Battlefield Sustainment Requires Intuition

摘要

Battlefield sustainment is both an art and a science; it's ultimately about synchronizing, integrating, and transporting commodities to provide maneuver commanders with freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolonged endurance. When it comes to battlefield sustainment, logisticians should pull inspiration from famed hockey player Wayne Gretzky who said, "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." For logisticians and sustainers, this means ensuring the right commodities are already in place when commanders and their Soldiers need them. It means Soldiers are not wait- ing for logisticians to catch up to their movements. It means logisticians have anticipated requirements based on their environment, the operation, and the mission.