Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from June 2005

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from June 2005

Mobility and forward presence logistics: Theater Mobility Forces: Command and Control Doctrine Retooling Global Mobility and Forward Presence: Solving the Challenges of Opening Air Bases.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2005... Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom demonstrated the enormous capacity of the US military to establish forward locations for expeditionary operations. These operations highlighted significant areas where the United States can enhance its ability...

Theater Mobility Forces: command and control doctrine.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2005... Introduction The modern era of Air Force mobility operations has evolved to the point where there is an assumption that airlift and refueling are simply functions that will be in place. The recent experiences in both Operations Enduring...

Retooling global mobility and forward presence: solving the challenges of opening air bases.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2005... Introduction The whole idea behind the expeditionary air force is to be able to plan and execute air and space power anywhere on the globe... to do it in the way we train. --General John Jumper, USAF At this point in history, the...

Notable quotes.
June 22, 2005... ... I have dared to look into the future, but in so doing I have based mu views, not on idle imaginings, but upon the reality of today, out of which grows the reality of tomorrow.

Candid voices: thinking about logistics.(Views on Logistics)
June 22, 2005... Defining Logistics The word logistics entered the American lexicon little more than a century ago. Since that time, professional soldiers, military historians, and military theorists have had a great deal of difficulty agreeing on its...

Contemporary issues: financial managers: becoming strategic force multipliers: financial managers can become force multipliers by providing accurate and reliable decision support and financial services for all wing organizations.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... The importance of matching limited resources against the nation's highest defense priorities is more important than ever. Commanders will continue to face an environment of rapid change requiring capabilities that can adapt to a wide range of...

Financial managers: becoming strategic force multipliers.
June 22, 2005... Introduction Financial Managers... strategic partners recognized as the ultimate source for financial and management information; a world-class team providing high-quality, customer-focused decision support and financial services. ...

Air Force Logistics Management Agency.(INSIDE LOGISTICS: EXPLORING THE HEART OF LOGISTICS)(Company Profile)
June 22, 2005... The AFLMA The AFLMA--Air Force Logistics Management Agency--is located at Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Alabama. We're a logistics problem-solving agency. Since its inception, the Air Force Logistics Management Agency has grown to be...

Logistics history: the early Pacific war: he fought with what he had.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... Vandenberg's plan would be rebuffed, but the rising star remained heavily involved in Air Corps planning in the Pacific, as his ideas held fast as the conceptual framework for the defense of the Philippines--a framework that would place...

The early Pacific war: he fought with what he had: like many Americans during the 1920s and 1930s, McKenzie was excited by the prospects of flight and the sense of adventure provoked by the airplane, as one historian has argued that it was during this time that Americans were embracing a winged gospel.(Lessons from History)
June 22, 2005... Introduction In the summer of 1939, an ambitious Air Corps officer named Captain Hoyt Vandenberg had just completed the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and reported for duty as part of the War Department's Plans...