Focused Logistics; What the Air Force Brings to the Fight

Abstract

Our world is different from our founding fathers, yet the objectives in the preamble of our Constitution remain constant: "provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Immediately following the attacks on the United States, the military was placed on the highest alert in preparation for war. Critical to preparing and deploying those forces is logistics. In 1996 logistics was considered for the first time as one of the four operational concepts for our military forces as identified in Joint Vision (JV) 2010 and further refined in JV2020, as the concept of Focused Logistics was defined. Focused Logistics is the ability to provide the Combatant Commander with the right personnel, equipment, and supplies in the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity, across the full range of military operations. This paper examines the Air Force transformation in organizational structures, reengineered processes, advances in transportation technologies, and improvements in information systems to support JV2020 requirements. This paper concludes that as a vital partner in JV2020, the Air Force has transformed its logistics architecture to meet JV2020 Focused Logistics requirements. Specifically, it will examine how the Air Force implemented the Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF), transformed base support functions under Agile Combat Support, linked logistics to the EAF through the Chief of Staff's Logistics Review, and reengineered supply under a Regional Supply Squadron concept. The paper will also show how TRANSCOM and the Defense logistics Agency partnered to develop a Strategic Distribution Management Initiative that support the Air Force's logistics transformation and is linked by Global Command and Control System and Global Combat Support System-Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404281

Entities

People

  • Michael S. Woolley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States European Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space