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Logistics is the tallest obstacle for stand-in forces. Even so, the operational vision behind the concept remains valid, making this obstacle worthy of the climb. To make it, the Marine Corps must embrace regenerative logistics technologies, an emerging field with the potential to fundamentally transform sustainment resiliency. This call for action rests on three points: Military logistics is due for a revolution; emerging technologies will spark that revolution; and the disruptive changes that follow can provide the staying power that SIF need to deter or defeat Chinese aggression in the decades ahead.
Marines Need Regenerative Logistics
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Marines
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All of the services should consider exploring this! Bullets and Beans are the lifelines of their forces! This can also impact
morale, if ineffective!
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morale, if ineffective!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Logistics Needs a Revolution
Operationalizing the SIF concept, at scale, requires thinking anew—at scale. The Marine Corps’ current logistics doctrine (circa 1997) thoughtfully conveys the relationship between operations and logistics through the analogy of a toy paddleball, where “logistics is like the string; it doesn’t determine where the ball will go but sets limits on how far it can go before being pulled back.”4 Militaries across history have snapped backward after pushing too far forward—a timeless problem. Whether their staying power came far (from the rear) or nearby (from local foraging), armies “marched on their stomachs” only as far as their logistics tether allowed."...
..."Logistics Needs a Revolution
Operationalizing the SIF concept, at scale, requires thinking anew—at scale. The Marine Corps’ current logistics doctrine (circa 1997) thoughtfully conveys the relationship between operations and logistics through the analogy of a toy paddleball, where “logistics is like the string; it doesn’t determine where the ball will go but sets limits on how far it can go before being pulled back.”4 Militaries across history have snapped backward after pushing too far forward—a timeless problem. Whether their staying power came far (from the rear) or nearby (from local foraging), armies “marched on their stomachs” only as far as their logistics tether allowed."...
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