AUSA meeting provides forum for logistics leaders.(Association of the United States Army)

The Army's senior logisticians, speaking at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington in October, emphasized the need for developing an expeditionary logistics force that can operate across the joint and combined environment that increasingly characterizes warfare.

The Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Lieutenant General C.V. Christianson, used an analogy comparing buses to taxis to illustrate where Army logistics must go. Buses use a structured approach to serving customers, following fixed routes with fixed stops, while taxis are m