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Chapter III III-36 JP 3-0 (c) Financial management. (d) Legal support. b. JFCs should identify sustainment capabilities early in planning for an operation. Sustainment should be a priority consideration when the timed-phased force and deployment data list is built. Sustainment provides JFCs with flexibility to develop any required branches and sequels and to refocus joint force efforts as required. c. The sustainment function encompasses a number of tasks including: (1) Coordinating the supply of food, fuel, arms, munitions, and equipment. (2) Providing for maintenance of equipment. (3) Coordinating and providing support for forces, including field services, personnel services support, HSS, mortuary affairs, religious ministry support, postal support, morale, welfare and recreational support, financial support, and legal services. (4) Building and maintaining sustainment bases. (5) Assessing, repairing, and maintaining infrastructure. (6) Acquiring, managing, and distributing funds. (7) Providing common-user logistics support to OGAs, IGOs, NGOs, and other nations. (8) Establishing and coordinating movement services. (9) Establishing large-scale detention compounds and sustaining enduring detainee operations. For further guidance on logistic support, refer to JP 4-0, Joint Logistics. For further guidance on personnel services, refer to JP 1-0, Joint Personnel Support. For further guidance on legal support, refer to JP 1-04, Legal Support to Military Operations. For further guidance on religious affairs, refer to JP 1-05, Religious Affairs in Joint Operations. For further guidance on financial management support, refer to JP 1-06, Financial Management Support in Joint Operations. d. Key Considerations (1) Employment of Logistic Forces. For some operations, logistic forces may be employed in quantities disproportionate to their normal military roles, and in nonstandard tasks. Further, logistic forces may precede other military forces or may be the only forces deployed. Logistic forces also may continue to support interorganizational partners after the departure of combat forces. In such cases, they must be familiar with and adhere to applicable status-of-forces agreements and acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to