March 2018
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians
By David Beaumont. Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. These officials… Continue reading
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Training the Australian Army’s logistics officers – a new LIW series
By David Beaumont. Logistics in War has contended with the topic of training, and the preparation of logisticians for a variety of operational and garrison possibilities. Readers have been the beneficiary of insights – but also asked poignant questions – in… Continue reading
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LIW Editorial – taking the national support base ….. beyond the nation
By David Beaumont. As a military logistician, the idea of integrating logistics as part of a coalition is hardly revelatory. Most Western militaries have spent the last twenty years of operations in lockstep with one another accepting that there are… Continue reading
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Have a spare 30 minutes?
By David Beaumont. Joe Byerly, in an excellent post at his blog ‘From the Green Notebook’, reminds us of the importance of continual reading. He promotes 20-30 minutes of reading in a day (or night) as part of a ‘consistent… Continue reading
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The fight for logistics and survival in #highintensitywar
By David Beaumont. Our friends at The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones are currently engaged in a comprehensive look at airpower in high-intensity warfare. Logistics will undoubtedly feature in the #highintensitywar series, as a major driver of preparedness, combat potential and… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 