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Joint Staff Logistics Directorate
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Lt Gen McNabb
Director
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Brig Gen Henry "Hank" L. Taylor
Vice Director
 
Mission:
 
The Joint Staff Logistics Directorate is charged with providing assistance to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by: (a) Establishing joint logistics doctrine. (b) Providing logistics parameters for strategic and contingency plans development. (c) Developing logistics, environmental, mobility, and mobilization instructions and annexes in support of strategic and contingency plans. (d) Maximizing the logistics capabilities of the combatant commands, to include developing strategic mobility, mobilization, medical readiness, civil engineering, and sustainment policies and procedures to support combat forces. (e) Maintaining a logistics and mobility asset prioritization capability for contingency operations. (f) Performing logistics studies, assessments, and analysis. (g) Advising on critical logistic requirements in PPBS, to include developing alternative budget recommendations. (h) Planning and providing guidance for security, humanitarian and disaster assistance logistics, and support to civil emergency agencies. (i) Reviewing the logistics and mobilization plans and programs of the Services and the combatant commands to determine their adequacy. (j) Providing direction and guidance to the Military Services and combat support agencies for preparing logistics and mobilization plans. (k) Establishing combined logistics strategy, doctrine, and plans. (l) Operating an JLOC to execute the logistics aspects of current and future operations and short-notice emergencies and contingencies for the NCA and CINCs. (m) Integrating logistics information system requirements across joint programs and between logistics and other combat-support functional areas. (n) Overseeing, directing, coordinating, and implementing needed improvements to the Joint Development Process.
 
 
 
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