Logistics to the Max: Future Force Structure and Concept of Employment for Unmanned Logistics Systems
Abstract
It is obvious that challenges face the logisticians of 2025, and while a hybrid logistics concept does exist, it fails to recognize that we face many of the challenges of 2025 today. Currently available unmanned logistics systems (ULS) have capability gaps and weaknesses; however, they still have an important role to play as a bridge solution that is being ignored. The Marine Corps needs to think beyond what is possible now, but it also has an opportunity to take advantage of currently available solutions to enable future logistics concepts. The Marine Corps has been aggressively pursuing unmanned systems for the past several years in order to meet the demands of the future operating environment. While pursuing future platforms is a must for any force to remain relevant in future conflicts, the Marine Corps has missed an opportunity to adapt existing platforms to leverage the dynamic capabilities that they offer. Current ULS already have significant capabilities, and while they have been utilized to a small degree they have not taken advantage of the uniqueness that these systems offer. Additionally, little thought has been given as to the type of unit or where the manpower to man such a unit will come from to support these new technologies. The Marine Corps needs to begin utilizing the existing ULS now with a dynamic concept of employment and with new unit structure in order to maintain our warfighting advantage as the future conflict environment changes through 2025.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1177210
Entities
People
- Travis G. Tufte
Organizations
- Marine Corps University