This paper examines asset visibility as a priority domain in contested sustainment, tracing the commercial innovations the Army drew from and the capabilities it built to maintain situational awareness without illuminating itself to the adversary.
05/11/2026 | By Alex Solis
In March 2023, the Marine Corps rewrote its logistics doctrine for the first time in 26 years. Marines must ship and fight at the same time, whether on land, sea, air, space, or cyber. No staging time. No safe ports. The fight has changed. Has the supply chain changed with it?
05/11/2026 | By Brian Fugate
What if winning future wars isn’t about having more supplies, but about rethinking logistics from scratch to outpace and outmaneuver adversaries in a world where supply lines are constantly under attack?
04/30/2026 | By Matt Waller
This paper, the second of four, takes a deeper look at predictive logistics, including the commercial models that proved the concept, the Army’s adaptations, and the principles that enable it to operate in contested, degraded, and denied environments.
04/18/2026 | By Alex Solis
Find out how the U.S. Army is reinventing the way it fights when supply lines are no longer safe, and what cutting-edge innovations are turning logistics from a vulnerability into a battlefield advantage.
03/27/2026 | By Alex Solis
Learn why autonomy alone isn’t enough for military systems to thrive under pressure, and how strong alignment between goals, theory, and execution can make the difference between resilience and fragility in contested environments.
02/27/2026 | By Matt Waller
Learn how a C4 decision architecture could revolutionize military sustainment by equipping logisticians with data-driven, resilient decision-making tools to keep forces supplied and effective in contested battlefields where traditional supply lines fail.
02/26/2026 | By Matt Waller
Find out how autonomous, human-assisted forklifts could reshape battlefield logistics by speeding supply throughput, reducing troop exposure, and turning warehouse efficiency into a survivability advantage in contested environments.
02/25/2026 | By Matt Waller
An exploration of the contested sustainment paradox: we work hard to move materiel forward and then we make it easy to target once it arrives.
02/24/2026 | By Matt Waller
A closer look at “precision sustainment,” arguing that the real challenge isn’t AI—but underlying quality and decision-making issues in sustainment operations.
02/23/2026 | By Matt Waller
An exploration of “contested postponement,” explaining how a supply chain model offers strategic insight into managing risk and responsiveness in contested or disrupted environments.
02/23/2026 | By Matt Waller
The article argues that the Army doesn’t need better logistics AI—it needs stronger decision architecture to make smarter, coordinated choices.
02/20/2026 | By Matt Waller