So many, so much, so far, so fast: United States Transportation Command and Strategic Deployment for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
MATTHEWS James K
So many, so much, so far, so fast: United States Transportation Command and Strategic Deployment for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm - Rev ed. - Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint History Office, 1996 - 318p.
Examines the U.S. strategic lift for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm from the perspective of the U.S. Transportation Command, the unified command responsible for deploying and sustaining U.S. forces worldwide. It emphasizes the interrelationships of the 3 transportation modes - air, sea and land - and places the deployment in the context of the overall joint operation. Also covers topics such as containerization of ammunition and unit cargo; security against terrorists and sabateurs; contributions of reservists; and command, control, communications, and computer transportation systems.
(pbk.)
ARMED FORCES
COMMAND AND CONTROL
GULF WAR
JOINT OPERATIONS
LOGISTICS
STRATEGY
TRANSPORTATION
UNITED STATES
So many, so much, so far, so fast: United States Transportation Command and Strategic Deployment for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm - Rev ed. - Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint History Office, 1996 - 318p.
Examines the U.S. strategic lift for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm from the perspective of the U.S. Transportation Command, the unified command responsible for deploying and sustaining U.S. forces worldwide. It emphasizes the interrelationships of the 3 transportation modes - air, sea and land - and places the deployment in the context of the overall joint operation. Also covers topics such as containerization of ammunition and unit cargo; security against terrorists and sabateurs; contributions of reservists; and command, control, communications, and computer transportation systems.
(pbk.)
ARMED FORCES
COMMAND AND CONTROL
GULF WAR
JOINT OPERATIONS
LOGISTICS
STRATEGY
TRANSPORTATION
UNITED STATES