Download or read book Moving Mountains written by William G. Pagonis and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A United States general describes his command of the deployment of U.S. troops and supplies to the Persian Gulf in the war with Iraq and recommends his methods of leadership and resource management for use in the business world.
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey Logistics and support written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Logistics of the 101st Airborne Division in the First Gulf War written by David M. Ogan and published by David Ogan. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historiography of the First Gulf War does not examine logistics at the divisional level; rather, only high-echelon logistics, those at the Corps and Theater level, are covered. This leaves a significant gap in how the upper-echelon logistics affected the combat units of the coalition. This case study seeks to rectify this gap by examining historical logistics from World War II to the Gulf War and the logistics of the First Gulf War as a whole, and subsequently placing the specific logistics of the 101st in the correct context.
Download or read book Gulf War Logistics written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-09 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Air Command and Staff College Gulf War Logistics research project is a paper that analyzes how logisticians, led by Lieutenant General William G. "Gus" Pagonis, put logistics theory into practice during the war. The paper asserts that timely departures from traditional Army logistics doctrine were absolutely essential to success in the Gulf War; it is divided into two main sections. The first is an overview of how Army logistics doctrine evolved in the decades prior to the Gulf War, especially as it related to the Vietnam War and the development of AirLand Battle. The second section of the paper focuses on how Gulf War logisticians applied, and modified, logistics doctrine to fit their unique circumstances. The paper discusses the ramifications of three key aspects of Pagonis's operation: first, his appointment as the single point of contact for logistics; second, his intentionally ad hoc approach to logistics; and, third, his development and use of a new-style logbase that stocked limited classes of supply and was located forward of US forces. The paper concludes that Army logistics doctrine, developed over the previous decades, gave Gulf War logisticians the basis of a sound logistics plan on the eve of the war, but that, in its original form, this doctrine offered little help in dealing with the inevitable "friction" of war. The realities of the situation, in which tens of thousands of combat troops preceded logisticians into the theater, demanded innovation and flexibility. That is exactly what LTG Pagonis and his logisticians provided. Background and Methodology * Statement of Purpose and Thesis * Statement of the Problem * Literature Review * Methodology * Army Logistics Doctrine: From Vietnam To AirLand Battle * The Theory Behind the Doctrine * Logistics Theory Into Practice - The Vietnam War * Post-Vietnam - Rethinking the Doctrine * Roots of Gulf War Logistics Doctrine: AirLand Battle Doctrine * Logistics In The Gulf War * The Theater and the Plan * The Challenge * A Single Logistics Leader: The First Doctrinal Deviation * Ramifications of Schwarzkopf's Decision * The First Hurdle: Reception of Forces * The Second Hurdle: Sustainment * A New-Style Logbase: The Second Doctrinal Deviation * Planning for the Ground War * Implementing the Logistics Plan * Tactical Airlift * Ground Transportation * Preparing to Enter the Fray * Findings and Conclusion
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey V 3 Logistics and Support written by Richard L. Olson and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume consists of two reports and concentrates on direct as well as indirect support required to conduct air operations. The first report, Logistics, discusses logistics in the Persian Gulf War as it applies to all military operations and in particular to air operations. Includes functions for maintaining an air base and support services. The second report, Support, concerns itself with the air base and airbase operations (e.g., civil engineering, services, and personnel). This is the dual theme of the volume.
Download or read book Moving Mountains written by William G. Pagonis and published by . This book was released on 1992-08-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Week described the Gulf War as "the largest military logistics operation in history." It entailed an unprecedented deployment of troops & supplies halfway around the world-a management job that Norman Schwarzkopf hailed as "an absolute gigantic accomplishment." From Desert Shield to Desert Storm to Desert Farewell, the numbers were staggering: 122 million meals served, 1.3 billion gallons of fuel pumped, 12,575 aircraft processed. Here is a firsthand account of the supply effort that led to the dramatic Allied victory in the Gulf, written by the general who spearheaded the remarkable undertaking. In clear, compelling language, General Pagonis recounts the Gulf War from the first fateful telephone call, to the mobilization of 550,000 troops & the shipment of 7,000,000 tons of supplies, to the enormously complex challenge of bringing home a half-million soldiers & their equipment. Numerous leadership & logistics lessons can be gleaned from his experience. Pagonis describes his battlefield innovations, such as the log cell & Ghostbuster squad, as well as his inspirational leadership style. His highly effective management techniques apply to information flow, time management, motivation, customer service, & organizational design. Using historical examples-from Alexander the Great to Rommel to the Israeli Army-& current business practice, he makes a strong case for better leadership & better logistics, both on the military & in the private sector.
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey written by Eliot A. Cohen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses logistics in the Persian Gulf war as it applies to all military operations and in particular to air operations. Simply put, how did the United States equip its forces for Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Logistics also includes fictions for maintaining an air base and support services. These aspects of logistics will be covered in the two parts of this volume.
