This support includes, but is not limited to, conducting counterdrug operations and detecting and investigating fraudulent acts committed by private parties or corporations operating under Army contract. A second mission, logistics security, ensures the integrity of the supply system from the manufacturer to the forward elements of the battle area and during redeployment and demobilization by protecting supplies and materials from criminal acts and illegal diversion. MSs, during redeployment and demobilization operations, are converted to demobilization stations. The primary responsibilities of the MSs are to receive, house, command, support, train, validate, cross-level assets, and deploy mobilizing units and individuals. CIs are designated points of contact for off-post units and activities seeking to obtain necessary support.
SIs provide the actual support to off-post units and activities.
DMSs complete the outprocessing of units and individuals being separated or released from active duty and returning to reserve status. The organizations described herein perform the roles necessary for the formulation of military strategy by which the Army plans for MDRD to support national security and national military strategies. As the Army plans to support the national strategic requirements, it must consider the roles and functions that these organizations perform in providing the critical support required for a successful operation.