Military Logistics 2011: US looks at greater logistics collaboration
Joint logistic support groups (JLSGs) should be formed for future NATO operations so that there can be greater co-ordination of logistics in multinational operations, according to a US logistics chief.
RAdm William Brown, director of logistics for United States European Command (EUCOM), outlined the lessons commanders from EUCOM and Africa Command (AFRICOM) are heeding from the conflict in Libya.
Speaking at the Military Logistics 2011 conference in Bristol on 29 November, Brown told Shephard that to solve the issues that arose at the beginning of operations between AFRICOM and EUCOM, high-ranking officers from both commands were now in communication on
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