Author : Joan Hawkins
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780788179419
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (794 download)
Book Synopsis Desert Shield/Storm Logistics by : Joan Hawkins
Download or read book Desert Shield/Storm Logistics written by Joan Hawkins and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm involved the largest rapid movement of troops and supplies ever undertaken by the U.S. military. This report determines the DoD's ability to supply troops deployed to Saudi Arabia with the necessary support items and repair parts and the lessons learned by the services in the Desert Shield/Storm conflict. The authors visited military units of the Air Force, the Army, the Marine Corps deployed in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that used a wide variety of weapon systems and services. They also obtained observations on logistics support from military officials who had been involved in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.