What does Direct Support entail?

• A. A unit provides dedicated support to specific force.
• B. A unit provides support to the entire force without prioritizing any unit.
• C. A unit reinforces another unit's capabilities.
• D. A unit controls air and missile defense within the area.

Answer: (A)

Direct Support is a support relationship where a unit provides dedicated, prioritized help to a specific subordinate unit, making that unit the primary customer for the supporting unit’s resources and actions. This means the supporting unit plans and allocates its fires, logistics, or other capabilities to directly assist that particular unit in its mission, rather than spreading attention evenly across all units.

That’s why the option describing dedicated support to a specific force best fits Direct Support. It emphasizes the focused, immediate assistance tied to one unit’s needs. In contrast, supporting the entire force without prioritization describes General Support, not Direct Support. Reinforcing another unit’s capabilities refers to augmentation rather than a direct, required-support relationship to a single unit. Controlling air and missile defense within an area relates to a mission or defense task, not the specific direct-support relationship.