Setting the Globe: An Interview With Gen. Stephen Lyons

摘要

Projecting and sustaining power is the cornerstone of the joint force's ability to fight and win our nation's wars. As commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)-and the first Army officer to hold the position-Gen. Stephen Lyons is leading the charge to enable the global reach of the Department of Defense (DOD). A logistician through and through, Lyons was previously the commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, the commanding general of the Combined Arms Support Command and Sustainment Center of Excellence, and the director for logistics (J-4) on the Joint Staff. Here are his thoughts on USTRANSCOM's role in battlefield sustainment.