The Flying Column: A Concept for Tactical Nonlinear Sustainment
Abstract
As modern battlefields have become increasingly dispersed and nonlinear, intermingling of opposing forces in encounter battles jeopardizes the sustainment of maneuver forces along fixed lines of communication. During the mid-nineteenth century, French and American armies developed the flying column. This formation was a self-sustained, combined arms force that was able to operate independently of fixed lines of communication for predetermined periods of time. The purpose of this monograph was to assess the utility of the flying column concept for tactical sustainment of the modern nonlinear battlefield in a mid- to high intensity environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 18, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA233257
Entities
People
- James M. Castle
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College