Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
23 April 2018
*Army Regulation 700–138

Effective 23 May 2018

Logistics

Army Logistics Readiness and Sustainability

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

GERALD B. O'KEEFE
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation establishes policies, responsibilities, and procedures to be followed for reporting the physical condition of Army equipment and the ability or inability to perform its intended mission. This revision implements DODIDODIDepartment of the Defense Instruction 3110.05 and it prescribes policies and procedures for total logistics readiness sustainability analysis—the annual logistics assessment of the Army's capability to deploy and sustain combat forces.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization and deployments, the proponent may modify the procedures explained in this publication and/or direct or authorize the responsible Army command, Army service component command, direct reporting unit and/or the Chief, Army National Guard and/or Chief, National Guard Bureau, when applicable to supplement provisions contained in this pamphlet in order to accommodate exceptional or unique requirements.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or above or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains management control provisions according to AR 11-2 and key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (DALO-OPO), 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0500.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (DALO-OPO), 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0500.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

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