Our Tail Has a Tail: Using Hybrid Logistics to Adapt to Water Scarce Environments with Minimum Impact to Military Operations from 2025 and Beyond

Abstract

While the current methods used to obtain, store, and distribute fresh water for consumption and hygiene currently employed by the military are effective under present conditions, future threats and requirements for distributed operations will necessitate a better expeditionary system. It must be one that is capable of suppling water without over-burdening the local populace and without relying on increasingly vulnerable supply hubs and depots. As resources become more scarce and as operations across the ROMO increase, the DOD must seek a more effective means to supply the troops. Identifying a comprehensive set of resupply options, together with adopting new technology, will provide uninterrupted logistics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176516

Entities

People

  • Veronica L Kaltrider

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Drinking Water
  • Droughts
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Water Purification
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.