Currently the United States is involved in providing logistics support to multinational stability operations around the world. Synchronizing support to US and coalition forces not only requires planners to integrate the different strategic,...
This study compares the Air Force and Army logistics constructs in an effort to gain insights that might help improve upon the Air Force's fledgling multifunctional logistics effort. While logistics means many things to many people, this study...
This monograph describes the evolution of military logistics from 1994 to 2011 within the framework of the tenants of the Focused Logistics concept, assesses the effectiveness of the efforts to transform military logistics from a mass-based into a...
This monograph examines the ability of the currently available logistics planning software, OPLOGPLAN ‘98 and the LEW ‘98, to assist the logistics planner in the creation of division level plans. To define the utility of the logistics planning...
Overall, OPLOGPLAN '98 and the LEW '98, do not assist the logistics planner in the creation of division level plans. OPLOG and the LEW are models that calculate sustainment factors, not decision models. Both software programs are management...
In the aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom I, the Marine Corps decided to reorganize and re-name the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) to address perceived logistics shortcomings in the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). The Combat Service...
This monograph asserts that DoD should establish a Unified Combatant Command (COCOM)-level USLOGCOM. DoD should begin a deliberate 10-20 year process to establish a USLOGCOM. As an intermediate and immediate step, DoD should make the Defense...
A gap exists between how logistics planners and operational planners see the military environment. This leads to asynchronous planning and flawed solutions. The central theme necessary to merge these two worlds is the common operational picture. By...
This paper analyzes operational logistics for land warfare to determine if there is a requirement for an echelon above corps joint logistics command. It will also determine if U.S. army command and control support organizations such as the Corps...
This paper analyzes the combat service support concept of focused logistics in support of a Force Projection Army. The paper begins with an introduction to the differences between mass logistical practices of the past and the beginning and...
This monograph addresses the viability of the current organization for logistics support to meet future battlefield demands. The pace of modern battle requires that American forces arrive on the future battlefield organized, trained and equipped to...
In the twentieth century, Army operational logisticians sustained land combat operations in five recognized wars: World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm. Only three of the five wars involved major combat maneuvers,...
This monograph describes the evolution of logistics management at the operational level since the end of the Second World War. Examining the history of how the Department of Defense has organized itself at the operational level to manage logistics...
Contractors now approach a 1:1 ratio on the modern battlefield since the Bosnia War. In 1992, contractor use was the choice of last resort, now contractors are a viable and necessary option on the battlefield. The steady decrease of military...
The Army Vision for the Objective Force calls for revolutionizing the way in which Army forces are supported. Streamlining procedures, improving efficiency, and reducing the support footprint have become top priorities for the Combat Service...
The logistics support structure of the U.S. Army has evolved continuously in order to provide efficient and effective support to Army forces. Logistics officers are critical in providing decisions that allocate support to Army forces. In the past,...
The shift in U.S. defense strategy and the transformation of the Army must be matched by a similar transformation in logistics. The Service-centric, hierarchical logistical organizations that relied upon requisitions and historical consumption...
The United States' military power and capabilities are singularly enabled by unequaled sustainment capability and reach of our transportation and logistics systems. The current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are highlighting an emerging trend in...
This monograph examines the causes of battlefield distribution challenges and failures at the operational level during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The thesis is that following the logistics challenges noted during Operation Desert Storm the Army...
United States Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) transformation included significant changes and additions to the support units assigned to ARSOF. Amidst all of the structural and personnel additions and changes, ARSOF cannot completely...