Will the Force XXI Revolution in Military Logistics Support Coalition Operations in 2010

摘要

The President's National Security Strategy emphasizes coalition operations to secure basic U.S. national goals, protect and promote U.S. interests, and create preferred international conditions. The U.S. Army is currently undergoing a revolution in military logistics (RML) that is leveraging technology to fuse new concepts, information, and logistics systems, reshaping the way we project and sustain America's Army in the 21st Century. The key element of the RML is focused logistics, which integrates information superiority and technological innovations to develop state-of-the-art logistics practices and doctrine. Force XXI logistics doctrine emphasizes the combat service support (CSS) tenants of unity of command, increased velocity, agile logistics force structure, and situational awareness. The Force XXI tenant of increased velocity directly supports focused logistics. This paper discusses the use of the Force XXI tenant of increased velocity and its impact on Coalition Operations during military operations other than war (MOOTW) or now commonly called small-scale contingency (SSC) operations. Specifically, the four concepts that embody focused logistics along with the associated technology enablers are addressed. Alternatives to providing support during SSC operations are proposed and recommendations are made to improve support to coalition operations during SSC to assist the U.S. Military in conducting these operations.