A C-130 transport aircraft air drops container delivery systems with water cargo, Sept. 9, 2011. U.S. MARINE CORPS
For the first time in decades, U.S. Marines must assume that enemies will contest their supply lines, from the western Pacific all the way back to the United States, the Marine Corps commandant said recently.
“We can have the best force postured perfectly with this magnificent [Joint All-Domain Command and Control] on top of it. If they’re able to contest and really choke us off logistically, they’ll take us to our knees. We can’t let that happen,” Gen. David Berger said Wednesday during an event with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
US Marines Must Relearn to Protect Pacific Supply Lines, Commandant Says – Defense One
