Operational Sustainment - A Means, Ways and Ends Paradigm Governing Joint Military Operations.

Abstract

The impact of operational sustainment on campaigns/major operations in a semi-austere theater of operations is examined. A paradigm is developed for examining operational sustainment as an essential and critical part of operational art. In the paradigm, operational sustainment is defined as applying the logistical means available in particular ways while minimizing risks to achieve desired ends. The operational sustainment paradigm is proposed as a useful model for examining campaigns and major operations in terms of a critical operational function.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312178

Entities

People

  • Van-george R. Belanger

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.