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The five most popular ‘Logistics In War’ posts of 2017
By David Beaumont. ‘Logistics In War’, with well over sixty original posts, had an arguably successful first year of publishing. With 2017 drawing to a close, I am proud to present the five most read articles of the year. I… Continue reading
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Burning incense at a new altar – a year of ‘Logistics In War’
By David Beaumont. Thank you for your patronage of Logistics In War and the interest given to the works of authors who have invested personal time and effort to write about a subject of profound importance to military readiness and… Continue reading
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians
By David Beaumont. Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. These officials were responsible for key decisions with respect to… Continue reading
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The future of strategic mobility by air – reconciling expectations with the capacity to deliver
By Jobie Turner. In my earlier post, I argued that the expectations being placed upon air power to deliver strategic mobility outweigh its capacity to operationally deliver. Yet air transportation will remain an essential way of sustaining combat forces in… Continue reading
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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations – is it time for a new ‘national support agenda’?
By David Beaumont. In 2016, the Australian Government released its 2016 Defence White Paper and the supplemental Defence Industry Policy Statement. Industry Statements signify Government intent to Australian Defence industry, and like strategic policy, combine hyperbole with requirements for change.… Continue reading
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Underpinning asymmetric advantage: USAF airlift when strategic mobility is at risk
By Jobie Turner. The true asymmetric advantage the US military possess is the capability and capacity of its logistics. The supply and transportation means at the disposal of the joint force have great breadth and depth. US Transportation Command, in… Continue reading
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A Logistics in War Primer: how we make a sustainable and balanced military force
The first LIW Primer – The Arm and the Spear. Logistics in the design of the balanced force. Continue reading
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Logistics and the strangling of strategy – from the LIWArchives
By David Beaumont, originally posted 22nd April 2017. Logistics has long been recognised as vital to a force, but when inefficient a constraint on that force’s freedom to manoeuvre. However, the impact of logistics on strategy is just as significant… Continue reading
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Six strategic challenges – fourth generation warfare and fifth generation equipment
By Hayden Marshall. In part one and two of ‘Six strategic challenges for Defence logistics’ Air Commodore Hayden Marshall describes how digital disruption and cyber threats are likely to change Defence logistics in the future. In part three, the challenges… Continue reading
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Six strategic challenges – global logistics integration and the state of professional discourse
By Hayden Marshall. In part one of ‘Six strategic challenges for Defence logistics’ Air Commodore Hayden Marshall describes how digital disruption and cyber threats are likely to change Defence logistics in the future. In part two, the challenges of globally… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 