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The ‘Tooth-to-Tail’ Ratio and Modern Army Logistics

The Army’s essential need for logistics support has grown into a tail that is too large, too expensive, and too inefficient. As an active-duty Army Logistics officer with ten years of experience, I have witnessed this phenomenon firsthand. I know how essential battlefield support is to American warfighters. At the same time, I have experienced the enormous waste and inefficiency of the current system of Army logistics in action. Continue reading

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