supply support activity

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supply support activity

Activities assigned a Department of Defense activity address code and that have a supply support mission, i.e., direct support supply units, missile support elements, and maintenance support units. Also called SSA.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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centralized receiving and shipping point

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Unlike any other ABCT within the last thirteen years of operational deployments, the 3rd ABCT deployed its supply support activity (SSA) common authorized stockage list (CASL) to Korea as part of the operation.

Deploying an SSA's CASL for an Armored Brigade Combat Team: A common authorized stockage list for a6n armored brigade combat team can improve readiness, but it needs additional transportation assets in order to be fully mobile

Few, if any, Army medical logistics companies have opportunities to perform supply support activity functions while at their home station.

Medical logistics lessons observed during operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedom

Is your supply support activity (SSA) already using Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army)?

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In cases where demands did not justify adding a part to company shop stocks or the supply support activity ASL, the battalion worked closely with the 4th Support Brigade and Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command representatives to expedite the delivery of those parts.

Rebuilding a maintenance program after deployment

As part of continuous process improvement the incoming contractor, performing contractor, and DCMA transition teams identified the need to start the asset inventory (property, facilities, materials, tools, etc.) during this step for FOBs with significantly large inventories and to supply support activity operations.

The LOGCAP III to LOGCAP IV transition in northern Afghanistan: contract services phase-in and phase-out on a grand scale

Topics covered included shop operations and familiarization, supply support activity, and support operations.

48th chemical brigade off-site

Rasin said he felt lucky to have been assigned to the warehouse at the Supply Support Activity. Since he worked the night shifts, which tend to be slower than the day shifts, he was able to frequently ask questions of more experienced "92 Alphas"--the Army's skill identifier for personnel who specialize in supply management.

Thinking inside the box: soldiers pack a mean logistics punch

The Army is now turning LTTs into logistics training advisory teams to support the IA base support unit, which is similar to the Army supply support activity, by instructing warehouse operations management and level-3 maintenance.

Logistics transition team

We have vastly expanded our support for the RFID network and taken responsibility to ensure that shipments have working tags not just when they arrive but as they move forward and when they arrive at a depot or Supply Support Activity (SSA).

Commander's corner

If possible, check to see who your local supply support activity or forward distribution point will be and their DoDAAC.

A quick guide to getting your supplies in the Iraqi theater: lessons learned from the theater's only Corps Distribution Center

USLOGCOM and its components would then be responsible for management of distribution from the POD to the Supply Support Activity (SSA)--currently performed by the TSC (Theater Support Command.