Common-User Land Transportation Management in the Layered, Non-Linear, Non-Contiguous Battlefield

Abstract

Common-user land Transportation proved to be a critical commodity during Operation Iraqi Freedom's rotational transitions. Transportation managers at the Theater and Corps could not effectively employ or redeploy forces during the Winter and Fall 2004 transition due to lack of visibility and positive control of critical Theater ground transportation assets. Doctrine for managing these assets must be improved to increase transportation efficiency. Current multinational counterinsurgency warfare occurs in a layered, non-linear, non-contiguous battle space, making management of ground transportation assets even more critical than in conventional warfare. This study will recommend doctrinal and procedural changes needed for more effective theater transportation management in this new, but likely to be persistent, military environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA431946

Entities

People

  • Lawrence E. Strobel

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Land Transportation
  • Logistics
  • Military Science
  • Military Transportation
  • Personnel Management
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space