For Want of Logistics Supremacy

Great power competition and the threat of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) form a complex problem-set for strategy, tactics, and logistics. The US Army recognizes the need to adapt for this complexity, but its current Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) concept underserves logistics. By exploring the theory, history, and doctrine behind military movement, a more holistic view emerges to correct MDO's conceptual gap. The remedy for the US Army is to cohere logistics in time and space by capturing the purpose it lacks: logistics supremacy. As a term and concept, logistics supremacy balances logistics with strategy and tactics as an equivalent consideration for all-domain unity of effort. It also clarifies the role of the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) and its execution of Globally Integrated Logistics (GIL). Ultimately, logistics supremacy creates value for the US Army by helping to refine its all-domain thinking, understand its MDO movement vulnerability, and clarify its possible transition from contested environment preparation to LSCO.