Which ATF component provides service support personnel to operate a main operating base with ACE capability?

• A. Combat Air Base Squadron (CABS)
• B. Mission Generation Force Element (MGFE)
• C. Mission Sustainment Team (MST)
• D. Combat Support Group (CSG)

Answer: (A)

In Agile Combat Employment, the Combat Air Base Squadron is the unit that provides the service support personnel needed to operate a main operating base with ACE capability. This squadron brings together base operations functions—logistics, security, maintenance, civil engineering, communications, and other support—to enable the MOB to host dispersed forces and sustain operations. The other units have different primary roles: generating forces for missions, sustaining ongoing missions, or handling broader base support, but not the dedicated base-operating team for an ACE MOB.