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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience
By David Beaumont. The lessons that prepare defence forces and government institutions for crisis responses need not come from history books. Lessons can come from extrapolating what we witness every day; from events that capture tangible and intangible aspects of… Continue reading
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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?
By David Beaumont. Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces.[1] Logistics readiness is not just a matter of prioritising Defence resources. Of course… Continue reading
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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war
By David Beaumont. This is part two of a three-part series on logistics and logistics readiness. In ‘The water in the well – how much logistics readiness is enough?’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of… Continue reading
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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?
By David Beaumont. One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat.… Continue reading
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Book release – ‘Feeding Victory’ – Jobie Turner
By editor. You may have read a number of posts by Colonel Jobie Turner, USAF at Logistics in War and on other sites. Jobie has written on the criticality of strategic transportation (specifically air mobility) to contemporary concepts here, and its… Continue reading
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Making ‘self-reliance’ meaningful – preparing the military to operate alone
By David Beaumont. The concept of ‘self-reliance’ has resurged in over the last few years. I use the term ‘concept’ with meaning to separate ‘self-reliance’ from strategic doctrine. It truly is an abstract term and can mean a lot of… Continue reading
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Logistics interoperability, deterrence and resilience – why working as allies matters now more than ever
By Todd Ashurst and David Beaumont. In 2018, Australia and the United States finished celebrating ‘100 years of Mateship,’ noting our distinguished history of operating alongside each other since World War I. A key factor of success in our early… Continue reading
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership – Part 2
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers… Continue reading
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants… Continue reading
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The value of a moment – logistics and the acceleration of war
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. ‘Future advantage will lie with the side who can ‘own the time’ and best prepare the… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 