The Revolution in Defense Logistics.

Abstract

The significance of logistics was recently underscored to the American public when, at the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm, John Chancellor of NBC news said: "this was a logistician's war; logistics, the movement of troops and supplies, made all the difference." That acknowledgment was both timely and true, but also consistent with much historical precedent. At the conclusion of World War II, one German general said that "if we had had American logistics, we would have beaten Russia." Today, America has precision strike capability due to a vision some 20 years ago. Today, we are developing a vision for other major changes in warfare -- it is called the Revolution in Military Affairs or RMA. We need a complementary vision for the logistics concepts that will support the style of warfare the RMA envisions in our future. Today, I will layout the grand vision -- one with logistics integrated into the overall warfighting framework.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1995
Accession Number
ADA339209

Entities

People

  • Paul G. Kaminski

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Cold War
  • Combat Readiness
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Procurement
  • Situational Awareness
  • Standards
  • Transportation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies