Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations

Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309307368

The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. Accomplishing this mission rests on the ability of the Army to equip and move its forces to the battle and sustain them while they are engaged. Logistics provides the backbone for Army combat operations. Without fuel, ammunition, rations, and other supplies, the Army would grind to a halt. The U.S. military must be prepared to fight anywhere on the globe and, in an era of coalition warfare, to logistically support its allies. While aircraft can move large amounts of supplies, the vast majority must be carried on ocean going vessels and unloaded at ports that may be at a great distance from the battlefield. As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown, the costs of convoying vast quantities of supplies is tallied not only in economic terms but also in terms of lives lost in the movement of the materiel. As the ability of potential enemies to interdict movement to the battlefield and interdict movements in the battlespace increases, the challenge of logistics grows even larger. No matter how the nature of battle develops, logistics will remain a key factor. Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations explores Army logistics in a global, complex environment that includes the increasing use of antiaccess and area-denial tactics and technologies by potential adversaries. This report describes new technologies and systems that would reduce the demand for logistics and meet the demand at the point of need, make maintenance more efficient, improve inter- and intratheater mobility, and improve near-real-time, in-transit visibility. Force Multiplying Technologies also explores options for the Army to operate with the other services and improve its support of Special Operations Forces. This report provides a logistics-centric research and development investment strategy and illustrative examples of how improved logistics could look in the future.

Reserve Force

Reserve Force
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1989
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The United States Army

The United States Army
Author: George D. Bennett
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781590333006

United States Army - Issues, Background, Bibliography

Can the Army and Air Force Reserve Support the Active Forces Effectively?

Can the Army and Air Force Reserve Support the Active Forces Effectively?
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1979
Genre:
ISBN:

The active military forces cannot fully support the Nation in times of emergency without effective reinforcement from the Selected Reserves. Although the Air Reserves can meet mobilization and deployment schedules effectively, indications are that the Army may have difficulty supporting its active units effectively should an emergency occur.

Transformation of Taiwan's Reserve Force

Transformation of Taiwan's Reserve Force
Author: Ian Easton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780833097064

As the political-military challenge from the People's Republic of China grows in the years ahead, Taiwan's reserve force may need to play a more prominent role in Taipei's strategic relationship with Beijing. The authors of this report assess Taiwan's current reserve force and discuss steps that Taiwan can take to enhance the role of the reserves in deterring and, if necessary, defending against a cross-Strait invasion.