scope:

Purpose

This regulation-

a. Prescribes policy and provides procedures for collecting and reporting the physical condition of Army materiel.

b. Prescribes policy direction for the Logistics Assessment Program and specific policies and procedures for the Army analysis process that supports the service responsibility for-

(1) Assessment of Army readiness and sustainability.

(2) Logistics evaluation of operational plans (OPLANS).

(3) Development of the materiel supply requirements determination and sources to generate nonunit cargo records (NUCR) and the resulting LSA for the warfighting combatant command's and their Army service component command's (ASCC) OPLANs, concept plans (CONPLAN), and functional plans (FUNCPLAN).

c. Provides references and sources of assistance for achieving and sustaining equipment readiness standards.

d. Describes reports and indicators for assessing readiness and sustainability trends.

e. Provides authority for establishment and operation of the Readiness Area of the Logistics Integrated Data Base (LIDB).

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). It includes all Army elements responsible for logistic planning and programming in support of Army combat forces; all organizations and activities that possess, operate, and account for aircraft, missile systems, and other reportable equipment; agencies or contractor facilities that have Army equipment listed in this publication in their possession for test, maintenance, or other purposes such as loan or bailment. During mobilization, the proponent may modify chapters and policies contained in this regulation.