST leader participates in the supported maneuver battalion's training meetings so that he can anticipate sustainment requirements, integrate the LST into predeployment activities, and build a collaborative relationship with the maneuver battalion commander and key staff. At the onset of battalion-level training exercises (which typically require two or more commodities from the BSB) or operational deployments, the LST leader works within the maneuver battalion to provide logistics support.