Download or read book Operation Desert Storm written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey written by U.s. Air Force and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-02-21 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses logistics in the Persian Gulf War as it applies to all military operations and in particular to air operations. Simply put, how did the United States equip its forces for Desert Shieldand Desert Storm? Logistics also includes functions for maintaining an air base and support services. These aspects of logistics will be coveredin the two parts of this volume.One of the simpler, but nonetheless comprehensive, definitions of logistics was documented by Baron Antoine Henri Jomini subsequent to the Napoleonic Wars, when he defined logistics as the "practical art of moving armies."' A Joint Chiefs of Staff definition expands on Jomini's version, expressing logistics asThe science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of military operations which deal with: a. design anddevelopment, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition, or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services. *The Gulf War encompassed all of these aspects of logistics, and did so on a grand scale. One of the main reasons for success in this conflict was the ability of the U.S. military to respond logistically-tomove, beddown, and sustain the combat forces. The primary focus of our survey was to examine airpower application in a theater devoid of prioroperational presence. This unique environment presented airpower managers with severe challenges to assure efficient and effective application of combat force. We examine the state of logistics prior to the conflict, the characteristics of planning, the efforts to put combat and supportelements in place, the support of air operations during combat; and in particular, how planners envisioned the role of logistics in supporting airforces to achieve Coalition objectives and execute military strategy.
Download or read book Moving Mountains written by William G. Pagonis and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Week described the Gulf War as the largest military logistics operation in history, entailing an unprecedented deployment of troops and supplies halfway around the world. Here is a firsthand account of the supply effort that led to the dramatic Allied victory in the Gulf, written by the general who spearheaded the remarkable undertaking.
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey written by Eliot A. Cohen and published by Ross & Perry Incorporated. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume III Logistics and Support written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 16 January through 28 February 1991, the United States and its allies conducted one of the most operationally successful wars in history, a conflict in which air operations played a preeminent role. The Gulf War Air Power Survey was commissioned on 22 August 1991 to review all aspects of air warfare in the Persian Gulf for use by the United States Air Force. The Survey has produced reports on planning, the conduct of operations, the effects of the air campaign, command and control, logistics, air base support, space, weapons and tactics, as well as a chronology and a compendium of statistics on the war. The Survey was just that, an attempt to provide a comprehensive and documented account of the war. It is not a definitive history: that will await the passage of time and the opening of sources, that were not available to Survey researchers. Nor is it a summary of lessons learned. It concentrates on an analysis of the operational level of war in the belief that this level of warfare is at once one of the most difficult to characterize and one of the most important to understand. This volume concentrates on direct as well as indirect support required to conduct air operations. The first report, Logistics, is primarily concerned with overall logistics planning, supply and maintenance of the force, and its transportation necessary for war. The second report, Support, concerns itself with the air base and airbase operations (e.g., civil engineering, services, and personnel). This is the dual theme of the volume.
Download or read book Moving the Force written by Scott W. Conrad and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without oil, no engine can run. "Movement" is the oil that enables America's military forces to sustain an operation, and nothing happens until something moves! As America's military priorities are reordered, the ability to move quickly, sustain forces anywhere in the world, and pre-position equipment and materiel near likely areas of crisis is more important than ever. Because of the apparent ease of movement during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, however, decision makers may be prone to misinterpret the lessons of the Gulf War and fail to address movement capabilities properly for the future. A good example is a recent Congressional decision to divert funds from slated improvements to the Army's afloat pre-positioning capability to the building of an amphibious assault ship. The capacity to foster global stability and defend our national interests depends upon correct long-range planning for transport. Logistics, especially mobility, has long been a bill payer for combat equipment, so perhaps a reappraisal is in order. Lessons from the Gulf War can help reshape America's defense transportation system for the post-Cold War era. Commitment to a balanced and unified mobility strategy should provide the most cost-effective, rapidly deployable, and sustainable combat capability. Regional focus, particularly in a multiple-conflict scenario, and reduced forward presence will significantly increase America's reliance on movement in the future. Careful restructuring of military movement capabilities will lessen the risks of distance and time in an unstable world and contribute to the economic well-being of the nation. To do less might invite confrontation with adversaries willing to test the substance and purpose of U.S. reach.
Download or read book Gulf War Air Power Survey Logistics and support written by Eliot A. Cohen and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1993 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eliot Cohen directed the 5 volume survey. Richard L. Olson, et al. authored this V. 3. Consists of two reports. The first report, Logistics, discusses logistics in the Persian Gulf War as it applies to all military operations and in particular to air operations. Includes functions for maintaining an air base and support services. The second report, Support, captures and tells the stories of functional support areas. Focuses on those support areas that project air power.
Download or read book Gulf Logistics written by Martin S. White and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by the senior logistics officer for General Sir Peter de Billiere in the Gulf War, this book recounts the enormous logistic effort in support of the British Army during the war.
Download or read book Gulf War Logistics written by Ghoneim M Al-Shaibani and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Download or read book So Many So Much So Far So Fast written by James K. Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
