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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3]. This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based.

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Surviving your time as a military logistician

Logistics in War

– With the Australian & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference in one week, LIW will revisit several recent posts on logistics at the strategic (and enterprise) level, or within joint organisations. . The delivery of military logistics support is not achieved without the expenditure of resources – time, people, money, etc.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. In practice, however, attempts by militaries to develop logistics readiness have led to mixed results. That’s the theory. Logistics drove the strategy of the most powerful nation of the time.

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Every logistician must write

Logistics in War

This post, shared with the Australian Army’s ‘Cove’ , gives three reasons why military professionals should write. I have read many articles on why, as a member of the profession of arms, it is important that we write. By David Beaumont. Logistics in War has been online for two years.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. In practice, however, attempts by militaries to develop logistics readiness have led to mixed results. That’s the theory. Logistics drove the strategy of the most powerful nation of the time.

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Every logistician must write

Logistics in War

This post, shared with the Australian Army’s ‘Cove’ , gives three reasons why military professionals should write. I have read many articles on why, as a member of the profession of arms, it is important that we write. By David Beaumont. Logistics in War has been online for nearly one and a half years.