Army Materiel Command boss says logistics are key to future warfare

Army Materiel Command boss says logistics are key to future warfare
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Russia’s attack on Ukraine has served as a stark reminder of the importance of logistics and sustainment on the battlefield. The invaders were focused on bringing in firepower for a quick victory, but instead the world saw a stalled-out, 40-mile-long convoy with broken tanks and soldiers running out of rations. The U.S. Army is renowned for its logistics capability, but is acknowledging how much more challenging and contested it will be to move weapons, equipment and people from fort to port, and into theaters of operation. The newly confirmed head of Army Materiel Command, Gen. Charles Hamilton,…

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