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Planning to sustain the force – Reflections on East Timor by a Logistics Unit Commander Part Two

Logistics in War

The OVP β€˜β€¦is the period immediately following deployment during which forces must maintain self-sufficiency until the logistic resupply system is in place to conduct replenishment.’ This would not be like a month-long exercise in the local training area. Additionally, no logistics units held stock remotely near the requirement.