Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from December 2000

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from December 2000

Logistics and the Battle of Britain.
December 22, 2000... Introduction It is arguable that the Battle of Britain was lost long before the Second World War started. Luftwaffe doctrine, so successful in establishing a powerful synergy between air and land operations, was deeply flawed in its...

Wartime Spares.(logistics support and planning for war)
December 22, 2000... Operation Allied Force, sometimes called the Air War over Serbia, presented the Air Force with an operational experience that is perhaps more indicative of future air expeditionary force (AEF) operations than has been experienced in the past....

Growing World of Logistics.
December 22, 2000... Logistics is customer service, relates to developing capabilities and managing activities that focus on meeting support needs, and involves logic and calculations. Does the term logistics have a precise meaning, or does it simply describe...

Gender Equity.(equality for men and women in career of logistics management)
December 22, 2000... An Analysis of the Federal Logistics Management Career Field Since the term was popularized in the 1980s, the glass ceiling has become a significant concept in the American workplace. The metaphor is an apt description of a reality in which...

Candid Voices.(military readiness; effects of outsourcing repairs)
December 22, 2000... Military Readiness and Outsourcing Depot Repair Chaos theory attempts to explain the fact that complex and unpredictable results will occur in systems that are sensitive to their initial conditions. A common example of this is known as the...

The Savage War of Peace--An Uncertain Future We Can't Ignore.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... Peacekeeping is not a job for soldiers, but only a soldier can do it. Charles Moskos, Military Sociologist As military professionals, we must prepare now for an uncertain future. Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has...