Strategy
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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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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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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two
By David Beaumont. Other than times of clear national emergency, the Australian population does not perceive national security as a ‘bread and butter’ issue … For its part, Defence generally persists in categorising its peacetime and contingency engagements with the… Continue reading
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A new narrative for the mobilisation of a nation – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part One
Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. The next two posts outline the imperative to rethink how the ‘national support base’ is incorporated into defence. By David… Continue reading
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Planting the right trees – logistics and its role in the ‘Phase Zero’ campaign
by Air Commodore Hayden Marshall (Ret’d). In a previous life, I had the opportunity to become very familiar with operational planning and experience first hand the impact of logistics (positive and negative) on various phases of a planned or active… Continue reading
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Committing to preparedness, and the balance between ‘all of it’ and ‘just enough’
By David Beaumont. Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. The role of logistics in preparedness is self-evident. However, while we know that this is the case, it… 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
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 