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Army Improving Logistics To Keep Brigades On The Battlefield For A Week Without Resupply

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

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Army Improving Logistics To Keep Brigades On The Battlefield For A Week Without Resupply

Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the Army G-4

The Army is looking to double the number of days its brigade combat teams can sustain themselves on the battlefield while also improving supply efforts with advanced technologies, such as autonomous vehicles and 3-D printing, the service’s top logistics official said Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the Army G-4, told attendees at an Association of the United States Army event that logistics modernization efforts will focus on ensuring combat teams can survive without resupply in more complex environments as leadership…

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