What is the role of the Division Support Area (DSA)?

• A. Provides sustainment support to BSBs and divisional units.
• B. Manages long-range air defense operations within the division.
• C. Oversees recruitment and personnel staffing for the division.
• D. Conducts strategic deployment planning for the theater.

Answer: (A)

Division sustainment centers on keeping the division supplied, fueled, maintained, and supported so it can operate effectively. The Division Support Area functions as the division’s logistics hub, concentrating and delivering sustainment for the brigade support battalions and other divisional units. It coordinates supply distribution, maintenance, transportation, field services, and the necessary logistics planning to keep the division energized and armed for action. The other options describe functions handled by different specialty units or higher-level staffs—air defense actions are managed by air defense assets, personnel staffing by personnel management, and strategic deployment planning by higher-level planners. Therefore, the Division Support Area is focused on providing sustainment support to BSBs and divisional units.