Author Archives: Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.
The Defense Science Board Gets It Right – A Logistics Command Is Past Due Issue BriefA blind pig eventually finds the acorn. The Department of Defense (DoD) usually discovers that the answer has been staring it in the face. What is this blinding revelation? That unity of command applies to the supply chain [Read More...]
Ammunition: Does The Army Need A Second Source? Issue BriefOne of the most significant lessons from Hurricane Katrina is the potential vulnerability of critical infrastructure and the consequences of losing unique national assets. Gasoline prices rose 25% in a week due to the shutdown of Gulf Coast [Read More...]
Ammunition: Does The Army Need A Second Source? Issue Brief
One of the most significant lessons from Hurricane Katrina is the potential vulnerability of critical infrastructure and the consequences of losing unique national assets. Gasoline prices rose 25% in a week due to the shutdown of Gulf Coast [Read More...]
Implementing Logistics Transformation: A New Model for the Military Supply Chain Research Study
A transformed U.S. military must be supported by a new logistics system. U.S. forces are becoming increasingly strategically deployable and operationally agile. Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown that while combat forces are transforming, the logistics system [Read More...]
Paying Homage to a Great Old Warrior Issue BriefProfessional militaries, whether Caesar’s legions, Napoleon’s Grande Armee or today’s All Volunteer Force, have always contained a very high percentage of grizzled old veterans. That is one reason they are so good. These warriors generally bear the brunt [Read More...]
China and the 2005 QDR Presentation at the Heritage FoundationWith major ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as today’s tragic events, it is certainly tempting for pundits and defense officials alike to argue that U.S. defense planning, including the ongoing Quadrennial [Read More...]
Sometimes The BRAC Process Gets It Wrong Issue BriefOver the past 12 years there have been five Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) commissions leading to the elimination of some bases and other military facilities. The process for determining which facilities to close or realign is relatively [Read More...]
Logistics Transformation: Still Fighting the Last War? Issue Brief
Military leaders are always accused of preparing to fight the last war. The same can be said (perhaps with greater accuracy) about logisticians. For Desert Storm, the military transferred mountains of supplies to the Middle East, so much [Read More...]
Saving Army Aviation Issue BriefOn October 23, 2004, the United States Army announced its decision to cancel the Comanche helicopter program. At the time, this decision was criticized by many. The Comanche was a state-of-the-art platform, fully digital, stealthy and able to [Read More...]
The Military Helicopter Industrial Base Research Study
The health of the defense industrial base (DIB) continues to be a concern for the Department of Defense and U.S. lawmakers. The end of the Cold War saw a major contraction in the size of the defense industrial [Read More...]