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The value of a moment – logistics and the acceleration of war

Logistics in War

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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Reforming logistics training: themes, challenges and the quest for the ideal

Logistics in War

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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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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Time for a Supply Chain Reserve Corps

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We have a military which can scale up dramatically in a short time to fight or deter a war. We should model our fight against microbes after the structure of the military. You have a permanent "active" force and you have a large "reserve" force which can be called up and which actively practices, trains. and stays functional.

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

note: on occasion, LIW examines the art of training and educating logisticians. LIW is privileged to have Dr Bruce Gudmundson, USMC University, discuss a teaching method very relevant to training leaders in ways to overcome ‘wicked problems’ in war. A military logistician is a study in contrasts.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

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. Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’

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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.