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‘The homeland is no longer a sanctuary’ warns new TRANSCOM boss

Gen. Randall Reed, who recently took over as head of US Transportation Command, said the US needs to strengthen its defenses in non-kinetic and “gray zone” operations.

Army 4-star eyes new opportunities, exercises focused on sustainment, logistics in Indo-Pacific

“There’s no way we go into a large-scale fight without relying on allies and partners for supply chain airfields [and ports]. We've identified [those], you know, down to every airfield and port there is,” said Army Materiel Command head Gen. Charles Hamilton. “Have we done the same thing here in the United States?"

Floating around: Army’s watercraft strategy in need of facelift, work continues on boat plans

“Envision a swarm of these autonomous vessels going out to various island chains … not having to beach because we're gonna have the UAVs come in, meet somewhere over the water, grab portions, and take that AOR’s portion … of ammo, food, blood,” said Rob Watts, the deputy director of the Army’s contested logistics cross-functional team.

‘Campaign of learning’: 6 questions about the F-35 with a lead DoD sustainment official

"What we found is that systems that are heavily reliant on contractor support, that have a minimum of government-owned intellectual property or access to the intellectual property, that the flexibility to make changes in accordance with a new national security environment is limited," Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Lowman told Breaking Defense.

Looking through the ‘front windshield’: AFC Gen. Rainey talks Ukraine, force changes

Observing Ukraine, Gen James Rainey told Breaking Defense, "We're a joint force and every domain matters, but the land domain is absolutely decisive. That remains unchanged."

Army’s contested logistics team close to ‘fully’ operational: General Rainey

“Contested logistics are hard enough without running a resupply operation and not getting the right thing: There's a lot of room there for progress,” Gen. James Rainey told Breaking Defense.

From petroleum pipes to pest problems, what a US Army 2-star learned from Talisman Sabre 23

After the exercise, the Army plans to leave logistic support equipment, like tanker trucks, inside Australia instead of loading it back onto the Army Prepositioned Stock 3 ships.

Army’s Wormuth wants emerging tech to ‘strengthen’ Indo-Pacific logistics

The Army wants to be a major logistics player in the Pacific. The secretary of the Army thinks commercial industry has tools to help the service do that.

Ukraine invasion ‘reinforcing’ Army’s work on secure networks, comms

"...[W]hen you have a living and breathing threat, you need to think about the things such as a contested and congested environment,” Maj. Gen. Rob Collins, the service’s program executive officer for command, control, communications-tactical (PEO C3T) said.

The Joint Warfighting Concept Failed, Until It Focused On Space And Cyber

The new Joint Warfighting Concept to guide military operations for the next 30 years is "aspirational," and now must be fleshed out as best the Pentagon can with the resources available, says Gen. John Hyten, vice JCS chair.

Exclusive: NORTHCOM Head To Press DoD Leaders For AI Tools

NORTHCOM's GIDE experiments are aimed at applying AI decision-making tools to realistic scenarios "to show what's available now, and to change culture," Gen. Glen VanHerck, NORTHCOM commander, said.

SecDef Austin Commits US To ‘Responsible AI’

"AI is going to change many things about military operations, but nothing is going to change America’s commitment to the laws of war and the principles of our democracy," the Defense Secretary said.

TRANSCOM Head Envisions Increased Intra-Theater Lift Demand

The Joint Warfighting Concept will "envision much smaller force elements that are inherently reliant on very rapid mobility" within a theater, says TRANSCOM head Gen. Stephen Lyons.

Fleet Decentralization Focus For AF Budget Beyond 2023

How the Air Force embodies its 'agile combat employment' concept depends in part on the future fleet composition -- with the F-22's fate a central question.