Water Support Operations (Atp 4-44 / McRp 3-17.7q / FM 10-52)

ATP 4-44/MCRP 3-17.7Q, "Water Support Operations," is the United States Army and United States Marine Corps manual for planning and executing water support for missions conducted across the full range of military operations. In the U. S. Army, water support operations are a Quartermaster Corps function, as well as a component of Army Logistics. Army Logistics is an element of the sustainment warfighting function, which provides the operational commander freedom of action, extended operational reach, and operational endurance. Water support operations include water treatment, storage and distribution. Water treatment is a field service function, while water storage and distribution are supply functions. In the U. S. Marine Corps, water support operations are a general engineering function, as well as a component of tactical-level logistics. Logistics is a warfighting function in the Marine Corps. Water support operations are critical to the U. S. Army and U. S. Marine Corps; they directly impact the depth and duration of military operations.