As U.S. military operations become increasingly joint in nature and often include the involvement of other Government agencies and coalition partners, Department of Defense (DOD) logisticians--both military and civilian--need a basic understanding of the organizational structure and logistics-related aspects of all of the services, not just the service to which they are assigned. This article, on the Army, is the fourth in a series surveying all of the armed services.
Sustaining Deployed Army Forces
The Army is the Nation's senior service, founded in 1775. It