For Want of Logistics Supremacy

Abstract

Great power competition and the threat of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) form a complex problem-set for strategy, tactics, and logistics. The US Army recognizes the need to adapt for this complexity, but its current Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) concept underserves logistics. By exploring the theory, history, and doctrine behind military movement, a more holistic view emerges to correct MDO's conceptual gap. The remedy for the US Army is to cohere logistics in time and space by capturing the purpose it lacks: logistics supremacy. As a term and concept, logistics supremacy balances logistics with strategy and tactics as an equivalent consideration for all-domain unity of effort. It also clarifies the role of the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) and its execution of Globally Integrated Logistics (GIL). Ultimately, logistics supremacy creates value for the US Army by helping to refine its all-domain thinking, understand its MDO movement vulnerability, and clarify its possible transition from contested environment preparation to LSCO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 2021
Accession Number
AD1161300

Entities

People

  • Keith B. Nordquist

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Reasoning
  • Supply Chain
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

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  • Space