Flattened Logistics: The Future of Marine Corps Logistics and the Company Landing Team

Abstract

During RIMPAC 2014, SPMAGTF-3 was unabled to conduct distributed operations of its three CLTs because of its reliance on "push" logistics, lack of available manned aviation assets, and company-level distribution once supplies reached ashore. The Marine Corps must modernize the infant1y battalion logistics structure by integrating an organic logistics platoon into infantry company structure. This logistics platoon must utilize the tenets of hybrid logistics (blending of new and proven technologies, being naval in character, remaining flexible and expeditionary), train logistics Marines across multiple specialties, and develop new equipment (such as unmanned aerial logistics platforms and leader-follower logistics vehicles). This paper explores the DOTMPFL impacts of this new logistics model on Marine Corps operations and force generation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2018
Accession Number
AD1179105

Entities

People

  • Leo P Iii Spaeder

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • Small Arms
  • Solar Chargers
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Depots
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs