<

Anti-Terror War Requires All-Out Logistics Effort
Friday, March 22, 2002
By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service

Usage of the weapons in Afghanistan was above what peacetime stockpiles would support, Aldridge explained. "We've had to go back and readjust the production rates," he said. "We have funding in the emergency (budget) supplemental to make that happen."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
It may be taking a little "magic," but the military's logistics system is keeping up with the demands generated by the war against terrorism, according to Pete Aldridge, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.

Operation Enduring Freedom in Central Asia and Operation Noble Eagle stateside are requiring an all-out effort by the military logistics specialists who provide food, fuel, equipment, spare parts, weapons and ammunition, he told reporters today at a Pentagon roundtable.

"It is stressful; there's no doubt about it," Aldridge said. "We're flying the wings off airplanes and trying to haul fuel into the Afghanistan area and Pakistan basically by airlift, which is a terrible way to do it."

The undersecretary said he was briefed yesterday by the Defense Logistics Agency, which has been on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week shift since Sept. 11 to make sure people are getting the supplies they need.
(More: DoD News Source)
2002 © The United States Department of Defense.

Dan