The Right Arm of the Warfighter: Providing Logistics Support in a Nonlinear Battlefield

Abstract

As military members move from a base to a forward position, they need a way to continue to receive ammunition, food, new equipment, and even clothinga task made challenging when supplies have to travel to different countries, across rough and dangerous terrain, and to places where it is difficult to pinpoint the warfighters exact location. Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, the current director of logistics, J4, the Joint Staff , is working to ensure the logistics workforce is trained and prepared to operate in todays joint interagency and multinational environment. She noted the metrics of success for a logistician should be measured through the eyes of the final customer: the warfighter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1016003

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Geographic Regions
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design