Modern warfare has fundamentally changed the calculus of air power. Massive, fixed operating bases that once served as the ...

Marines pull a vehicle traction pad from a U.S. Army logistics support vessel during Exercise Spartan Fury 21.1, March 8, 2021, Major’s Bay, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. (Lance Cpl.

The Pacific Ocean spans nearly one-third of Earth’s surface, creating a maritime battlefield where distance itself becomes an enemy. For the U.S. Navy, operating across this vast expanse has always ...

In the Crosshairs – What is Contested Logistics? The weakest link in any future fight may not be the frontline, but the supply line. Imagine the opening blow of a conflict: ports suddenly offline, ...

As the U.S. military operates in an increasingly competitive multi-domain landscape, officials believe the nation and its international partners must prepare to fight and win in contested logistics ...

West emphasized that logistics has moved from a support role to the center of mission survival. In Ukraine, the ability to sustain operations under fire revealed that every assumption is tested and ...

GEN James E. Rainey, Commanding General of Army Futures Command, first announced the creation of the Contested Logistics (CL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) in March 2023 at the Association of the United ...

In a jungle environment, mission success is measured not only in terms of efficiency and timeliness, but also in the ability to adapt, innovate, and outmaneuver an enemy through terrain arguably the ...

Mike Jernigan is a Visiting Fellow in the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation. Contested logistics is a complex subject that requires deliberate action and creative ...

Back in 2022, the Marine Corps called up Leidos looking for a discrete, unmanned surface vessel that could transport thousands of pounds of supplies without being seen. Nine months later, II Marine ...