SECURITYWAR ON THE ROCKS
Contested Logistics and the “Last Unmanned Mile”
The discussion addresses how the U.S. military faces contested logistics in a Pacific war, questioning access to vital supplies like munitions, food, water, and energy. Experts included David Tuttle, Paul Lwin, and Tom Garvey debate sustaining dispersed forces facing enemy fire, focusing on topics such as autonomy versus automation, predictive resupply methods, and transferable lessons from Ukraine.
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