Logistics Lessons for the Operational Commander - The Falklands War

摘要

The purpose of this paper was to look at the Falklands War from the Britishperspective to see if there are any logistics lessons for the operational commander. Since Great Britain is over 7,500 miles from the Falklands, the British Faced some significant obstacles in supporting the war effort. However, their initiative, hard-work and purposeful resolution of significant logistical problems kept the operational plan on-track throughout the campaign. Lessons for the operational commander include the importance of thorough and comprehensive plans to guide actions during the initial response phase of any crisis and the value of realistic training exercises to practice the execution phase of an operational plan.