Army Leaders Turn to New Tech to Fix 'Atrophied' Supply System
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
U.S. Army leaders on Wednesday discussed how using high-tech cell phone apps and 3D printing may help the service's sustainment machine keep up with fast-moving combat units preparing for the future battlefield.
Sustaining combat units with fuel, ammunition, spare parts and other necessities is a major concern among leaders as the Army transitions from a counter-insurgency focus to preparing for a major conflict with near-peer competitors such as Russia and China.
Arm weak or paralyzed? Caused by stroke, injury or disease? Unique patented robotic arm brace may restore function and independence. Supported by VA for qualified vets. Click for free screening.
"Over the last 15 years, our supply system has atrophied," Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, told an audience at an Association of the United States Army sustainment event.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/05/29/army-leaders-turn-new-tech-fix-atrophied-supply-system.html
