Perna: Army must regain competencies in logistics, contracting

By Courtney McBride / April 24, 2017 at 11:16 AM
The Army must address the logistics challenges created over the past 15 years in order to prepare for potential future conflicts, according to the head of Army Materiel Command. Gen. Gus Perna delivered an April 20 keynote address at a logistics conference hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association in Tampa, FL. He referenced his own experience in Iraq in 2003, which highlighted the importance of organic sustainment capability: "If it broke, we had to fix it. If we needed...

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