Logistics
Marine Makers: How I MEF Troops Are Putting 3D Printers to Work
From generator covers to car parts, a Marine describes how additive manufacturing helps his unit get on with its mission.
Air Force Slashes ‘Bridge Tanker’ Buy, Sets Deadline for Clean-Sheet Aerial Refueler
Stealthy new tanker jet should arrive in the 2030s, service’s top weapons buyer says.
Less Efficient, More Resilient: The Marine Corps’ Plan for Modernizing its Logistics Operations
Installations and Logistics 2030 document is latest release in the service’s ongoing Force Design efforts.
As Marines’ Arms and Gear Flow to Ukraine, Corps Keeps Close Tabs on Its Own Stocks, Commandant Says
Service leaders have “healthy” discussions with defense secretary during aid-package planning, Berger said.
Army Preps for ‘Contested Logistics,’ Works to Boost Arms Production
Logistics win wars—but not if new enemy capabilities can disrupt supply lines.
Only Half the Parts Are Waiting When US Attack Submarines Come in For Repairs
The Navy’s attack-sub PEO has a plan to fix this, but he’ll need approval from higher-ups and the Hill.
USAF Puts HARMs on MiG-29s, Cruise Missiles on C-130s, Cargo in B-52s
If the U.S. can’t give Western jets to Kyiv, it’s got a plan B.
The Danube Won’t Solve Ukraine’s Grain Problems
Europe’s second-longest river isn’t deep enough to carry ocean-going grain vessels.
US Navy Prints Metal Parts on the High Seas
An amphibious assault ship is testing a shipboard 3D printer during RIMPAC exercises.
For Russia and the West, Ukraine War Is a Study in Supply
“I fully believe that logistics has been an Achilles heel for the Russians,” Army Secretary Wormuth said.
‘The Convoy Is Stalled’: Logistics Failures Slow Russian Advance, Pentagon Says
Ukraine says captured Russian troops say they were sent with only three days of food.
US Flights Out of Afghanistan Set to ‘Increase Significantly’ as Aug. 31 Deadline Nears
More than 230 Air Force cargo, tanker aircraft are evacuating Americans, Afghans from Kabul.
A Marine Logistics Base May Be the Warehouse of the Future
Virginia Tech researchers aim to use 5G networks to track items as they come and go.
America’s Stockpiles Are Hardly Strategic
Before we assemble new reserves of critical commodities, we need a hard look at the existing ones.
The Real F-35 Problem We Need to Solve
Unless its logistics can be improved, the jet’s contributions to a major fight will be far less than Pentagon wargamers are counting on.
US Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
The light unmanned aircraft made hundreds of supply drops during recent Australian live-fire wargames.
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