“The general must know how to get his men their rations and every other kind of stores needed for war. He must have imagination to originate plans- practical sense and energy to carry them through. He must be: observant, untiring, shrewd, kindly and cruel, simple, and crafty, a watchman and a robber, lavish and miserly,… Read More
“Amateurs talk about tactics. Professionals talk about logistics.” Attributed to Aleks Hindin
“When general william sherman was ordered to strike at the heart of the Confederacy during America’s civil war, he first asked for a map of Georgia and Alabama. The document he received, coloured like a patchwork quilt, was like none produced before it. Officials had annotated it county by county with data from the 1860… Read More
“Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.” George S. Patton Jr (1885 to 1945) George Smith Patton Junior was a US Army officer. He was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited exceptional pride within… Read More
“As part of our support to the Iraqi government following the recent advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists into Iraq, the UK has sent personnel into Iraq to help out with logistics and liaison with Iraqi authorities. These are not combat troops and have not been involved in fighting, or supporting fighting, and are… Read More
Combat Service Support (CSS) is a subset of military logistics that ensures that soldiers have the required equipment and supplies to carry out their tasks.
The UK National Codification Bureau (UKNCB) logs every item used by the three Services. Codification creates a detailed catalogue of everything our Armed Forces use on a daily basis – not just weapons systems and hardware, but spares, clothing, medical items, food and anything else the Services need to operate effectively. Technical descriptions of every item are stored on a… Read More
