As the Navy develops and refines the concept of distributed lethality, there is increasing awareness that combat logistics will play a key role if this concept is to become reality.
The Military Sealift Command fleet is being modernized but is facing the challenge of supporting the evolving concepts of operations of the US fleet.
Given the shortage of ships for the USCG and the US Navy, the T-AKE ship has been asked to do far more than fleet replenishment.
An in-service support contract for the RAF Hercules C-130J fleet has been reached for 369 million pounds.
The RAAF and the RAF working to enhance their expeditionary logistics approach with the coming of the F-35.
The Aussies are preparing for tanker 2.0 while the USAF awaits its first new tanker.
Amphibious forces have the core advantage of going to the point of need, attack or area of interest and then LEAVING when a tactical or strategic task is done.
The British and French have each received seven A400Ms as of September 2015.
