accompanying supplies

accompanying supplies

Unit supplies that deploy with forces.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Accompanying supplies include the lancets for the finger-stick that draws the patient's blood, and the test strips that go into the meter to register blood-sugar levels.
Today, those requirements are met through Service channels by a combination of embarked accompanying supplies (prescribed loads, deployable class IX blocks, and landing force operational reserve material) and resupply via requisition reach-back to the supporting Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Supply Management Unit (SMU), or requisition referral to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).