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Fostering logistics leadership in the military

April 6, 2016

When freight transportation and logistics companies wonder where their future leaders will come from, they may need to look no further than the U.S. military. A recent overview of the 16th Sustainment Brigade's support of combat-ready units involved in Operation Atlantic Resolve in Eastern Europe provides a bird's eye glimpse of the kinds of "real world" logistical leadership training being provided to U.S. Army NCOs and junior officers alike: negotiating border crossings for convoys and quickly establishing multiple distribution centers in various countries.

Sean Kilcarr

When freight transportation and logistics companies wonder where their future leaders will come from, they may need to look no further than the U.S. military. A recent overview of the 16th Sustainment Brigade's support of combat-ready units involved in Operation Atlantic Resolve in Eastern Europe earlier this year provides a bird's eye glimpse of the kinds of "real world" logistical leadership training being provided to U.S. Army NCOs and junior officers alike, such as negotiating border crossings for convoys and quickly establishing multiple distribution centers in various countries. (Video courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense)

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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.