Our Tail Has a Tail: Using Hybrid Logistics to Adapt to Water Scarce Environments with Minimum Impact to Military Operations from 2025 and Beyond

While the current methods used to obtain, store, and distribute fresh water for consumption and hygiene currently employed by the military are effective under present conditions, future threats and requirements for distributed operations will necessitate a better expeditionary system. It must be one that is capable of suppling water without over-burdening the local populace and without relying on increasingly vulnerable supply hubs and depots. As resources become more scarce and as operations across the ROMO increase, the DOD must seek a more effective means to supply the troops. Identifying a comprehensive set of resupply options, together with adopting new technology, will provide uninterrupted logistics.