Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

One of the fundamental questions to answer when preparing a military for war is ‘are the capabilities on hand prepared for X?’ As I have said many times before, the quality of the logistics support given to a military is the sum of innumerable parts.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. Western militaries are waking to these problems. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

This series on logistics and preparedness aimed to allow for a gross calibration of the truth; before concluding the series with a few thoughts on major shortcomings in preparing militaries for their operations, let’s recap the previous posts. ‘ Militaries must get the force balance right – and the ‘tooth to tail’ ratio is important.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 22, 2018

Nations are naturally competitive, and one of the principle roles for standing militaries is to deter others from undertaking military action within this competition. Recently Western militaries have contended that adversaries, real and potential, do not always distinguish peace and war.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 3, 2018

A military logistician is a study in contrasts. A military logistician can easily find ways to plumb particular portions of his paradoxical profession. The shelves groan, after all, under the weight of books about business management and military operations. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? . Like many armies before it, the US Army has utilized the employment of civilians to enhance its operations throughout its history. Mission Creep.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Maintaining military advantage, if not the relevance of military forces, purportedly requires new ways of thinking about warfighting. – Firstly, Australia’s region is the site of considerable strategic competition and dynamic diplomatic, informational, economic and military action.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of strategic activity, some obvious and some not so conspicuous. The ability to apply military power to influence strategic decision making, if not through direct and forceful coercion, is an ultimate expression of national strength.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

In 2018, Australia and the United States finished celebrating ‘100 years of Mateship,’ noting our distinguished history of operating alongside each other since World War I. The logistics and sustainment arrangements made now determine what is practically possible when military options are ultimately required by governments.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. All logistics processes at the strategic level are joint; moreover they require military and public service input. Military advice is always tested and compared with the views of others.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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. All logistics processes at the strategic level are joint; moreover they require military and public service input. The nature of military involvement.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

What the Statement didn’t do, however, was to detail a new path for industry in the context of supporting actual ADF operations. While reliance was avoided because of the strategic policy orientation of ‘self-reliance’, ‘we must now also move to confront our dependence on US resupply in high-intensity operations’.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 22, 2017

What the Statement didn’t do, however, was to detail a new path for industry in the context of supporting actual ADF operations. While reliance was avoided because of the strategic policy orientation of ‘self-reliance’, ‘we must now also move to confront our dependence on US resupply in high-intensity operations’.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of strategic activity, some obvious and some not so conspicuous. The ability to apply military power to influence strategic decision making, if not through direct and forceful coercion, is an ultimate expression of national strength.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

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. All logistics processes at the strategic level are joint; moreover they require military and public service input.

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Logistics in War

MAY 13, 2018

You needn’t venture far to find an article or military concept which in some way promotes technology and capability modernisation as a means of addressing the next, albeit hypothesised, battlefield challenge. Others recommend militaries adopt the early adoption and deployment of technology to offer forces an asymmetric advantage.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

In 2018, Australia and the United States finished celebrating ‘100 years of Mateship,’ noting our distinguished history of operating alongside each other since World War I. The logistics and sustainment arrangements made now determine what is practically possible when military options are ultimately required by governments.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 20, 2018

.’ – Thomas Kane, Military Logistics and Strategic Performance. In 2017 there was much rhetoric, and undoubtedly planning, for significant military operations in the North Asian region. Moreover, logistics factors – enabling and constraining – determine the nature of the military commitment itself.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 3, 2018

Logistics will undoubtedly feature in the #highintensitywar series, as a major driver of preparedness, combat potential and power, and operational endurance. However, it is also important to the appreciation of high-intensity warfare to look at how the resiliency of logistics lights the way to operational success.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 26, 2017

That being said, there should be no surprises for regular readers …… #5 – ‘Thinking small – the importance of small team logistics operations’ by Steven Mencshelyi. It is less important that military forces are available than they are actually employable. Why is this important?

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 2019

“In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. Part One can be found here , Two here and Three here. Don’t be fooled by Readiness Notice.

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Logistics in War

MAY 2, 2024

History cruelly reminds military planners, governments and nations that such opinions tend to ‘leave emperors without their clothes’. As the memory of wars and military operations recedes, the importance logistics capability tends to partner in its passing.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Defence secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Our troops now have the chance to test out a huge range of robotic kit in what will be the biggest exercise of its kind in our history. The Royal Tank Regiment Battle Group from 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade are providing the bulk of exercising troops and taking responsibility of command and control.

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Logistics in War

MAY 11, 2023

Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80). This is, of course, a normal goal for logistics planners to have.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is difficult avoid feeling that the successful outcome of the International Forces East Timor (INTERFET) operation was achieved despite of logistics organisation and preparedness, not because of it. We are fortunate in that an Official History of the INTERFET operation is being written.

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Logistics in War

MAY 11, 2019

We welcome Mrs Donna Cain-Riva to the Central Blue to provide her valuable insights into how the Royal Australian Air Force is considering the #selfsustain challenges of operating a fifth-generation force in a competitive Indo-Pacific. Operational contingencies did not demand more from our sustainment system than it could reasonably satisfy.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

Our ability to operate away from the Australian support base degraded dangerously. The importance of a high-level of preparedness to a military is self-evident. An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. By David Beaumont.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 25, 2020

At break time, I would always end up re-explaining the maths or science exercises to my classmates,” she explains. Her classroom was transformed overnight into a military barrack. Photo: WFP/Mohammed Nasher About WFP in Yemen: The Yemen operation in WFP’s largest operation in the world, supporting 12.5 She loved her job.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 31, 2018

A common trend found in the literature of military logistics is the decrying of training and education gaps interspersed within the persuasive arguments for greater military interest in logistics. The roots of power in a military environment are self-evident, tied to effective command and enabled by governance.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

. “In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. Provisioning the force. Obviously there’s a symbiotic relationship.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

“In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. Part One can be found here and Two here. Unwillingness to Regroup Assets.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The true asymmetric advantage the US military possess is the capability and capacity of its logistics. 2] Outside of the United States, the military relies heavily on a vast network of allies and partners who provided bases and support to assist in the projection of US forces. By Jobie Turner. The System is at Risk.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Cooperation between India and Russia spans across the whole gamut of sectors and rests on the fundamental pillars of political and strategic cooperation, military and security cooperation, cooperation in the spheres of economy, energy, industry, science and technology, and cultural and humanitarian cooperation. MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION.

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