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He said he had not been shocked by the letter because Army logisticians were aware of the problems, agreed with Sanchez's assessment of them and already were taking steps to remedy them.

October 2004 2004

Covert special forces teams from Qatar, France, Britain and some east European states provided critical assistance, such as logisticians, forward air controllers for the rebel army, as well as damage-assessment analysts and other experts, a diplomat at Nato's HQ in Brussels told AP.Foreign military advisers on the ground provided real-time intelligence to the rebels, enabling them to maximise their limited firepower against the enemy.

Assault on Tripoli 'planned weeks ago' 2011

Top commanders have long sought to reduce the number of logisticians and support staff, and increase the number of frontline troops who leave their bases on missions.

U.S. Boosts Afghan Surge Adam Entous 2011

Civilians on the battlefield have served in technical and administrative positions such as logisticians, maintenance technicians, program managers, architects, engineers, quality assurance representatives, contracting officers, counsel, and interpreters.

Kerry C. Kachejian: The Unsung Heroes: Civilians in the Crossfire Kerry C. Kachejian 2011

I knew that there was a long, sweaty unheralded line of dedicated logisticians, crew chiefs and maintenance folks that always made it possible for me to do my job.

Phony Veterans and POW's - Article Index 2010

Civilians on the battlefield have served in technical and administrative positions such as logisticians, maintenance technicians, program managers, architects, engineers, quality assurance representatives, contracting officers, counsel, and interpreters.

Kerry C. Kachejian: The Unsung Heroes: Civilians in the Crossfire Kerry C. Kachejian 2011

As U.S. troops near what is supposed to be the final year of combat operations in Iraq, the military's top logisticians have quietly been working on the "monumental" task of removing mountains of war-fighting equipment from that theater.

The Fatigue-Patterned Multi-Billion Dollar Elephant in the Room (Blog for Democracy) 2009

The warning was not lost on the logisticians and planners responsible for ensuring that the troops had the essentials for the fight -- that tanks had spares, that soldiers had food and that guns had ammo.

Michael Lieberman: For Want of a Nail: Foreign Aid Cuts Will Harm U.S. Influence Michael Lieberman 2011

As U.S. troops near what is supposed to be the final year of combat operations in Iraq, the military's top logisticians have quietly been working on the "monumental" task of removing mountains of war-fighting equipment from that theater.

Blog for Democracy: September 2009 Archives 2009

Military logisticians on the ground are focused on getting supplies where they are needed and have "virtually no understanding of how security is actually provided" for the local truck convoys that transport more than 70 percent of all goods and materials used by U.S. troops.

U.S. indirectly paying Afghan warlords as part of security contract 2010