Navy--Marine Corps logistics integration.

The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps ... sister services that make up our formidable naval forces. Surely the logistics infrastructure that enables and supports this awesome branch of the U.S. armed forces is a coordinated, integrated, well-oiled machine ... right? Wrong!

While there is some commonality, especially in the area of aviation support, there are innumerable instances where Navy and Marine Corps logistic systems and procedures vary tremendously. All that is about to change. On July 30, 2003, VADM Charles W. Moore, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Fleet Re