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List of initialisms, acronyms ("a word made from parts of the full name's words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the Philippines. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the Philippine government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
The DCS G-8 is responsible for integrating Army funding, fielding, and equipping actions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint, and Army Staff (ARSTAF) organizations and processes for the purpose of meeting current and future force requirements of the Joint Force.
the consumer phase of a military supply extends from receipt of finished supplies by the military services, through issue for use or consumption. [2] A supply chain is a set of linked activities associated with providing material from a raw material stage to an end user as a finished good. [3]
"Combat service support" as a classification was replaced by "sustainment" with the publication of FM 3–0, Operations in February 2008. [2] In the US Army Sustainment is defined as "the provision of logistics, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion".
In the 1960s, the term "logistics" began to be used in the business world, [2] where it means physical distribution and supply chain management. This is more restricted than the military definition. [8] Logistics is an enabler of military operations, not an end in itself. [9]
SAAS – Standard Army Ammunition System (U.S. Army) SAM – Surface-to-Air Missile; SAR – Search and Rescue (U.S. Coast Guard) SARS – Search and Rescue Swimmer; SARSS – Standard Army Retail Supply System (U.S. Army) SAS – Special Air Service (British special forces) SBS – Special Boat Service (British special forces)
Marcos approved last year an expansion of the U.S. military presence in four more Philippine military camps under the 2014 defense agreement, and the largest war drills between Filipino and U.S ...
There was a previous report from Thailand where in it was mentioned that the Thai government is nearing a G2G agreement with the Philippines to supply 200 units of First Win 2 4x4 wheeled armored vehicle to the Philippine Army to resist ambush tactics, IED explosions, and landmines.