Any reasonable individual understands that you must have “depth” and “back up.” No football team can survive a season with 22 players. No school can survive without substitute teachers. No intelligent family has an empty pantry. My High School football team had about 30 footballs for practice. I am sure some genius might point out that you only need one.
DoD has operated like a “just in time” delivery manufacturing facility. Yet, since war is like no other human endeavor, modern management and storage concepts are not applicable.
If history were not instructive enough, we have starved Ukraine of tanks, aircraft, ammunition and are surprised when Russia threatens us for supporting Ukraine. We are supplying short range tactical missiles ( 190 miles and 375 pd war heads) while Russia brings in N Koreans and threatens us with nuclear weapons. It is time to let Russia know their bull dog mouth is overloading their canary butt and threatening the US and NATO will not work. Putin is bluffing.
"Just in time" logistics does not work in ship repair. A simple steam preheater to provide heat to troop berthings is a 12 month lead time after approval of the purchase order.
Critical valves for a lube oil system are 3-6 months lead time.
This is just two examples....there are thousands more. And everyone wonders why it takes so long to repair ships, and why they are never out on time. This coupled with the lack of skilled tradesmen/women makes this a serious dilenma facing ship repair.
"would enter an “extended maintenance” period and have their crews retasked to other ships in the fleet," The Navy already did this with the Cruisers. Then they deferred the maintenance and then begun decommissioning them all as it is "not cost effective" to repair them....after they were allowed to rust at the piers. I saw them sitting forlornly at the piers to the extreme south of NOB. Solid pink was the paint and rust visible from 100 yards away.
"Extended Maintenance" in Navy Speak means "Ignore them, no funding, make them go away".
Just so we are on the same page 155 ammo supplies are what we dip in to as well. This administration has depleted war stocks considerably and that, as a whole, requires serious redress. From ships, to oil to small arms, we need an accounting!
The shortage of USN ships of all classes is startling and dangerous... the Berger/Smith FD2030 insanity is just as dangerous for our Corps' combat readiness and relevance... an immediate "reset" to focus on our sealift and logistical capabiliites along with VISION2035 to reverse and restore the FD2030 disaster is a must if the US is to be able to meet and defeat any would-be threat!
Meanwhile the Lame Duck Biden Administration authorized the firing of ATACMS into Russia. Mark Felton posted a You Tube today which summarized the “impotent UK Military” and the Socialist Labor Parties approach to making it even worse. Ironically, the UK joined the Lame Duck Biden Administration in directly attacking Russia w air launched Storm Shadow missiles. Putin’s response….fire an ICBM into the Ukraine.
I think the ATACMS authorization was late and one of the few good things out of my current Presidential admin. The Russians aren't going nuclear in Ukraine...it is too close to home for one. But all that is not what we are talking about here. What a 'great reset' is. Talk is cheap and the clock is ticking......
Common Sense is not so common. - Voltaire
Any reasonable individual understands that you must have “depth” and “back up.” No football team can survive a season with 22 players. No school can survive without substitute teachers. No intelligent family has an empty pantry. My High School football team had about 30 footballs for practice. I am sure some genius might point out that you only need one.
DoD has operated like a “just in time” delivery manufacturing facility. Yet, since war is like no other human endeavor, modern management and storage concepts are not applicable.
If history were not instructive enough, we have starved Ukraine of tanks, aircraft, ammunition and are surprised when Russia threatens us for supporting Ukraine. We are supplying short range tactical missiles ( 190 miles and 375 pd war heads) while Russia brings in N Koreans and threatens us with nuclear weapons. It is time to let Russia know their bull dog mouth is overloading their canary butt and threatening the US and NATO will not work. Putin is bluffing.
"Just in time" logistics does not work in ship repair. A simple steam preheater to provide heat to troop berthings is a 12 month lead time after approval of the purchase order.
Critical valves for a lube oil system are 3-6 months lead time.
This is just two examples....there are thousands more. And everyone wonders why it takes so long to repair ships, and why they are never out on time. This coupled with the lack of skilled tradesmen/women makes this a serious dilenma facing ship repair.
"would enter an “extended maintenance” period and have their crews retasked to other ships in the fleet," The Navy already did this with the Cruisers. Then they deferred the maintenance and then begun decommissioning them all as it is "not cost effective" to repair them....after they were allowed to rust at the piers. I saw them sitting forlornly at the piers to the extreme south of NOB. Solid pink was the paint and rust visible from 100 yards away.
"Extended Maintenance" in Navy Speak means "Ignore them, no funding, make them go away".
Just so we are on the same page 155 ammo supplies are what we dip in to as well. This administration has depleted war stocks considerably and that, as a whole, requires serious redress. From ships, to oil to small arms, we need an accounting!
The shortage of USN ships of all classes is startling and dangerous... the Berger/Smith FD2030 insanity is just as dangerous for our Corps' combat readiness and relevance... an immediate "reset" to focus on our sealift and logistical capabiliites along with VISION2035 to reverse and restore the FD2030 disaster is a must if the US is to be able to meet and defeat any would-be threat!
Meanwhile the Lame Duck Biden Administration authorized the firing of ATACMS into Russia. Mark Felton posted a You Tube today which summarized the “impotent UK Military” and the Socialist Labor Parties approach to making it even worse. Ironically, the UK joined the Lame Duck Biden Administration in directly attacking Russia w air launched Storm Shadow missiles. Putin’s response….fire an ICBM into the Ukraine.
I think the ATACMS authorization was late and one of the few good things out of my current Presidential admin. The Russians aren't going nuclear in Ukraine...it is too close to home for one. But all that is not what we are talking about here. What a 'great reset' is. Talk is cheap and the clock is ticking......
53 days
Hummmm? If the Chinese can target Guam, what does that say about the survive ability of the defensive oriented SIF?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/not-making-headlines-china-fired-missiles-guam-election/