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Can the Army Provide Logistic Support for Its Troops in a Conventional Defense of Free Europe? (Unclassified Digest of a Classified Report)

LCD-77-208 Published: Feb 16, 1978. Publicly Released: Feb 16, 1978.
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Since the U.S. Forces' relocation from France in 1967, the Army has been trying to develop a stable wartime supply line to support its troops in Central Europe. Despite concerted efforts, there is no reasonable assurance that adequate resupply stocks arriving from the United States could be delivered to U.S. combat troops in a crisis.

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Combat readinessDefense capabilitiesDefense contingency planningInventory control systemsLogisticsMilitary inventoriesMobilizationProperty and supply managementWarfareMilitary forces