Naval Logistics

Abstract

Naval logistics is the sine qua non of our combat power and is the bridge that connects our nation's industrial base to forward-deployed naval forces. Whether appearing in the form of effective peacetime forward presence or decisive power projection, readiness and the ability to sustain such operations are the hallmarks of our Navy-Marine Corps team and both readiness and sustainability hinge upon logistic support. Certainly, effective logistic support will not always guarantee success; lack of such support, however, inevitably will bring failure, Naval Doctrine Publication (NDP) 4, Naval Logistics, is the fourth in the series of capstone publications that articulate naval doctrine. Every naval professional must understand its contents. NDP 4 discusses the basis of operational naval logistics and establishes the foundation for development of follow-on tactics, techniques and procedures, which are contained in the series of logistics Navy Warfare and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Publications (NWPs and NTTPs) and Marine Corps Doctrinal and War-fighting Publications (MCDPs and MCWPs).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389468

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Land Transportation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies