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U.S. Transportation Command warns contested logistics will shape future conflicts; senators press readiness steps
Summary
Witnesses and senators at a Senate Readiness Subcommittee hearing focused on how U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom) is preparing for contested logistics across sea, air and land, emphasizing recapitalization, cyber resilience, fuel assessments and partnerships with the commercial sector.
The Readiness Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony on Transcom’s posture and priorities, with the command’s leader outlining steps to prepare U.S. logistics for contested environments.
Transcom’s commander told the panel that the command is a “warfighting command” that “projects, maneuvers, and sustains the joint force anytime, anywhere,” and said the command is adapting plans, exercises and planning relationships to address adversaries’ efforts to disrupt transportation networks.
Why it matters: Committee members said contested logistics — attacks or disruption against ports, airfields, fuel supplies and commercial networks — will be a central…
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