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When disaster strikes, the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort aims to be on the spot ready to treat patients within five days. An innovative supply chain strategy makes it all work.
Rewarding officers for toeing the line throughout their early careers is no way to develop the creative thinkers needed to fill the military's most senior positions. Lt. Gen. Claude Christianson aims to change that.
Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, talks with DC Velocity about the organization's work, its relationships with the commercial sector and other agencies, and its multifaceted responsibilities.
Roadside bombs and anti-aircraft fire have made supply missions into Afghanistan a perilous venture. But the Marines think they have found a better way.
Escalating threats to Afghan supply routes spurred U.S. military officials to begin searching for alternatives back in 2008. It took some doing—and some help—but they found another way.
Researchers at the U.S. Marines' new test lab are looking at ways to conserve water and energy at operating bases in Afghanistan. It's not just a PR initiative; their efforts could save lives.
In 2009, Dr. Stephen Rutner put his teaching career on hold for his second tour at the Port of Ash Shuaibah in Kuwait. Today, he's back in the classroom with tales from the war zone—in the most literal sense.
He has P&L responsibility for an operation roughly the size of a Sunoco or Lockheed Martin. But Vice Admiral Alan Thompson says his top priority is making sure the Defense Logistics Agency does what's right for America's armed forces.
