Logistical Maneuverability: Tactics Wins Battles, Logistics Wins Wars

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense should prioritize the acquisition, development, and fielding of a military force with a logistical tail idealized for rapid movement and adaptability over other aspects of combat capability. As part of this philosophical change, the US military should more thoroughly embrace the theories of John Boyd, and a concept of Logistical Maneuverability that marries the tactics, techniques, and procedures of efficient and adaptable logistics with anew method of engaging an adversary. This paper proposes that the logistical tail that supports operations can stop being a weakness for a military, and become an area where US forces gain initiative and advantage over an adversary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176532

Entities

People

  • Timothy J Lundberg

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Electrical Grids
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geography
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Solar Energy
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Depots
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design