Streitkräftebasis

The Joint Support Service (, literally Armed Forces Service) is a branch of the German Bundeswehr established in October 2000 as a result of major reforms of the Bundeswehr. It handles various logistic and organisational tasks of the Bundeswehr. It adds a fifth service-like organization to the four other major branches of the Bundeswehr, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Joint Medical Service.