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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1

Logistics in War

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. Strategy is a concept of relating means to end; it is complex and subtle and is about thinking, vision, learning as opposed to planning. Strategic failure.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Strategy is a concept of relating means to end; it is complex and subtle and is about thinking, vision, learning as opposed to planning. By David Beaumont.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Realised strategy is usually a combination of what was intended and what was learned along the way.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militarieshow much contractor support is enough? . Operationally engaged around the globe, the US military finds itself increasingly stretched to meet an intense and broad set of demands. Mission Creep.

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Russia’s low-cost influence strategy finds success in Serbia

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The gift of the jets encapsulates Russian strategy in Serbia — and much of the world. The thrifty approach helps explain how a country with a faltering economy, a country President Barack Obama once derided as a “regional power,” has been able to wield outsize influence and confound its adversaries. . while only 6.7 The ENOT Corp.