English Russia has a spread on Russian Army Logistics. I found the photo essay fascinating but it does bring up a lingering issue from the early days of the war on terror.
I'm sure many have forgotten but those were the heady days of Rumsfeld as SecDef. His mantra, besides "transformation"/"revolution of military affairs", was to emphasize the military operating like a business.
Listening to General officers at the time was painful. Pentagon speak was filled with business nonsense. Soldiers and Marines became "customers". Just in time logistics was the call of the day. War stocks were seen as something from a by gone era and the idea was to buy only what you needed, only when you needed it.
That way of thinking in many ways extends to today.
Which brings me to my long winded point (sorry about that)...what happens if the enemy is ever able to attack our supply lines? It seems that we have become extremely reliant on either air or sea delivery of basic supplies needed to keep our forces in the field. What happens if we finally get a foe that is technologically capable and smart enough to go for the soft spot and not attack our combat forces?
