Response to Capt. Jerad Hoffmann and Capt. Paul Holoye's 'Logistical Operations in Highly Lethal Environments'

摘要

I concur with most of the conclusions drawn by Captains Jerad Hoffmann and Paul Holoye in their article "Logistical Operations in Highly Lethal Environments" concerning the need to stress survivability for sustainment units. However, I take issue with their discussion of the placement of the brigade support area (BSA) and the battalion field trains. Essentially, my question is this: Why are BLUEFOR [friendly force] units establishing their BSAs at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) within effective range of OPFOR [opposing force] artillery?