Korean War Logistics, The First One Hundred Days, 25 June 1950 to 2 October 1950

摘要

The study addresses the first one-hundred hectic days of combat service support for UN forces fighting in Korea; the time before the United States industrial base could fully support the Army in the Far East. The historical review outlines the challenges of supporting deploying forces to contain an ongoing attack, supporting forces from the UN controlled Pusan Perimeter while concurrently planning and executing the entirely separate Inchon Landing, all against enemy opposition. The focus is on combat service support above the division level in the logistical areas of supply, maintenance and transportation. A total of 37 lessons learned are developed from the historical data included in the study and the relevance to the challenges faced by logisticians today are outlined. The observations, for the most part, confirm, support, and provide credibility to emerging logistical support concepts. In a few areas, however, the lessons learned in Korea challenge logisticians to rethink proposed plans and actions. (Author).