This manual is designed to assist Army service component commanders (ASCC), theater support command (TSC) commanders, Army force (ARFOR) senior logisticians, LSE commanders, and other Army logisticians and their staffs in translating requirements and needs into logistics support in joint, multinational, and interagency environments. Also, this manual is a handbook for personnel that are or will be assigned to a deployed LSE. This manual implements relevant doctrine, incorporates lessons learned from recent operations, and conforms with Army keystone doctrine. Additionally, it links FM 100-5, FM 100-7, FM 100-10, FM 100-15, FM 100-16, FM 100-17, FM 100-17-1, FM 100-23, and other tactical and logistics doctrine manuals with joint and other Army capstone manuals.

"8 October 1996". Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Superseded by FMI 4-93.41, dated 22 February 2007.